WDBJ 7 news at 10pm for 09/10/96

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ANCHOR=Connie
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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
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SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
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Here's what's coming up next on NEWS-7 Primetime...
The Senate defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman...denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
The Roanoke Board of Zoning and some residents just say "NO" to a proposed halfway house on Melrose Avenue.
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top-story

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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
And the Top Story this Tuesday night September Tenth...
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The Justice Department puts Virginia Military Institute on notice: accusing the all male school of refusing to accept applications from women...in violation of the recent Supreme Court ruling.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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TAPE#96-68/NET-k
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You're watching NEWS-7 Primetime, I'm Connie Stevens.
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The government filed a motion in TWO federal courts to force V-M-I to start complying with last June's Supreme Court ruling and start fielding applications from women.
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V-M-I's male-only admissions policy has remained un-changed since the Supreme Court ruled in June that the state- supported school can no longer exclude women.
Since then the Institute's Board of Visitors has been working on a plan to admit women, but hasn't invited any who've expressed an interest to apply.
"After more than six years of litigation," the government says, VMI continues "doing business as usual, fully serving the interests of men but refusing even to send applications to women...."
A spokesman at V-M-I points out that the Board of Visitors is set to meet next week and unveil it's plan for co-education. But the alumni are also still considering a plan to buy the place and make it a private school.
Superintendent Josiah Bunting called the government's motion "reprehensible and insulting."
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Jim Gilmore

Tonight State Attorney General-- Jim Gilmore-- told NEWS 7 the Justice Department hasn't explained how waiting another eight days has harmed anyone.
Gilmore's office FAXed the government a letter YESTERDAY offering to send out applications the moment the board adopts a co-ed plan- -if that's what it does- -on September 21st.

P-Halfway-House

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TAPE#96-61
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A Washington D-C firm was denied a zoning request to build a halfway house on Melrose Avenue in Roanoke.
The facility is designed to ease former inmates back into society--
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The Board of Zoning voted five to zero--denying an application from Washington Halfway Homes Incorporated.
But halfway house officials believe some inmates will end up in the Roanoke Valley one way or another.
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((LORETTA CALDWELL/WHHI EXEC. DIR.: But no matter.... IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT.))
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Melrose Avenue neighbors say they want to see something more constructive in their backyards.
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Today's decision could be appealed in Circuit Court within 30-days.
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P-Marriage

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-a
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In Washington, the Senate had it's focus on homosexual relationships today... debating two bills... one extending workplace rights... the other restricting gay marriages.
Regina Blakely reports.
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SUPER=01-Strom Thurmond/(R) South Carolina; :00
SUPER=00-Ninia Baehr; :38
SUPER=01-Sen. Edward Kennedy/(D) Massachusetts; 1:12
SUPER=01-Sen. Trent Lott/(R) Mississippi; 1:26
SUPER=01-Regina Blakely/Reporting; 1:35
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(( STROM THURMOND/R-SC:A MARRIAGE IS THE LEGAL UNION OF A MAN AND A WOMAN..
So argued senators supporting the Defense of Marriage Act... the act allows states to refuse to recognize same sex marriages performed in other states... even though such unions aren't presently legal in any state.
But that may change as early as 1997. Courts in Hawaii are considering a state supreme court ruling declaring a ban on gay marriages unconstitutional...
And while hearings got underway in Honolulu... two women at the center of the debate were on Capitol Hill defending their rights to marry and receive the institution's associated legal and financial benefits. NINIA BAEHR/SEEKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:IF I AM HIT BY A TRUCK TOMORROW, THEY MAY NOT LET GENORA SEE ME OR DETERMINE MY MEDICAL CARE. THEY MAY CONSIDER MY PARENTS MY NEXT OF KIN AND NOT ALLOW HER IN THERE AT ALL."
To no one's surprise.. the republican majority assured the bill's passage... but while democrats question it's constitutionality...
President Clinton has said he will sign it.
But a bill... which would have barred job discrimination based on sexual orientation... and which was sponsored by democratic senator edward kennedy was surprisingly barely defeated. SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY/D-MA: TONIGHT WE HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL STEP. WE HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN OUR BACK ON BIGOTRY, INTOLERANCE, AND DISCRIMINATION.
SEN. TRENT LOTT/R-MS:IN SHORT THIS LEG IS OUT OF SYNC WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.. VERY SERIOUS AND URGE AGAINST IT." standup
Even if the job discrimination bill had passed it faced almost certain death in the senate.... meanwhile the same sex marriage legislation faces an uncertain future... as it most certainly be tied up for years in the courts.
Regina Blakely, CBS news, washington."))

