12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
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VO-NAT
Ahead on News 7 at Noon,
More action in the Persian Gulf, as the U-S responds to a reported attack on
American fighters jets.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And Federal Emergency teams are setting up shop in Southside. Phone lines
are waiting to handle flood related claims.
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TALENT=Patrick
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
Don't go away, News 7 at Noon is next.
IRAQ
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The U-S is moving more
warplanes into the Persian Gulf region.
The action follows an attempted strike today on American fighter jets.
The Pentagon says Iraqi missiles fired at a pair of American F-16 jets
patrolling over northern Iraq.
Both missiles missed and the planes returned safely.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The Pentagon already sent Saddan Hussein a warning about rebuilding Iraq's
air defense installations.
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SOT
IN Q=
((
KEN BACON/PENTAGON SPOKESMAN: HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO SADDAM THAT IF HE
REBUILDS AIR DEFENSES AND THREATENS OUR MISSIONS OVER THE NO-FLY ZONE
-- NOW THE EXTENDED NO-FLY ZONE, GOING UP TO THE 33RD PARALLEL -- THAT
WE WILL TAKE ACTION. I THINK WE'VE SHOWN OUR DETERMINATION TO PROTECT
OUR PILOTS IN THE PAST, AND THAT DETERMINATION REMAINS UNDIMINISHED."
))
SUPER=01-Ken Bacon/Pentagon Spokesman;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=remains undiminished.
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VO-NAT
Saddam announced last week that he would no longer honor the no-fly zones
and ordered his forces to shoot at
U-S and allied aircraft.
Pentagon officials say two B-52's are headed for the gulf region.
Two B-52's took part in the last round of U-S cruise missile attacks
against Iraq.
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Hortense
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=hurricane
Powerful hurricane Hortense continues to crush the Caribbean this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
11;04:35
The storm is beginning to lash the Turks Islands with winds now reaching 100
miles per hour-- and they could keep growing today.
Hortense is moving northwest, and is centered 35 miles east of the Turks.
A hurricane warning extends into the southeastern Bahamas, with
a watch in the central Bahamas.
SUPER=03-Ponce, Puerto Rico;
7:03;19
In the storm's wake, there is devastation.
Puerto Rico has eight
deaths, 650 homes destroyed and several million people with no
drinking water or electricity.
SUPER=03-Dominican Republic;
7:02:02
At least one-thousand people are homeless in the Dominican Republic.
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High-Water
ANCHOR=mel
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-72
GRAPHIC=none
Early morning showers in our area meant some problems for motorists, but
nothing compared to last week's flooding.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A number of small creeks jumped their banks, causing some roads to flood--
like Edgewood Street in Roanoke.
Meanwhile cars had to be moved out from the Willow River Apartment Complex
in Salem.
A storm drain backed up causing a parking lot to flood.
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Southside-Flooding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-62
GRAPHIC=Flooding Aftermath/southside
***ANCHOR TAG****
Southside residents may be able to breath a small sigh of relief, despite
the destruction left by Fran.
Steve Smallshaw reports they may be able to recoup some of their financial
loss by applying for federal disaster aid.
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SOT
IN Q=After the
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.; :00
SUPER=04-July 1995; :14
SUPER=01-Bill Bryant/FEMA; :20
SUPER=01-Gene Neiditch/FEMA; :36
SUPER=@ssm1; :48
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=News7, Danville.
(( After the back- breaking task of cleaning up and drying off their flood-
ravaged homes, southside residents can use a break.
It's coming in the form of financial aid from the federal government.
Applying for assistance is now a snap... no more lengthy waits in line at
the local disaster center... residents can now just pick up a phone.
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SOT 00:38:46
IN Q=They'll ask you
((BILL BRYANT/FEMA: THEY'LL ASK YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO WHAT TYPE
OF DAMAGE YOU SUSTAINED TO YOUR PROPERTY, AND IT'S IN CONFIDENCE, IT'S VERY
QUICK, IT WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME.))
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OUT Q=much of your time.
