18:00-01
1-News-Head
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VO-NAT
It's municipal election day in Virginia.
And we're all over it on NEWS 7.
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ANCHOR=Keith
We've also got a ruling in favor of Virginia Tech in that high- profile
rape case.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
Tonight in sports, Lance finishes back in the pack during today's stage of
the Tour Dupont but still maintains his overall lead.
We'll check the finish and the start in Wytheville.
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VO-NAT eng#
Plus, Phil Jackson is finally named the NBA's coach of the year.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Big changes ahead after a foggy, rainy night. Temperature will be up around
20 degrees tomorrow.
Democrats
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=Election 96
An abundance of bad weather and a lack of interest have conspired to keep
voters away from the polls today in Roanoke.
Election officials expect only about one in three of the city's registered
voters to cast ballots in today's council elections.
Double Boxes=Keith and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell reports tonight from the precinct at Wasena Elementary School.
Live Full=Joe/Microwave
SUPER=@Joe1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Keith, by three o'clock just 18 percent of the city's voters had made it to
the polls.
That's well behind the 29 percent who had voted by mid-afternoon four years
ago.
In that election, almost half of the city's voters eventually cast their
ballots. This year we'll be lucky if the number exceeds 30 percent.
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SOT
IN Q=I feel pretty excited
SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/(D) City Council Candidate; :00
SUPER=01-Nelson Harris/(D) City Council Candidate; :32
RUNS=:53
OUT Q=how the candidates come out.
(( SOT WYATT 03:33:16
IN Q=I feel pretty excited
(( ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=better and better about it.
Even if the bad weather kept many voters away from the polls, Democrats
remained upbeat about their prospects.
As low as the turnout appears to be, democrats say they're looking for a
consistent showing throughout the city's precincts and winning numbers when the
votes are tallied this evening.
Still, at least one democrat believes the number of seats up for grabs may
make for some interesting results.
SOT HARRIS 03:36:53
IN Q=With as many seats
(( ))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=how the candidates come out.))
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
With five seats to be decided, this election is a rare opportunity for both
political parties.
Joe Tosses to Kimberly
Today, Kimberly McBroom caught up with the Republicans as they travelled
the final miles of this two-month campaign.
Republicans
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-31
GRAPHIC=None
Live Full=Kimberly/Microwave
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
( ad lib
.....IF TRADITION HOLDS TRUE, THIS RAINY WEATHER AND LIGHT VOTER TURNOUT MAY BE
POSITIVE SIGNS FOR REPUBLICANS)
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SOT
IN Q=Rainy weather
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Pat Green/(R) Roanoke Mayoral Candidate;:10
SUPER=01-Alvin Nash/(R) Roanoke City Council Cand.; :36
SUPER=01-David Lisk/(R) Roanoke City Council Cand.;1:05
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=field of politics
Rainy weather traditionally bodes well for the G.O.P.-- but Republican
mayoral candidate Pat Green still hopes the damp weather hasn't kept too many
voters away.
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SOT 14:01:36
((PAT GREEN/R- ROANOKE MAYORAL CANDIDATE: IN REALITY, I WOULD SINCERELY HOPE
THAT MORE VOTERS WOULD COME OUT AND VOTE. I WOULD LIKE TO WIN THIS ELECTION
KNOWING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID VOTE, RATHER THAN A FEW. ))
RUNS=:12
Several Republican candidates were working the polls-- and all seemed to be
in an optimistic mood.
They say the city's black vote will carry a lot of weight in this election--
but city council candidate Alvin Nash says all precincts are equally crucial.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:38:44
((ALVIN NASH/R- ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I NEED A GOOD VOTER TURNOUT IN
THE TRADITIONALLY BLACK PRECINCTS. BUT I'M RUNNING FOR A SEAT ON ROANOKE CITY
COUNCIL AND THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE A GOOD TURNOUT IN ALL PRECINCTS.))
RUNS=:16
And while Pat Green may be a new face on the political scene, fellow
Republican hopeful David Lisk served 10 years on council in the 60s and 70s.