P-Perot

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
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Ross Perot's running mate is political economist and anti-trade author Pat Choate.
Choate co-wrote a book with Perot after the Texas billionaire's first presidential run.
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The two made the announcement tonight on an info-mercial.
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((IN WASHINGTON TODAY TOO MANY PEOPLE PROFIT TOO MUCH FROM PRIVATE GAINS AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE TO PERMIT REAL REFORM.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
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Choate was a strong Perot ally in opposing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

P-Corbin

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-29
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

A former Martinsville school teacher has been convicted of taking indecent liberties with a student 18 years ago.
This afternoon, a jury sentenced Anna Corbin to 30 days in jail and fined her ONE thousand dollars.
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SUPER=03-Martinsville;

A 33- year veteran of the Martinsville school system, Corbin was accused of fondling an 11- year- old, and engaging in oral sex with the girl.
Corbin denied the accusation, but in a telephone conversation recorded by her accuser, Corbin appeared to admit her guilt.
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((RANDY SMITH/MARTINSVILLE PROSECUTOR: IT CONFIRMED BASICALLY WHAT THE VICTIM SAID HAPPENED AND TOTALLY REFUTED HER VERSION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO EXPLAIN THAT AWAY WASN'T IT? I THINK IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO EXPLAIN THAT AWAY. I THINK THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH IN THERE THAT DID NOT JIBE WITH WHAT SHE SAID HAPPENED.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD

Corbin declined comment after the verdict, but the 29- year- old woman who brought the complaint says she was satisfied with the jury's decision.
Though Corbin did not receive a lengthy jail term, the woman said she is glad the defendant will not teach young children again.

P-Bramblett

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#596-26
GRAPHIC=bramblett

Accused murderer Earl Bramblett waved his right to a speedy trial, today and also asked it to be held outside the Roanoke Valley.
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SUPER=03-Salem;

Bramblett is the suspect in the murder of the Hodges family in Vinton two years ago.
The deadline for trial-- because he's now locked up-- is the first of the year.
But his lawyers say they need more time to prepare.
Today the judge set a FEBRUARY trial date, and said it may take three to four weeks to try the case.
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P-Hortense

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GRAPHIC=HURRICANE

After virtually drowning Puerto Rico with record-breaking rain-- at least 18 inches in some places-- Hurricane Hortense is moving on.
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SUPER=03-Ponce, PR; :

Eight people have been killed-- and flash floods washed away cars and houses today--wiping out electricity to millions.
The storm's center is moving along the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic.
It's expected to head west-northwest toward the Turks and (Kay-cos) Caicos Islands and the southernmost Bahamas.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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More NEWS-7 Primetime is on the way, with an update on the Henry Street revitalization project--
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And campaigning is not just about kissing babies anymore...when we come back we'll tell you how politicians are making photo opportunities out of surfing the net.
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P-Marion-Murder

ANCHOR=Connie
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WRITER=tal
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SS=NEWS-7 PRIMETIME

THis is NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC, I'm Connie Stevens.
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation

Authorities aren't releasing much information concerning their investigation into the murder of an elderly Marion woman last week.
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SUPER=03-Marion/Thursday;

68 year- old Anna Jean Anderson was found strangled to death in her home last Wednesday night.
The Smyth County sheriff's department is alerting police throughout Southwest Virginia to be on the lookout for two people wanted for questioning.
They're looking for a man and a woman in their early 20's, driving a cobalt blue mini-van with Tennessee tags.
The couple may be selling cleaning products or vacuum cleaners, and giving away paper towels and Joy dishwashing liquid.
State police agent Don Lambert told News-7 the van and the couple were simply seen in the area, and are NOT considered suspects.
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p-Dems-Computer

