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HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
At the Montana standoff the F-B-I practices patience, while supporters of
the so-called Freeman stage a rally,
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and accusations of jury tampering in the O-J Simpson trial.
wx-head
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live-head
(larry ad lib)
KROGER
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Kroger grocery stores may have a hard time keeping all checkout lanes open.
Yesterday the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 voted down
the company's latest offer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
A second vote was taken and two-thirds of the union members voted to
authorize a strike.
Now the ball is in the company's court.
If Kroger officials do not negotiate a new contract, union officials say
their workers will strike.
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SOT 17:31:02
IN Q=insurance is good
((JANET HALE/UNION MEMBER: THE INSURANCE IS GOOD BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN PAY THE
RENT WITH WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING. YOU COULD GO TO A NON-UNION STORE AND MAKE
MORE MONEY.
TOM MCNUTT/PRESIDENT LOCAL 400: THE MONEY IS A MAJOR ISSUE HERE AND WHILE
WE'RE HAPPY OF COURSE WITH PRESERVING THE BENEFITS THE PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T FEEL
THE MONEY WAS SUFFICIENT.
KAREN MCCOY/UNION MEMBER: I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A DECENT CONTRACT FOR
SENIOR PEOPLE BUT EVIDENTLY THERE WERE MORE PART-TIME PEOPLE IN THE BARGAINING
UNIT THAT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY GOT A FARE SHAKE SO WE JUST ALL GOT TO STICK
TOGETHER. ))
SUPER=01-Janet Hale/Union Member; :00
SUPER=01-Tom McNutt/President Local 400; :09
SUPER=01-Karen McCoy/Union Member; :17
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VO-NAT
Company officials have offered a dollar- ten pay increase over the next five
years.
This contract vote affects union workers in Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia.
These employees include cashiers, deli and produce workers.
If a strike occurs, it will start tonight.
News 7's attempts to reach company officials were unsuccessful.
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MILITIA
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An F-B-I standoff with anti-government militants in Montana could become a
rallying point for some militia groups.
Organizers say they expect hundreds of people to converge on central
Montana for a demonstration today in support of the Freemen.
About 100 F-B-I agents have been keeping surveillance on a remote wheat farm
since March 25th, when two leaders of the Freemen group were arrested.
Mike Carpenter has details.
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SUPER=01-Senator Max Baucus/(D) Montana; :32
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Okinawa
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On the heels of weekend protests on Okinawa and in Tokyo against the
presence of a U-S base, a landowner is suing to evict the U-S military from his
property, claiming the lease is now expired.
He and his supporters marched to the gate of the Navy Communications center
today, but were turned away.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Okinawa, Japan/Yesterday;
Yesterday thousands of Japanese gathered in Okinawa to demonstrate against
the base.
Opposition has been growing since the rape of a 12-year-old girl by U-S
servicemen.
The Okinawa base will be discussed during President Clinton's visit to Tokyo
later this month.
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Chechnya
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow/Yesterday;
Russian President Boris Yeltsin has announced an end to the military
operation agaist the rebel Chechen Republic.
However, Yeltsin refuses to concede the two main demands of the Chechens:
full Russian troop withdrawal and complete independence for the republic.
Chechen rebels responded to the peace plan with combat.
The Russian Interfax news agency says 28 Russian servicemen were killed and
75 wounded in an attack by rebel Chechen forces today.
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1-Sports
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Time now for sports and the latest from the Women's Final Four.
Roy Stanley has the highlights.
Good morning Roy.
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simpson
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Allegations of jury tampering have surfaced in the O-J Simpson trial.
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VO-NAT
Appearing on the C-B-S News broadcast "60 Minutes," dismissed juror Francine
Florio- Bunten maintains she was improperly dropped from the jury on the basis
of an anonymous letter that accused her of writing a book on the trial.
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3;01;27
((REPORTER:HOW WOULD YOU HAVE VOTED.
FLORIO-BUTEN:NOT GUILTY, I THINK IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUNG JURY.))
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VO-NAT
Simpson lead attorney, Johnny Cochrane strongly denies the accusations.
