23:00-01
Boorda
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Boorda
The nation's top Navy officer apparently was distraught after some of his
military awards were called into question.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Admiral Michael Boorda apparently killed himself about the same time he was
to meet with a Newsweek reporter about his medals.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:01:13
IN Q=
((MIKE BOORDA WAS A SAILORS SAILOR. AT EVERY STAGE OF HIS CAREER HE PUT THE
INTEREST OF SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES FIRST.))
SUPER=01-William Perry/Defense Secretary; 00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=and their families first."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Newsweek was going to discuss whether Boorda wore Vietnam combat medals he
didn't earn- but it had not reached any conclusion about the medals.
Two notes were found in Boorda's home but their contents haven't been
disclosed.
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Child-Neglect
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=None
Three Roanoke children are taken from their home and put in Foster Care.
That after police and Social Service workers found them living in unsanitary
conditions.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Yesterday they inspected the Harrison Avenue home and found two of the
children wearing urine soaked pants.
Feces was found on the floor in several rooms.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:15:39
IN Q=The children
((CORINNE GOTT/SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR: THE CHILDREN DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE
SUPERVISION AND THEY WERE IN POOR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT SO WE REMOVED THE
CHILDREN LAST NIGHT.))
SUPER=01-Corinne Gott/Social Service Director;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=children last night.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=None
The children's 28-year old father is charged with child neglect.
Similar charges were also brought against the mother.
The children's bedridden grandmother was also found in the home.
She was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The names of those involved have not been released.
Ochoa-Trial
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-28
GRAPHIC=Ochoa
A Mexican migrant worker accused of gunning down another man in February
says he acted in self defense.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst; :00
27-year old Juan Jose Ochoa (oh-CHO-uh) is standing trial for the murder of
(HAY-zoos) Jesus Mendoza February 19th.
SUPER=03-Amherst/File Tape; :07
Witnesses say Ochoa shot Mendoza five times after accusing Mendoza of
stealing money and property from him.
Prosecutors say Ochoa had no reason to fear for his life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:28:16
IN Q=Commonwealth's
((STARKE MUNDY/PROSECUTOR: COMMONWEALTH'S EVIDENCE WILL BE THAT THIS MAN RIGHT
HERE SHOT HIM TWICE IN THE CHEST WITH AN AK- 47, AND AS HE SPUN AROUND OR
TURNED AND FELL, SHOT HIM MORE TIMES IN THE BACK.))
SUPER=01-Starke Mundy/Prosecutor; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=in the back.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But Ochoa's lawyer claims his client was being threatened by Mendoza and
another man.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:31:02
IN Q=They both
((GORDON POINDEXTER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: THEY BOTH APPROACHED HIM AND CONFRONTED
HIM AND THEY WERE CURSING HIM AS THEY CAME TOWARDS HIM, AND HE WAS AFRAID OF
'EM.))
SUPER=01-Gordon Poindexter/Defense Attorney; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=afraid of 'em.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Ochoa is being assisted by an interpreter during the two- day trial.
An eight-man, five-woman jury was selected this morning to hear the case.
(----------------)
NRV-Flooding
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-30
GRAPHIC=Flooding
Overnight and early morning flooding created a state of emergency in
Southern West Virginia.
And parts of Southwest Virginia are mopping up as well.
Tracy Altizer begins our coverage from Mercer County, West Virginia.
SOT
IN Q=Once the water
SUPER=03-Mercer Co., WV; :00
SUPER=01-Julian Prince/Flood Victim; :14
SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :19
SUPER=01-Jeffery East/Flood Victim; :33
SUPER=03-Pulaski; :37
SUPER=01-Jake Blevins/Flood Victim; :46
SUPER=01-Brenda Warden/Flood Victim; :53
SUPER=01-Betty Steger/Pulaski Council Member; 1:10
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:19
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=News 7
(( Once the water receded, Kellysville residents crept back to their homes
to see what the East River failed to claim.
In some cases, there was little.
