23:00-01
News-Head
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Coming up on News Seven Police in
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VO-NAT
Roanoke County are investigating a head on collision that killed one person and
sent two people to the hospital this afternoon.
Police are looking for a suspect in a string of convenience store robberies
in the Roanoke Valley.
And Atlantis had a close call today as they had to abort a scheduled
landing.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=newsbreak
News Seven is next.
open
Super=#D-59;News 7 at 11;
SUPER=@Ron1;
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
SUPER=@Roy1;
County-Ax
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cro
TAPE# 96-18
GRAPHIC=none
A Roanoke man is dead following a head-on collision in Roanoke County.
(----------------)
VO NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
It happened on Jae Valley Road at four this afternoon.
Police say 31-year-old William Samuel Shirley was killed when his cadillac
crossed the double lines and struck a pickup head on.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:58:38
IN Q=the other vehicle
((LT. T.W. HANES/ROANOKE CO. POLICE: THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD TWO OCCUPANTS IN IT.
THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN
TOLD, HAVE NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.))
SUPER=01-Lt. T.W. Haynes/Roanoke Co. Police;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Police say they are still investigating what caused Shirley to cross into
the opposing lane.
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Bland-Fatal
ANCHOR=ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
And there was a fatal accident in Bland County last night.
Police say 40-year-old Jerry Wayne Songer of Bland was driving his pick-up
truck east on Route 6-33 when he lost control of his vehicle on a curve.
The truck went down an embankment, overturned and struck a tree.
Robberies
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cro
TAPE# 96-13
GRAPHIC=none
Police are looking for a suspect in a string of convenience store robberies
in the Roanoke Valley.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
They started last night.
Police say a man entered the Seven-Eleven at the 2400 block of Grandin Road
around midnight... demanded money then fled with the cash.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
About three hours later, police say a man walked into the Uni-Mart on 4-19
in Roanoke County, brandished a knife and demanded money from that store.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Then around six this morning, a man armed with a handgun forced the clerk
at the Uni-Mart on Orange Avenue Northeast to hand over money.
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Freemen
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
The standoff continues in Montana today with the anti-government group
"Freemen."
(----------------)
SOT
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT;
The Freemen are charged with writing bad checks and threatening the life of
a federal judge.
About a dozen Freemen followers are inside the compound.
One member did surrender today elsewhere in Montana.
Jailers say he's refusing to cooperate with booking procedures and wouldn't
allow himself to be fingerprinted.
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Hamas
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Palestinian police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse Hamas supporters
at a university rally in the West Bank town of Nablus.
(----------------)
SOT 15:17:10
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-West Bank;
Palestinian sources said at least 12 students were wounded.
About 500 police officers entered the al-Najah University campus to break up
a demonstration by Hamas activists who were protesting against the Palestinian
Authority's arrests of the group's members.
More than one-thousand demonstrators marched from Bethlehem toward an
Israeli roadblock so they could cross over to the Israeli side.
Palestinian police forcibly intervened to hold back the demonstrators before
any confrontation with the Israelis could develop.
(----------------)
Space-Shuttle
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=space shuttle
NASA officials were preparing for an emergency shuttle landing today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cape Canaveral, FL;
Controllers came within ten minutes of the emergency landing when the
cargo-bay doors wouldn't reopen to cool the shuttle.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:07:55
IN Q=And I think it's
((GEORGE DILLER/NASA SPOKESMAN: AND I THINK IT'S THE CLOSEST I'VE SEEN IT GO UP
TO THE DEORBIT BURN TIME AND WAVE THEM OFF. BUT THAT SHOWS THAT IT WAS DYNAMIC
ENOUGH THAT WE THOUGHT WE AT LEAST HAD SOME SHOT AT IT.))
SUPER=01-George Diller/NASA Spokesman;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=some shot at it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Officials say the doors opened just in the nick of time.
NASA is planning to bring Atlantis down in the morning.
