18:00-01
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Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX:
The suspect who led police on a high-speed chase goes to court.
We'll take you through it all- -from the wreck- -as it happened... to the
arraignment.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And why the Carroll County administrator is barred from going to the
office- -while state police are pouring over auditors' books.
Sports-head
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Roy Stanley will have a preview of the Big South Tournament, The
Virginia mens basketball team talks about the ACC tourney on the court,
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VO-NAT
while UVa top recruit Melvin Whittaker spent today in another type of court,
facing possible jail time for an incident yesterday on the Virginia campus.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Heads up...big weather changes ahead. Thursday you will need a wind
breaker. Friday you will need your winter coat.
Top
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#96-13
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
A fleeing suspect faces charges after a high speed chase ends in dramatic
fashion in Roanoke.
Chase
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-24
GRAPHIC=None
It looked like a scene out of some police show on T-V, but it was real.
At least a dozen officers and state troopers joined in a two- county car
chase last night that ended with a dramatic crash in Roanoke.
Double Boxes=Keith and Kimberly /Microwave
Kimberly McBroom was there for the abrupt finish and has returned to the
scene of the accident tonight.
Kim, why were they looking for this suspect in the first place?
Live=Kimberly Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Well Keith,
( ad lib)
(Rollcue: caught up with him in Roanoke.)
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :12
RUNS=:52
OUT Q=where the pursuit beagan.
Live=Kimberly Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Keith and Kimberly/Microwave
(What do we know about the girl that was in the car with Love?)
Horton
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-12
GRAPHIC=Mitzi Horton
The Roanoke woman who locked an 84- year- old man in the trunk of his car
for two days pled guilty to the crime today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Circuit Judge Diane Strickland found 31- year- old Mitzi Horton guilty of
robbery and abduction.
83- year- old Vernon Laughon (lawn) was found in the trunk of his Oldsmobile
November 18th.
He had been there for two days and two nights.
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9 31 28 00 - 9 31 35 00
SOT
IN Q=We view this as a very
((ANNE GARDNER/ASST. COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY: WE VIEW THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS
CASE. THERE WERE NO PLEA AGREEMENTS. SHE JUST PLED TO WHAT SHE WAS CHARGED
WITH.))
SUPER=01-Anne Gardner/Asst. Commonwealth Attorney;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=was charged with.
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VO-NAT
Horton has been convicted of larceny and burglary before.
The maximum sentence for robbery and abduction is life in prison on each.
Sentencing is scheduled in May.
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Tultex
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-11
GRAPHIC=Tultex
Another Martinsville textile company is trimming its work force.
Tultex officials confirmed the company will eliminate up to 140 jobs by the
end of this month.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville/File Tape;
Tultex public relations officer, Kathy Rogers, says the cuts have already
begun.
She says automation has prompted the job cuts and maintains they are a
necessity to keep the company competitive.
Rogers says the job eliminations will impact employees in the cutting and
manufacturing departments.
Tultex workers make sweatshirts and other casualwear.
Rogers says the company is hoping it will be able to place at least 20
employees in open positions at the plant.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=SLKP Logo
Yesterday Sara Lee Knit Productions announced it is closing its Martinsville
facility.
That plant employs 420 workers.
Carroll-Administrator
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-9
GRAPHIC=State Police Investigation
An auditor's report has prompted the Carroll County board of supervisors to
place county administrator Billy Mitchell on PAID administrative leave, and now
State Police are getting involved. Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=The board of supervisors
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=03-Hillsville; :09
SUPER=01-Lt. Carroll Delp/State Police Investigator; :18
SUPER=01-Phillip Jones/Carroll Co. Attorney; :26
SUPER=01-Emmett Jones/Carroll Co. Supervisor; :57
SUPER=@Tracy1; 1:07
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( The board of supervisors decided in an emergency meeting Saturday to
suspend Billy Mitchell, even barring him from county premises without written
permission.
Since then, county attorney Phillip Jones says the auditors who conducted
the annual county audit have uncovered more information, leading Jones to
contact state police.