Julian Prince lost everything, but feels lucky he escaped his trailer with
his life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:04:19
((JULIAN PRINCE/FLOOD VICTIM: MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON MY DOOR. THE WATER WAS
COMING UP. I STEPPED OUT THE DOOR AND THEN THE TRAILER MOVED. ))
RUNS=:06
Just a few miles across the border in Giles County, Wolf Creek was the
culprit.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:04:55
((WHENEVER YOU DECIDE YOU WANT OUT LET US KNOW. ))
RUNS=:02
Residents here know the dangers. They've experience it before, and know they
will again.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:24:08
((JEFFERY EAST/FLOOD VICTIM: NO, I'M SURE IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS ABOUT THE
WORST I'VE SEEN, THIS TIME. ))
RUNS=:05
In neighboring Pulaski, residents along Dora Highway are fed up with the
predictability of Peak Creek.
This is the second time in four months water has threatened their homes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:53:29
((JAKE BLEVINS/FLOOD VICTIM: I BEEN TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS TRYING
TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BOTTLENECK WE HAVE DOWN HERE. ))
SOT 8:56:54
((BRENDA WARDEN/FLOOD VICTIM: IT'S NASTY DOWN HERE. THEY SHOULD FIX IT WHERE
THE WATER WILL NOT COME IN THESE PEOPLE'S YARDS AND RUIN OUR HOMES.))
RUNS=:06
Town council is exploring a state program which helps relocate people in
problem areas.
And it's asked the Army Corps of Engineers to look into corrective measures.
Even so, no one is making any promises.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:17:35
((BETTY STEGER/PULASKI COUNCIL MEMBER: THEY'RE TO MAKE A STUDY AND THEN THEY
WILL COME BACK TO US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. AND OF COURSE THE BOTTOM LINE
ON EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS MONEY. ))
RUNS=:09
By late afternoon, the cleanup was well underway, as the streams retreated
to their banks and residents returned to their homes. Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
Bland-Flooding
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=HOLD
Meanwhile folks in Bland County are also feeling the impact of this latest
flood.
Flooding forced Rocky Gap residnets out of their homes early this morning
because of rising waters.
Scott Prince has more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Rocky Gap
SUPER=03-Bland Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Sherry Tupper/Flood Victim; :10
SUPER=01-Scott Washer/Flood Victim; :31
SUPER=@Scott1; :38
SUPER=01-Sheriff M.M. Cox/Bland Co.; 1:00
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=S.P. N7, Bland County
(( Rocky Gap has a rocky road ahead of it.
The Bland County town could not escape devastating flood waters... and now
residents are knee deep in problems.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:15:44
IN Q=I just
((SHERRY TUPPER/FLOOD VICTIM: I JUST FEEL HELPLESS AND VERY SAD FOR THE REST.
))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=for the rest
Just outside the town limits, on Interstate 77... hard rains caused a rock
slide from a nearby quarry.
That had traffic backed up for nearly two miles.
But by far, the worst damage was in the heart of Rocky Gap...where water
ripped through homes and vehicles.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:12:53
IN Q=I just moved
((SCOTT WASHER/FLOOD VICTIM: I JUST MOVED UP HERE FROM FLORIDA AND IT DOES GET
BAD IN FLORIDA WHEN THERE'S HURRICANES COME THROUGH, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.
NOTHING AS QUICK. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=nothing as quick
stand up 1:15:10
((Long time residents of Rocky Gap say they've never seen anything like
this.
Not this past winter... not even the Flood of '85.
Some attribute it to a recent surge in logging... which has left gaps in the
mountains for water to run freely.))
end stand up
RUNS=:14
There's no telling how long the clean up will take... but local officials
are hoping things will get back to normal by the end of the week.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It will
((SHERIFF M.M. COX/BLAND COUNTY: IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 3 DAYS TO GET ALL OF THE
BASEMENTS PUMPED OUT AND PEOPLE BACK IN THEIR HOMES. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
Right now it seems Rocky Gap residents are just thankful no one was injured
in this Bland County flood.
They say they need to make the best of a bad situation... and muddle
through.
