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ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#
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Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX:
A special prosecutor to investigate a conflict in county government.
The student housing shortage at Tech.
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VO-NAT
And the enthusiasm of the class of 2000... at Virginia Military
Institute... perhaps the last class before women invade.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, Sosa is out for month, the Angels lose their manager for
a week, Thomas Haskins gets ready run wild in the Southern Conference,
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VO-NAT eng#
and speaking of wild Dennis Rodman turned New York upset down today by
showing up at Rockefeller Center with in a wedding gown.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
Showers drop more than an inch of rain in portions of the viewing area, but
they are clearing out quickly. There's some sunshine in the forecast, stay
tuned to hear all about it.
Pitts-Invest
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-63
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Pittsylvania County judge has appointed an outside prosecutor to look into
a possible conflict of interest relating to economic development.
DOUBLE BOXES=Keith/Teresa
Teresa Hamilton is in our newsroom with the latest.
LIVE=TERESA/FULL
SUPER=@Teresa1;
Keith, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors approached
Commonwealth's Attorney David Grimes, in June, about a possible investigation.
But Grimes, who's been working in Pittsylvania County for a number of
years, felt it best to seek an outside prosecutor.
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SOT
IN Q=I think
SUPER=01-David Grimes/Pittsylvania Co. Commonwealth's Atty.; :00
SUPER=03-Chatham; :11
RUNS=:53
OUT Q=the investigation.
((
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14:44:34
SOT
IN Q=I think
((DAVID GRIMES/PITTSYLVANIA CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTY.: I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY THAT IT WORK
EFFECTIVELY BUT THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THAT IT WORKS
EFFECTIVELY AND IMPARTIALLY. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=and impartially.
David Grimes concerns have been put to rest.
A court order has turned the case over to Roanoke City Commonwealth's
Attorney Donald Caldwell and his assistant Betty Jo Anthony.
Details surrounding the possible conflict of interest are sketchy-- the
agency or persons involved have not been released by Grimes or the Board of
Supervisors.
(/////SOT/////)
14:44:56
SOT
IN Q=The public
((DAVID GRIMES: THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO HAVE A COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN THE
NEUTRALITY OF THE INVESTIGATION. AND, I THINK HAVING A SUBSTITUTE PROSECUTOR
COME IN, SOMEBODY OF THE CALIBRE OF MR. CALDWELL, WHO HAS THAT TYPE OF
EXPERIENCE AND REPUTATION, COME IN, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE PUBLIC WILL
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHATEVER RESULT HE REACHES IN THE INVESTIGATION. ))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=in the investigation.))
LIVE=TERESA/FULL
A violation of the conflict of interest statue is considered a misdemeanor--
DOUBLE BOXES=Keith/TERESA
if the accused knowingly violates the law.
(Question: Any idea how long the investigation will take? )
Dublin-Fatal
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A three- car collision in Pulaski County killed one person and injured three
others this afternoon.
It happened on route 11 between Fairlawn and Dublin around 3:15.
Two cars hit head- on, and a third vehicle crashed into the wreckage.
Rescue personnel say a father driving with his two young children was
killed.
Both children sustained serious injuries.
A woman driving another vehicle was also seriously hurt.
Police have not released the names of the victims.
Warner
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=Warner
Just two months after surviving a strong challenge from within his own
party, Republican Senator John Warner is questioning the party's presidential
nominee on a key issue.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Madison;
Warner took a break from campaigning today to explain his concerns about
Bob Dole's tax cut plan.
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SOT 04:38:45
IN Q=And I
((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R-VA.: AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM NEXT YEAR IN
CONGRESS NEXT YEAR THAT SEEKS A REDUCTION OF OUR TAXES. BUT I ALSO FEEL VERY
STRONGLY THAT THIS COUNTRY MUST CONTINUE TOWARD A BALANCED BUDGET IN SEVEN
YEARS. AND WE CANNOT ALLOW INTEREST RATES TO RISE OR INFLATION TO ZOOM UP.))