(----------------)
Muskie
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Former President Jimmy Carter was among many who remembered the late Edmund
Muskie today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bethesda, MD;
Muskie, who represented Maine for 22 years in the Senate, was eulogized in
Maryland and buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:09:50
IN Q=Ed Muskie was also
((FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER: ED MUSKIE WAS ALSO A CHAMPION OF BASIC CIVIL
RIGHTS AT A TIME WHEN IT WASN'T POPULAR TO BE SO. AND HE AND DR. BENJAMIN MAYS
WORKED HAND AND HAND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE LIKE ME AND OTHER GOVERNORS AND PUBLIC
SERVANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO LOOKED ON HIM WITH GREAT ADMIRATION.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=with great admiration.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Muskie was also Hubert Humphrey's presidential running mate in 1968...he was
81.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
Coming up on News-7,
Denise Allen will tell us about a teen center that is looking for a home,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
and some teenagers paint some of the most boring graffiti you'll ever see.
We'll find out why next...
But first let's check in with Kimberly.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
Wx ad lib
Well, it wasn't exactly an ideal spring day-- not with the cloudy skies and
cool temperatures.
You'll want to get those umbrellas back out--as a storm system is expected
to bring rain into our area by tomorrow.
Meanwhile, temperatures stay below normal-- then finally moderate by late
next week.
We'll have the complete outlook--
you'll want to stay tuned for that.
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Boty-Student
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
An autopsy indicates that a Lord Botetourt High School freshman may have
died of heart problems.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./File Tape;
Fourteen-year-old Justin Wilburn collapsed Thursday in shop class.
The medical examiner said the boy had a history of heart problems.
Further tests are needed to pinpoint the exact cause of death.
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Valley-Clean
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-20
GRAPHIC=Clean Valley Day
Several teenagers who did the crime, are now covering up the evidence.
The young people convicted of vandalizing a store in Roanoke, spent Clean
Valley Day painting over their graffiti.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke City employees and members of the 11th and Melrose neighborhood
group helped the young people tidy up the area.
In addition to the painting, truck loads of trash were picked up and hauled
to the dump.
Residents say spiffing up the area will help people feel safer and may even
rejuvenate the neighborhood.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:08:33
IN Q=THERE'S A LOT OF
((L.H. HAMLAR/NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT: THERE'S A LOT OF LITTERING, GRAFFITI ON
THE WALLS AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME TO CLEAN IT UP. WE KNOW IT'S GOING
TO COME BACK BUT EACH TIME WE DO IT, IT'S LESS AND LESS EACH TIME WE COME
OUT.))
SUPER=01-L. H. Hamlar/Neighborhood Resident;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=EACH TIME WE COME OUT
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Participants in the clean up say they hope their efforts show young people
they care about the community.
Several other neighborhoods also sponsored clean-ups.
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Straight-Street
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-22
GRAPHIC=none
A ministry called Straight Street takes teens OFF the streets and offers
them a safe place to hang out.
But now the teen center needs a home of its own.
Denise Allen has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Angela Hicks/Straight Street Participant; :11
SUPER=01-Bambi Jarrett/Straight Street Participant; :26
SUPER=01-Matt Hicks/Straight Street Participant; :33
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :43
SUPER=01-Bob Anderson/Straight Street Ministries; 1:10
SUPER=01-Chris Devonte Thompson/Straight Street Participant; 1:21
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:31
RUNS=1:47
OUT Q=News 7 Christiansburg
(( This is what it used to be like hanging out at the Straight Street Teen
Center.
Basketball, arcade games and music used to draw hundreds of young people
every weekend.
((ANGELA HICKS/STRAIGHT STREET PARTICIPANT: YOU COULD CONVERSATE AND SIT
AROUND. IT WAS LIKE A CAFE AND EVERYTHING ELSE ALL PUT TOGETHER, LIKE A
HIDEAWAY FOR TEENS THAT DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH OTHER THING THAT COULD
GET THEM IN TROUBLE.))