Scott Prince, News 7, Bland County.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
Still to come on the broadcast, we'll tell you about the plight of a expert
planter whose skills landed him in trouble,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
and the investiagtion continues as huge pieces of ValuJet flight 592 are found
in the everglades.
(----------------)
Robin in Wx office
Roll
Lake levels
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
TALENT=Robin
SS=NONE
SUPER=#C-380; Weather Roll
SUPER=80-72/49/0.93/73/48/0.59/67/48/0.97/75/45/0.74;
SUPER=81-77/51/1.09/79/48/0.77/68/44/1.51;
SUPER=82-2.87/plus/0.93/17.37/plus/3.04;
SUPER=84-
Valujet
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Invest
Investigators have taken a first look at the engines from Valujet flight
5-9-2.
So far they say there is no evidence of fire in the plane's ENGINES.
They also say oxygen generators suspected of causing Saturday's crash were
listed as empty but some may not have been.
Byron Harlan reports from Dade County Florida.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL; 00
SUPER=01-Robert Francis/National Transporation Safety Bd.; 35
SUPER=01-Greg Feith/National Transportation Safety Bd; 1:00
SUPER=01-Lewis Jordan/ValuJet President;
SUPER=01-Byron Harlan/CBS News 1:26
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=Dade County, Florida."
((It's heavy lifting day at the crash site.
Searchers have spent nearly a week marking where all the big parts are
sumerged.
Today they hauled them out and told reporters, these are important items.
ROBERT FRANCIS/NTSB:
GETTING THE ENGINES...GETTING THE TIRES WERE VERY HIGH PRIORITIES FOR US.
It was tough, risky work, but it went smoothly.
The pieces will be decontaminated, taken to a hanger and examined.
Now searchers have shifted their focus. They're looking further to the south
of the spot where they pulled-out all those heavy items.
FRANCIS: THIS IS SO THAT WE WILL NOT BE INTERFERING WITH THE PRIORITY WHICH IS
THE RECOVERY OF THE HUMAN REMAINS.
Another priority is--of course--finding the plane s voice recorder.
If they dig it out of the muck, investigators may find-out a whole lot more
regarding whether or not there was an explosion and fire before the crash.
A lot of speculation regarding the crash centers on the oxygen generators
that the plane may not have have been authorized to carry.
GREG FEITH/NTSB: WE WANT TO KNOW WHO ACTUALLY HANDLED EM, WHO PACKED EM, WHO
PUT EM ON THE AIRPLANE AND WERE THEY DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE
REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS TO SHIP HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.
LEWIS JORDAN/VALUJET PRESIDENT: THE RECEIPT SHOWS THE CANISTERS WERE
EMPTY.
BYRON HARLAN: BUT THAT'S SOMETHING SEARCHERS ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT TOO MUCH
RIGHT NOW.
THEY WANT THAT VOICE RECORDER.
THEY KNOW IT'S GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IN THE EVERGLADES.
BYRON HARLAN, CBS NEWS, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.))
Dole
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=abr
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Dole
Bob Dole was in Chicago today kicking off his full time campaign- after
announcing he's retiring from the senate.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL;
Dole says his campaign for the presidency is about telling the truth and
doing things that are right.
He says he wants to save the country from Clinton's weakness and
stagnation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:50:11
IN Q=
((SEN. BOB DOLE/R- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: BILL CLINTON IS THE REAR GUARD OF
BIG GOVERNMENT IN THE WELFARE STATE AND WE STAND FOR LESS GOVERNMENT, LOWER
TAXES AND FLATTER TAXES. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate;:00-:03 QUICK
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Dole will continue his campaign in North Carolina, Florida and California.
(----------------)
Ritalin
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=Ritalin
The Roanoke City School Board has approved the expulsion of four students
for mis-using Ritalin- a prescription drug used to treat attention deficit
disorder.
