23:00-01
Ochoa
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-43
GRAPHIC=Juan Ochoa
It was a hung jury in Amherst County tonight.
That after more than six hours of deliberation.
Jurors had been trying to decide whether a Mexican migrant worker acted in
self-defense when he killed another man last winter.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst/Yesterday;
27-year-old Juan Jose Ochoa admits he shot Jesus (HAY-SOOS) Mendoza during a
confrontation the night of February 19th.
The defense today tried to paint Mendoza as a violent and dangerous man, and
Ochoa says he feared for his life.
SUPER=04-February 19;
Prosecutors maintain Ochoa brought a gun to the trailer park that night
intending to kill Mendoza.
The victim was shot five times with an AK-47 assault rife.
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Evacuees
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=STa/KHu
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=Tanker Spill
A tanker truck overturned in the median on route 2220 in Franklin County
today.
Though no one was injured, Keith Humphry reports a hazardous chemical
spilled and several hundred people were evacuated.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The truck was
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00
SUPER=01-1st Sgt Bobby Ratliff/State Police; :11
SUPER=04-October 14; :21
SUPER=01-Harriet Brown/Fork Mountain Resident; :32
SUPER=01-Jesse Goode/Principal; :45
SUPER=01-Jeffrey Parker/Henry Elementary School Student; :58
SUPER=@Keith2; 1:10
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
(( The truck was headed from Wilmington, North Carolina to Roanoke, when the
driver lost control just north of the Henry County line in FRANKLIN County.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The safe speed
(( ))
SUPER=
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=too quick.
Dwight Demey was charged with reckless driving.
Just last Fall another chemical tanker truck overturned in almost the same
place. It burst into flames.
Residents of the area were evacuated then and again today.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Well I think
(( ))
SUPER=
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=wrecke////)
SOT
IN Q=I was sorta
(( ))
SUPER=
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=wrecking and all.
The students were picked up by their regular school buses and taken back to
the Henry area from Ferrum.
Once Henry Elementary is fully inspected, Sunday's open house will go on as
scheduled.
Keith Humphry NEWS 7.))
wipe/wipe/wipe
Traffic
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-27
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
The two accidents that've occured at this part of 2-20 have prompted V-Dot
officials to re-examine the highway to make sure all precautions have been
taken to make the road safe.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:07:14
IN Q=On Monday
((DOUG BEATTY/VDOT RESIDENT ENGINEER: ON MONDAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUT SURVEY
PARTY OUT HERE TO CHECK THE SUPER ELEVATION IN THE CURVE TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG THERE. I DON'T ANTICIPATE FINDING ANYTHING. IT'S AN EXTRA
MEASURE OF SAFETY . THE OTHER THINGS WE MAY DO IS REPEAT SIGNING AND LOOK AT
SEVERAL THINGS.))
SUPER=01-Doug Beatty/VDOT Resident Engineer;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=at several things.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
V-Dot will also help out the Department of Environmental Quality as clean-up
continues over the next couple of days.
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ValuJet
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# Net B
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Investigation
Though less than ten percent of the crashed ValuJet plane has been
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
discovered from the Florida everglades-- investigators say it's a good start,
in piecing together what happened.
Here are the items the National Transportation Safety Board has recovered so
far.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:03:20
IN Q=It's not
((IT'S NOT FIRE DAMAGE, IT'S SOOT, EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=looking at.
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VO-NAT
Tomorrow, divers in full-body hazard suits will feel through the murky
water--- searching for the fuselage and other parts of the D-C-Nine.
Meantime, ValuJet has cut it's flight schedule in half as the airline is
under extra-close scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:05:02
IN Q=It's a horrible
((LEWIS JORDAN/VALUJET: IT'S A HORRIBLE THING, PERHAPS WE GREW TOO FAST, THE
MAIN THING FOR US TO DO RIGHT NOW IS TO RUN THE AIRLINE THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE
FUTURE. ))
SUPER=01-Lewis Jordan/ValuJet President; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=for the future.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Plane Crash Investigation
Lewis Jordan says the company will rethink its rapid expansion plans, along
with everything else it does.
Megan's-Law
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-a
GRAPHIC=None
Residents will now be informed when a convicted child molester or rapist
moves into their community.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Those are the terms of "Megan's Law"-- signed today by President Clinton.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:53:36
IN Q=Today American warns
((TODAY AMERICA WARNS IF YOU DARE TO PREY ON OUR CHILDREN, THE LAW WILL FOLLOW
YOU WHEREVER YOU GO, STATE TO STATE, TOWN TO TOWN. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=town to town.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The measure drew it's name from a New Jersey girl raped and murdered in
19-94.
