23:00-01
News-Head
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Next on News Seven-- The clean-up continues
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VO-NAT
as the damage of Hurricane Fran is evident.
A large number of residents in Southside are still without power.
Eight tractor trailers mix it up on Interstate 81, backing up traffic for
miles.
And the Head Start Program gets kids off on the right foot.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=
The News is Next!
81-Ax
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# 96-68
GRAPHIC=Accident
Tonight eight- tractor trailers mixed it up on Interstate 81 and left
traffic backed up for miles in Botetourt County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
It happened around seven O'Clock near exit 1-65.
Authorities say these trucks were driving northbound when one of them
decided to stop on the James River Bridge.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04:18:02
IN Q=There was like
((JOHNNY CARSON/BUCHANAN RESCUE SQUAD: THERE WAS LIKE A CHAIN REACTION. SEVEN,
POSSIBLY EIGHT TRACTOR TRAILERS.. YOU KNOW JUST BOOM, BOOM, BOOM RIGHT IN THE
REAR END OF EACH OTHER. THERE WERE INITIALLY 10 PATIENTS MOST WITH MINOR
INJURIES. ONE OF WHICH WAS TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.))
SUPER=01-Johnny Carson/Buchanan Rescue Squad;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=to Roanoke Memorial Hospital
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VO-NAT
Traffic was delayed for hours as the trucks were towed away.
Authorities say the one person injured was not seriously hurt.
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Death-Toll
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# None
GRAPHIC=Hurricane Fran
Hurricane Fran's death total in Virginia has risen to 11.
A Riner man has died as a result of a vehicle accident on Friday.
21- year- old Anthony Long died yesterday morning at Roanoke Memorial
Hospital.
On Friday, Long drove his car off route 6-58 into a creek, killing his
passenger 16-year-old Susan Meadows.
HALIFAX-FLOODING
ANCHOR=RON
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-69
GRAPHIC=Flood Aftermath
The Dan River crested this morning... but it will be days before South
Boston residents are able to begin cleaning up.
41-hundred Virginia Power customers in and around Halifax County are STILL
without electricity.
Denise Allen has more from southside.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=For many
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Staley Epps/South Boston Resident; :12
SUPER=01-Debbie Ellington/Franklin Garage Owner; :36
SUPER=01-Robert Burns/Climate Control Inc.; 1:01
SUPER=01-Patrick Gould/Virginia Power; 1:20
SUPER=@Denise2; 1:36
RUNS=1:47
OUT Q=NEWS 7
((For many the Dan River is like an unwanted house guest that won't leave.
Flood waters are still up in South Boston and Halifax County, keeping
residents from cleaning up after tropical storm Fran.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT11:57:01
IN Q=the only thing
((STALEY EPPS/SOUTH BOSTON RESIDENT: THE ONLY THING I WAS ABLE TO SAVE WAS MY
DOG AND I GOT A BOAT AND WENT BACK AND GOT MY CAT OUT ON THE WATER. OTHER THAN
THAT I LOST EVERYTHING.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=i lost everything
If Fran hit you hard, chances are you'll need an insurance agent.
But if you deal with Hudson Insurance, Fran beat you there.
Actually this business was lucky, water damage there was minimal.
But the owners of Franklin Garage didn't fare as well.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:32:54
IN Q=we didn't get
((DEBBIE ELLINGTON/FRANKLIN GARAGE OWNERS WE DIDN'T GET MUCH DONE FRIDAY,
OTHER THAN MOVING OUT AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO RECEDE ENOUGH FOR
US TO GET BACK IN BUSINESS TOMORROW. THAT'S OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NOT BEING
HERE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS THAT NEED US.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=that need us
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:40:25
IN Q=nat sot
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
Workers at Climate Control are still trying to keep Fran out.
The dyke protecting the business gave way early this morning.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:14:19
IN Q=the bank was
((ROBERT BURNS/CLIMATE CONTROL INC.: THE BANK WAS GIVING A WAY THERE AND WE
PUT SAND AND DIRT THERE YESTERDAY. SO WE'RE BUILDING IT ON UP TO KEEP IT FROM
COLLAPSING AND THE WATER FROM GOING INSIDE THE BUILDING.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=inside the building
Flood waters are keeping the power companies from trouble spots.