But school officials say they do not believe abuse of the drug has become a
widespread problem in the schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Because of laws protecting confidentiality, school officials declined to
discuss specifics of the cases, but they say there is no evidence that abuse
of Ritalin has become a problem of major proportions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:35:48
IN Q=The good thing about our kids
((ANNIE HARMAN/EXECUTIVE FOR STUDENT SERVICES: THE GOOD THING ABOUT OUR KIDS IN
ROANOKE CITY IS THAT THEY TELL ON EACH OTHER. AND SO IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM,
WE'VE HAD STUDENTS REPORTING ON STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE OTHER STUDENTS.))
SUPER=01-Annie Harman/Executive for Student Services;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=of the other students.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Officials say school employees have administered Ritalin and other
prescription drugs properly, but they are reviewing policies and procedures.
They hope to present their recommendations to the school board within a
month.
Indoor-pot
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-32
GRAPHIC=Layman
On the street they called him the "phototron man" for his high-quality
locally-grown marijuana.
Today Vic Layman was sentenced to serve almost five years in prison.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Layman admitted he got carried away trying to make money by using his
expertise as a plant grower. His original expertise was growing Irises.
SUPER=90-Police Videotape;
But he graduated to marijuana, setting up indoor grow houses with
sophisticated lighting devices to "force" the plants into production.
HE said his initial efforts were a "total failure."
Eventually he was SO successful, the government ended up confiscating
300-thousand dollars in cash in addition to a lot of his real estate.
One of Layman's property managers, (MA-jeed Kaush-ghad) Majid Khoshghad,
was sentenced today to serve 34 months. Pot grower Bob Christenson got 18
months.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Layman's partner, Joe Bennett Smith actually got a slightly longer
sentence: 62 months, compared to 57 months for Layman.
Miller
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-34
GRAPHIC=Campaign 96
The Republican candidates for Virginia's Senate seat are taking their
battle to the airwaves.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond
The Jim Miller campaign today denounced an ad John Warner is running as
"false" and "scurrilous".
The spot attacks Miller's record as the Reagan Administraion budget chief,
and says he spent thousands of dollars redecorating his government office.'
Miller's people say their man prepared three budgets and cut the deficit
each year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=He was far and away
((MICHAEL HOROWITZ/FORMER MILLER AIDE: HE WAS FAR AND AWAY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
BUDGET DIRECTOR DURING THE YEARS OF THE REAGAN PRESIDENCY. ))
SUPER=01-Michael Horowitz/Former Miller Aide;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=Reagan presidency.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A spokesman for the Warner campaign says they stand by the ad, and that the
information it's based on is all public record.
(----------------)
Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=none
When News 7 at 11 returns, a Hollins College grad is one of the few
survivors of a blizzard that suprises a Mount Everest expedition,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And we'll head to the Roanoke Civic Center as singer Vince Gill brings his
show to the Star City.
(----------------)
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Everest Rescue
ANCHOR=SPR
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-31
GRAPHIC=NONE
Charlotte Fox is the only American survivor so far, after a failed climbing
attempt along the treacherous cliffs of Mount Everest.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Fox is a former Valley resident and graduate of Hollins College.
SUPER=03-Mt. Everest:
This was her fifth expedition as a mountain-climber...a feat that came as no
surprise to one of her former classmates.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=she was on
((CAROLYN LAMOTTE - FORMER CLASSMATE
SHE WAS ON THE LACROSSE TEAM AND SHE WAS ON THE HOCKEY TEAM AND I DON'T KNOW IF
SHE DID TENNIS I THINK SHE WAS ON THE TRACK TEAM TOO. SHE WAS ALWAYS
RUNNING...ALWAYS HAD FLUSHED CHEEKS BECAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING)).
SUPER=01-Carolyn Lamotte/Former Classmate
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=always doing something
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The climbers each paid sixty thousand dollars to tackle the world's highest
peak.
They were climbing down the mountain when they ran into blizzard conditions.
Eight people in that expedition died from waist-high snow and
seventy-mile-an-hour winds.
It was the worst tragedy on Mount Everest since it was first conquered in
1953.
Fox now lives in Aspen, Colorado where she works as a ski
patroller...rescuing OTHERS from treacherous snowstorms.
(----------------)
Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-73/49/91/1941/34/1973/69/63/81/W-9mph/30.03/f;
S-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-10
GRAPHIC=none
Highlights from the opening night of play in the NCAA Division 3 softball
championship.
