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News-Heads

ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=JJA
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Up next on News 7 at five-
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General Motors and union workers rev up a deal that could end a 17 day strike.
Serbs throw stones at a U-S motorcade. We'll have the story.
Plus why did the city of Lynchburg made the national news this morning?
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None


The first full day of spring is another day that felt like winter. But warmer weather is on the horizon.

Medical-heads


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=cst
TAPE#med heads
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On Health CHeck-- the latest technique to treat wrinkles and sun
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VO-NAT

damaged skin-- from Duke Medical Center.
Plus, another piece fits in the obesity puzzle.
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2-SHOT
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SOT 14:00:44
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((WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE JUST REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL MOTORS ON THE DAYTON STRIKE.))
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VO-NAT


It's a deal. General Motors and the United Auto Workers say the strike is over.
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5-GM-Strike


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five


Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=gm strike


After 17 days on the picket line, workers in Ohio could head back to work as early as tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dayton, OH;


That's when union members will vote on the contract- It is expected to pass.
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SOT 14:01:15
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((JOE HASENJAGER/UNITED AUTO WORKERS: WE HAD A LOT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES AS WE TALKED EARLIER FOR MANY WEEKS NOW AND WE HAVE RESOLVED THOSE ISSUES TO THE FULLEST FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP.)) 14:02:16 ((DICK SHOEMAKER/UNITED AUTO WORKERS: THIS HAS BEEN A LOCAL STRIKE OVER LOCAL ISSUES IN A PLANT THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE GENERAL MOTORS CHAIN. THE IMPACT THEREFORE HAS FAR REACHING EFFECTS.))
SUPER=01-Joe Hasenjager/United Auto Workers; 00
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VO-NAT


Ripple effects from the plant have halted most of G-M's North American operations.
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5-Train-Fire


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=derailment


A train jumped the tracks in Oklahoma and caught fire-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Latta, OK;


Two tanker cars of de-natured alcohol went up in flames- forcing 15 hundred people to evacuate in a one mile radius.
Denatured alcohol is used in paint remover. It's non- toxic, but school was cancelled and homes evacuated just in case.
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5-Albright-S


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=bosnia


Not a warm welcome for U-S envoy Madeleine Albright in Bosnia.
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SOT 14:03:59
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((NAT SOUND SHOUTING. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.))
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vukovar, Croatia;


Disgruntled Serbs shouted at Albright and stoned her motorcade when she visited Vukovar.
Serb police smiled as Albright was rushed to her car and whisked away.
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SOT 14:05:02
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((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT/U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N. : IT DID NOT SUPRISE ME THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO IN FACT SUPPORTED THE DESTRUCTION OF VUKAVAR MIGHT NOT LIKE ME.))
SUPER=01-Madeleine Albright/U.S. Ambassador to U.N.;
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VO-NAT


The area will be returned to Croatian rule after more than four years of conflict.
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5-County-Bonds


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#595-41
GRAPHIC=ROANOKE CO. SEAL


Roanoke County School Board members say they've done their best to see that all parts of the county benefit from capital improvements.
Today, they called for the entire county to rally around the proposed bond issue that will pay for a new Cave Spring High School.
Double Box=Jean & Joe


Joe Dashiell reports on the latest effort to build support before the April 2nd referendum.
LIVE=JoeD/Newsroom


Jean, the bulk of the bond issue... more than 30 million, will go to construction of a new south county high school.
SUPER=@Joe1;


That has raised complaints from residents in other areas.... but today school officials went down a list of improvements that have benefitted others.
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IN Q=I think it's very unfair

((JERRY CANADA/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN: I THINK IT'S VERY UNFAIR THAT WE'RE BEING ACCUSED OF FAVORING ONE PART OF THE COUNTY OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, BECAUSE WE'VE MADE SPECIAL EFFORTS TO TRY AND STAY AWAY FROM THAT.))
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Supporters of the bond issue held their latest news conference at William Byrd Middle School... a state- of the art school and just one example they say, of the effort to deliver a high- quality education in all corners of the county.
SOT CRANWELL 12:01:16
IN Q=Roanoke County is one political

((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D- VINTON: ROANOKE COUNTY IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS IN EVERY PART OF THE COUNTY GET A QUALITY EDUCATION. AND I THINK IT ALL WORKS IN CYCLES.))
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OUT Q=works in cycles.))
LIVE=JoeD/Newsroom


In addition to regional complaints, Opponents have questioned the location of the new school, the cost, and the financing.
This afternoon, Don Terp said that regional questions aside, the county simply cannot afford the long-term debt.
Double Box=Jean & Joe