He's hoping his resume will garner votes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:08:16
((DAVID LISK/R- ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: ONE WHO'S HAD PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCE IS NOT A HANDICAP AND HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE AN ADVANTAGE IN THIS
ELECTION. WE'LL FIND OUT TONIGHT WHETHER THEY CAN RECYCLE AN OLD DOG IN THE
FIELD OF POLITICS. ))
RUNS=:13
Live=Kimberly Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(Ad Lib)
Double Boxes=Keith and Kimberly/Microwave
(question: where are the Republicans gathering after the polls close?)
Brzonkala
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-35
GRAPHIC=Christy Brzonkala
Virginia Tech is right to treat rape cases differently than other violent
crimes on campus.
So said a federal judge today as he threw out Christy Brzonkala's claim
against the University.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file
When she was a student at Tech in 1994, Brzonkala says two football players
raped her.
Brzonkala said Tech gave preferential treatment to the athletes through
administrative hearings on campus.
Judge Jackson Kiser said even if Tech GAVE preferential treatment, it was
not based on gender discrimination.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Christy Brzonkala
Brzonkala wanted the court to force the University to change the way it
handles sexual assault cases involving students.
But the judge said she offered no statistics to back up her discrimination
claim.
L'Burg-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-30
GRAPHIC=Election 96
In other election news today, two years after they captured a super-
majority on city council, Lynchburg Republicans could see their numbers slip
after today's election.
Double Boxes=Keith and Steve/Microwave
Steve Smallshaw joins us live, Steve how does this year differ from the 1994
race?
Live Full=Steve/Microwave
SUPER=@ssm1;
SUPER=05-Lynchburg;
Keith, the GOP swept the '94 contest because that race was for the three at-
large seats on city council, making it easier for Republicans to run as a
group, and residents to vote for a block of candidates at the polls.
This year, however, with all four ward seats open, each candidate has had to
make a name for himself.
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SOT
IN Q=Lynchburg council
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Whitaker/Lynchburg Mayor; :13
SUPER=01-Robert Garber/Lynchburg Council Candidate; :35
SUPER=01-Carl Hutcherson/Lynchburg Council Candidate; :58
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=like to be represented.
(( Lynchburg council candidates are hoping the wet weather didn't do much to
dampen the enthusiasm of their supporters this election day.
Republican mayor Jim Whitaker was out working the polls, even though he's
running unopposed.
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SOT 4:36:18
IN Q=When I cast
((JIM WHITAKER/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: WHEN I CAST MY VOTE THIS MORNING AT SIX O'CLOCK
I PROBABLY ELECTED MYSELF TO OFFICE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=myself to office.
So Whitaker has been helping other GOP candidates, especially incumbent
Robert Vogel who's in a tight race with Democrat Pete Warren for the Ward One
seat.
In Ward Three, Republican incumbent Jim Curling was forced to run as an
independent after his own party rejected him in favor of former chairman Robert
Garber.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:55:37
IN Q=It's taught me
((ROBERT GARBER/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: IT'S TAUGHT ME THAT YOU NEED TO GO
OUT THERE TO SEE THE PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY REALLY HAVE ON THEIR MIND.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING IT'S TAUGHT ME. I'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN, IT'S BEEN A GOOD
EXPERIENCE TO GO OUT AND TALK TO PEOPLE AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=for anything.
Garber and Curling are joined by perennial outsider Jane Thurber in the Ward
Three contest.
And in the special at- large race, independent Carl Hutcherson hopes to edge
out Republican newcomer Stuart Hobbs.
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SOT 4:18:21
IN Q=We want to
((CARL HUTCHERSON/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: WE WANT TO HAVE A VOICE, A MORE
INDEPENDENT VOICE, THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THE PARTISANSHIP OF COUNCIL AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST MEET THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS IN THE WAY THEY'D LIKE TO BE
REPRESENTED.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=like to be represented.))
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Live=Steve Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Lynchburg;
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Double Boxes=Keith and Steve/Microwave
Tease#1
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Our election coverage continues on News 7 at Six---
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VO-NAT
We'll go live to Salem, where interest has been running high in the
five-way race to fill three Council seats.
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Salem-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-28
GRAPHIC=Election 96
After the retirement of long time Mayor Jim Taliaferro, an additional
council seat became vacant in Salem.
