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ANCHOR=Jean
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Up next on News 7 at Five-
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Were a Roanoke husband and wife killed? The autopsy results are in.
A murder in Lynchburg has neighbors scared.
Plus a vegetarian bus driver's in trouble for keeping burgers from his
riders.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
Showers rumble across the region, but they'll die down this evening.
I'll have the latest weekend outlook from the News 7 Weather Center.
Medical-heads
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=cst
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Health Check, a wrap-up of the week's top medical stories.
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VO-NAT
Including some new fears about the spread of H-I-V, and treating children
with asthma... your house could be making your child sick.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
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VO-NAT
Autopsies are complete on a husband and wife found dead in their Roanoke
apartment.
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5-DAY-BODIES
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=SPR
TAPE#596-12
GRAPHIC=NEWS-7 AT FIVE
Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE-- I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=MURDER INVESTIGATION
It was yesterday that 59-year old Manfred Woody and his 42-year old wife
Wanda were discovered lying face down in their kitchen.
DOUBLE BOXES JEAN/SCOTT
Scott Prince joins us from the Medical Examiner's office.
Scott what have doctors told you?
ANCHOR=Scott
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SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
(SCOTT AD LIB)
(ROLL CUE: "...exact same way.")
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SOT
IN Q=both people
SUPER=01-Dr. William Massello/Asst. Deputy Chief Medical Examiner;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=blunt instrument.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
vo RUNS=:20
vo out=his parents dead.
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LIVE=SCOTT/FULL
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
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double boxes jean/scott
(questions: )
5-L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-13
GRAPHIC=murder
Two murders in less than five months have left neighbors of a Lynchburg
night club fearing for their safety AND their economic survival.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
The latest killing took place early this morning when 26- year- old Edwin
Bradley of Georgia was shot to death outside the Glass House restaurant.
In January, 24- year- old Robert Allen was gunned down in the mall parking
lot after leaving the Glass House.
Now, other merchants in the outlet mall say all the violence is cutting into
their business.
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SOT 2:09:39//2:03:27
IN Q=It causes our
((RAYMOND FLESHMAN/RAYFORD'S CAFE OWNER: IT CAUSES OUR BUSINESS JUST TO
COMPLETELY DROP OFF, THE LAST MURDER WE HAD HERE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, THE
MALL BUSINESS FROM HERE HAS DROPPED ABOUT SIXTY PERCENT, HERE IN THE SNACK
BAR.))
((CLINT RUCKER/SHOPPER: IT DOES AFFECT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BUT
THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME FAITHFUL PEOPLE AND SOME THAT ARE GOING TO STOP
COMING.))
SUPER=01-Raymond Fleshman/Cafe Owner; :00
SUPER=01-Clint Rucker/Shopper; :16
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=going to stop coming.
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VO-NAT
Police have not made an arrest in this morning's murder.
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5-Democrats
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-14 /rolled from the truck
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It's a foregone conclusion-- but Virginia Democrats are gearing up in
Hampton to nominate Mark Warner for the U-S Senate.
double boxes jean/ellen
Ellen Qualls is at the Hampton Colliseum.
Ellen, what's on the schedule for tonight?
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=06-Hampton;
(ellen ad lib)
(roll cue: "...U-S Senate.")
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SOT **rolled from truck**
IN Q=with the spotlight
SUPER=03-Newport News; :00
SUPER=@markwarner; :40
RUNS=:51
OUT Q=they've waged.
LIVE=ellen/full
SUPER=06-Hampton;
(ellen ad lib)
double boxes ellen/Jean
ANCHOR=Jean
(Jean: So you'll be back at six and 11 with the latest from the convention.)
(ellen ad lib)
5-Abortion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=DOLE
Bob Dole has made his abortion views clear.
SS=ABORTION
He doesn't want to change the Republican party's pro-life message, but
he'll make an addition.
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SOT 10:11:43
IN Q=It'll be pretty much
((BOB DOLE: IT'LL BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, BUT IT WILL CONTAIN A DECLARATION
THAT WE RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THIS ISSUE. ))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=on this issue
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VO-NAT
Dole's statement won praise from President Clinton.