Plus, we'll show you how Cave Spring won the RVD soccer title tonight, and
have news and commentary from Charlotte and Indy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Switzerland; :00
But first, check this out!
Didier Wenger rented a cable car gondola in Switzerland and set the world
record in the bungee jump.
He then fell more than 900 feet before the cord sent him back up more than
half those 300 meters.
Now the scores
(/////Sports chyron motion/////)
Sports chyron motion
IN Q=first score
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...san diego."
(-------------)
take a break
S-Softball
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-6
GRAPHIC=NCAA SOFTBALL
The NCAA Division Three women's softball championships began last night at
the Moyer complex in Salem, with four of the six regional champs stepping on
the diamond.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Simpson vs. Ithaca; :00
In the opener, Iowa's Simpson College needed to work an extra inning to beat
New York Ithaca Bombers.
In the bottom of the 8th, with a Melissa Tracy on second, Jamie Johnson hits
one to short, she juggles the ball and Tracy scores from second to provide the
only run of the night as the Storm wins it's first ever game in the national
tournament 1-to-nothing.
SUPER=04-Allegheny vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point;
In the nightcap, Allegheny of Pennsylvania's Laurie Machuga became the first
player in Division Three history to record 1000 strikeouts in a career.
The four time All-American led the Gators to a 2-to-1 win over the Pointers.
Machuga now has 1004 K's.
(-------------)
S-Chapman
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-20
GRAPHIC=NCAA SOFTBALL
Action in the fourth day tournament really heats up today noon as
California's Chapman College,
(----------------)
VO-NAT Eng#
SUPER=03-Salem; :
the top seed in the tournament plays its first game of the tourney against
Simpson.
The defending champion Panthers have a perfect 9 and 0 mark and have
outscored their opponents by a combined score of 30 to 3 with seven shutouts.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="first audio
((JANET LLOYD/CHAPMAN HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Janet Lloyd/Chapman Head Coach;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...WE CAN."
(----------------)
VO-NAT (CONT)
Trenton State is the only team in division three to have advanced to the
championship all 15 years of the tournament.
The Lions are seeded number two and will also play today.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
((SALLY MILLER/TRENTON STATE HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Sally Miller/Trenton State Head Coach; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...BALL GAME."
(-------------)
S-Soccer
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-8
GRAPHIC=SOCCER
Cave Spring beat Patrick Henry for the Roanoke Valley District soccer
championship last night down at Rocky Mount.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount/Knights vs. Patriots; :00
After PH opened the scoring, Cave Spring answered with two straight goals.
Adam Maheen get this shot inside to Andy Newton, who heads it in the net with
the agressive play and the Knights lead 2-to-1.
But the Patriots would not give up in the second half, Paul Wallace get the
direct kick to squeeze its way in the corner of the goal and we're tied at 2.
SUPER=34-Cave Spring/==3/Patrick Henry/==2;
But Cave Spring would prevail as Brain Sharp gets the penalty kick late in
regulation and the Knights win it 3-to-2.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We've got...
((BRUCE MAHAN/CAVE SPRING HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bruce Mahan/Cave Spring Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...I'VE EVER SEEN."
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S-Elliott
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-5
GRAPHIC=ELLIOTT
Harry Gant will sub for Bill Elliott in the Winston Select this Saturday
night, but as we speculated two weeks ago former Ford driver
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Mooresville, NC; :00
Todd Bodine will take over the ride fulltime once the points races resume
next week at the Coca Cola 600.
Bodine last drove Fords on the circuit last season for Butch Mock.
SUPER=03-Concord, NC/ARCA Qualifying;
The ARCA cars owned the Charlotte Motor Speedway last night as Andy
Hillenburg went out in the AC Delco Chevrolet and grabbed the early pole
position.
Kirk Shelmerdine, woke up in time to qualify 6th
But it was Kelly Denton who went out and set a qualifying record at the track
with a lap at 178 point 944 miles an hour.
This is the first time the ARCA division has been at Charlotte since 1964.