((BAMBI JARRETT/STRAIGHT STREET PARTICIPANT: BOB WOULD HAVE THE PROGRAM AFTER
SCHOOL. WHERE WE WOULD COME AND DO OUR HOMEWORK. WE'D ALWAYS END UP THERE.))
((MATT HICKS/STRAIGHT STREET PARTICIPANT: NOW IF I'M NOT AT A CONCERT I'M HOME
JUST WONDERING WHAT TO DO CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING REALLY.))
That's because the teen center is homeless.
Straight Street left the old facility but finding a new home has proved
difficult.
((RIGHT NOW SINCE WE'RE NOT REALLY DOING ANYTHING, MAYBE ONCE AND A WHILE WE DO
OUR SKATE NIGHT AND OUR OPEN GYM NIGHTS WE ATTEMPTED TO DO BUT THE WEATHER
BUMPED US.))
Bob Anderson says all Straight Street activities are drug free
and offer teenagers a safe haven.
He says he knows there's a need for the program because the center offers
guidance government programs can't.
((BOB ANDERSON/STRAIGHT STREET MINISTRIES: TEENS TODAY ARE SEARCHING
SPIRITUALLY. WHERE AM I GOING? WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT. WE NEVER BIBLE THUMPED
TO THE TEENS, BUT WHAT THEY KNEW IS THAT THEY COULD COME HERE AND IF THEY HAD A
QUESTION WE WERE ABLE AND WILLING TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT.))
((CHRIS DEVONTE THOMPSON/STRAIGHT STREET PARTICIPANT: IT HELPED ME WHEN I WAS
FEELING DOWN. I USED TO GO UP THERE AND TALK TO BOB AND THEN I'D GO OUT AND
HAVE FUN.))
Anderson says he's looking for a building with at least 3000 square feet and
has a high ceiling so the teens can play basketball.
He hopes to find a new home for the center soon, so Montgomery County
teenagers will once again have a safe place to hang out.
Denise Allen News 7 Christiansburg.))
On-Record
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-17
GRAPHIC=education
A vote for education or a vote against a flawed project?
That's what Roanoke County voters must decide next week when they consider
the 37- point- four- million- dollar bond issue for schools.
Tuesday's referendum is the subject of this week's
SS=on record
On Record... and tonight Joe Dashiell has a preview.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Supporters of the bond issue
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Jim McAden/Bond Issue Supporter; :17
SUPER=@Joe2; :41
SUPER=01-Jane Milliron/Bond Issue Opponent; :50
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=JD News 7
((Supporters of the bond issue have made a simple pitch... If you want
what's best for county education, vote yes.
While construction of a new south county high school has dominated the
debate, supporters note that the package includes several million dollars more
for other projects.
SOT JIM MCADEN 00:06:17
IN Q=But what we've found
((JIM MCADEN/BOND ISSUE SUPPORTER: BUT WHAT WE'VE FOUND AND WHAT WE THINK IS
THE COMPELLING REASON TO VOTE FOR THIS IS, IT IS FOR EDUCATION. IT IS ABOUT HOW
ROANOKE COUNTY ENTERS THE 21ST CENTURY. WE'VE PLACED OURSELVES NUMBER ONE IN A
LOT OF AREAS. WATER TREATMENT. SEWAGE TREATMENT. IT'S NOW TIME TO ENTER THE
21ST CENTURY WITH EDUCATION AS OUR PRIORITY.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=as our priority.
But opponents insist a no vote in Tuesday's referendum is not a vote
against education.
They've raised questions about the proposed site for the new high school,
the cost of the construction and the fact that most of the money from the bond
issue is devoted to a single project.