Clinton says it'll make the abortion debate more civil.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=buchanan
Dole's position also garnered support from Pat Buchanan.
Buchanan doesn't object to a statement welcoming abortion-rights voters--
as long as the party's anti-abortion plank is not weakened.
5-Freemen
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
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GRAPHIC=freemen
The family that left the Freemen compound in Montana arrived in Salt Lake
City today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;
Gloria Ward, her two daughters and her common law husband were the first to
leave the ranch in nearly two months.
Two custodial charges against Ward for taking her daughters out of Utah-
have been dropped.
That prompted them to leave the compound.
The father of one of the girls says it's worth it.
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SOT 14:01:39
IN Q=
((STEVE MANGUM/JAYLYNN WARD'S FATHER: I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT IT HAS ENDED THIS
WAY AND MY DAUGHTERS OUT OF HARM'S WAY.))
SUPER=01-Steve Mangum/Jaylynn Ward's Father;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=OUT OF HARMS WAY. double out!!
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VO-NAT
The 8 and 10 year old girls will live with their mother's sister- who's been
granted custody.
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tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Straight ahead--on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- The teenager who killed a Glenvar
woman is released from custody.
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VO-NAT
And another black church in the south goes up in flames.... but was this
part of a string of arsons?
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ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check, the top medical reports of the week...including the link
between mental stress and heart disease.
What you do with pressure may be even more important than what you do on
the treadmill.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Mike has a look back at William Byrd's loss last night.
ANCHOR=Connie
The Baseball team fell short in the semi finals...the story when NEWS-7
returns.
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5-Drunk-Driver
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-16
GRAPHIC=gavel scales
The 16-year old driver who struck and killed a Roanoke County teacher late
last year has been released from custody after serving just over two months.
Double Box=Jean & Joe
Joe Dashiell is in the newsroom tonight with the story.
LIVE=JoeD/Newsroom
Jean, the young man received an indeterminate sentence.
That means Youth Corrections could have kept him until he turned 21.
SUPER=@Joe1;
But when he was sentenced, officials said he would likely serve about four
months.
In fact, the teen served just over two months before he was released in late
May.
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VO-NAT
Bonnie Kitts was struck and killed in December while she was out walking
with her husband.
The teenager, who lived in the same neighborhood, was driving drunk.
SUPER=03-Salem/March 20;
The boy lost his driver's license for five years, and he must perform 100
hours of community service.
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ANCHOR=JoeD/Newsroom
Bonnie Kitts' husband declined an interview this afternoon, but in a
statement released by his attorney Gary Kitts said he was upset that the
juvenile who killed his wife had been released from detention without someone
from the court system notifying him.
Double Box=Jean & Joe
Learning this information by chance, Gary Kitts said, only served to
increase the anguish and distress that Bonnie Kitts' family continues to
suffer.
5-CHurch-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=fire
Federal agents are scrutinizing the latest fire to rip through a black
church.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Last Night;
An old sanctuary in Charlotte, North Carolina was engulfed last night.
SUPER=04-Today;
Only a charred frame remains of the nearly century-old Presbyterian Church.
It hadn't been used for years- the congregation meets at a new church just
100-yards away.
Now the FBI is launching a civil rights investigation.
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SOT
IN Q=if it is
((JOHN MORLEY/FBI: IF IT IS A RACIALLY CAUSED ARSON, ASSUMING IT IS ARSON,
THEN IT GETS FBI ATTENTION, VERY EXTENSIVELY.))
SUPER=01-John Morley/FBI;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=very extensively.
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VO-NAT
No one was hurt in the fire.
So far 27 fires have burned southern black churches.
But the minister of the church and investigators say it should NOT be
assumed the fire was set because of the recent string of fires.
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5-Reynolds
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#596-15
GRAPHIC=murder investigation
The state Medical Examiner's office says fingerprints and biological
evidence may identify Alicia Showalter Reynolds' killer.
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VO-NAT
Reynolds disappeared while driving on U-S 29 near Culpeper in April, her
body was discovered last month.