Crews are coming from as far away as Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, to
help Virginia Power.
But it still could be days before many residents will be able to turn on the
lights.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:35:28
IN Q=as we're putting
((PATRICK GOULD/VIRGINIA POWER: AS WE'RE PUTTING THE LINES BACK UP WE'RE
DISCOVERING MORE AND MORE DAMAGE TO OUR EQUIPMENT. SO THE PACE IS SLOWER AND
WE NEED MORE CONTRACTORS. WE EXPECT AT LEAST ANOTHER COUPLE OR THREE DAYS TO
GET ALL OUR CUSTOMERS BACK ON.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=customers back on
Patrick Gould says by Tuesday 95-percent of their customers should have
their service restored.
Owners of the Franklin Garage hope to be back in business by Wednesday.
And Staley Epps hopes the government will help him get back on his feet.
Denise Allen News 7.))
D'Ville-Flooding
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-66
GRAPHIC=Flooding Aftermath
About three thousand customers on the Danville Electric System are still
without power.
And officials say they are considering rebuilding power lines in the most
severely hit areas.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
It may take several more days before all customers get power.
And if you have storm damage, city officials are asking you to give them a
call.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:16:11
IN Q=we've established
((RICHARD TURNER/DANVILLE DEPUTY CITY MGR: WE'VE ESTABLISHED A SEPARATE LINE
797-8853 FOR DANVILLE RESIDENTS TO CALL TO ADVISE THE CITY OF PROPERTY
DAMAGE.))
SUPER=01-Richard Turner/Danville Deputy City Mgr.;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=of property damage
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VO-NAT
The city will then forward this information to FEMA.
SS=full page
That number once again is 804-797-8853.
Officials say this number is for reporting storm damage only.
Do not call to report power outages.
The line is open from nine to six tomorrow.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at 11--
Did Iraqi troops fire at U-S aircraft?
There's two conflicting stories.
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VO-NAT
And, Rapper Tupac Shakur (TOO'-pahk shah-KOOR') is in the hospital after
being shot.
But first let's check in with Kimberly,
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Kim in WX CENTER
Okay, Ron--
We sure enjoyed a lot of sunshine today-- although the lingering tropical
air mass did drop some scattered showers and storms.
While the Richmond area saw the heaviest rainfall-- most of our reporting
cities saw anywhere from a trace to a half inch....
Roll
Lake Levels
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Cleanup
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net-e
GRAPHIC=Flood Aftermath
Hurricane Fran maybe gone from our area... but NOT forgotten.
Swollen rivers and rainwater are NOW threatening EASTERN North Carolina
counties with flooding.
City streets in Wilmington are flooded again, and traffic is backed up for
miles.
This after many residents spent the day cleaning up.
Art Rascon reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Another day
SUPER=03-Wilmington, NC;
SUPER=01-Art Rascon/Reporting;
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=Wiliminton, North Carolina.
(( Another day of hard labor.
Everywhere you go in this city of Wilmington...trees are being
cleared...boats are being moved...shattered glass and wood, hauled
away.
But on the barrier islands...where most of the serious damage is...residents
are still not allowed to return to their homes.
IT'S REAL FRUSTRATING THAT WE CANNOT SEE IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE>
IF THERG IS DAMAGE WE COULD GET OVER THEIR AND FIX IT."
Electricity is still out in most of the region....so, the hot
commodity here...is ice.
WE DIDN'T GET OFF TILL 12-MIDNIGHT. PEOPLE WILL PAY 50-DOLLARS
FOR ICE."
I WANTED 4-BAGS."
Alan and Deloris Boman waited in line nearly 3-hours for their 4-
bags.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW DEPENDENT WE ARE ON ELECTRICITY UNTIL WE'RE OUT
OF IT. THAT'S THE BIGGEST INCONVIENCE."