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SOT 00:44:15
IN Q=We found that
((GENE NEIDITCH/FEMA: WE FOUND THAT THE DISASTER APPLICATION CENTER PROCESS
DIDN'T REALLY SPEED ANYTHING UP. AS A MATTER OF FACT IN MANY WAYS, IT SLOWED IT
DOWN, BECAUSE AT THE ONSET OF ANY DISASTER, WE FOUND PEOPLE LINED UP WANTING TO
GET INTO A CENTER.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=into a center.
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SU
IN Q=Once you've phoned
((Once you've phoned in your application, FEMA will set up a time for an
inspector to come to your home and survey the damage. It helps to have
documentation of your losses on hand: things like photographs and bills for
flood- related repairs. Once the inspection has been made, FEMA says you can
expect a check within a couple of weeks.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=couple of weeks.
Residents needing immediate short- term assistance can come to Danville's
First Presbyterian Church.
That's where the Red Cross has set up shop to offer emergency food, clothing
and shelter for the city's flood victims.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Danville.))
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Melanie Voice Over
ESS=1050
The number to call to apply for federal disaster assistance is 1- 800- 462-
9029.
Those lines will be open from 8 a-m to 7 p-m seven days a week.
Officials say you MUST register by phone to be eligible for federal aid.
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State-Recovery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-59
GRAPHIC=Hurricane Fran
The damage estimates from Fran statewide continue to mount.
State officials say floods destroyed 233 homes, caused major damage to more
than 15-hundred homes, and could cost at least 287-million dollars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
A multi-agency state task force went to work yesterday on the recovery.
Offices are setting up in Southside and the Shenandoah Valley.
They'll stay in operation for close to a year.
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SOT 07:40:32
IN Q=Those offices
((BOB SKUNDA/VA. COMMERCE SECRETARY: THOSE OFFICES WILL UP AND
RUNNING...VARIOUS PROGRAMS.))
SUPER=01-Bob Skunda/Va. Commerce Secretary;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=various programs. ***QUICK OUT***
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Virginia State Seal
The latest stats show 560-thousand homes were without power statewide at
the height of the destruction.
That means at least one million people.
More than 900 roads were closed Friday night.
Corbin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A former Martinsville teacher will be spending some time in jail.
A jury yesterday sentenced Anna Corbin to 30 days in jail for taking
indecent liberties with a student 18 years ago.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
A 33-year veteran of the city school system, Corbin denied the charge, and
supporters described her as an exceptional teacher.
But a former student claimed Corbin abused her beginning in 1978, and she
recorded a telephone conversation last summer in which the defendant appeared
to admit her guilt.
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SOT
IN Q=Somebody called you on the phone
((RANDY SMITH/MARTINSVILLE PROSECUTOR: SOMEBODY CALLED YOU ON THE PHONE AND
SAID "I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU HAVING SEX WITH ME." IF YOU WEREN'T HAVING SEX
WITH EM, YOU WOULD SAY "WHAT THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS THIS ALL ABOUT?" YOU WOULDN'T SAY, "I'M SORRY I DID IT."))
SUPER=01-Randy Smith/Martinsville Prosecutor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=sorry I did it.
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VO-NAT
Corbin will remain on bond until she's formally sentenced.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The 29 year old woman who brought the complaint declined to comment on
camera after the verdict, but says she was satisfied with the decision.
Though Corbin did not receive a lengthy jail term, the woman said she is
glad the defendant will not teach again.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast,
Earl Bramblett waives his right to a speedy trial--
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VO-NAT
And,
Gay rights supporters are reeling after the U-S Senate makes two moves that
set back their cause.
But first, let's check in with Patrick in the weathercenter.
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Talent=Patrick
Wx-Tease
music up full
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VMI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=VMI
V-M-I has not made a desision on co-education yet, but it will not even send
applications to interested women.
The government says V-M-I is dragging its feet.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;
The Board has been meeting since mid-July, trying to fashion a plan to
accomodate women ...with "minimal" changes to the Institute.
Since the Supreme Court sided against V-M-I- -54 women have contacted V-M-I
expressing an interest in attending the school.