A forensics expert says fingerprints and D-N-A have been found. The
evidence will be entered into Virginia's Automated Fingerprinting
Identification System and a D-N-A databank that contains profiles of convicted
felons.
State police also released a sketch of a man who drove a dark-colored
pickup truck--attempting to stop women on U-S 29 between Culpeper and
Charlottesville.
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5-Brown
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#nbet-c
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The Air Force is citing several errors that caused the crash killing
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Arlington;
Investigators fault commanders for allowing the plane to use an airport in
Croatia, plus pilot error and inadequate navigation equipment.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:12:32
IN Q=
((GEN. RONALD FOGLEMAN/AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF: LIKE MOST ACCIDENTS, MULITIPLE
CAUSES RESULTED IN THE TRAGEDY. ANY ONE OF WHICH HAD IT NOT EXISTED WOULD HAVE
PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT.))
SUPER=01-Gen. Ronald Fogleman/Air Force Chief of Staff;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Near Zagreb, Croatia/April 3;
The April crash killed all 35 aboard including Brown, several high level
business executives, six air force members and two Croatian nationals.
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tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease2
GRAPHIC=NONE
Stayed tuned for more news-- Patrick has your weekend forecast...but first--
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VO-NAT
what do fast food hamburgers have to do with a bus driver who may lose his
job? The answer headed your way when NEWS-7 at FIVE returns.
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stocks bump
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
STick around-- the musical chairs game of basketball coaches continues.
Mike has the latest in tonight's Ticker.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check
The medical week in Review.
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VO-NAT
Including the latest on the AIDS front, where a new study offers some
insight into oral transmission of H-I-V.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 0:4:20:04
IN Q=In our experiments
((IN OUR EXPERIMENTS WE FOUND THAT INFECTIONS BY THE ORAL ROUTE WAS ABOUT
SIX-THOUSAND TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN INFECTION BY THE RECTAL ROUTE IN RHESUS
MONKEYS. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=rhesus monkeys
health bump next
5-AIDS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-17
GRAPHIC=AIDS RESEARCH
Please note the nature of the following report, on AIDS research from
Harvard and Tulane Universities.
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VO-NAT
A study with Rhesus monkeys found they easily contracted AIDS-- when an
AIDS-causing virus was injected into their mouths.
Scientists believe the results could mean that oral transmission of H-I-V
may be easier in humans than previously thought.
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SOT 04:20:23
IN Q=There is a
((DR. RUTH MARGARET RUPRECHT/DANA FARBER CANCER CENTER: THERE IS A GENERAL
PERCEPTION THAT ORAL SEX IS SAFE AT LEAST WHEN THERE ARE NO
LESIONS IN THE MOUTH. THAT NOTION HAS BEEN CLEARLY REFUTED. ))
((DR. HELENE GAYLE/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL: ORAL SEX IS NOT RISK FREE, AND
IN FACT THE RISK IS SUBSTANTIALLY
INCREASED WHEN THERE'S ACTUALLY EJACULATION WHERE SEMEN IS DEPOSITED INTO THE
ORAL CAVITY.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Ruth Margaret Ruprecht/Dana Farber Cancer Center; :01
SUPER=01-Dr. Helene Gayle/Centers for Disease Control; :12
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=oral cavity.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HIV
Researchers emphasize that casual contact such as kissing, hugging,
or sharing drinking glasses does not spread HIV.
5-United-Nations
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-18
GRAPHIC=AIDS
The United Nations says reported AIDS cases have increased by another
25-percent.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
All told, some 21- million people are infected with the virus that causes
AIDS.
Women comprise 42 percent of those infected.
Areas of Africa and the Caribbean are the worst-hit regions.
On a hopeful note, new infections in the U-S were less than half what they
were a few years ago.
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5-Stress
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-20
GRAPHIC=STRESSED OUT
Now for a round-up of this week's top medical stories.....