From ice lines...to food lines...((NATS--UP--"thank-you")
....and in the midst of this misery...are profiters. --
"THEY'RE 10-DOLLARS APIECE."...SELLING T-SHIRTS. AND FROM
FLORIDA..CHAINSAWS.
RASCOM: THERE IS SO MUCH DEBRIS IT WILL TAKE MONTHS TO
CLEAN UP. AND RECONSTRUCTION ALONG THE BEACH COULD TAKE YEARS.
EARLY DAMAGE ESTIMATES ARE ALREADY WELL INTO THE HUNDREDS MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS. ART R. CBSN, WILM. N.C.))
BV-FLOODING
ANCHOR=RON
NEWSCAST=11P
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-63
GRAPHIC=None
The city of Buena Vista has been rocked by flooding several times in the
last year.
This time Fran didn't pack the WALLOP city officials expected.
But they were prepared.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Buena Vista/June 1995;
In the summer of '95 the city was hit by BACK to BACK floods.
High waters tore up roads and left many homeless.
SUPER=04-Friday;
This weekend several streets flooded, but officials say it wasn't even close
to what they experienced in recent floods.
And if high waters do come, officials say Buena Vista's flood wall will
provide some protection.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:18:35
IN Q=the levy being
((RICHARD FLORA/BUENA VISTA CITY MGR: THE LEVY BEING THERE HAS GIVEN SOME
PEOPLE A LITTLE COMFORT AND IT WOULD GIVE US PROTECTION. IT ISN'T COMPLETED SO
THE WATER WOULD STILL BACK UP THROUGH THE INTERIOR STREAM. BUT AS FAR AS THE
RIVER IT WOULD NOT GET TWO US.))
SUPER=01-Richard Flora/Buena Vista City Mgr.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=get two us
ANCHOR=RON
SS=None
Richard Flora says the flood wall will be 90-percent complete by November.
He says the wall and levy will be operational by that time.
Tupac-Shakur
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net-c
GRAPHIC=None
Rapper Tupac Shakur (TOO'-pahk shah-KOOR') is in critical condition after
being shot several times on the streets of Las Vegas.
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SOT 15:15:44
VO-NAT
He received several bullet wounds to his chest last night.
SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV/Yesterday;
Shakur and a record company executive were shot in a car in Las Vegas as
they rode in a ten car convoy.
They were apparently headed to a nightclub after watching the Mike Tyson
heavyweight fight when a white Cadillac pulled alongside and riddled the car
with bullets.
It's the second time the rapper has been shot.
In November 1994, Shakur was shot five times in the lobby of a Manhattan
recording studio.
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Iraq
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net-a
GRAPHIC=None
Iraq officials are claiming their troops fired on U-S and allied aircraft
today... but missed.
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SOT 15:00:44
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Irbil, Iraq;
Iraqi officials say it took place over the no-fly zones.
The state-run news agency also says the U-S and Allied planes fled when
challenged by Iraq.
The report comes amid new fighting among rival Kurdish factions in northern
Iraq.
However, U-S officials say Iraq has made NO challenge of any significance
and patrolling is continuing in the area on a regular basis.
The no-fly zone was extended by President Bill Clinton last Wednesday on the
second day of U-S cruise missile attacks in the area.
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wipe/wipe/wipe
Okinawa
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net-b
GRAPHIC=None
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SOT 15:07:33
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Okinawa, Japan;
Almost a million Okinawans voted on whether or NOT they wanted U-S forces to
remain on their island... and their answer was a resounding... NO.
Residents on the Japanese island voted by a ten-to-one margin today in favor
of CUTTING the number of U-S military bases there.
The controversy heated up last year after a 12-year-old Japanese girl was
raped by three American servicemen.
Even though the referendum is not binding... it was closely watched by Tokyo
and Washington officials.
More than 30-thousand American troops are stationed there.
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Tease#2
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=None
Later in the Newscast-- we'll update you on some school closings in our
area.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And,
This program helps kids in the pre- school years.