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Boorda
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE# net-c
GRAPHIC=None
A media investigation may have been what led to the suicide of the Navy's
top officer.
Admiral Mike Boorda may have been wearing medals from the Vietnam war that
he did not earn.
(----------------)
VO-NAT 13:06:37
SUPER=@File;
Newsweek magazine's Washington Bureau Chief spoke today about hearing the
news of Boorda's death.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:45:41
IN Q=I was sick
((EVAN THOMAS/NEWSWEEK: I WAS SICK, I WAS SICK. THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS
YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS ON. ON THE ONE HAND, WE WERE DOING A LEGITIMATE STORY, WE
GAVE THE NAVY PLENTY OF NOTICE ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING, WE WERE GOING BY THE
BOOK. BUT A THE END OF THE DAY, A MAN WAS DEAD.))
SUPER=01-Evan Thomas/Newsweek;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=A man was dead.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A government source says in a note, Boorda expressed fear of a possible
scandal about the medals.
(----------------)
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
It's much ado about... well, not much-- at Virginia Tech, as an evacuation
for a toxic leak proves uneventful.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And a local soldier is laid to rest today after being killed in a helicopter
accident.
(----------------)
Robin in Wx office
Roll
Lake levels
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Craig-County
ANCHOR=connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE# 96-34
GRAPHIC=None
A Craig County man is behind bars... accused of child molestation.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
According to court documents, he's charged with two counts of raping a
juvenile... along with other sex crimes.
SUPER=03-Craig Co.;
Sheriff Billy McPherson believes the man and the juvenile were related.
The crimes allegedly took place between 19-93 and 19-95.
McPherson says most of the investigation was handled by the Department of
Social Services.
Officials there refused to comment on the case.
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The suspect is being held at the BOTETOURT County jail on 55- thousand
dollars bond.
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Roanoke-Stabbing
ANCHOR=connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Murder
A Roanoke woman has been charged with murder... following a late- night
stabbing at a Patterson Avenue home.
40- year- old Thomas Spivey was found face down in the hallway of his
house... with a stab wound to his chest.
Soon after he was discovered, police found out Spivey was wanted in New
Jersey for parole violation.
41- year- old Joyce Ann Mahadess originally told police that the man fell on
a nail... but later she confessed to the crime.
Stacey
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-32
GRAPHIC=Stacey, Britt
Britt Stacey was an outstanding soldier who loved his family and looked out
for the troops with whom he served.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That's how the Vinton native was remembered today as he was buried with full
military honors.
The marine corporal died with thirteen others last week when two helicopters
collided during a military exercise at Camp Lejeune.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=He took his job seriously
((MASTER SGT. HARRY BLAINE/U.S. MARINE CORPS: HE TOOK HIS JOB SERIOUSLY. HE DID
THE BEST HE COULD AT ALL TIMES. HE CARED ABOUT HIS PEOPLE. WHEN HE PICKED UP
CORPORAL, I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD LEADER, BECAUSE HE DID CARE ABOUT
HIS PEOPLE.))
SUPER=01-Master Sgt. Harry Blaine/U.S. Marine Corps;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=did care about his people.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A 19-89 graduate of William Byrd High School, Britt Stacey had served in the
Marines for four years.
He was 26- years- old.
(----------------)
Tech-Spill
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sch
TAPE# 96-42
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
A foaming agent used in cleaning tree roots out of sewers spilled inside a
Virginia Tech building today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The Tech Spill Response team feared the material was Methol Bromide- a
hazardous chemical.
To the crew's relief it was a non-toxic substance that can cause some skin
irritation.
The mishap spill forced 75-people to temporarily evacuate the Forestry and
Wildlife Resources building.
No one was hurt.
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Smart-Highway
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE# 96-35
GRAPHIC=Smart Highway
A group of environmentalists says the highway department's responses to
Montgomery County supervisors questions about the smart road are inadequate and
biased.
The group is urging supervisors to deny V-DOT's request to condemn
conservation land for the project.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
The environmentalists have submitted their own 22-page response, urging
supervisors to consider the precedent their decision could set statewide.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:25:29
IN Q=
((RICHARD ROTH/NRV ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION: IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS REALLY A
QUESTION OF JUST FOLLOWING THE LAW, THAT'S ALL THE BOARD HAS TO DO. THEY DON'T
HAVE TO VOTE ON WHETHER THEY LIKE SMART ROAD RESEARCH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF FOLLOWING THE LAW. ))
SUPER=01-Richard Roth/NRV Environmental Coalition;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q= following the law. (2nd reference)
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
This is the first time a state agency in Virginia has sought to condemn land
in a conservation district.