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3;01:11
((COCHRANE: THERE'S NO JURY TAMPERING IN THIS CASE, NO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
BY ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF AT ANY RATE. ))
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OUT Q=AT ANY RATE.
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VO-NAT
A Los Angeles district attorney's office is now investigating the
allegations.
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Cascades
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TAPE# 96-27
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Flood waters tore up the Cascades hiking trails in January.
And as Denise Allen reports crews have been working for months, making the
New River Valley attraction safe for hikers.
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SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :04
SUPER=01-David Collins/Blacksburg District Ranger; :24
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:02
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(( Thousands of people walk this trail to enjoy the water, but in January
melting snow and rain water turned this beautiful stream into a recking ball.
Flood waters wiped out the lower trail leading to the water falls and two
bridges disappeared.
On the upper trail water washed away culverts and top soil.
((DAVID COLLINS/BLACKSBURG DISTRICT RANGER: THE REASON WE HAD TO CLOSE THE
AREA WAS BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE AND THE HAZARDS THAT WERE INVOLVED.))
The past two months have been full of back breaking work for forest rangers.
They've cleared boulders off the trail and replace top soil and stone foot
paths.
But they're working on a limited budget--using money allotted for the usual
winter clean up.
They plan to reopen the park April fifth, but despite their hard work the
lower trail remains closed indefinitely.
David Collins says it will take more money to dig out the trail which was
covered by landslides.
((THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE IT USED TO BE A LOOP TRAIL BUT OF COURSE WITH THE
BRIDGES GONE IT'S NO LONGER A LOOP.))
Volunteers organized by the Giles County Chamber of Commerce have helped
move the clean up along, by picking up truck loads of debris and moving tons of
gravel.
This effort was to help reopen one of the county's top attractions.
((JAN THOMAS/GILE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: PEOPLE LOVE TO HIKE AND WHEN
THEY COME TO GILES COUNTY THEY THINK OF NATURE AND THE OUTDOORS AND HIKING,
THE RIVER AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THEY COME TO THE
CASCADES FOR.))
There's still work to be done.
The Giles County Chamber of Commerce plans another volunteer work day in mid
April.
And forestry officials say they'll study the cost of reopening the lower
trails.
But regardless of the work that's done, David Collins says mother nature may
have made changes that will last forever.
Denise Allen News 7.))
Common-Sense
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TAPE# common sense
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Having a child costs a lot of money, but here's another expense you may not
have thought about.
Len Besthoff explains in this week's edition of Common Sense.
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OUT Q=back to the newsdesk
2-scores
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NEWSCAST=morn
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In sports --
The Seattle Mariners won baseball's season opener last night beating the
Chicago White Sox in twelve innings.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=103-Philadelphia/==4/Pittsburgh/==1//Rangers/==4/Islanders/==1;
SUPER=103-Chicago/==5/Dallas/==3//Detroit/==8/St. Louis/==1;
SUPER=103-Boston/==6/Buffalo/==5//Anaheim/==4/San Jose/==2;
SUPER=103-Tampa Bay/==1/Washington/==1//Winnipeg/==4/Calgary/==1;
Two-Larry
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TAPE#M96-4 Easter Makin's
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SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) Some Easter ideas for the youngsters.
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IN Q=Sometimes if you don't...
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=13-Frieda Wood/Pre-school Teacher; :12
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OUT Q=besides a basket.
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2HEADLINES
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Supporters of the Freemen anti-government militia group expect hundreds of
people at a rally today in Montana.
Federal agents are waiting-out several wanted Freemen members in Jordan,
about 125 miles from the rally site.
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VO-NAT
Locals in Okinawa, Japan, protest at the gates of a U-S military base.
U-S land leases expired yesterday and property owners want to reclaim the
land.
Anti-U-S sentiment is high following a rape case.
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VO-NAT
And employees of Kroger grocery stores may be checking out tonight and
stepping into the picket line.
Yesterday the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 voted down
the company's latest offer.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Monday, the first day of April.
