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In just a moment, on NEWS 7 at SIX: urban renewal of the late 90's.
New homes being planned to replace these dilapidated buildings.
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ANCHOR=Keith


And we'll get a look at the Lake Gaston Pipeline project NOW UNDERWAY- -even as opponents to it continue their fight.

Sports-Head


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE


Tonight in sports - March Madness begins across the nation and in Salem as the Division Three championship capital readies itself for this weekend's final four.
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And out in Dallas the Hokies cut Wisconsin-Green Bay and earn the right to battle Kentucky in the Midwest regionals.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
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Each day brings a change in the weather...tomorrow rain, cooler Saturday and more rain Sunday. Details straight ahead.

Habitat


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-22
GRAPHIC=Housing


A decade after Madelyn Tate froze to death in her Roanoke home, the house where she died faces demolition.
A GROUP of dilapidated buildings which became an eyesore is now making way for a new development of homes.
Double Boxes=Keith & Joe/Microwave


Joe Dashiell reports tonight from Tenth street where Habitat for Humanity is getting ready to move in.
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Keith, rollcue:into a neighborhood that has been vacant for the last decade.
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((The home where Madelyn Tate died, and the others nearby, haven't been occupied since the mid- 80s when Ren Heard purchased the property... and turned it into a salvage yard for his renovation business.
Now on bond while he appeals his conviction for statutory rape, Heard says he is pleased that Habitat is bringing new life to the neighborhood.))
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((THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AND THEY WEREN'T. AND I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT HABITAT IS NOW GOING TO TURN THE SITE INTO A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.))
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Habitat hopes to acquire more property in the area.
The group plans to build a cul-de-sac on half of the block, and five or six homes on norfolk avenue... and perhaps four or five more facing perry park.
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((DAVID CAMPER/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY NICE PLACE TO HAVE THE HOUSES. WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO OBVIOUSLY, BUT JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH HAS ADDED AN ADDITION. PERRY PARK IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. YOU HAVE TENTH STREET AND THEN THE RAILROAD. SO IT WILL BE A NICE SECTION UNTO ITSELF.))
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Double Boxes=Keith and Joe/Microwave
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Danville-Fire


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-14
GRAPHIC=Fire


Fire fighters say nothing could be done to save a Danville home that went up in flames early this morning.
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VO-NAT
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The roof had already collapsed when fire fighters got to the 700- block of Arnette Boulevard around 4- o'clock.
Crews believe the fire had been burning for about an hour when the call came in.
No one lived in the house, but it was being remodeled.
Officials believe a drop-cloth placed over a furnace grate in the floor ignited the blaze.
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((DAVID LAMPLEY/DANVILLE FIRE CHIEF:ALL THESE HOUSES IN DANVILLE ESTATES WERE BUILT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE SAME WAY, THEY'RE ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION BUILT IN THE FIFTIES, AND ONCE THEY GET STARTED LIKE THIS IT'S HARD TO GET THEM OUT. ))
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VO-NAT


It took fire fighters about 15- to 20 minutes to put the fire out.
The home was a total loss.
No one was injured. The house next door was also damaged.
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Fatal-Fire


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-17
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

A fire that killed two elderly men in Lynchburg earlier this week has been ruled an accident.
83- year- old Sam Williams died when his home on "F" Street caught fire Monday morning.
His neighbor, 72- year- old Calvin Floyd, was also killed in the blaze.
Autopsies revealed both men died of smoke inhalation.
Fire marshals believe the fire started near a wood stove in Williams' bedroom.
A neighbor told them he saw Williams use gasoline to start the stove last week.
They don't know whether that's what fueled Monday's fire.
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Lawler


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Bob Lawler


Less than a week after firing its county administrator, Carroll County has hired the administrator HENRY County recently terminated.
Bob Lawler started to work today as a TEMPORARY full- time consultant.
He'll be assisting ACTING Carroll County administrator Jimmy Alderman with ongoing projects.
Henry County's new board of supervisors fired Lawler over what they called "philosophical differences."
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In CARROLL County, supervisors fired administrator Billy Mitchell last Friday after auditors uncovered financial discrepancies.
State police are investigating.
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ANCHOR=Keith
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Still to come on News 7 at Six---

construction begins on the controversial Lake Gaston pipeline, and we'll take you to the trenches.
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Also cable T-V is going interactive. It's a new way of watching the tube and it's coming to Lynchburg.
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Viewers can play video games--even try a game of blackjack, all from right in front of the T-V. We'll tell you more.
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Pipeline