They've been told V-M-I is studying alternatives.
In the motion filed yesterday, the government says: "after more than six
years of litigation" V-M-I continues "doing business as usual, fully serving
the interests of men but refusing even to send applications to women."
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Allen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Allen, George
He may not be running for Governor of Virginia again next term, but George
Allen is still moving up the political ladder.
He is the new chairman of the Southern Governors Association.
Allen has been attending the group's meeting in Kansas City this week.
He said his priorities will include holding conferences across the South on
revitalizing urban areas.
District
ANCHOR=melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=virginia state seal
Is Virginia's only black-majority Congressional district unconstitutionally
gerrymandered along racial lines?
That's what federal judges start looking into today.
A lawsuit filed by a national conservative group seeks to overturn the Third
District, held by Democrat Bobby Scott.
The district stretches from Norfolk to Richmond.
Eventually, the case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.
CAMPAIGN-96
ANCHOR=melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=dole
Worried Republicans in Congress have gotten some reassurance this morning
from presidential nominee Bob Dole.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
This morning in Washington he told them NOT to worry about the polls giving
President Clinton a double digit lead.
Dole said the key to winning is to have the right message and to trust the
voters.
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SOT
IN Q=:HE CANDIDATE HAS TO BE
((BOB DOLE: ))
SUPER=01-Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=NAT SOUND APPLAUSE
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VO-NAT
Meantime, the Reform Party's candidate for President has announced his
choice for vice president.
Ross Perot has named economist Pat Choate (choht) as his running mate.
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ANCHOR=melanie
SS=Clinton
President Clinton takes his re-election bid out west today.
He will spend time in Colorado, Arizona and California.
Gay-Marriage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Gay rights supporters say the Capitol Hill battle is far from over.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
They received a double hit from the Senate yesterday.
It rejected a bill to prohibit job discrimination against homosexuals
and approved a bill placing federal curbs on same-sex marriages.
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SOT
IN Q=
((STROM THURMOND/R-SC: A MARRIAGE IS THE LEGAL UNION OF A MAN AND A WOMAN.
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 ALLW HER IN THERE AT ALL.
))
SUPER=01-Strom Thurmond/(R) South Carolina;( VERY QUICK!!!!)
SUPER=01-Ninia Baehr/Seeks Same-Sex Marriage; :04
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=IN THERE AT ALL.
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VO-NAT
The Defense of Marriage Act now goes to President Clinton, who says he will
sign it.
Supporters of the job discrimination bill are already planing to
re-introduce the bill to Congress this session, since it failed by only one
vote.
Conservatives are calling the Senate's actions a victory.
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Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-63
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
The man accused of killing a family of four in Vinton may be tried
somewhere other than the Roanoke Valley.
Earl Bramblett's trial should begin in February.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Spartanburg, SC/July;
Bramblett was arrested in July- -almost two years to the day after Blane and
Teresa Hodges were murdered together with their two daughters in their own
home.
The suspect was brought back to Virginia August second.
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SOT 13:06:35
IN Q=You understand
((YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE TRIED WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, I
BELIEVE, OF AUGUST 2ND.))
SUPER=01-Judge Roy Willett/Roanoke Co. Circuit Court
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=August 2nd.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday
In court yesterday, Bramblett waived his right to a speedy trial, agreeing
to give his lawyers six months to prepare for a trial that the judge says will
last three or four weeks.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Hold
The trial is tentatively set to begin February 18th.
Bramblett's lawyers want the case moved OUT of the area ...hoping to find
jurors who haven't heard about the murders.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at noon,
A Roanoke zoning board says a proposed halfway house can't take up residence
on Melrose Avenue.
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VO-NAT
And police believe a girl is dead as a result of a military love triangle.
Stay with us.
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love-triangle
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
In Texas, an Air Force Academy cadet and a Naval Academy midshipwoman are
in jail, accused of killing a sixteen year old woman.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Worth, TX;
The body of Adrianne Jones was found last December near Dallas.
She had been beaten with weights and shot.
Police believe she was killed by Air Force cadet David Graham and his
girlfriend, Naval midshipwoman Diane Zamora.