(-------------)
S-Compton
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-32
GRAPHIC=COMPTON
Stacy Compton was supposed to qualify last night for that ARCA event, but
instead
SS=charlotte
the former South Boston track champion has been given an invitation to run
in Saturday night's Winston Open.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Martinsville/April 21; :00
Compton made his Winston Cup debut back in April in the Goody's 500 and
shocked those in attendance by qualifying in the top 10.
His strong showing that weekend, and some encouraging test runs at Charlotte
last week have given Compton a boost of confidence and additional sponsorship
money.
Compton will have at least seven different sponsors on the car this Saturday
night including Lynchburg and Minneapolis based paint giant James T. Davis.
(-------------)
WIPE TO ENG#
S-Charlotte
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00
Stacy will have to be on the lookout for a brand new looking Remington
Thunderbird driven by Morgan Shepherd this weekend.
Remington is now selling camouflaged firearms, but as for the car, Shepherd
ses the new paint scheme as a mixed blessing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="When...
((MORGAN SHEPHERD/DRIVER - REMINGTON FORD:))
SUPER=01-Morgan Shepherd/Remington Ford Driver ; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=...SEE ME AGAIN."
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S-Indy
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-11
GRAPHIC=INDY
Practice for the Memorial Day Indy 500 continued today at the Brickyard as
teams continue to work on their setups for second round qualifying this
weekend.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN; :00
Scott Harrington has a lot of work to do after this incident today.
Watch him first hit the outside wall, then spin backwards across the grass
and hit the wall again - burst into flames and eventually come to a rest.
Amazingly, he was unhurt.
(-------------)
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come tonight, highlights from the NBA and NHL playoffs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
Plus, Dave Justice may be out for the season because of a shoulder injury.
(-------------)
S-NHL
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-9
GRAPHIC=STANLEY CUP
The Blues and Red Wings are trying to settle their pressurized seven game
series tonight at Joe Louis Arena, with the winner moving on to play the
Avalanche and the loser going home.
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VO-NAT eng#
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An folks no one wants to go home!
They've been playing for 80 minutes - 60 in regulation plus a 20 minute
overtime and each team has had its chance to put the other one away.
But right now as they wait to start the second OT the score remains nothing
to nothing in game seven.
Both the lues Jon Casey and Detroit's Chris Osgood have been outstanding in
goal.
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The Utah Jazz are trying to eliminate the San Antonio Spurs and earn a date
with the Sonics in the Western conference finals with a win tonight.
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SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT/TNT; :00
Utah has dominated so far tonight with the Mailman Karl Malone having much
better game then he had in game five.
Malone had 12 at the half as the Jazz led 51-to-38.
Utah has also gotten a big effort from Adam Keefe, and they lead the Spurs 93
to 76 in the fourth.
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In basebalL news off the field, Albert Belle has been ordered to get some
counseling for his anger problems.
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The Cleveland outfielder was told to do so after throwing a baseball
towards a photographer.
If he refuses the league says it will suspend him.
The Indians had no comment on the ruling.
Also, Dave Justice has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Braves
with a dislocated right shoulder.
The right fielder could miss the rest of the season if he needs surgery.
A decision on whether or not to operate will be made tomorrow. If not, he'll
miss at least four weeks of action.
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Montclair State University recognized the work of Dr. Lawrence Peter Berra
today.
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SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ;
You may know him better as Yogi Berra.
The baseball Hall of Famer received an honorary doctorate in humane letters
today at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Besides his many years as one of the game's greatest catchers, Yogi is best
known for his interesting way of turning a phrase.
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The 71 year old Berra shared the stage with actor Bruce Willis today.
Willis attended the school in the '70's, but never graduated.
Gill
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Thousands of county music fans filled the Roanoke Civic Center tonight to
hear Patty Lovelace and Vince Gill.
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Gill's last two trips to Roanoke have been sellouts.
And that success it not only seen in our area.
In February, he won a grammy for best- male- country- vocal- performance.
And at last year's Country Music Awards, Gill picked up his fifth
consecutive best male vocalist award.
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