The smart highway would link Blacksburg to I-81 and provide a testbed for
intelligent vehicle research.
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Thompson
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Eric Thompson
An independent bid for the fifth district congress seat is now over.
Eric Thompson says the demands of his job have made it impossible to gather
the signatures he needs to get his name on the ballot.
He originally planned to run as a Republican, but withdrew from the
nominating process in March because of a two- thousand dollar fee the G- O- P
was charging.
Thompson says he won't endorse any of the other announced candidates in the
5th district race.
Donnelley
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=Donnelley
A major building contract is landed by a Roanoke Construction Firm.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./May 1;
J-M Turner has been selected to build the multi- million dollar R-R
Donnelley plant.
The book printing facility will be located in the Valley TechPark in Roanoke
County.
Construction will begin immediately.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Donnelley
Donnelley wants to have the plant up and running by next May.
It expects to have 312 employees by 1999.
Another Roanoke company, Hayes, Seay (SAY) Mattern, and Mattern, will work
on the design for the building.
SMALL-BUSINESS
ANCHOR=CONNIE
NEWSCAST=11P
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#96-31
GRAPHIC=None
Small businesses account for half of the private sector income.
That's why business leaders say creating a nurturing environment for small
companies is important.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Today the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized owners of small
businesses that have excelled and those who have helped them.
Honorees say corporate down-sizing has created opportunities for many small
business start ups.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:25:33
IN Q=the quality
((HARRY NORRIS/SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: THE QUALITY PEOPLE IN THE
CORPORATIONS ARE LOOKING TO GET OUT AND GET INTO SMALL BUSINESS TO TAKE ON THAT
CLIMATE. I THINK THAT WITH THE HELP OF THE GOVERNMENT WE CAN ALL ACHIEVE A
BETTER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.))
SUPER=01-Harry Norris/Small Business Person of The Year;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=BETTER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
(----------------)
VO-NAT
This is the 10th year the Regional Chamber has hosted the Small Business
Awards Luncheon.
(----------------)
Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=none
When News 7 at 11 returns,
The man dubbed Doctor Death talks with Andy Rooney about euthanasia,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And some police officers demonstrate what may be an effective way to stop
high speed chases.
(----------------)
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
MS-Drug
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-d
GRAPHIC=Health Care
A new drug can slow the progression of multiple sclerosis-- but it may be
hard to come by.
Avonex won approval by the Food and Drug Administration-- but a competing
pharmaceutical company is asking a court to block its introduction, claiming it
would violate it's rights to a similar drug.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
One patient group says Avonex is the only drug to slow the progression of
the central nervous system inflammatory disease.
Experts say the other drug--Betaseron-- is effective in slowing the rate of
flareups, but not the course of the disease.
(--------------------)
Kevorkian
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-e
GRAPHIC=Kevorkian
Recently, Dr. Jack Kevorkian granted an interview-- he wanted to talk about
assisted suicide-- but only with "60-minutes" commentator Andy Rooney.
Kevorkian was acquitted Tuesday in his third assisted suicide trial--
Here's an excerpt of their interview.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:19:40
IN Q=Now what
((ROONEY: NOW, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? PLEASE. WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN HOSPITALS?
KEVORKIAN: THEY TAKE AWAY THEIR FEEDING AND WATER. WHEN THEY ARE IN A COMA --
AND LET THEM DIE. I MEAN, YOU ARE VALIDATING WHAT THE NAZIS DID IN
CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
ROONEY: AND WHAT YOUR -- WHAT YOU-- DO NOT APPROVE OF THAT?
KEVORKIAN: ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT'S BRUTAL. THAT IS INHUMAN. WOULD YOU APPROVE
OF THAT? WHEN A--WHEN YOU SAY A PERSON SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DIE -- INJECT THEM
QUICKLY AND PAINLESSLY. NOT LET THEM WITHER AWAY AND STARVE TO DEATH, THAT IS
INCONCEIVABLE, IT'S UNSPEAKABLE, BUT OUR SUPREME COURT HAS SAID, " THAT'S NICE.
IT'S ETHICAL."
))
SUPER=07-Dr. Jack Kevorkian; :05
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=it's ethical.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=None
Andy Rooney's interview will air in it's entirety on 60-minutes, this Sunday
evening on W-D-B-J at seven-o'clock.