There are now three openings on the five person Council.
Double Boxes=Keith and Ron/Microwave
Ron Jones is at Salem's City Hall. He's been checking in with the
candidates, two of whom are political newcomers.
Live Full=Ron/Microwave
SUPER=@Ron1;
SUPER=05-Salem;
Keith, most of the candidates we spoke with described this race as a clean
one.
Even though most of the incumbents have have more than ten years of service
some of them campaigned the good old fashioned way-- knocking on doors and
shaking hands.
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SOT
IN Q=Incumbents Howard Packett
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Alex Brown/Council Incumbent; :15
SUPER=01-Howard Packett/Council Incumbent; :26
SUPER=01-Stephen Smeltzer/Candidate for Council: :45
SUPER=01-Harry Haskins/Candidate for Council; :59
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=last three months
NAT SOUND
Packett greeting some one
Incumbents Howard Packett... and Alex Brown say this race has been pretty
much-- business as usual.
After twenty plus council years between them they say campaigning is still
hard work-- but it's been easier without the mud slinging.
SOT 01:22:12
((ALEX BROWN/INCUMBENT: OVER ALL IT'S BEEN A NICE CLEAN RACE... OVER ALL IT'S
BEN A GOOD CLEAN CAMPAIGN.))
RUNS=:10
BUTT, BUTT, BUTT
SOT 02:12:16
((HOWARD PACKETT/INCUMBENT:BUT IT'S BEEN VERY FRIENDLY AND VERY INFORMATIVE. I
THINK THE PRESS... COVERAGE HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD.))
RUNS=:08
Two new kids on the campaign block-- Stephen Smeltzer and Retired Police
Chief Harry Haskins agree the campaign trail isn't exactly easy street.
SOT 02:13:12
((STEPHEN SMELTZER/CANDIDATE: WELL, THE REASON I'M RUNNING IS I'M VERY
INTERESTED IN SEEING SALEM PROGRESS. I LOVE SALEM IT'S BEEN MY HOME FOR ABOUT
SEVENTEEN YEARS AND I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER THE CITY AS FAR AS THE
LEADERSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.))
RUNS=:14
BUTT, BUTT, BUTT
SOT
SOT 01:19:50
((HARRY HASKINS/CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL: THIS IS THE HARDEST WORK I'VE EVER DONE
THAT I DIDN'T GET PAID FOR. BUT I'M ENJOYING IT. WE'VE HAD A GRAND TIME THIS
LAST THREE MONTHS.))
RUNS=:10
Live=Ron Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Salem;
(Ad Lib-Voter turn out)
Double Boxes=Keith and Ron/Microwave
Danville-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE#96-39
GRAPHIC=Election 96
A very low key City Council race is underway in Danville.
Double Boxes=Keith and Teresa/Microwave
Teresa Hamilton has been following the campaign and joins us from our
Danville newsroom.
Live Full=Teresa/Microwave
SUPER=@Teresa1;
SUPER=05-Danville;
Keith, the candidates we spoke with characterize this election as very clean.
They say there's been very little, if any, mudslinging.
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SOT
IN Q=We all
SUPER=01-Mike Smith/City Council Candidate; :00
SUPER=03-Danville; :10
SUPER=01-John Hamlin/City Council Candidate; :31
SUPER=01-Sherman Saunders/City Council Candidate; :57
RUNS=1:04
OUT Q=better community
((
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SOT
IN Q=We all made
((MIKE SMITH/CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: WE ALL MADE A PACT AS CANDIDATES THAT WE'D
WORK TOGETHER NOT TO HURT EACH OTHER BUT TO BRING A COHESIVE TEAMWORK
ATMOSPHERE TO THIS RACE AND WE HAVE. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=we have.
Mike Smith describes himself as upbeat-- despite the city's low voter
turnout.
So far, only about 25- percent of Danville's registered voters have
exercised their right.
Officials say voters here typically don't get too excited over local
elections.
In Danville, council is elected at large.