SUPER=@johnwarner;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=to zoom up.
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VO-NAT
Warner's past public opposition to candidates like Oliver North and Mike
Farris earned him a label of "disloyal" from many GOP activists.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04:40:29
IN Q=Well I don't
((WELL I DON'T MIND TAKING HEAT. YOU KNOW, VIRGINIANS ELECTED ME TO GIVE THEM
MY BEST JUDGMENT. AND SOMETIMES A MEASURE OF INDEPENDENCE I HAVE TO TAKE. AND
YOU KNOW POLITICALLY I'VE TAKEN THAT OVER THE YEARS.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=the years.
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VO-NAT
Democratic opponent Mark Warner says John Warner's conditional support of
Dole's tax cut has apparently left the door open for cuts to Medicare and
education.
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Get-Away-Tours
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=NONE
Twelve months after a Madison Heights travel agency went belly-up, an
investigation into the company's finances has finally been completed.
Steve Smallshaw reports the results aren't likely to make the agency's
creditors happy.
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SOT
IN Q=More than a
SUPER=04-Amherst Co./File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Ed Meeks/Amherst Co. Prosecutor; :16
SUPER=04-August 1, 1995; :23
SUPER=@ssm1; :37
SUPER=01-Mitch Garbee/Hunter's Attorney; :59
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Amherst County.
(( More than a year ago, Get Away Tours closed its doors and filed for
bankruptcy, leaving dozens of would-be vacationers in the lurch.
The final results of a year- long investigation into the agency's finances
trickled into prosecutor Ed Meeks' office earlier this month.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:41:37
IN Q=There wasn't
((ED MEEKS/AMHERST CO. PROSECUTOR: THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THAT A
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. I DON'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT THERE WAS
A CRIME.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=was a crime.
A year ago, that would have been a tough sell to creditors who lost
thousands of dollars in vacation deposits, and who were convinced Get Away
Tours got away with a crime.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:09:45 (8/1/95 tape)
IN Q=And to me
((AND TO ME IT'S JUST PLAIN FRAUD, LEGALIZED STEALING OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
CALL IT.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=to call it.
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SU 5:55:27
IN Q=Even a year
((Even a year later, some customers we spoke to are still angry. Others came to
terms long ago with the fact they'd never see their money again. Get Away Tours
also is long gone, replaced by a car rental business at its Madison Heights
location. Owners Fred and Wanda Hunter reportedly have moved out of the area,
and their attorney says no one feels worse about what happened than they do.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=than they do.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:00:39
IN Q=He was very
((MITCH GARBEE/HUNTER'S ATTORNEY: HE WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE THING FROM
BEGINNING TO END. I'M SURE IF HE EVER IS ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE FUNDS TO
REPAY THE PEOPLE THAT LOST MONEY IN THIS WHOLE FIASCO, THAT HE WILL DO SO.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=will do so.
Meanwhile, Meeks says the case will remain open.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Amherst County.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at six, it's a tale of two colleges, we'll tell you
how one is trying to find new students
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while another is struggling to find a place to put the ones it already has.
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Rat-line
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-66
GRAPHIC=VMI
Like rats trapped in a maze, 400 young men in search of a military
education met their trainers at Virginia Military Institute today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington
The class of 2000 filed into barracks- -full of bravado- -louder than ever.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOT full
SUPER=01-Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting/VMI Superintendent; :00
SUPER=01-Drace Clevenger/VMI Cadet from Buena Vista;
SUPER=01-Barry Williams/VMI Cadet from Cloverdale;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=learn that way.
Freshmen rats actually taunted the upperclassmen who're called upon to
indoctrinate the in-coming class. They chanted: "We want the Cadre," as if
they were growing impatient for their tormentors to appear.
Even the superintendent noticed something unusual here.