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SOT 12:14:52
IN Q=
((LT. CARROLL DELP/STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR: WE WILL BE LOOKING INTO SOME
DISCREPANCIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED BY AUDITORS IN CARROLL COUNTY. ))
SOT 14:08:52
((PHILLIP JONES/CARROLL CO. ATTORNEY: I CAN'T CONFIRM WHAT FUNDS WE'RE LOOKING
AT OTHER THAN THAT IT'S PUBLIC FUNDS. AND I CONTINUE TO SAY HOPEFULLY THERE IS
NO PROBLEM.))
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Nor is anyone saying how much money may be in question.
Mitchell was treasurer of two commissions News-7 has learned MAY be focal
points of the investigation, the Industrial Development Authority and the
Public Service Authority.
County supervisor Emmett Jones says the board voted Saturday to no longer
allow the county administrator--no matter who it is-- to serve as treasurer of
such agencies.
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SOT 12:44:46
((EMMETT JONES/CARROLL CO. SUPERVISOR: AT LEAST, I THINK THREE OF THE
AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO APPOINT TEMPORARILY A NEW
SECRETARY/TREASURER. ))
RUNS=:11
Mitchell was not available for comment. Floyd County Commonwealth's
Attorney Gino Williams has been named special prosecutor to lead the
investigation.
Jimmy Alderman, Carroll County's computer operations specialist has been
named acting county administrator. Tracy Altizer, News.7))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six--the courtroom arguments begin in the case of
Christy Brzonkala versus Virginia Tech.
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VO-NAT
and in Campbell County family members wait and hope as the search goes on
for an elderly man missing for a year now. We'll have an update from
investigators.
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Brzonkala
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=Khu
TAPE#96-19
GRAPHIC=Christy Brzonkala
When Christy Brzonkala learned the football player she says admitted raping
her was going to be allowed to return to the Virginia Tech campus, she made a
decision:
Blacksburg was not big enough for both of them.
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SOT
IN Q=When something like
SUPER=01-Eileen Wagner/Brzonkala's Attorney; :00
SUPER=@file
SUPER=01-Larry Hinker/Virginia Tech Spokesman;
SUPER=01-David Paxton/Morrison's Attorney
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OUT Q=cause of action.
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IN Q=When something.
((WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE
TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED.))
SUPER=01-Eileen Wagner/Brzonkala's Attorney
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OUT Q=are involved.
Despite having made all the arrangements to return to campus last Fall,
Brzonkala did NOT go back.
In court today- -for the first time since the multi-million dollar claim
against Tech was filed last year- -Brzonkala's lawyer argued the student from
Fairfax had no choice but to drop out.
She felt couldn't go back, knowing Tony Morrison would be there- -that the
word was out: he won; she lost... no one believed her story.
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SOT Wagner/ tape #1 1:06:50
IN Q=During the year
((DURING THE YEAR SHE AVOIDED CONTACT WHEREVER POSSIBLE. SHE STAYED IN HER
ROOM, SHE CHANGED HER APPEARANCE. SHE AVOIDED CONTACT WITH MOST OF THE STUDENTS
IN HER DORMITORY.))
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OUT Q=her dormitory.
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SOT 7:40
IN Q=In effect we're
((LARRY HINKER/TECH SPOKESMAN: IN EFFECT WE'RE BEING SUED BECAUSE CHRISTY
BRZONKALA CANNOT GO TO SCHOOL WITH WHO SHE WANTED. VIRGINIA TECH HAS 24,000
STUDENTS AND PEOPLE CAN'T SELECT WHO THEY WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH.))
SUPER=01-Larry Hinker/Virginia Tech Spokesman
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OUT Q=to school with.
It's a rare event for the University spokesman to talk so openly about
pending litigation.
But this case has attracted national attention.
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IN Q=Twenty-20
((20-20 IS CALLING US. INSIDE EDITION HAS BEEN PAID FOR THIS STORY.))