ANCHOR=Beth
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Union-Vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-23
GRAPHIC=Kroger Contract Vote
Employees at Kroger grocery stores may strike tonight.
Yesterday the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 voted down
the company's latest offer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
A second vote was taken and two-thirds of the union members voted to
authorize a strike.
Now the ball is in the company's court.
If Kroger officials do not negotiate a new contract, union officials say
their workers will strike.
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SOT 17:31:02
IN Q=insurance is good
((JANET HALE/UNION MEMBER: THE INSURANCE IS GOOD BUT YOU CAN'T EVEN PAY THE
RENT WITH WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING. YOU COULD GO TO A NON-UNION STORE AND MAKE
MORE MONEY.
TOM MCNUTT/PRESIDENT LOCAL 400: THE MONEY IS A MAJOR ISSUE HERE AND WHILE
WE'RE HAPPY OF COURSE WITH PRESERVING THE BENEFITS THE PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T FEEL
THE MONEY WAS SUFFICIENT.
KAREN MCCOY/UNION MEMBER: I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A DECENT CONTRACT FOR
SENIOR PEOPLE BUT EVIDENTLY THERE WERE MORE PART-TIME PEOPLE IN THE BARGAINING
UNIT THAT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY GOT A FARE SHAKE SO WE JUST ALL GOT TO STICK
TOGETHER. ))
SUPER=01-Janet Hale/Union Member; :00
SUPER=01-Tom McNutt/President Local 400; :09
SUPER=01-Karen McCoy/Union Member; :17
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=TO STICK TOGETHER
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VO-NAT
Company officials have offered a dollar- ten pay increase over the next five
years.
This contract vote affects union workers in Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia.
These employees include cashiers, deli and produce workers.
News 7's attempts to reach company officials were unsuccessful.
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FREEMEN
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WRITER=MEL
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Organizers say they expect 800 supporters to show up at a rally in Montana
today for the anti-government group, the Freemen.
More than 100 F-B-I agents have been keeping watch on the Freemen's compound
near Jordan, Montana, since arresting two leaders of the group.
Mike Carpenter has more on the standoff now entering its second week.
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SUPER=03-Jordan, MT; :00
SUPER=01-Senator Max Baucus/(D) Montana; :32
SUPER=01-Mike Carpenter/Reporting; :56
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OUT Q=CBS NEWS, Montana.
Japan
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In the wake of protests in Tokyo and Okinawa against the presence of a U-S
base, a landowner is suing to evict the U-S military from his property.
He marched to the base today claiming the lease is now expired, but Japanese
riot police turned away the man and some supporters.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Okinawa, Japan/Yesterday;
Yesterday thousands of Japanese gathered in Okinawa to demonstrate against
the base.
Opposition has been growing since the rape of a 12-year-old girl in September
by U-S servicemen.
The Okinawa base will be discussed during President Clinton's visit to Tokyo
later this month.
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RUSSIA
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow/Yesterday;
Russian President Boris Yeltsin has announced an end to the military
operation agaist the rebel Chechen Republic.
However, Yeltsin is refusing to concede the two main demands of the
Chechens: full Russian troop withdrawal and complete independence for the
republic.
Chechen rebels responded to the peace plan with combat.
The Russian Interfax news agency says 28 Russian servicemen were killed and
75 wounded in an attack by rebel Chechen forces today.
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BOSNIA
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tuzla, Bosnia;
For the first time, U-S troops this week will provide security and other
limited support for U-N war crimes investigators in Bosnia.
But U-S Defense Secretary William Perry, in Bosnia yesterday, said the move
does not mean U-S troops will be on a manhunt, tracking down alleged war
criminals.
The war crimes investigators today begin examing suspected mass grave sites
in eastern Bosnia.
Up to eight- thousand Muslim men are believed to have been executed by
Serb forces when they captured Srebrenica.
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3-Sports
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In sports, Jeff Gordon chews up the Food City 500.
Roy Stanley has the highlights.
Good morning Roy.
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$CCOFF
Vote
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TAPEedit of # 96-23
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Kroger is facing a possible strike by workers after they voted down the
company's latest offer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
A second vote was taken yesterday and two-thirds of the union members voted
to authorize a strike.