SOT JANE MILLIRON 00:22:05
IN Q=I would love
((JANE MILLIRON/BOND ISSUE OPPONENT: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU SPEND 20 MILLION
DOLLARS ON SOLVING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN SOUTH COUNTY AND TAKE THE REMAINING
AND PUT IT BACK INTO SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE SO DESERVING. I'M REALLY
AFRAID THAT IF YOU GO FORWARD WITH BUILDING THIS NEW SCHOOL WITH THE MONEY THAT
THEY'RE NEEDING TO BUILD THE SCHOOL, THAT SO MANY OTHER PROJECTS ARE GOING TO
BE LEFT FOR SOME TIME.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=to be left for some time.
To hear more of the discussion on Tuesday's bond issue referendum in Roanoke
County, watch the public affairs program On Record Sunday Morning at eleven.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
Lottery
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=virginia lottery
These are heady days at the Virginia Lottery.
The Lotto jackpot topped 26- million dollars tonight.
SUPER=26-11-16-24-26-37-39;
The winning numbers were 11, 16, 24, 26, 37 and 39.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=hold
And the Lottery is searching for a Powerball type multi- state game to
thrill players with even larger jackpots.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Wednesday;
But Lottery officials are walking softly around the issue of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
That's after some other state lotteries have been sued by disabled rights
groups for retail locations that were inaccessible.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape two 04:16:11
IN Q=Since I have
((PENELOPE KYLE/VIRGINIA LOTTERY DIRECTOR: SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE WE HAVE HAD
A COUPLE CALLS FROM PLAYERS WHO FELT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET INTO THE COUNTER
AND BUY THEIR LOTTERY TICKETS AS THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO. AND I JUST SIMPLY
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FEDERAL LAW OUT THERE. WE THE LOTTERY ARE COMPLYING IN
EVERY ONE OF OUR OFFICES, BUT THE FEDERAL LAW ALSO APPLIES TO THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.))
SUPER=07-Penelope Kyle
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=private sector.
TALENT=Ron
SS=hold
The Lottery is sending letters out to the retailers, asking them to make
sure they're trying to comply with the law.
One Danville retailer has worked out a compromise -- delivering the lottery
tickets to the disabled player's car in the parking lot.
Tease#2
MUSIC ON TAPE
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=none
Coming up,
Roy will update tonight's Final Four action,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
and the competition was ALSO intense in Roanoke, as neighborhood kids went
scrambling for Easter eggs.
Stay tuned.
(----------------)
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Arts-Fair
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-19
GRAPHIC=none
The Brush Mountain Arts and Craft Fair has grown from a local show to a
national exhibition.
For 25 years artisans have been selling their wares at the Blacksburg event.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Visitors have the chance to take in exhibits of Native American Art.
Woodwork, quilts and paintings are also on display.
Organizers say these crafts-people are the cream of the crop and that's one
reason the fair is such a success.
Many are turned down because only the chosen can attend.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:01:40
IN Q=AND THAT MEANS
((JULIE EARTHMAN/FAIR COORDINATOR: AND THAT MEANS BEFORE A CRAFTER CAN EVEN
EXHIBIT THEY HAVE TO SEND SLIDES OR PHOTOS OF THEIR WORK AND THEN A COMMITTEE
PASSES JUDGEMENT ON WHETHER THEY MEET THE CRITERION OF THE SHOW.))
SUPER=01-Julie Earthman/Fair Coordinator;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=OF THE SHOW
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Earthman says many of these wellknown vendors have fans that follow them
around from show to show.
The fair continues tomorrow at the Rector Field House on the Virginia Tech
campus.
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Egg-Hunt
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-10
GRAPHIC=none
Today the rabbits were hopping on Melrose Avenue in Roanoke.
The Easter Bunny joined neighborhood children in games and egg hunts.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But that was after he took time to pose with some of his "littlest" fans.
Workers at the Melrose Burger King organized the event.
They hope the Easter egg hunt spreads more than holiday cheer.