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SOT Bunting first response
IN Q=Despite our best efforts
((DESPITE YOUR BEST EFFORTS, THERE'S NO HOLDING BACK THE FACT THAT THESE KIDS
REALIZE THIS MAY BE THE LAST YEAR OF WHAT THEY ARE. I THINK THEY RESPOND TO IT
IN A POSITIVE WAY. I THINK THEY WANT THE FULL EXPERIENCE, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY
GIVE IT TO THEM.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=give it to them.
NAT SOT- -in your face
Freshman orientation was never so exhausting anywhere else. The
upperclassmen are only a year or two older- -but wiser by leagues of
experience. Nonetheless they have to cut-short their summer vacation to come
back early for this rite of indoctrination.
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SOT last cadet
IN Q=It's an enjoyment
((IT'S AN ENJOYMENT, BRINGING IN THESE YOUNG MEN AND WATCHING THEM CHANGE,
COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND TEACHING THE SYSTEM THAT WE KNOW AND THAT WE
CHERISH AND WATCHING THEM TURN INTO CITIZEN SOLDIERS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=citizen soldiers.
Of course Each of these upperclassmen was once a "rat" himself.
None of them has forgotten what it's like when those columns of grey tunics
file into the barracks to that solemn drum beat.
NAT SOT
drum beat- -column of cadre enters
13:07:30 "Rats, meet your cadre."- -plus the ensuing racket for a moment
after
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SOT 2nd response from Black cadet
IN Q=It's scary
((IT'S SCARY, REALLY SCARY. So you can empathize with these guys? YES SIR.
Nonetheless, you're not giving them any breaks, are you? NO, SIR, YOU DON'T
LEARN THAT WAY.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=learn that way.
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VO-NAT
By the end of the week you may not recognize some of these young men.
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Security-Deposits
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-66
GRAPHIC=VPI
Virginia Tech students are making their way back to Blacksburg this week.
But some have yet to find housing, and most off- campus apartments are full.
Tracy Altizer joins us from Blacksburg with an update on the housing
shortage.
SUPER=@tRACY1;
SUPER=05-Blacksburg;
Keith, university officials now say the problem does not appear as serious as
first predicted.
Unless of course, you happen to be a student who still has no place to live.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=it's a little bit
SUPER=01-Tony Britton/Va. Tech Senior; :00
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :09
SUPER=01-Ken Welborn/Va. Tech Junior; :23
SUPER=01-Lanny Cross/V.P. for Student Affairs; :45
SUPER=01-Karen Frazier/VT Off-Campus Housing Dir.; 1:05
RUNS=1:37
OUT Q=with the students.
(( (/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:55:52
((TONY BRITTON/VA TECH SENIOR: IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING THOUGH, IT IS. IT
GETS SCARY AS THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, YOU KNOW, DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
))
RUNS=:08
So Tony Britton continues to pour through apartment listings, most of which
are already full.
So does Ken Welborn.
He gave up his apartment last Spring to find a new roommate, never expecting
the bigger problem would be just finding a place to live.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:57:41
((KEN WELBORN/VA TECH JUNIOR: IT'S KIND OF DISAPPOINTING. LAST FALL IT WAS
PRETTY EASY TO FIND A PLACE RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BUT THIS FALL IT'S JUST NOT
HAPPENING. ))
RUNS=:07
Moments later, Welborn left with this man, who happened to walk into the
office to list a room for rent.