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-16
GRAPHIC=None


Lake Gaston pipeline opponents view it as the giant straw that would suck Southside Virginia dry.
They've fought it in courts, legislatures, and federal regulatory agencies for 14 years.
As the appeals continue, it's still coming.
Ellen Qualls saw it.
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Esoteric legal arguments over ancient riparian rights have yielded to a new

era in the fight over Lake Gaston's water.
The pipeline era.
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((WAYNE PHELPS/VA. BEACH ENGINEER: ))
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Since Monday, Southhampton's county's soil has absorbed a thousand feet per day of this 72- mile behemoth.
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(( KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT IT.))
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With every 20 foot, 24- thousand pound section of pipe, Virginia Beach residents start to see the end of their water rationing nightmare coming into sight.
This is not the first shovelful.
Five major river crossings were constructed between 1992 and '94.
But the gaps are being filled in -- and filled in fast.
Despite ongoing legal challenges, and a bill against it pending in Congress, opponents of the Lake Gaston pipeline can no longer hide in their shells or bury their heads in the sand.
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(( ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
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Business-Center


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-13
GRAPHIC=Radford University


Radford University has opened what it calls a "one- stop shopping center" for business people in need of university resources.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;


Officials celebrated the opening of the Business Assistance Center, intended to support small- to medium- size businesses.
It will also serve as an internship and job placement resource for students, and match students with businesses for hands-on training. In the next year, officials also hope to offer a center for international trade.
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((JERRY KOPF/BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER DIR.: IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING FUNDING FOR THAT CENTER, THEN WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A FULL- TIME CONSULTANT HERE AT THE CENTER WHO ACTUALLY HAS HANDS-ON APPLIED INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXPERIENCE TO WORK ONE ON ONE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EXPORTING.))
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VO-NAT


The center currently offers Internet access, training seminars and workshops, and a library in need of donated materials.
It also houses the Virginia Economic Bridge, and the New River Valley's Small Business Development Center and Quality Council.
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Cable-Gambling


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-11
GRAPHIC=Cable TV


If you're one of those people who talks to your T-V, be careful... it may start talking back.
In Lynchburg, cable T-V customers will be the first in the nation to get a taste of interactive television.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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(( Just when you thought you had all your cable channels memorized, there's another one to choose from.
Starting Sunday, the "i1" Network joins the lineup at Lynchburg Cablevision...and operators say it's a couch potato's dream.
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((JERRY MAGLIO/"i1" TELEVISION NETWORK: SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAT AT HOME AND MANY TIMES FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY COULD GET INVOLVED IN WHATEVER WAS ON THE TELEVISION. WE'RE MAKING THAT POSSIBLE.))
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With just a touch-tone phone, viewers will be able to play a half-dozen different video games, from blackjack to Teamtris.
Lynchburg customers will be the first in the country to give "i1" a tryout.
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((REGINA MARTIN/LYNCHBURG CABLEVISION: AS AN OPERATION WE'RE VERY OPEN TO TRYING NEW THINGS AND PRESENTING NEW PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO DO THAT OR TO BE A TEST SITE FOR NEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.))
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((Each call costs 75 cents, and depending on how well you play, your game could last anywhere from a few minutes to the entire length of the program. Network officials admit casino games like blackjack can become addictive, but they say imposing a time limit and not offering any prizes should weed out the compulsive gamblers.))
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((MAGLIO: AND I THINK THE SCHEDULE WILL HELP PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE COMPULSIVE TO AVOID BEING ADDICTED. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAY AND PLAY AGAIN, BUT WE DON'T THINK WE CROSS THE LINE.))
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Cablevision says it talked with city officials before adding "i1" to the system.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

Stocks


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE


The stock market pushed higher today. The Dow gained 17 points to close at 55 hundred 86.
NASDAQ was up two points.

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Kids-Count


ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-12
GRAPHIC=Children's Health


The statistics aren't new, but one organization is making sure everyone gets to see them.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The first- ever Virginia Kids Count report has been released.
Officials say they try to come up with impartial information about how children are doing across Virginia.
They hope to show which communities are serving children well, and which ones need improvement.
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((SUSAN GHOLSTON/KIDS COUNT: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY MADE AN IMPACT ON ME, LOOKING AT THE DATA ACROSS THE STATE IS THE MAJOR AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY WE HAVE IN VIRGINIA. THERE ARE POCKETS WHERE WE'RE DOING VERY WELL. THERE ARE POCKETS WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO FOR CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA. ))
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Gholston says one area of concern is teen pregnancy in Roanoke City.
Statistics show the percentage of pregnant teenagers in Roanoke nearly double the state average.
Virginia Kids Count staff plan to address state lawmakers during the next legislative session.
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Telepsychiatry


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-15
GRAPHIC=None


New River Valley patients discharged from Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute may now consult with their doctors over the airwaves.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;