They say their goal is to help build a positive attitude in their community.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:30:15
IN Q=IT SHOWS WE
((LAVERN PETTY/ORGANIZER: IT SHOWS WE REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE
WANT TO GIVE BACK SOMETHING THAT THEY GIVE US, AND THAT'S SUPPORT.))
((DORIS BOARD/ORGANIZER: WHEN IT COMES TO THE FUTURE THE CHILDREN WILL SEE
WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THEM WHEN THEY'RE SMALL. THEN AS THEY GROW UP THEY WILL
KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO REALLY CARES AND WILL PROBABLY GIVE THEM A
POSITIVE MIND.))
SUPER=01-Lavern Petty/Organizer;
SUPER=01-Doris Board/Organizer; :06
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=A POSITIVE MIND
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Area businesses helped make the Easter egg hunt a success.
Organizers plan to make this an annual event.
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S-Mass
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-3
GRAPHIC=Final Four
Kentucky advances to the N-C-A-A championship game.
The Wildcats held off two late runs to Beat Massachusetts 81 to 74.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/CBS SPORTS; :
The Wildcats controlled the first half Tony Delk gets out on the break
after the steal and scores 28 to 20 Kentucky.
U-Mass kept the game close Dana Bright goes inside for the lay in but the
Wildcats led 36 to 28 at the half.
Kentucky hit a 7 to nothing run at the 12 minute mark of the half and the
lead was 13 points.
But U-Mass was still in the game Marcus Camby pulls up and hits the
baseline jumper and gets fouled the lead was five.
And when Danta Bright goes to the offensive boards for the tap in the
Kentucky lead was cut to three 63 to 60.
But the Wildcats hold off the
SUPER=33-Kentucky/=81/Massachusetts/=74;U-Mass rallies and Kentucky advances
with the 81 to 74 win.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="What we....
((RICK PITINO/KENTUCKY HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Rick Pitino/Kentucky Head Coach;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=......post up guards."
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S-Syracuse
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-4
GRAPHIC=Final Four
Syracuse advanced in the first game of the semi finals.
The Orangemen using a strong second half to knock off Mississippi State 77
to 69.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/CBS SPORTS; :
The Bulldogs had a 7 point lead with six minutes left in the first half
Bullard pulls up and nails the three.
But Syracuse kept the score close thanks to Otis Hill he hit two shots in a
row and the game was tied 36 to 36 at the half.
Syracuse broke a 44 to 44 tie at the 12 minute mark of the second half
Jason Cipolla with the drive.
Mississippi State had one more run Wilson knocks down the three pointer
cutting the lead to 56 to 53.
But Syracuse went up by 11 and the Orangemen hold on to beat the Bulldogs
77 to 69.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="kids just have
((JIM BOHEIM/SYRACUSE HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Jim Boheim/Syracuse Head Coach; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=.....sneak thru."
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S-Bulls
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-2
GRAPHIC=NBA LOGO
The Chicago Bulls continue to move closer to the N-B-A's first 70 win
season.
This afternoon in Chicago the Bulls beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106 to
85.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/Sportschannel; :
Bill Fitch and his Clippers fell behind early in the game.
Scottie Pippen on the outside for three of his game high 22 points the
Bulls led 28 to 19.
But The Clippers get out on the run Brent Barry with the pass to Brian
Williams for the jam but L.A. trailed 36 to 25.
Chicago picked it up in the third Pippen the behind the back pass to Tony
Kukoc for the reverse layup the lead was 22.
Michael Jordan then gets by Brian SUPER=32-Chicago/106/Los
Angeles/=85;Williams on the baseline for two of his 21 and Chicago gets the
106 to 85 win.
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S-NHL
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-4
GRAPHIC=NHL Logo
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved five points up on second place Philadelphia
for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/Sportschannel; :
In the first period Stephanie Richer fires this show it hits Ken Wreggets
mask but he shakes it off and remains in the game.
Brad Lauer broke a scoreless tie 20 seconds into the third period and
Pittsburgh went on to edge New Jersey.