The candidates don't align themselves with a particular party.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It gives
((JOHN HAMLIN/CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE:IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE AND NOT TRYING TO HAVE TO COVER UP FOR
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR PERSONALITY OR SOMETHING
OF THAT NATURE, YOU CAN CONCENTRATE SOLELY ON THE ISSUES. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=
John Hamlin is running for re-election.
Joyce Glaise and Stokes Daniels are also hoping to remain on board for
another term.
A total of five newcomers, however, say it's time for change.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's all
((SHERMAN SAUNDERS/CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE:IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE, MAKING OUR
COMMUNITY BETTER AND THAT'S MY THEME, TEAMWORK FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=better community.
))
Live=Teresa Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Danville;
(Ad Lib)
In the 1994 City Council election, voter turnout was 43-point four percent.
So, we still have a ways to go to meet that mark.
Double Boxes=Teresa and Tracy/Microwave
(Teresa tosses to Tracy)
Let's head now to our New River Valley Newsroom.
Tracy, how are things shaping up there.
NRV-Races
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=None
Live Full=Tracy/Microwave
SUPER=@Tracy1;
SUPER=05-Blacksburg;
Christiansburg has seen most of the action here in the New River Valley.
Officials report an unusually high turnout, with voters drawn perhaps by
controversy over new recreation facilities, and the eight candidates running
for three seats.
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SOT
IN Q=Many of the voters
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :00
SUPER=01-Marylee Bush/Christiansburg Voter; :07
SUPER=01-Bob Hockett/Christiansburg Council Candidate; :22
SUPER=01-Bob Abraham/Christiansburg Council Candidate; :27
SUPER=01-Scott Weaver/Christiansburg Council Candidate; :48
RUNS=1:03
OUT Q=families settling in.
(( Many of the voters in Christiansburg were braving this chilly gray day in
the hope of beating the heat later on.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:26:48
((MARYLEE BUSH/CHRISTIANSBURG VOTER: I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD
CANDIDATES, BUT IT WAS INTERESTED IN THE ONES THAT WERE PUSHING FOR A SWIMMING
POOL FOR CHRISTIANSBURG. ))
RUNS=:08
In fact, controversy over a new recreation center is what drew most of the
six first- time candidates to the race.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:16:02
((BOB HOCKETT/CHRISTIANSBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN
RECREATION AND COACHING AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND JUST SEEN THAT WE REALLY HAVE
A LACK OF FACILITIES HERE IN TOWN. ))
SOT 19:10:38
((BOB ABRAHAM/CHRISTIANSBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED THEM, AND I ALSO WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO
SEE A SWIMMING POOL IN THE RECREATION CENTER.))
RUNS=:16
By mid-afternoon, turnout was on a record pace for a Christiansburg council
election.
Incumbent Scott Weaver says it's the best he's seen in his 28 years on
council.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:08:02
((SCOTT WEAVER/CHRISTIANSBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: AND THAT PLEASES ME, BECAUSE
MAYBE THE EIGHT PEOPLE RUNNING HAVE CREATED A LITTLE BIT MORE ENTHUSIASM. ))
RUNS=:09
The large turnout may also be reflective of Christiansburg's changing face,
with more and more younger families settling in.))
Live=Tracy Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Blacksburg;
It remains to be seen whether the those younger voters play a role in
changing the face of council.
Double Boxes=Keith and Tracy/Microwave
One more race of interest we'll be checking on later--Hillsville mayor
Barton Cooley, recently charged with D-U-I, challenged by the former mayor he
defeated in the last election, Jack Akers.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
The stock market took a tumble today.
The Dow dropped 43 points closing at 54 hundred 20.
NASDAQ lost three and a half points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=#D-69;
Mecklenburg
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-40
GRAPHIC=NONE
Virginia corrections officials are releasing little information tonight
about the stabbing of an officer at Mecklenburg Correctional Center.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Mecklenburg Co./File Tape;
A spokeswoman says a correctional officer was stabbed by an inmate Saturday
at the maximum security facility that houses the state's death row.
That officer underwent surgery and is still in critical condition.
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TALENT=Keith
SS=None
A source close to the investigation says a metal shank that may have come
from a boot or a fan was used.
Most Mecklenburg inmates are still without fans since a metal fan part
caused a security breach on death row in April.