The New River Valley Community Services Board is providing an outpatient clinic for the state hospital located in Marion.
The APPAL-LINK project will allow patients to continue treatment with their hospital physician even after they've gone home.
Doctor and patient will communicate using two- way interactive video.
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((HARVEY BARKER/NRV COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD: WE'LL HAVE THE CLIENT HERE IN OUR OFFICE AFTER DISCHARGE WITH A NURSE OR A CASE MANAGER IN THE OFFICE, AND ACTUALLY HAVE THE INTERVIEW WITH THE DOCTOR, WHO IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY. THE DOCTOR CAN CONDUCT A REAL LIFE INTERVIEW AS IF THEY WERE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH THEM. ))
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The doctor will even be able to zoom in and out on the patient to check for side- effects of medications.
Th tele-psychiatry project also includes the community services boards of Tazewell and Dickenson counties.
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Sports Tease


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#SPORTS TEASE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Coming up tonight in sports, the Madness begins as Tech and Kentucky make a date for Saturday in Dallas.
We'll check the opening round scores.
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Plus Steve Mason tells us how the folks in Salem are set to host their own final four this weekend - the Division 3 championships.
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S-Tech


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB96-2
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR


The Virginia Tech Hokies silenced their critics this afternoon with a 13 point win over Wisconsin-Green Bay.
A victory earns Tech a Saturday date with Kentucky in the Midwest regionals.
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Tech started slow with three turnovers and a rare missed dunk from jumping jack Shawn Good.
But Shawn would EVENTUALLY get on the good foot!
He shot the Hokies to a 27-to-19 halftime lead with a 13 point first half explosion.
Wisconsin Green Bay's Jeff Nordguard would lead his club back early in the second half as Green Bay makes it a 34-to-32 game. He finished with 22.
Tech would explode one more time. Ace Custis with the slam, and the Hokies are on top by a dozen with a six and half minutes to play.
Green Bay would get within 5, but that wasn't good enough
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As Wisconsin native Jim Jackson slams one on his home state's cheese head. Tech wins 61-TO-48 win.
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((SHAWN GOOD/CAREER HIGH 25 POINTS:)) ((BILL FOSTER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:)) ((ACE CUSTIS/15 POINTS:))
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S-Kentucky


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB96-3
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR


After playing slow today, Tech will get a chance to run and gun on Saturday when the Hokies take on Kentucky.
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Rick Pitino's Wildcats had to struggle in the first half with the pesky 16th seed.
But the Cats would take over after intermission.
Antoine Walker would score 24 points SUPER=33-Kentucky/110/San Jose
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as the Cats pull away to beat San Jose State 110-TO-72.
Kentucky is now 29-and-2.
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S-Score


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
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S-Western


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-2
GRAPHIC=final four


Tonight, former Radford assistant Phil Hopkins makes his NCAA debut against top seeded Purdue in the West.
Hopkins knows his Western Carolina team will likely need a little luck to stay close tonight.
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((PHIL HOPKINS/WESTERN CAROLINA HEAD COACH:))
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S-NCAA


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR


Tonight the Madness continues on your hometown station at 7:30 with a primetime doubleheader.
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pinnacle board
Sonny Smith and the VCU Rams take on Mississippi State in the opener.
And then in the nightcap tonight you'll get to see Clemson battling Georgia from Albuquerque , New Mexico.
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S-Tulsa


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-3
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR


Tomorrow our coverage again begins just after Noon.
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Roanoke native Steve Robinson leads his Tulsa Golden Hurricanes against Louisville in the Midwest regionals at Milwaukee.
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((STEVE ROBINSON/TULSA HEAD COACH:))
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S-Salem


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB96-4
GRAPHIC=NCAA D-III championships


The NCAA Division III final 4 is just hours away.
Steve Mason says the four teams and the Salem Civic Center crews are putting the finishing touches on, what everyone hopes will be a basketball blockbuster weekend.
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S-Glenvar


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=GROUP A


And don't forget the Glenvar Highlanders are in action in the state semi-finals at the Vines Center tonight.
Art Lawrence's club take son Northumberland at seven.
If they win they'll play for the Group-A championship Saturday. Wx-Tape
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Wizard-Oz


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=tho
TAPE#96-10
GRAPHIC=None


Dorothy's adventures come to town in the Roanoke Catholic Upper School's rendition of The Wizard of Oz.
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((witches cackle))
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**Keith on eng**
For 6 weeks the Drama and Speech class created their characters--and finally presented their talents to more than 400 anxious pre-schoolers.
But the ACTORS walked away from all the practices with a great APPRECIATION for ONE ANOTHER.
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((REGINA GARZA/"DOROTHY"; WELL I FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK DOROTHY IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW, I FOUND THAT IT TAKES EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S EFFORT, EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK, AND HAVING SUCH A GREAT CAST HELP ME A WHOLE LOT IN, UM, DEVELOPING MY CHARACTER AND LETTING EVERYTHING FALL INTO PLACE JUST RIGHT.))
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**Keith on eng**
The students will open up the world of Oz for the public Friday and Saturday night at 8 o'clock in the Ryan Auditorium.
Be prepared for a thrilling show.
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((DOROTHY-NO PLACE LIKE HOME))
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