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For some Virginia schoolchildren, the only exposure they've had to the Internet may have been in a "photo op" with a politician.
It's a campaign tactic that's been cropping up in the old Dominion quicker than your Pentium processor can pop you over to the next web site.
Ellen Qualls spotted the trend.
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(( Mark Warner did it the day before he was nominated for the Senate race.
Mark Warner did it this week in Richmond.
But he's not alone.
Chuck Robb asked children too young to know who their congressman was if they'd visited his site on the world wide web.
And Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer brought Charlotte County computer whiz kids to a meeting on funding educational infrastructure.
He's running for Governor next year of course.
Guess what?
They're all Democrats.
Democrats obviously want to give out the impression they've cornered the market on technology in Virginia.
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((DON BEYER: WELL I THINK WE DO, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S DRIVEN SO MUCH BY PARTY BUT BY INDIVIDUAL...SOME TIME OF THE DAY.))
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((SCOTT LEAKE: FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE IT'S MORE THAN COSMETIC...RIGOROUS ACADEMIC STANDARDS.))
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There is a Republican who obviously spends a lot of time surfing the net.
Ultra-conservative Delegate Bob Marshall eagerly showed reporters the kind of cyber- porn he'd like to ban.
More luck on that bill next year.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

P-Civil-War

ANCHOR=Connie
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The Internet has a new gateway to the Civil War.
The National Park Service is putting up information on the World Wide Web about more than 230-thousand black Union soldiers.
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That Internet Address is www-dot-itd-dot-nps-dot-gov-slash-cwss- slash.
On the site, users will be able to look up a soldier, find out what regiment he serve in, and read a brief history of the unit and it's battles.
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P-Morris-Survey

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE# NET-H 96-71
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Scandal- tainted former Presidential advisor Dick Morris has a lot of clients who may be sweating their links to him these days.
But on the Virginia political scene, only one Dick Morris client has popped up.
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The Virginia Environmental Endowment -- which is linked to the Sierra Club, hired Morris to do a survey last year on Virginians' feelings about the environment.
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The survey concluded Virginia voters care a lot about the issue.
It even helped trigger a firestorm of statewide political attention to the environment.

P-Henry-Street

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#596-30
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The Henry Street Revival Committee met tonight to discuss the future of the historic area.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The workshop was attended by residents and Roanoke city officials.
Committee members say one objective is to open the door of communication between Gainsboro residents and the city officials.
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((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING PHASE. WHEN WE GET THROUGH THIS WE BEGIN TO FORMULATE A PLAN. THERE WILL BE CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS THIS IS AN ON GOING PROCESS.))
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Some citizens hope the community's needs won't be lost in the process.
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((EVELYN BETHEL/COMMITTEE MEMBER: I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE EMPHASIS PLACED ON COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, THINGS FOR OUR YOUTH, THINGS FOR OUR SENIORS AND FOR AVERAGE WORKING PEOPLE.))
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Another meeting is scheduled for October, then the proposal will be presented to city council.
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Stick around NEWS-7 Primetime will be right back--
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Help is just a phonecall away for victims of Hurricane Fran-- as FEMA talks about plans to clean up the Southside, after her destructive visit.
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P-State-Recovery

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With the immediate threat of Fran behind Virginia, it's time to get down to the business of recovery.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;

A multi-agency task force heard Fran's long term impact today: close to 300- million dollars in property damage, including 14- thousand homes affected and 233 more destroyed.
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((BOB SKUNDA/VA. COMMERCE SECRETARY: THE PRIORITIES ARE TO OPEN THE STATE RECOVERY OFFICES...THE VALLEY.))
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The Fran recovery offices will be open for almost a year -- to help Virginians through the bureaucratic nightmare that follows a natural disaster.
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P-Southside-Cleanup

ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#596-28
GRAPHIC=aftermath

Help is already on the way to the flood-ravaged Southside...
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SUPER=03-Danville;

Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were in Danville today to explain the government's disaster assistance program.
Instead of waiting for hours in line at an application center, residents looking for financial help can simply pick up a phone.
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((BILL BRYANT/FEMA: AND THAT IS ENTREE INTO OUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. YOU NEED TO CALL THAT NUMBER, YOU'LL BE MET, GREETED BY SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END, THEY'LL ASK YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE YOU SUSTAINED TO YOUR PROPERTY.))
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The phone number to call is 1-800 462-9029 to apply for disaster assistance.
Once you've called in, a FEMA inspector will come to your house to view the damage.
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Stay with us NEWS-7 Primetime continues... cc sponsor go to break