We'll tell you what that's all about when News-7 continues.
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Business-Review
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=afr
TAPE#=BIZ
GRAPHIC=Business Review
There might be more than one local phone company for customers in the
Roanoke and New River Valleys.
And a new hospital is in the works in Montgomery County.
Let's recap the week's top economic stories in southwest and central
Virginia with the News-7 Business Review.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape; :05
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./File Tape; :20
SUPER=03-Buena Vista/File Tape; :37
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape; :49
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape; 1:05
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=NAT SOT
Nat Sot
RUNS=:05
Tape 96-75-- 6:35
(( Lynchburg leaders celebrated Labor day in style Monday--
Frito Lay's arrival, coupled with last week's announcement that Tessy
Plastics is moving into the same industrial park makes 1996 the best year ever
for economic expansion in the region.
Tape 96-66-- 40-23)
R-and-B Communications has been serving local phone customers in Boteourt
County for years.
Now the company has filed with the FCC for a larger coverage area, meaning a
likely local challenger to Bell Atlantic in Roanoke and the New River Valleys.
tape 96-21-- 26:41
Southern Virginia college has fought through financial troubles, and
reopened this year as a co-ed school.
The former Southern Seminary began classes this week, after being bought
last year by Mormon investors.
Stock Tape #2: 45:00
ETS International, an environmental and infrastructure company based in
Roanoke announced Tuesday it registered a net profit for the fourth quarter,
but a slight loss for the fiscal year.
The loss is attributed to acquisitions that should help the company in the
long term.
Stock Tape #4 45:00
Roanoke Electric Steel has posted it's 3rd quarter earnings-- they fell more
than 43% from the same period last year.
A shutdown during an equipment uprgrade caused the slip.))
RUNS=:05
Anchor=Ron
SS=Business Review
Also,
The Carilion Radford Community Hospital is planning a new 30 million dollar,
97 bed hospital near the intersection of Interstate 81 and Route 177 in
Montgomery County.
Head-Start
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=Education
The name says it all: Head Start. Another year is underway for the program
that helps kids in the all-important pre-school years.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Head Start provides care and a safe place for children three to five years
old while their parents get on their feet in the work force.
Dental checkups, nutrition and play are all a big part of Head Start.
The Campbell Avenue program helps children learn to make decisions by first
letting them choose their own play areas.
(/////SOT/////)
1 10 55 00 - 1 11 06 00
SOT
IN Q=We're doing the teaching
((RENEE ROPER/HEAD START TEACHER: WE'RE DOING THE TEACHING ALL THE SAME TIME
THE CHILDREN PLAY. CHILDREN DO LEARN THROUGH PLAY. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW HEAD
START OPERATES.))
SUPER=01-Renee Roper/Head Start Teacher
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=start operates.
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VO-NAT
Teachers and volunteers talk to the children as they play to encourage
socialization and vocabulary.
Head Start is funded mostly by federal block grants.
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Jackson-River
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net-a; 96-69 (School Delay)
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke's Jackson River Middle School will open tomorrow after a week delay.
The newly renovated school didn't open with the other city schools last week
because renovation work had not been completed.
School starts for the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at 7:40.
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School-Information
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=School Information
There are several schools that are closed tomorrow due the recent flooding.
They include the counties of:
SS=Full Screen
Augusta,
Halifax,
Pendleton County- West Virginia, and
Pittsylvania County.
S-Skins
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#RS96-1
GRAPHIC=Skins/Bears
Terry Allen scored the only touchdown of the game and the Washington
Redskins bounce back with a 10 to 3 win over the Chicago Bears.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Washington, DC/FOX SPORTS; ;
Bear linebacker Bryan Cox waiting for the start of the game.
Washington turned it over in the first quarter Allen fumbles the ball and
Vincent Smith picks it up at the Bear 31 yard line.
Several plays later Chicago's Carlos Huerta boots this 37 yard field goal
and the Bears led 3 to nothing in the first quarter.
The first half ended with the score tied at 3 to 3. Scott Blanton hits
this 50 yard field goal as the first half came to an end.