University officials say the community has responded to the call for help.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:07:52
((OKAY, WHAT KIND OF RENT WOULD YOU BE ASKING? ))
RUNS=:02
But there's little leeway for students to be selective.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:16:03
((LANNY CROSS/V.P. FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS: SO I'M SURE THAT WE'RE CROWDED AND
STUDENTS ARE IN SITUATIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE THE MOST DESIRABLE FOR THEM, BUT
AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT REACHED THE CONCLUSION THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
EXTRAORDINARY. ))
RUNS=:14
But even as students slowly find their own accommodations, more are arriving
at a loss.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:03:09
((KAREN FRAZIER/VT OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING DIRECTOR: WE'RE STILL HEARING FROM
STUDENTS WHO HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ACCEPTANCE FROM THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, WHO
HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ACCEPTANCE TO COME TO TECH AS TRANSFER STUDENTS. ))
RUNS=:11
Tech officials and leasing agents are baffled over what has caused the
housing shortage, and expect to work together to find solutions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:18:50
((WE'RE GOING TO ESTABLISH A DIALOGUE WITH THE BLACKSBURG APARTMENT COUNCIL AND
TRY TO SEE, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE RENTERS WHAT THEY THINK WE COULD DO. WE
CERTAINLY WILL HAVE DIALOGUE WITH THE STUDENTS. ))
RUNS=:11))
TALENT=Tracy
The students we spoke to are upperclassmen, staying with friends until they
find their own places. The larger concern is for international students, some
of whom are arriving in the U.S. and Blacksburg for the first time.
QUESTION: Tracy, you've also been looking into some other problems for students
once they BECOME tenants?
tracy ad lib
Ferrum
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-69
GRAPHIC=NONE
Enrollment at Ferrum College has not lived up to the school's expectations.
But things may change soon with the addition of a new vice president.
Scott Prince explains.
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SOT
IN Q=In recent
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Miller/Ferrum College V.P. Of Enrollment; :14
SUPER=@Scott1; :47
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=S.P. News- 7, Franklin Co.;
(( In recent years, Ferrum College hasn't fared too well when it comes to
attracting new students.
That's why this man has been brought on board.
Dan Miller is the new Vice President of Enrollment... and it's up to him to
see that the student population grows.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:29:30
IN Q=At the
((DAN MILLER/FERRUM COLLEGE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENROLLMENT: AT THE HEART OF WHAT
WE WANT TO DO IS THROUGH THE PROGRAM, COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING WITH THE
STUDENT LIFE SIDE IS TO GET STUDENTS HERE TO GET A FULL POTENTIAL... UNLOCK
THAT POTENTIAL AND SEE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL AND PROUD TO ATTEND THIS
COLLEGE. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=this college
Enrollment at Ferrum peaked in 1982 with more than 16- hundred students.
But in the 1990's there's been a steady decline in the student population.
In fact during the last school year, enrollment bottomed out with 1-
thousand ninety- three students.
But it seems Miller has a reputation for strengthening college admissions.
stand up
((Before coming to Ferrum, Miller worked for Alvernia College in Reading,
Pennsylvania.
During his 8 years there, freshman enrollment went up by 21- percent.
And overall enrollment saw a 47- percent increase.))
end stand up
RUNS=:13
Miller believes it's not enough to recruit students.
He feels he needs to recruit graduates.
Miller says if he does that... he'll get high marks... and at the same time
make Ferrum stronger in years to come.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Franklin County.))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
A weak bond market pulled the stock market DOWN some today.
The DOW lost more than 31 points.
While NASDAQ broke a three day losing streak, gaining two points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=x5005;
Bottoms
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-59
GRAPHIC=Bottoms
A judge has refused to let Sharon Bottoms visit her five year old son in the
presence of her lesbian lover.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@FILE;
However Judge Buford Parsons did expand Bottom's visitation rights today.
Her son Tyler will be allowed to visit his mother on weekends and holidays
at her apartment.
But the judge says Tyler will not be allowed contact with his mother's
partner April Wade.
Bottoms says she is saddened by the order.
Wade says she is angry.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Last week Bottoms dropped her three year battle to win custody of her son.
Nelson-Drug
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust
Two weeks of surveillance paid off for the Nelson County sheriff's
department this week.
Tuesday morning, deputies arrested a Nellysford man and charged him with
manufacturing marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Authorities say they caught 26- year- old William Wayne Seale tending a
large marijuana patch near his home.
More than 200- thousand dollars worth of pot plants were seized.