Researchers at Duke University now say that reaction to mental stress may
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VO-NAT
be a much better indicator of who might suffer a heart attack, than the typical
stress test of jogging on a treadmill.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:32:08
IN Q=What I want NAT SOUND
((WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TAKE SOME PICTURES OF YOUR HEART WHILE YOU
AN ARTHMITIC TEST.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=test
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****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART****
Researchers say people who experience greater stress when speaking
in public or solving math problems on a tight deadline were more likely to have
heart trouble, suggesting that psychological factors can contribute to the
development of heart disease.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:32:33
IN Q=Mental stress
((DR. HERBERT BENSON/DEACONESS HOSPITAL: MENTAL STRESS PLAYS A ROLE IN FUTURE
HEART DISEASE, THEREFORE IT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
TREATING OURSELVES WITH RELAXATION TECHNIQUES AND WITH STRESS MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Herbert Benson/Deaconess Hospital; :
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=stress management techniques
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
The results of that study are published in this week's Journal of the
American Medical Association.
5-Asthma
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-19
GRAPHIC=H/C BUG
German scientists are reporting an apparent link between asthma and
hay-fever and the way people heat their homes.
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VO-NAT
According to their study, children in homes with central heating were twice
as likely to develop asthma and hayfever as those in homes with coal or
woodstoves.
Researchers think the burning of coal or wood could interfere with the
production of antibodies to allergens.
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5-Roaches
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-21
GRAPHIC=ASTHMA
At a Texas asthma clinic, parents are learning that their child's asthma
may be greatly affected by other facets of their environment.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston, TX
Apparently, an allergy to ROACHES in some children may lead to asthma.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:33:28
IN Q=The cockroach
((DR. LYNETTE MAZUR/PULMONARY SPECIALIST: THE COCKROACH HAS DIFFERENT BODY
PARTS AND PEOPLE CAN BECOME ALLERGIC TO THOSE BODY PARTS WHETHER THEY ARE
LIVING, OR WHETHER THEY'RE DEAD. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Lynette Mazur/Pulmonary Specialist; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=they're dead.
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VO-NAT
Asthma may also be inherited, or caused by viral infections.
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5-Shingles-Drug
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=h/c bug
A drug that's caused an uproar in Japan probably won't be hitting the U-S
market anytime soon.
An F-D-A panel has decided not to approve the medicine Sorivudine that
treats the painful disease shingles.
The government says there's too much risk.
It's been blamed for 15 deaths in a month in Japan-- because of a deadly
interaction between the drug and a common anti-cancer medication.
Bristol-Myers Squibb was hoping the government might take a chance on the
treatment-- if the company made strong warnings about mixing the product with
other drugs.
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Game two of the NBA finals tips off later tonight...between the Supersonics
and the Bulls--
ANCHOR=Connie
But Chicago's Dennis Rodman's mind is focused more on Lady Di. Here's Mike
Stevens to explain.
S5-Hoops
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-20
GRAPHIC=none
Good afternoon everybody and welcome to your weekend, a lot going on today so
let's get right to it.
First, game two of the NBA finals tips off tonight at nine in Chicago.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Chicago; :00
Both teams worked out at the United Center today, and while Dennis Rodman
seemed to be focused on the Sonics, it appears that he's really thinking about
the other icon in the Windy City this week, Lady Di.
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SOT
IN Q="I think she...
((DENNIS RODMAN/BULLS FORWARD:))
SUPER=01-Dennis Rodman/Bulls Forward; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...OF CHICAGO."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-E. Rutherford, NJ;
In other NBA news, John Calipari officially took over the reins of the New
Jersey Nets today.
The former U-Mass head coach will reportedly make 15 and a half million
dollars over five years.
And he will have complete control of the team.
SUPER=04-NCAA;
And Pete Carril the long time Princeton head coach, who retired at the end of
last season is returning to the bench as an assistant coach with the Sacramento
Kings of the NBA.
Carril won 524 games in 30 years of college coaching.
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S5-Stuff
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-21
GRAPHIC=None
To the diamond. In about an hour and a half, the Glenvar Lady Highlanders
and the Honaker Lady Tigers will begin battling for a birth in the Group A
state championship.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Group A Quarterfinals; :00
Glenvar reached tonight's semi final round behind the arm of junior pitcher
Amy Layman, who did not give up a hit in the Lady Highlanders 7-2 win over St.