The Skins moved into Chicago's end of the field. Gus Frerotte hands off
to Allen he goes over the right side from 28 yards out to score Washington led
10 to 3.
Chicago had three plays inside the SUPER=30-Washington/10/Chicago/3/;20
to tie the game but the Redskin defense held and Washington gets the win at
R-F-K 10 to 3.
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S-Panthers
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-1
GRAPHIC=Panthers/Saints
John Kasay booted five field goals as the Carolina Panthers beat the New
Orleans Saints 22 to 20.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA/FOX SPORTS; :
The Panthers trailed 7 to nothing in the first quarter then the Panthers
struck. Winslow Oliver field this punt cuts to the left sideline and out runs
the Saints on his way to an 84 yard touchdown to tie the game at 7 to 7.
The Saints rallied to take the lead. Jim Everett goes to the air and hits
Haywood Jefferies on this 27 yard touchdown pass to make it 14 to 7 Saints.
Kasay did the rest. He booted a 51 SUPER=30-Carolina/22/New Orleans/20/;
yarder in the second then this 27 yarder in the fourth quarter gave the
Panthers their second win 22 to 20 over the Saints.
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S-Ravens
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-2
GRAPHIC=NFL Logo
Mike Tomczak passed for two touchdowns today as the Pittsburgh Steelers get
a 31 to 17 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/FOX SPORTS; :
The Steelers on the rebound after last weeks loss.
And who says Rod Woodson is a step slow. No way. Woodson intercepts this
vinny Testaverde pass and he dashes down the sideline on his way to a 43 yard
touchdown and a 7 to nothing Steeler lead.
Testaverde came back. He drops back to pass but his receivers are covered
so Testaverde takes off and scores his second T-D of the season on the 6 yard
run to tie it at 7.
But Tomczak threw two second half SUPER=30-Pittsburgh/31/Baltimore/17/;
touchdown passes this 5 yarder to Charles Johnson and the Steelers beat the
Ravens 31 to 17.
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S-Cowboys
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#=S6-13
GRAPHIC=NFL LOGO
The Vikings, Bills, Oilers, tigers and Chiefs were also winners tonight in
the N-F-L
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Irving, TX/FOX SPORTS; :
The Cowboys bounced back from their season opening loss to Chicago. Troy
Aikman throws the first of his three touchdowns, an 8 yarder to Deon Sanders
Dallas led 7 to nothing.
The second went to Kevin Williams and then he hit Emmitt Smith on the 5
yard T-d pass the Cowboys blank the Giants.
For all of the scores lets check the boards.
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wipe to boards
SUPER=#556;
SUPER=X5022;
SUPER=0100-j/Washington/10//Chicago/3///j/Pittsburgh/31//Baltimore/17///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Minnesota/23//Atlanta/17////Carolina/22//New Orleans/20///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0100-j/Buffalo/17//New England/10///j/Houston/34//Jacksonville/27///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Detroit/21//Tampa Bay/6///j/Indianapolis/21//N.Y. Jets/7///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Kansas City/19//Oakland/3////Cincinnati/14/j/San Diego/27///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Denver/30//Seattle/20////N.Y. Giants/0/j/Dallas/27///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0100-/St. Louis/0/j/San Francisco/34///J/Miami/38//Arizona/10///;
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
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S-College
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TF96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
The top five teams remained unchanged in the Associated Press College
football Poll.
Nebraska is followed by Tennessee, Florida State, Florida and Colorado.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Akron, OH/Hokies vs Zips; :
Virginia Tech dropped from 15-th to 19-th in this weeks poll. The Hokies
had a scare at Akron but Freshman Shryone Stith rushed for two touchdowns as
the Hokies beat the Zips 21 to 18.
SS=03-Charlottesville/Cavaliers vs Chippewas; :
Meantime, Virginia moved to 22-nd in the poll. Yesterday in
Charlottesville Tiki Barber rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns as the
Cavaliers beat Central Michigan 55 to 21.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, The Orioles and Mets win today a champion is crowned at the
New River Valley Speedway.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
And Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras are the winners at the U-S Open.