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OUT Q=this story.
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IN Q=To a large
((TO A LARGE DEGREE I THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT PUBLICITY. THE PURPOSE HERE IS
TO PUT THE GLARE AND THE HEAT OF PUBLICITY ON VIRGINIA TECH AND FORCE US INTO A
SETTLEMENT. ))
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OUT Q=settlement.
Brzonkala's lawyer denies it's about money, preferring to focus on what she
views as flaws in the process of handling rape cases administratively.
Morrison's lawyer says it doesn't belong in FEDERAL court.
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SOT Paxton 1:12:25
IN Q=I think any
((DAVID PAXTON/MORRISON'S ATTORNEY: :I THINK ANY FEDERAL COURT IS GOING TO BE
VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT AGREEING THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEONE ALLEGES THAT THEY WERE
RAPED THAT THEY HAVE A FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION.))
SUPER=01-David Paxton/Morrison's Attorney
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=cause of action.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Christy Brzonkala
The half dozen attorneys involved have another three weeks to file briefs.
Then Judge Jackson Kiser will make a ruling- -perhaps sometime next month.
XGR
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-8
GRAPHIC=Session 96
Tempers and egos are slowing the pace of the 1996 General Assembly as it
hurtles toward its weekend deadline.
One of those power struggles between budget negotiators may actually extend
the session an extra day.
Ellen Qualls has an update.
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SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :09
SUPER=@Newman; :35
SUPER=01-Sen. Edd Houck/(D) Spotsylvania; :44
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Gartlan/(D) Fairfax; 1:00
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:16
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OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Rain did NOT dampen Governor George Allen's spirits as he signed bills to
modernize railroad laws-- and gave the budget negotiating lawmakers a dressing
down.
sot 04:28:53
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: THEY HAVE A TASK TO DO AT A CERTAIN TIME AND THEY'RE NOT
GETTING IT DONE ON TIME. IT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE THOUGH THAT YOU HAVE FOR
CHILDREN. OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. YOU HAVE A TERM PAPER TO BE TURNED IN AT A
CERTAIN DATE.))
runs=:13
The Senate exploded into debate all day -- spending almost an hour on what
kind of professional training day care providers should have.
Senate conservatives read aloud from a national curriculum they fear
Virginia might lean toward.
SOT 14:05:54
((SEN. STEVE NEWMAN/R-LYNCHBURG: WITCHES WERE REAL PEOPLE AND WITCHES AREN'T
NECESSARILY BAD. THEY REALLY HELPED PEOPLE. AND PEOPLE LIVED A LONG TIME AGO.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GOOD WITCHES TOO.))
RUNS=:09
sot 14:22:19
((SEN. EDD HOUCK/D-SPOTSYLVANIA: WITCHES? THINK OF THE WORDS WE'VE HEARD HERE
ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE TODAY AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION.))
runs=:08
Fairfax Senator Joe Gartlan even suggested a screen down the Senate aisle to
protect him from what he called the conservatives' rampant paranoia.
sot 14:30:14
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN/D-FAIRFAX: AND FROM THEIR DEDICATION TO BOOGEYMEN OF ALL
KINDS AND DESCRIPTIONS. THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER HERE AND I AM
SCARED.))
runs=:14
The conservatives won that fight.
And by the end of the day, the budget team had agreed to sit down, eight
days late, to get to work.
The session may stretch into Sunday.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Danville-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-5
GRAPHIC=None
The old phrase "not enough hours in a day" has hit home for Danville's
Mayor.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/File Tape;
After ten years as Mayor, Seward Anderson is retiring at the end of June.
He says he doesn't have enough time to devote to the job.
City Council meets on Tuesday nights, twice a month.
Anderson became a stock broker in 1993, which upped his workload.
He also wants to spend more time with his family.