Seale is being held on a ten- thousand dollar bond.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, lots of major league both on and off the field
from this afternoon, plus CBS gets the first race in Texas,
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VO-NAT eng#
and Steve Mason gets up close and personal with VMI all-american Thomas
Haskins.
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S-Sosa
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-13
GRAPHIC=CUBS
The Chicago Cubs got some bad news before today's game with the Marlins, when
they found out slugger Sammy Sosa will miss the next four to six weeks with a
broken bone in his right hand.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/Yesterday; :00
The injury occurred yesterday afternoon when Sosa was hit on the hand with a
Mark Hutton fastball in the first inning of the Cubs game with Florida.
Sosa not only leads the national league 40 homers and 100 rbis, he's also
been somewhat of an ironman.
He had played in 304 consecutive games before today.
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S-Cubs
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/Marlins vs. Cubs; :00
Sosa spent today in broadcast booth watching the game, and pregame ceremonies
as the Cubs honored for Chicago great Andre Dawson who is retiring at season's
end.
SUPER=35-Florida/3/Chicago/8;
The Cubs got 6 runs in the first two innings never looked back as they win it
8-to-3.
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S-McNamara
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-16
GRAPHIC=ANGLES/YANKS
The Yankees hosted the Angels again this afternoon, but before the game
started
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00
the Halos got some bad news when manager John Mcnamara had to be admitted to
a New York hospital with a blood clot in his right calf.
The 64 year old skipper will remain under doctor's care for at least 4 to5
days.
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S-Angels
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-17
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Angels vs. Yankees; :00
The Angels seemed to rally around the news this afternoon, as Chili Davis
beat the Yankees singlehandedly.
Chili ripped two, two run homers. One SUPER=35-California/7/New York/1;
coming in the first and another in the ninth.
The Angels hammer New York 7-to-1.
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S-Haskins
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB96-1
GRAPHIC=VMI
VMI returns to the gridiron this year confident the corp can improve on last
year's 4 and 7 record.
SS=Thomas Haskins
Much of the home improvement will fall in the hands of senior all american
running back Thomas Haskins. Steve mason has more on this overachieving keydet.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Lexington; :00
SUPER=04-1995-96 Season/Liberty vs. VMI; :06
SUPER=01-Bill Stewart/VMI Head Coach; :18
SUPER=01-Thomas Haskins/VMI Tailback; :33
SUPER=@Steve1; :39
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=...News 7 sports"
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((He's a 1st team all-american and the Southern Conference offensive
player of the year. Despite his recent success, VMI tailback Thomas Haskins has
spent most of his career overcoming adversity. Coming to VMI as a 145 pound
freshman was his physical obstacle.
((BILL STEWART/VMI HEAD COACH:))
((THOMAS HASKINS/VMI TAILBACK:))
((STEVE MASON:))
Haskins now weighs about 180 pounds, 8 more than last season. He bench
presses 340 and squats 500!!
((HASKINS:))
With last years entire receiving core gone, there will be even more pressure
on Haskins, who will also assume some return duties this season.
((:))
Haskins is not only VMI's all time leading rusher, he also competes on the
Keydet track team. Steve mason, News 7 sports.))
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S-Texas
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=texas speedway
This afternoon, CBS sports announced that it has reached a multi-year
agreement to broadcast the newly created "Texas 500" at the soon to be finished
Texas Motor Speedway.
The first race will be broadcast on April 6th of next year.
The new track will seat more than 150 thousand people.
S-Rodman
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-18
GRAPHIC=RODMAN
And finally, Dennis Rodman made good on his promise to show up in New York
City today dressed for a wedding.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00
The only surprise was that Dennis was dressed as the bride, in a very formal
full length wedding gown, lipstick, gloves and a blonde wig.
He arrived in a horse and carriage and then went into Barnes and Noble for a
book signing.
When asked if he might be barred from the Bulls lockeroom if he keeps
dressing like this, Rodman said - No
We're all men!!
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