S-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
A death at Indy today, bad news for the Atlanta Braves tonight, the Division
3 softball championships continue in Salem, and the Avalanche blanks the Bulls.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
Plus, I'll have a complete wrap up of tonight's qualifying at Charlotte for
the Winston Select and Winston Open, but first tonight's scores.
(/////Sports chyron motion/////)
Sports chyron motion
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
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TAKE A BREAK
S-Brayton
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-11
GRAPHIC=indy
The pole sitter for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 was killed today when he
crashed his backup car during a practice session at the Brickyard.
37 year old Scott Brayton
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN; :00
lost control of his car and hit the outside wall extremely hard, flush on the
left hand side of his Lola during a practice session.
The accident happened at 1:17 eastern time and Brayton was knocked
unconscious in the wreck
Preliminary findings suggest the right rear tire on the car was cut and
Brayton Helmet hit the wall upon impact.
Medical officials rushed Brayton to Methodist hospital, but he was pronounced
dead at 1:50 eastern time.
Track officials confirmed his death at 5 o'clock.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold Indy
Brayton is the 40th driver to die at Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife
and two and a half year old daughter.
S-Select
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-32
GRAPHIC=CHARLOTTE
The 15 drivers who had already earned invitations into the Winston Select
all-star race qualified tonight at Charlotte in that the unique format that
makes the driver make three laps and a mandatory pit stop.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Concord, NC/Winston Select Qualifying; :00
Hey Rusty!! That's a mandatory pit stop - slow down!! Ooops too late, he'll
start 15th in tomorrow night's race.
Dale Earnhardt and his crew had it figured out as they completed their four
elements in 114 point 9 seconds in his olympic painted Goodwrench Chevy.
But, the man was Jeff Gordon, who beat the Goodwrench gang by almost a full
second to earn the pole position for tomorrow night's big event.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="That's...
((JEFF GORDON/WINSTON SELECT POLE WINNER:))
SUPER=01-Jeff Gordon/Winston Select Pole Winner; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...OF IT."
(----------------)
VO-NAT CON'T
Now, here's how the 15 drivers stack up after the tonight's qualifying
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wipe to pinnacle boards
S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=none
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Pinnacle Motion
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
SUPER=400-=1/Jeff Gordon/142.001/=2/Dale Earnhardt/=3/Mark Martin/=4/Dale
Jarrett/=5/Sterling Marlin
SUPER=401-=6/Ward Burton/=7/Terry Labonte/=8/Ricky Rudd/=9/Darrell
Waltrip/10/Kyle Petty
SUPER=401-11/Geoff Bodine/12/Bobby Labonte/13/Ernie Irvan/14/Harry
Gant/15/Rusty Wallace
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...RUSTY WALLACE
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S-Compton
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-8
GRAPHIC=CHARLOTTE
Before the Select qualifying was held 39 cars hit the track in a normal one
lap time trial effort trying to earn a spot close to the front for the 50 lap
Winston Open.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Concord, NC/Winston Open Qualifying; :00
This was supposed to be STacy Compton's big night under the lights - instead
he lost control of his Chevrolet and backed it into the outside wall. He'll
have to start next to last tomorrow night if he can get a backup car ready.
Lake Speed in the Spam machine won the pole, here's how the Open field will
line up.
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wipe to pinnacle boards.
S-Open
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=none
(-------------)
pinnacle motion #2
IN Q=first qualifier
SUPER=400-=1/Lake Speed/180.977/=2/Dick Trickle/=3/Brett Bodine/=4/Johnny
Benson/=5/Derrike Cope
SUPER=401-=6/Michael Waltrip/=7/Robby Faggart/=8/Bobby Hillin/=9/Hut
Stricklin/10/Bobby Hamilton
SUPER=401-11/Elton Sawyer/12/John Andretti/13/Kenny Wallace/14/Morgan
Shepherd/15/Jimmy Spencer
SUPER=401-16/Jeremy Mayfield/17/Rick Mast/18/Steve Grissom/19/Mike
Wallace/20/Jeff Burton
SUPER=401-21/Dave Marcis/22/Joe Nemechek/23/Chuck Bown/24/Wally
Dallenbach/25/Ricky Craven
SUPER=401-26/Robert Pressley/27/Ed Berrier/28/Ken Schrader/29/Mike
Skinner/30/Jay Sauter
SUPER=401-31/Greg Sacks/32/Randy MacDonald/33/Ted Musgrave/34/Steve
Seligman/35/Delma Cowart
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=..COWART.