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SOT
IN Q=I think that
((SEWARD ANDERSON/DANVILLE MAYOR: I THINK THAT IF YOU DO THE JOB OF MAYOR
CORRECTLY IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY, AND IF YOU DO NOT DO IT PROPERLY YOU HAVE NO
BUSINESS SITTING IN THAT CHAIR, SO IN THAT RESPECT I THINK IT'S A CATCH 22
SITUATION. ))
SUPER=@Anderson; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=catch 22- situation.
ANCHOR=KEITH
SS=None
With Anderson's announcement, there are now eight people vying for FIVE City
Council seats.
Stokes Daniels, Joyce Glaise (GLAZE) and John Hamlin are all seeking
re-election.
Newcomers are Cecil Bridgeforth, Sherman Saunders, Michael Smith, Otis
Leonard and Pete Castiglione (CAST-ILL-LEE-OH-NE).
The filing deadline was last night.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
A retreat from Wall Street's record- setting ways.
The DOW lost 13 points.
NASDAQ was off five points.
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Missing-Man
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-3
GRAPHIC=None
It's been one year since William Robinson was last seen near his Campbell
County home, but authorities are no closer to solving the mystery of his
disappearance.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.
The 73- year- old Robinson dropped out of sight March 6th, 1995.
Investigators say they've run down every lead that's come in, with no
success.
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SOT 4:25:30//5:43:41
IN Q=We've had significant
((CAPT. MIKE HARRIS/CAMPBELL CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT LEADS
THROUGH THE YEAR AND WE'VE FOLLOWED THOSE UP, BUT AS OF TODAY WE'VE HAD NOTHING
THAT'S BROKEN ON IT YET.))
((PHYLLIS ROBINSON/DAUGHTER: I BE HOPING THAT WE'D BE GETTING GOOD NEWS THAT MY
FATHER IS ALIVE SOMEWHERE, BUT SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HEARD OR SEEN ANYTHING OF HIM.
AND IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF HIS WHEREABOUTS, WHERE HE IS, I WISH THEY WOULD COME
FORWARD AND LET US KNOW SOMETHING.))
SUPER=01-Capt. Mike Harris/Campbell Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :00
SUPER=01-Phyllis Robinson/Daughter; :07
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OUT Q=let us know something.
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VO-NAT
Robinson says her family has searched all across central Virginia during
the past year, but found no sign of her father.
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Motor-Voter
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-7
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
An estimated 1-point-6 million Virginians are eligible to vote but not
registered.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
By federal court order, Virginia DMV, welfare, and other state offices
started trying to sign some of them up today.
Christi Farris liked the convenience to--
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SOT 10:29:59
IN Q=DO EVERYTHING
((CHRISTI FARRIS: DO EVERYTHING HERE. CHANGE MY ADDRESS, VOTER REGISTRATION
AND DO ALL THE JUNK FOR THE COUNTY TOO.))
SUPER=07-Christi Farris;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=FOR THE COUNTY TOO
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
At the State Capitol, longtime supporters of the Motor Voter law gathered
for a little back-slapping.
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SOT 09:14:44
IN Q=Since the
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: SINCE THE OTHER STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ADOPTED MOTOR
VOTER IN JANUARY OF 1995 MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE
VOTER ROLLS. AND THAT'S PEOPLE OF ALL PARTIES. DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND
INDEPENDENTS. THINK OF THE POWER OF HAVING ALL THOSE NEW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
ALL THE DECISIONS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US.))
SUPER=@Beyer;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=important to us.
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VO-NAT
They also engaged in a little Governor- bashing over George Allen's failed
court fight against the new law.
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SOT 09:24:21
IN Q=We have
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN/D-FAIRFAX: WE HAVE DRAGGED THIS COMMONWEALTH KICKING AND
SCREAMING INTO A NEW ERA OF VOTER PARTICIPATION, AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF
EVERYBODY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO IT.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Gartlan/(D) Fairfax;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to it.
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VO-NAT
The cost to Virginia taxpayers to start the program up: 1-point-3 million
dollars.
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
The Virginia basketball program's top prospect was in court today on
malicious wounding charges, the Cavaliers talk about the ACC tourney,
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VO-NAT
and Roy Stanley will preview the Big South tournament which tips off at
Radford University tomorrow.