Jean, this will go to the voters of Roanoke County on April 2nd.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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Straight ahead-- we'll have the latest on the man who lead police on a multi-county high speed chase.
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VO-NAT


And the Grand Old Lady makes the cut-- We'll explain.
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ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- A report on tuberculosis-- millions are infected.
Plus, a health scare in Europe is traced to infected meat. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE


Patrick is checking out the Community Band a little later on--
ANCHOR=Connie


And Mike has a busy Two Minute Ticker as NEWS-7 at FIVE continues. cc sponsor

5-Love


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=khu
TAPE#596-01
GRAPHIC=gave scales


The 22 year old who led police on a chase from Bedford to Roanoke on March fifth, will not be tried in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March 5;


Shawn Michael Love was scheduled for trial in Roanoke May 13th for attempted malicious wounding, reckless driving, and failure to stop for a police car.
But today those charges were dropped.
Love will instead face the charges of murder in Prince George County and robbery in Lynchburg and Amherst County.
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5-Missing-Teen


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=THA
TAPE#596-02
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A Southside family says they can't describe the pain they feel over the disappearance of their teenage daughter.
DOUBLE BOXES JEAN/TERESA


Teresa Hamilton is in our Danville newsroom with more on the story.
SUPER=@Teresa1;
SUPER=22-Danville;


Jean, the recent disappearance of a Baltimore woman who police believe was abducted along Route 29 has brought back painful memories for countless families-- including the Garcias.
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IN Q=I'm hoping
SUPER=01-Lalonia Garcia/Stepmother; :00 quick
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((LALONIA GARCIA/STEPMOTHER: I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT SHE'S COMING HOME, THAT'S ALL I CAN DO. ))
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OUT Q=all I can do.


Lalonia Garcia last saw her step-daughter as she was leaving for school November 28th.
Annie Marie Garcia was a sophomore at George Washington High School.
Unlike the Baltimore case, foul play is NOT suspected.
Police have listed the 16- year old as a runaway or missing person.
At times, the Garcias feel overwhelmed.
State police say they've done all they can.
The Virginia Missing Children's Clearinghouse is an agency within State Police that disseminates information to schools and agencies around the country.
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IN Q=Each area

((SGT. T. R. MOORE/VA. STATE POLICE: EACH AREA OFFICE HAS A PICTURE OR BULLETIN BOARD WHERE WE KEEP THE POSTERS IN A LOCATION WHERE THE TROOPERS WILL SEE THEM DAILY AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE UPDATED, AND IF THE CHILD IS LOCATED THEY'RE REMOVED. ))
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Live=Teresa Full/Microwave
SUPER=22-Danville;


Right now, in Virginia there are nearly 400- children listed as runaways or missing persons.
DOUBLE BOXES JEAN/TERESA
(question: Have the Garcia's received help from anyone else?)


5-Hotel-Roanoke


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#596-01
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The Hotel Roanoke is now distinctive in more ways than one.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The local landmark that was built in 1882 has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
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((RAY SMOOT/VA. TECH BUSINESS AFFAIRS VICE-PRESIDENT: THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY SHOWS ONCE AGAIN THE WISDOM AND ALL THE LABOR THAT WENT INTO MAKING THE REOPENING OF THE HOTEL A REALITY.))
SUPER=01-Ray Smoot/Va. Tech Business Affairs VP;
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OUT Q=a reality.
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The hotel reopened a year ago after restoration and the addition of a new conference center that cost more than 40-million dollars.
The city of Roanoke and Virginia Tech decided to take on the massive project with the help of donations from more than three-thousand individuals and businesses.
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Were you a part of the band in high school but don't think you have the opportunity years later to make music?
Well, think again.
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(patrick ad lib)
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;

stocks bump next

5-COMM-BAND


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#596-03
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The Community Band of Blacksburg allows musicians to enjoy group performances well after high school and college. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans who used to play the Trumpet has more on the Community Band.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
(ROLL CUE: "...Here's a sampling of its music.")
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SUPER=01-Amy Hall/Blacksburg Community Band President;
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VO-NAT tape 596-09
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DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN

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health music under


ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=amo
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More news is heading your way on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
The Hill City was in the national spotlight this morning.
ANCHOR=Connie
And on Health Check-- overeating--- it's a fact of life for many people.
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((QUANTITY IS MY MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT WHEN I GET OUT TO EAT.))
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But researchers have discovered a new hormone that they believes triggers over-eating.
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((NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM EATING. NOTHING. ))
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health bump next