P-Stroke

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-31
GRAPHIC=stroke

On Health Check tonight, more information about calcium channel blockers.
Researchers believe one high blood pressure drug-- supposed to prevent heart disease and stroke, may actually increase the risk.
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((DR. VARDAMAN BUCKALEW: BOWMAN GRAY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: THE GROUP OF VASCULAR EVENTS INCLUDED HEART ATTACK, STROKE, ANGINA PECTORIS REQUIRING HOSPITAL ADMISSION, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND SUDDEN DEATH. ))
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****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART*****
Nearly 900 patients with high blood pressure were divided in half.
Only 14 patients taking a standard drug called a diuretic suffered adverse events compared to 25 patients taking isradipine, a calcium channel blocker.
The manufacturer says the drug is safe and effective with an extremely small risk of causing only chest pain.
The national institutes of health disagrees.
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IN Q=These drugs
((DR. MICHAEL HORAN/ NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: THESE DRUGS HAVE A POTENTIAL, IF NOT A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS TO USE, WE WOULD STILL STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST THEIR USE.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD

The study's authors are cautioning that patients using Isradipine to control high blood pressure should not stop taking it-- as further study is needed.

cool-video

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
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Each night NEWS-7 Primetime brings you what we think are some of the more interesting pictures of the day.
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Tonight's video comes from Salt Lake City, Utah-- where every week, they march to the beat of a different drummer....with a drum circle in the park.
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((IT'S LIKE A HEARTBEAT, EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT HEARTBEAT COMING AS ONE. THEN DRUMS! ))
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The drum circle was organized-- and we use that term loosely-- last summer.
There's no structure, no leaders, no schedule.
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So, the beat goes on.
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SP-Score

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-
GRAPHIC=NONE

Steve Mason checks in from Tech with an update from Frank Beamer weekly Newsconference.
Plus, it's Tuesday night and that means we'll follow the bouncing ball as girl's high school hoops take center stage.
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SUPER=03-Toronto, Canada; :00

And speaking of hoops, Marcus Camby, the former A-10 player of the year from U-Mass became an instant millionaire today as he signed with the Toronto Raptors.
His new three year contract calls for him to make $8.4 million.
Now, let's take a quick look at tonight's ball park figures.
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SP-Tech

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-23
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The Virginia Tech football team is gearing up for this Saturday's Big East opener with Boston College.
But some off the field controversy is making it tough to stay focused.
Steve Mason has the latest from Blacksburg.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold tech

Beamer said today that Brian Edmonds will return from his one game suspension Saturday, but that no decision has been made on the fate of Marcus Parker.

SP-Girls

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-16
GRAPHIC=GIRLS HOOPS

Tuesday night, and as always that means lady's night as girl's high school hoops takes center stage in the double A and single A ranks.
Let's head down to the New River Valley where
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/Bobcats vs. Blue Demons; :00

Radford coach Brenda King and her Lady Bobcats were back on the floor tonight looking to avenge last night's loss to Christiansburg.
But the Blue Demons would light it up early with Kristi Brown taking the rock inside and knocking down two points off the glass.
Radford would battle back as Emily Nester gets the Charlie Taylor miss and putback underneath to keep things tight.
In the second quarter, Tish Campbell gets it down low off the feed from Shannon Hart and Christiansburg keep the momentum going.
SUPER=33-Radford/42/Christiansburg/48;

Radford would again close the gap with Taylor scoring on the pass from Nester but Christiansburg is able to win it 48-to-42.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Hold Girls

Coming up at 11, more girl's hoopla coming your way as we bring you highlights of the Byrd-Staunton River and Floyd County-Northside games.

SP-Fan

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-18
GRAPHIC=MLB

And finally, the Pennant races are heating up in the big leagues but not everyone wants to be on the front ROW for the action.
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SUPER=04-MLB; :00
This couple had a nice front row seat for the Mets-Marlins game at Shea stadium and don't they look happy. Well, that was until Jeff Conine chased down this foul ball, and watch the lady's terrified reaction as the ball heads right for her seat.
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ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
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Here's what we are working on in the newsroom tonight for NEWS-7 at 11.
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SUPER=78-Tupac Shakur Update;

Controversial Rap singer Tupac Shakur is reportedly on life support tonight after being shot several times in Las Vegas.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE

Jean Jadhon will be along with an update in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at 11.
That will do it for News 7 Primetime,
Thanks for joining us, and have a good night.
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