For that and all of today's pro scores lets check the boards.
(/////SOT/////)
CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=.....ROANOKE."
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, Tommy Tolles is the leader after three rounds of the Players
Championship there's a tie for the lead at the Dinah Shore Classic.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
And Rick Mast is waiting from some changes to help his Hooters Pontiac run
a little better.
(-------------)
S-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Express/checkers
The Roanoke Express will need a miracle to win it's East Coast Hockey
league playoff series with the Charlotte Checkers.
Tonight in Charlotte, The Checkers led from start to finish beating the
Express 4 to 2.
The win gives the Checkers a 2 games to none lead on the Express in the
best of five series.
Game three will be Tuesday night at the Roundhosue and in order to advance
the Express will have to win three straight games.
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S-Mast
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-32
GRAPHIC=Rick Mast
Rick Mast has a new sponsor and a new Pontiac for the 1996 Winston Cup
Season.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Bristol, TN; :
The first part of the season has been a nightmare for his team.
For example Mast was 32-nd fastest during qualifying for the Food City
500.
But help may be on the way.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="The first
((RICK MAST/HOOTERS PONTIAC: ))
SUPER=01-Rick Mast/Hooters Pontiac; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=.......help em."
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
Mast stood on his time from yesterday and here's a look at the final
qualifiers for tomorrows Winston Cup Race.
(/////SOT/////)
CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST DRIVER
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=.....BILL ELLIOTT."
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S-Clay
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-1
GRAPHIC=Martinsville speedway
Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell introduced his new late
model stock car racing team this past week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
Campbell and his new Taco Bell team will enter a total of 20 late model
races this summer at both the New River Valley Speedway and South Boston.
Campbell just recently installed new seating at the Martinsville track in
an attempt to accommodate more fans.
The track president also announced that the upcoming Goody's 500 at
Martinsville will distribute the largest purse in track history at over 1
million, 100 thousand dollars.
Campbell's ever growing schedule raises the question...will his new late
model stock car endeavor take away from his time at Martinsville.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Not
((CLAY CAMPBELL/MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY PRESIDENT:))
SUPER=01-Clay Campbell/Martinsville Speedway President; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=..anyhow"
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S-Golf
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-27
GRAPHIC=PGA Logo
Tommy Tolles survived a heavy downpour and the pressure of pursuing his
first tournament win to lead the Players Championship after three rounds.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Ponte Verda, FL/NBC SPORTS; :
But the shot of the day goes to Jay Don Blake on the 13-th hole a par three
Blake using a two iron hits a hole in one to go to 7 under par with 5 holes
left to play.
But Tolles shot a three under par 69 finishing with a total of 14 under par
after three rounds and he leads David Duval by two shots.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Sports logo
Patty Sheehan and Brandie burton share the lead after three rounds of the
Nabisco Dinah Shore Classic.
They are tied at six under par.
S-Notes
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
A couple of Sports Notes, Mark Martin won the goody's 250 Busch race this
afternoon at Bristol.
Martin will start on the pole for tomorrow's Food City 500.
Southeastern conference rivals Georgia and Tennessee will play for the
Women's national title tomorrow.
Andy Landers will be trying to coach Georgia to its first national title
while Tennessee's Pat Summitt has won four.
In baseball, Virginia Tech split a doubleheader with Xavier and Liberty
sweeps a doubleheader with Radford.
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Olympic-Flame
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The torch that runners will carry to Atlanta for this year's Olympic Games
was ignited today in Greece.
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First Lady Hillary Clinton, who is wrapping up a European tour in Greece,
was the guest-of-honour at the ceremony, accompanied by her daughter Chelsea.
The Olympic torch was ignited by the sun's rays.
It will be carried away from Olympia by a runner on the first leg of many to
Atlanta.
But first it will be carried around Greece and flown to Los Angeles aboard a
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by SS