If Kroger officials do not negotiate a new contract, union officials say
their workers will strike beginning tonight.
Company officials have offered a dollar- ten pay increase over the next five
years.
This contract vote affects union workers in Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia and includes cashiers, deli and produce workers.
News 7's attempts to reach company officials were unsuccessful.
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Tucker
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WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-29; edit 96-17
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Governor George Allen has appointed a former Roanoke resident to the
Virginia Parole Board.
Monty Tucker will be sworn in today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Month;
Tucker was appointed as chairman of the board last month by Governor Allen.
He served as U-S Attorney in Roanoke from 19-90 to '93.
Prior to his appointment, Tucker was employed as legal counsel and office
chief for the F-D-I-C in Dallas, Texas.
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Majied
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A Roanoke woman wants to exhume the body of a Bedford County man for genetic
testing to prove her claim that she is his illegitimate daughter.
Christine Majied and her mother, Mary Trent Langhorne, say Majied is the
result of an affair between Langhorne and Jim Brown in 1955.
Brown died three years ago.
A Bedford County judge granted Majied's request last year to exhume Brown's
body for D-N-A testing.
But the order has been put on hold pending an appeal by Brown's estate to the
Virginia Supreme Court.
The court will hear the case in the fall.
Dog-Inheritance
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TAPE# 96-28
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Meantime, a pooch in Roanoke County is collecting an inheritance.
Denise Allen tells us this dog was worth so much, his owner left him a 10
thousand dollar estate.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dick Brown/Leigh's Friend; :18
SUPER=01-Claude Carter/Ambie's Attorney; :54
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(( When Donna Wood picked up Ambie from the pound she didn't know she'd
inherited a rich pooch.
Wood's friend Leigh Jones had just died and relatives were unable to take
the dog.
Jones had few friends and was described as a recluse who cared for his
ailing mother for 18 years.
((DICK BROWN/LEIGH'S FRIEND: HE WAS A FINE GENTLEMAN AND AMBIE WAS HIS FAMILY.
IT WAS HE AND AMBIE AGAINST THE WORLD.))
Now Sir Abercombie Of Danlin, or Ambie, has an attorney who doles out his
10-thousand dollar inheritance.
The 13 year old dog has medical problems which cost about 100- dollars a
month.
The inheritance covers that and his new owner gets a small food stipend.
Ambie also bought a fence which affords him plenty of running room.
((HE LEFT MONEY TO HIS DOG, MONEY HE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE BUT I GUESS HE DID HAVE
IT IN A WAY. HE KNEW THE HOUSE WOULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.))
((CLAUDE CARTER/AMBIE'S ATTORNEY: PEOPLE BECOME VERY ATTACHED TO THEIR ANIMALS
AND WANT THEM TO BE CARED FOR. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THE AMOUNT WAS THE
THING I THOUGHT WAS SIGNIFICANT.))
((dog barking))
Dick Brown says Jones poured all his affection into Ambie.
Needless to say Ambie was spoiled.
((THE DOG HAD NO TRAINING WHAT SO EVER. HE WAS A NUISANCE TO BE AROUND BECAUSE
HE JUMPED ALL OVER YOU.))
Medical bills are depleting Ambie's trust fund.
His attorney says when Ambie dies, the remainder of HIS estate goes to Leigh
Jones' relatives.
But until that time, it's not a dog's life for Ambie.
Denise Allen News 7.))
4-scores
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It's NOT a dog's life for the Magic, either.
Orlando clinched their second straight Atlantic Division championship with a
trouncing of the New York Knicks.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Indiana/118/New Jersey/100//LA Lakers/111/Toronto/106;
SUPER=96-LA Clippers/110/Minnesota/107//Charlotte/121/Vancouver/=88;
SUPER=96-San Antonio/=97/Phoenix/=83//Portland/115/Dallas/100;
SUPER=96-Sacramento/105/Cleveland/100;
SUPER=97-Tennessee/=83/Georgia/=65;
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