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S-Open
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-13
GRAPHIC=U.S. Open
Steffi Graf won her third U-S open title and Pete Sampras won his first
Grand slam title of the year in the men's final.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/CBS SPORTS; :
Graf was facing Monica Seles in the finals for the second year in a row.
Seles was putting on the pressure in the first set. On this point she
chases down the drop shot and hits the winner to tie the set at 5 to 5.
But Graf came back strong. She hits this forehand winner on a service
return and won the first set 7-5 in the tiebreaker.
Graf Dominated from this point and she would win the final set 6 to 4
adding the U.S. Open to her list of Grand Slam titles this year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I came out
((STEFFI GRAF/U.S. OPEN WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Steffi Graf/U.S. Open Winner; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=....great match."
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VO-NAT (cont.)
The Men's final was just exciting
Pete Sampras and Michael Chang going head to head. Sampras wins this point
when he smokes the forehand winner down the baseline.
Sampras would finish the match with the ace winning his fourth Open title
6-1, 6-4, 7-6.
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S-Braves
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-16
GRAPHIC=Braves/Mets
Todd Hundley's 40-th home run matches roy campanella's major league record
for homers in one season by a catcher and it also led the Mets to a 6 to 2 win
over the Braves.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/WTBS; :
The Mets took the early 2 to nothing lead when Bernard Gilkey hits a shot
to right field scoring Hundley and Jason Hardtke in the third inning of the
game.
Trailing 5 to nothing, Braves Shortstop Chipper Jones gets all of this
pitch for a two run homer, his 30-th and Atlanta trailed by a score of 5 to 2.
Hundley's homer came in the seventh SUPER=35-New York/6/Atlanta/2/;
a solo blast over the right field fence for his 40-th which is also a met's
team record for homers in a season New York beats Atlanta 6 to 2.
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S-Orioles
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-15
GRAPHIC=Orioles/Tigers
The Baltimore Orioles used their power today to beat the Detroit tigers 6 to
2.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/WKBD; :
A sunny hot day at Camden Yards as the Orioles hosted the Tigers.
In the fifth inning, Bobby Higginson gets all of this pitch sending it over
the centerfield wall for a solo homer and the game was tied at 2 to 2.
But the Orioles got back to back homers in the 8-th inning. Rafael
Palmerio with this solo blast over the right field wall Baltimore led 3 to 2.
Then the next batter Bobby Bonilla SUPER=35-Baltimore/6/Detroit/2/;
delivers sending this pitch to right field almost in the same place and the
Orioles cruise to the 6 to 2 win over the Tigers.
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S-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-17
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/MSG NETWORK; :
Thanks to Toronto's Ed Sprague, The Yankees lead on Baltimore in the
American league East is only three games.
Sprague hit a pair of two run homers as the Jays beat the Yankees.
For all of the scores lets check the boards.
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wipe to boards
SUPER=#556;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Seattle/1/j/Cleveland/2///j/Toronto/4//New York/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Detroit/2/j/Baltimore/6///j/Texas/7//Milwaukee/1///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0091-/Boston/4/j/Chicago/7///j/California/4//Minnesota/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Kansas City/7/j/Oakland/8/10//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/San Francisco/3/j/Cincinnati/8////Montreal/1/j/Florida/2///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Chicago/5//Philadelphia/3///j/New York/6//Atlanta/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/5//St. Louis/4///j/Colorado/5//Houston/2///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0092-j/Pittsburgh/4//Los Angeles/1///;
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
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S-Race
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-34
GRAPHIC=New River Logo
The New River Valley Speedway held its final regular season race of the
season and also crowned a points champion.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Radford; :
Track favorite Johnny Rumley took the checkered flag winning the Shepherd
Auto Supply 200 for his second win of the season at the short track in Radford.
But the big winner was Chad Harris of Stuart's Draft in car number 75. His
third place finish gave him the tracks points championship.
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by SS