5-TB


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-05
GRAPHIC=TB


Tuberculosis is now the world's leading infectious killer-- claiming a record three million lives last year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :


The spread of the airborne disease has been helped by several factors, including the virus that causes AIDS-- and a resistance to some drugs.
The World Health Organization says attention to tuberculosis waned in the 1950's-- when effective drug treatments became available.
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5-Mad-Cow


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-06
GRAPHIC=food safety/mad cow disease


France announced today it banned the import of beef and live cattle from Britain-- because of a resurgence of so-called "Mad Cow Disease."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London; :


It's a neurological disease that's been affecting cattle herds in England-- it's similar to a fatal human brain disease.
The British government has denied that the disease could be transferred from beef to people.
Until now.
It now appears as many as ten people may have contracted the human variation-- and likely got it from eating infected meat.
The risk though of getting the human disease-- called C-J-D-- is being downplayed by the government.
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IN Q=The new measures

((STEPHEN DORELL/MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE:THE NEW MEASURES AND EXISTING ENFORCEMENT OF NEW MEASURES WILL CONTINUE TO INSURE THE LIKELY RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF CJD IS EXTREMELY SMALL. ))
SUPER=01-Stephen Dorell/Minister of Agriculture; :
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VO-NAT


In cows the disease is known as B-S-E.
Inside Britain, schools in five counties have stopped buying beef.
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5-Obesity


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-07
GRAPHIC=Obesity Treatment


Researchers in this country have discovered a new hormone called M-C-H-- that may account for a large part of the impulse to overeat.
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SUPER=01-Dr. Terry Maratos Flier/Joslin Diabetes Center; :00
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(( DR. TERRY MARATOS FLIER/JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER: THIS IS A SUBSTANCE THAT IS DRIVING FEEDING BEHAVIOUR SO THAT AN ANIMAL THAT HAS HIGH LEVELS OF MCH WILL EATS MORE THAN IT NEEDS TO EAT. ))
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Of all the fat hormones discovered to date, MCH has the closest relationship to obesity.
Its the only fat hormone with a direct connection to the frontal lobe of the brain, where the decision to eat is actually made.
Researchers also found, the higher the amount of MCH found in the brain, the more body fat.
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SOT 10:32:39
IN Q=If we can get

((DR. MARATOS FLIER: IF WE CAN GET A DRUG TO BLOCK MCH AND WE COULD GIVE IT PRIOR TO MEALS WE MIGHT REDUCE THE AMOUNT A PERSON ACTUALLY CONSUMES DURING A MEAL. ))
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Connie VO-NAT


But any actual therapy is still years away-- though there's now little question that hormones like MCH play a much stronger role in obesity than any flaw in human behavior.
The research is published in the journal Nature.
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5-Wrinkles


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-08
GRAPHIC=skin care


Duke University Medical Center is now offering a new laser treatment to tighten sagging skin, correct acne scars and wrinkles-- and remove skin cancer.
It's all with a shorter healing period and less risk of scarring than with conventional therapies.
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IN Q=This is actually
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((THIS IS ACTUALLY TAKING THE FIRST LAYER OF SKIN OFF. ))
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It's called the Ultrapulse Carbon Dioxide Laser-- treating damaged skin with high-energy light pulses.
You can see here where the laser is removing tissue-- one layer at a time-- until it gets down to the healthy new skin.
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SOT 9:33:18
IN Q=Since 1990

((SINCE 1990 AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ULTRAPULSE CO2 LASER TECHNOLOGY, WE NOW HAVE A METHOD AVAILABLE TO US FOR RE-SURFACING SKIN, REMOVING WRINKLES, CORRECTING SCARS, IN WHICH NOTHING TOUCHES THE PATIENTS SKIN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LIGHT BEAM, AND THIS LIGHT SOURCE DELIVERS LIGHT ENERGY TO THE SKIN OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, ABOUT 700 MICRO-SECONDS, AND LITERALLY VAPORIZES THE SKIN BUT DOESN'T TRANSFER ANY HEAT TO THE SURROUNDING SKIN THAT CAN RESULT IN SCARRING.))
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The side effects are similar to those with dermabrasion or chemical peels-- redness and up to two weeks of swelling.
But Dr. Clark says the Ultrapulse CO2-Laser offers the surgeon more control-- with fewer chances for scarring and a shorter healing time.
Fair skinned patients often make better candidates for the treatment.
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((ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT PATIENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF IS INVESTIGATE THE LASER TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD BE USED FOR THEIR RESURFACING, TRY TO DETERMINE AS BEST THEY CAN THE EXPERIENCE OF THEY PHYSICIAN WHO IS GOING TO BE TREATING THEM. YOU MIGHT ASK THE PHYSICIAN TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THEIR PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TREATED JUST SO YOU GET SOME IDEA ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT, WHAT ARE THE POST OPERATIVE PROCEDURES TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GET BACK INTO DAILY ACTIVITIES AND SO FORTH. ))
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Connie VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;