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S-Avalanche
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#CL-96
GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE
The Salem Avalanche returned home for the first of three game weekend set
with the first place Durham Bulls.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Bulls vs. Avalanche; :00
Salem came into tonight's game three games behind the Bulls in the South as
these folks enjoyed the hot tub.
Elvis Pena would enjoy the entire game as he comes through with the bases
loaded and two out in the 5th.
His single up the middle plates Blake Barthol, but Pookie Jones is nailed at
the plate. But it's 2-to-0 Salem.
Pena would be Mr. Excitement this evening as whacks this shot to deep center
field. The speedster will round second and try to stretch the hit into a
triple. He's called out at third, but Salem Manager Bill "Moose" Mcguire was to
happy about the call!!
SUPER=34-Salem/==3/Durham/==0;
The was thrilled with pitcher Mike Vavrek, who struck out 8 and tossed a
shutout as Salem beats Durham 3-to-nothing.
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S-Justice
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-9
GRAPHIC=BRAVES
More bad news for the Braves organization tonight as the big league club
found out that
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00
slugger Dave Justice is out for the rest of the season with a dislocated
right shoulder.
Justice hurt the shoulder on Wednesday night and he hoped rehab and a month's
worth of rest would take care of the problem.
he will undergo surgery in the next couple of days.
(-------------)
S-Braves
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-10
GRAPHIC=braves
Sometimes one person's loss is another's gain, and with Justice out the Braves
called up Jermaine Dye from Richmond.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/Reds vs. Braves; :00
And Dye made major league history by becoming the 71st player ever to hit a
homer in his first major league at bat.
dye is also pretty special to folks in southside. By playing tonight he
becomes the first former Danville Brave to make it all the way to the big
leagues!!
The Braves won the game 8-to-2.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come tonight, we'll check on the Division Three softball
championships in Salem
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
So far the glass cleat is fitting Simpson College's foot pretty well!!
(-------------)
S-Softball
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-6
GRAPHIC=Softball Logo
The Simpson Storm is the cinderella team of this year's Division Three
softball championships that continue this weekend in Salem
Roy Stanley tells us how they upset the defending champs this afternoon.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Salem/Panthers vs Storm; :00
SUPER=@Roy2; :10
SUPER=01-Chrissy Mathews/Hit Two Run Homer; :29
SUPER=34-Simpson/==2/Chapman/==1; :40
SUPER=01-Henry Christowski/Storm Head Coach; :46
RUNS=1:02
OUT Q= ....news 7 sports.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Hold Logo
In the second game, Trenton State beat Allegheny 1 to nothing.
Trenton and Simpson play for the winner's bracket title at 1 tomorrow.
Tonight, Ithaca and Wisconsin Stevens Point were knocked out of the event.
Allegheny and Chapman advanced in the loser's bracket with wins tonight.
SS=baseball
The NCAA division three baseball tournament will be in Salem next week, and
city officials would love to Ferrum in the eight team field.
SS=Ferrum
This afternoon in the south regionals in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the
Panthers took their first step toward Salem by coming from 3 runs down to beat
Emory University 4-to-3 in 11 innings.
They play Methodist tomorrow morning at 11.
S-Faldo
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-5
GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 SPORTS
And since a number of you no doubt have tess times for this coming weekend on
a local course, I thought I'd give you a little motivation before you tee off..
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Thame, UK; :00
Take a look at NIck Faldo on the 171 yard 13th hole in the Benson & Hedges
International Gold championships neat Oxford, England.
In absolutely horrible conditions Faldo hits seeing-eye hole in one that
jumps in the hole on two bounces.
Had it not gone in the hole it may still be rolling along in the wind.
(-------------)
Stop-Stick
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-41
GRAPHIC=None
State police are now using a new device they say can stop high speed police
chases much more safely.
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Officers say if a stop stick had been available during a high speed chase
from Bedford to Roanoke County last March, this crash may not have happened.
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The device can be deployed in thirty seconds and is said to be safer than
any other method officers would use to stop a chase.
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((TROOPER DARRELL BOWLING/STATE POLICE: THE STOP STICK IS OFFICER FRIENDLY. IT
DOESN'T CAUSE INJURY TO THE OFFICER. OTHER DEVICES ARE SHARP AND CAN CAUSE
INJURY AS HE'S PUTTING THEM OUT OR GETTING THEM UP. ))
SUPER=01-Trooper Darrell Bowling/State Police;
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OUT Q=getting them up.
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The punctured tires will slowly deflate so there are no blow outs.
The stop stick is currently being tested by the Norfolk and Salem State
Police divisions.
So far, it has safely stopped one high speed chase in the Norfolk area.
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by SS