Goals-2000
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=George Allen
Governor George Allen is taking credit for President Clinton's recent
changes to the Goals 2000 program.
Allen has directed his Board of Education members to evaluate Clinton's
changes to see if they still feel there are too many strings attached to the
federal money.
The Governor writes that, quoting now, "concessions would not have been
wrested from President Clinton if Virginia...had not taken a strong and firm
stand against federal intrusion."
Allen also accuses Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer of exploiting the issue
politically.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, the big Bull gets a much deserved honor.
There's another interesting twist to the Butch Hobson saga,
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VO-NAT eng#
and Lance Armstrong finished well off the pace in today's Stage 7 of the Tour
Dupont, we'll let you know if he maintained the overall lead, and how he was
treated by the folks in Wytheville this morning.
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S-Finish
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-8
GRAPHIC=Tour DuPont
Today's chess match between overall leader Lance Armstrong and the wrest of
his challengers did not stop Federico Colonna of team Mapei-GB from winning
Stage 7 of the Tour DuPont in downtown Bristol.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Bristol; :00
Colonna crossed the finish line in Bristol in a mad sprint with a small pack
of cyclists. The peleton was not far behind.
It was a day of strategies. Overall leader Lance Armstrong conserved his
energy and finished in the second pack of cyclists. He is resting up for
tomorrow's stage 8, the most difficult of the Tour DuPont. It involves 8
categorized climbs crammed into 109 miles, including the grueling accent up
Beech Mountain before the finish in Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
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S-DuPont
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-9
GRAPHIC=Tour DuPont
The town of Wytheville marked the starting point for the stage. But
America's Premier Cycling event began under less than ideal conditions.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Wytheville; :00
A steady rain fell all morning, but the weather hardly stopped a decent
sized crowd from turning out for the stage 7 start.
Most came to see overall leader Lance Armstrong, who received a warm welcome
during his introduction.
Wytheville mayor trent Crewe then presented the Texan with a piece of art
work depicting scenes in the Wytheville area.
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SOT
IN Q="we had
((TRENT CREWE/MAYOR OF WYTHEVILLE:))
SUPER=01-Trent Crewe/Mayor of Wytheville; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...where they stopped"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Armstrong packed away his parting gifts for the start of the race. The
cyclists pulled out of Wytheville at 11 am headed down Main Street.
SUPER=03-Rural Retreat;
The cyclists hit the town of Rural Retreat for the first of two Coolmax
sprint lines in the stage.
The pace was noticeably slower than usual because of the wet, slippery
conditions. From Rural Retreat, the riders face two mountain climbs and another
sprint before the finish in Bristol.
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S-Jackson
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB96-3
GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS
The Chicago Bulls look to stay unbeaten in the postseason as they take on the
Knicks tonight in game two of their best of seven series.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
Earlier today, Chicago coach Phil Jackson finally got some much deserved
recognition.
Despite coaching the Bulls to three titles in 7 years, he had never been
named the league's coach of the year.
Today he easily won the award in a landslide over runner-up Mike Fratello of
Cleveland.
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S-Hobson
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-10
GRAPHIC=MLB
The bizarre story concerning the arrest of former Redsox manager Butch Hobson
gets stranger by the minute.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Mobile, AL; :00
Hobson, who returned home to Alabama early this morning, was arrested by
federal agents and charged with cocaine possesion.
Today Hobson's lawyer said two grams of cocaine were found in the room, but
it wasn't Hobson's.
He says the drugs arrived in an overnight package, and Hobson opened the
envelope expecting money that was owed him.
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Wx-Tape
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Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
(toss to Jean)
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#Promo
The polls will be closing soon and the results will be coming in--we will be
keeping you up to date and
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
Jean Jadhon joins us in the newsroom with more on that.
Live=Jean Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Jean1;
Keith, we'll have updates thoroughout the evening, with special reports
just before 8 and 9 p-m. Then join us for News 7 at 11, and we'll have
reaction from the winners and losers.
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Take SS=Election Web Page
And if you want to keep up with the numbers as they come in you can check
out News 7's Web Page. The Internet home page address is teleweb dot com,
slash--wdbj seven-- slash.
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Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
sports tonight on News 7 at 11.
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