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S-Melvin
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB96-3
GRAPHIC=Melvin Whittaker
Melvin Whittaker, the University of Virginia's top basketball prospect for
next season, has been charged with malicious wounding.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Today; :00
The 6'10" Whittaker spent today in a Charlottesville court in a bond
hearing where a bail of 10 thousand dollars was set.
According a UVA source, Whittaker was playing basketball at Slaughter
Recreation Center, on the Virginia campus. Whittaker quit playing and left
after he exchanged words with UVA football player Maurice Anderson. Outside of
the recreation center, Whittaker, who played at Hargrave Military, and Anderson
again reportedly had words and, Whittaker allegedly slashed Anderson across the
face with a sharp object.
Whittaker was released under his own recognizance today. He is facing up 5
to 20 years in prison and up to a 100 thousand dollar fine.
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S-UVa
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=VB96-1
GRAPHIC=UVa
The basketball team must forget about this incident and focus on Friday's
night's game with Wake Forest in the ACC tournament. The Cavs must stop both
Tim Duncan and the deac's outside threats to win.
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SOT
IN Q="If
((JEFF JONES/UVA HEAD COACH:))
((CURTIS STAPLES/UVA GUARD:))
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SUPER=01-Curtis Staples/UVa Guard; :12
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=...winnable game"
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S-South
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-4
GRAPHIC=Big South
The Big South Women's basketball tournament opens this week at the Dedmon
Center.
Roy Stanley has this report on the tournament and some of the area players
competing.
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SOT
IN Q="UNC Greensboro
SUPER=03-Radford; :00
SUPER=01-Lynne Agee/UNC Greensboro Head Coach; :17
SUPER=01-Kim Hairston/Radford Guard; :48
SUPER=01-Leigh-Ann Pursifull/Winthrop Guard; :59
SUPER=01-Lubomyr Lichonczak/Radford Head Coach; 1:17
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:32
RUNS=1:47
OUT Q=......news 7 sports."
((UNC Greensboro won the Big south regular season title and earned the number
one seed in the tournament.
Because of injuries, The Lady Spartans have used several different lineups
throughout the season and head coach Lynn Agee says that's helped in team
balance.))
((LYNNE AGEE/UNC GREENSBORO HEAD COACH: ))
((Agee and the other big south coaches have recruited this area very strong.
Freshman Samantha Ferguson of Collinsville is on the Spartan roster.
Michelle Wyms, who played at Radford High School is a starter for Liberty
University.
Floyd county's Leigh-Ann Pursifull is a starter for Winthrop averaging
around 10 points a game.
And freshman Kim Hairston is a starter for Radford averaging a team high
15 points.))
((KIM HAIRSTON/RADFORD GUARD: ))
((LEIGH-ANN PURSIFULL/WINTHROP GUARD: ))
((The Highlanders have won the tournament title six straight years but it's
getting harder each year since the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA.))
((LUBOMYR LICHONCZAK/RADFORD HEAD COACH: ))
((ROY STANDUP: ))
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S-Rookie
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-2
GRAPHIC=Big South
The Big South announced its all conference teams today.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Radford/Today; :00
Former Bassett star and Radford freshman Kim Hairston was named the Big
South rookie of the year. She scored 15.4 points per game.
Also, former Fieldale Collinsville star samantha Ferguson was named to the
All-rookie team; She plays for UNC-Greensboro.
And former Floyd County standout Leigh-Ann Pursifull made the Big South all
rookie team as well.
S-Lax
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-3
GRAPHIC=Lacrosse
The Roanoke men's lacrosse team proved why it is deserving of the nations
number 5 preseason ranking today as the Maroons beat 11th ranked Alfred in
salem.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
Roanoke was anxious to get an early season win against a northern team.
The big gun for the maroons today was Billy Metz. The senior attackman ripped
the rope four times on the day to lead Roanoke to it's season opening win.
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