Dr. Clark says there are two components to wrinkled skin-- Age and chronic photo-damage.
Photodamage can be avoided by staying out of the sun and tanning beds and using sun screen to eliminate exposure.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean

Things heat back up on the hardwoods tonight.
ANCHOR=Connie


Mike has the schedule and some hockey news in tonight's Ticker.

S5-NCAA


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-18
GRAPHIC=NONE


Good afternoon everybody March Madness is once again upon us as your hometown station gets set to serve up another doubleheader of hoops tonight begining at 7:30.
We're down to the Sweet 16, and tonight you'll be able to check out
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pinnacle board
the Georgetown Hoyas in action against the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the East regional in Atlanta. That game begins at 7:30.
Then the second game of the night at 10:30 will pit Louisville against Wake Forest.
You'll also get bonus coverage of the U-Mass - Arkansas and Kentucky - Utah games tonight.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT/Last Night; :00


Jerry Stackhouse will probably watching the games tonight because the league suspended him for two games today for his extracurricular activity last night.
After fouling Jeff Hornacek on this drive to the hoop, the two tangle under the hoop and it's Stackhouse with the Roundhouse as he hits Jeff with three punches.
The league, also fined Stackhouse 75 hundred dollars. Hornacek received a one thousand dollar fine.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE


The Roanoke Express won't know its playoff partner until the end of the weekend, but they do they will not have a home game in the postseason until April 2nd! Their first playoff game against either Richmond or Charlotte will be next Wednesday on the road.

S5-Express


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-19
GRAPHIC=none


One note from the ice. The Peoria Riverman of the International Hockey league announced earlier this week that they are leaving the IHL and will join the East Coast Hockey league next season. Just a year ago; teams several teams considered leaving the ECHL, but now the league's stock seems to be rising. Express coach Frank Anzalone commented on the peoria situation.
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((FRANK ANZALONE/EXPRESS HEAD COACH:))
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VO-NAT(CON'T)
SUPER=03-Lexington;


Coming up at six, we will check in with spring football practice at VMI that looks more like winter.
We will hear from head coach Bill Stewart,
plus his returning All American tailback Thomas Haskins.
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ANCHOR=Mike


But don't go away; there is more news 7 at 5 to come.

5-Spring-Shapeup


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-04
GRAPHIC=l'burg seal


Even in this first full day of spring, many cities across the East Coast are still feeling the effects of the harsh winter.
Lynchburg was one of several areas to break its snowfall record, a dubious honor that landed Mayor Jim Whitaker on national television this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/This Morning;


Whitaker joined the mayors of Hartford and Philadelphia to talk with CBS anchor Harry Smith about how their respective cities dealt with all the snow.
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IN Q=We're told you've

((HARRY SMITH: WE'RE TOLD YOU'VE GOT A HARDY BUNCH DOWN THERE, BUT HAVE THE FOLKS DOWN IN LYNCHBURG GOTTEN A LITTLE TIRED OF THIS WINTER? JIM WHITAKER/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: WELL, WE BEAT A ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD RECORD BY TEN INCHES, 46 INCHES IN 1896, 56 INCHES IN 1996, SO WE DON'T WANT TO SET ANY MORE RECORDS.))
SUPER=04-"CBS This Morning"; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=set any more records.
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VO-NAT


Whitaker says the city exceeded its snow removal budget by 600 percent.
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six-preview


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
(toss to robin)
RUNS=:20
(robin tosses to jean)
ANCHOR=Jean


It may be a footnote to history.
Or is it a shrine where the father of our country spent his formative years?
double boxes Jean/Keith


Here's Keith Humphry with a preview of the debate over Virginia's Ferry Farm.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;


Stafford county officials decide in 11 days whether Wal- Mart should build next door to George Washington's boyhood home.
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VO-NAT


The controversy over the remains of Ferry Farm has drawn global attention.
The legends of the cherry tree and the coin tossed across the Rappahannock River spring from this site.
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ANCHOR=Keith


Wal- Mart says make way for a new neighbor, which will contribute money to make the home site worth visiting.
double boxes Jean/Keith


That's coming up in just one half hour on NEWS 7 at SIX.
ANCHOR=Jean
(ad lib bye)

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