Paul.
Beating the Deacons was just one of many small steps Glenvar is
taking.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We started
((SPIKE HARRISON/GLENVAR SOFTBALL COACH:WE STARTED THIS COUNT DOWN WE HAD 9
GAMES TO GO. WE'VE BEEN SAYING, 9,8,7 NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 2 AND THEIR MIND IS SET
ON WINNING IN THAT ONE AND GETTING INTO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.))
SUPER=01-Spike Harrison/Glenvar Softball Coach; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...in the state championship"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
SUPER=03-Bristol/Last Night;
On the boys side, William Byrd lost to Virginia High 5-4 in the Group 2A
semifinals in Bristol last night.
The semi final defeat marked the third of it's kind in five years for the
Terriers, who were trying to avenge the 1992 final four loss to the Bearcats.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I'm
((RODNEY SPRADLIN/WILLIAM BYRD COACH:I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.I GUESS WE START
LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. BOTH OF OUR PITCHERS ARE BACK AND THAT'S WHAT
CARRIED US ALL YEAR AND THIS IS GONNA HURT FOR A WHILE BUT WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.))
SUPER=01-Rodney Spradlin/William Byrd Coach; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...to next year"
ANCHOR=Mike
Coming up at 6, a new football team is creating a storm in Lynchburg and we
will check out day one of the Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame Golf Tournament.
5-Veggie
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE
A bus driver in Southern California may lose his job.
But it isn't because he's a bad driver.
In fact, Bruce Anderson has a perfect driving record.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Costa Mesa, CA;
But Anderson was suspended without pay--and charged with insubordination.
He refuses to pass out coupons for free hamburgers on the bus... because
he is a vegetarian.
The coupon is part of a promotional campaign with a fast food chain.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:15:48
IN Q=i like the
((BRUCE ANDERSON/VEGETARIAN BUS DRIVER: I LIKE THE COMPANY, I LOVE MY JOB, BUT
THESE ARE MY BELIEFS, WE ALL HAVE BELIEFS. I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT, I'M STANDING
UP FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS PEOPLE AND FOR EVERYONE. ))
SUPER=01-Bruce Anderson/Vegetarian Bus Driver;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=and for everyone.
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VO-NAT
He'll find out Monday whether he can keep his job.
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six-preview
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
(toss to PATRICK)
RUNS=:20
(PATRICK tosses to jean)
ANCHOR=Jean
It's not easy covering the 44- year career of one of our area's most
influential business leaders in one story.
Jean/LEN double boxes
So Len Besthoff brings us part two of his "exit interview" with Warner
Dalhouse tonight.
Len you say Dalhouse has some more straight talk about the takeover of
Dominion Bankshares?
ANCHOR=Len
For one thing Jean, he feels that odds are Roanoke's last big hometown bank
SUPER=@LEN1;
would have eventually been taken over by someone, it just happened pretty early
in the 90's because of the bank's real estate problems.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:21:50
IN Q=We were
((WARNER DALHOUSE/FIRST UNION OF VA: WE WERE A VERY ATTRACTIVE TAKEOVER TARGET
FROM WAY BACK. HAVING THE LOAN LOSS PROBLEMS WE HAD IN THE EARLY NINETIES MAY
HAVE ACCELERATED THAT BECAUSE WE HAD TO ADJUST TO THAT CONDITION. BUT I THINK
THAT SOME LARGE BANK BY THIS TIME WOULD HAVE COME IN AND OFFERED THE
SHAREHOLDERS A DEAL THAT THEY COULDN'T DECLINE IN ANY EVENT.))
SUPER=01-Warner Dalhouse/First Union of VA;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=in any event.
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VO-NAT
Dominion announced its plans to merge with the First Union Bank of
Charlotte, North Carolina back in the fall of 1992.
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double boxes LEN/Jean
Tonight at six, we'll also ask Dalhouse what he thinks about First Union's
future in our area.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
it for NEWS-7 at Five, have a nice weekend. Goodnight.
Join me for the story and more news in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at SIX--that's
by SS