According to authorities, Zamora ordered Graham to kill Jones after Graham
admitted having sex with the girl.
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Halfway-House
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-61
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City
Building on a halfway house on Melrose Avenue will not begin any time soon.
The Roanoke zoning board turned down a Washington D-C firm's building
request.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The house is designed to ease former inmates back into society.
Despite the fact the Board of Zoning denied the application from Washington
Halfway Homes Incorporated... halfway house officials believe some inmates will
make their way to the Roanoke Valley.
SOT 14:27:15
IN Q=But no matter
((LORETTA CALDWELL/WHHI EXEC. DIR.: BUT NO MATTER... IN THEIR HOME
ENVIRONMENT.))
SUPER=01-Loretta Caldwell/WHHI Executive Director;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=their home environment.
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VO-NAT
Melrose Avenue neighbors say they want to see something more positive in
their backyards.
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SOT 14:44:58
IN Q=I love this...
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=park for the kids.
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VO-NAT
Yesterday's decision could be appealed in Circuit Court within 30-days.
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Henry-Street
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-70
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Henry Street Revival Committee
is working out the bugs over the future of the historic area.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Dozens of residents attended a workshop.
Committee members say one objective is to open communication between
Gainsboro residents and City Officials.
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SOT 07:49:42
IN Q=But this is just
((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. NOTHING GETS DONE RIGHT AWAY. THIS
PROJECT HAS BEEN LINGERING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I'M COMMITTED TO SEEING
WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WE GET UNDERWAY WITH HENRY STREET.))
SUPER=01-David Bowers/Roanoke Mayor;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=with Henry Street.
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VO-NAT
Some don't believe the meetings are as productive as they should be.
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SOT 07:43:59
IN Q=I really don't
((EVELYN BETHEL/COMMITTEE MEMBER: I REALLY DON'T KNOW AT THE PRESENT TIME AS TO
WHAT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE MAJOR PLANS FIRST PRESENTED
SHOWS NO SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT. SO IT SEEMS TO ME WE ARE CONTINUING THROUGH THE
SAME PROCESS.))
SUPER=01-Evelyn Bethel/Committee Member;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=the same process.
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VO-NAT
The final meeting is in October and the results will then be presented to
Council members.
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WEATHER
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SUPER=301-71/93/Calm/29.96F/98/1897/43/1917;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Cloudy with/Scattered Showers/64-68/Cloudy/with Showers/78-82;
SUPER=331-Cloudy/and Rainy/65-69/More Clouds/and Showers/78-82;
SUPER=332-Mostly/Cloudy/60-65/Cloudy with/Showers & Storms/76-80;
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SUPER=334-Partly/Cloudy/56-60/Cloudy/with Showers/70-75;
SUPER=X5001;
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP 10 points.
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Still to come-- one of Virginia Tech basketball's greatest foes has signed a
pro deal.
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VO-NAT
And,
We'll find out if the troubled skunk from yesterday has made it out of this
yogurt cup.
Stay with us.
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Camby
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-20
GRAPHIC=NBA
Marcus Camby made himself an instant millionaire yesterday by signing a three
year contract with the Toronto Raptors.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Toronto, Canada; :00
The second overall pick in the June draft will receive $8 point four million
bucks over the next three seasons.
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SOT
IN Q="I'm just...
((MARCUS CAMBY/SIGNS WITH RAPTORS:))
SUPER=01-Marcus Camby/Signs with Raptors; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...LAST YEAR."
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Northside
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=GIRL-96
GRAPHIC=Girls hoops
Tuesday night means girls hoops.
At Northside the Vikings handed Floyd County it's first loss of the season.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Buffaloes vs. Vikings; :00
Marilyn Bussey and her lady Vikes only loss came last Tuesday against
Floyd.
Northside trailed until the last few minutes. Lady Viking Crystal Barrett
lead the Vikes Charge with 19 points, including this nice inside hoop.
The Lady Buffs Julie Sowers nailed an amazing 6 three pointers on the
night, this one pulled Floyd to within 2, 55-53.
Floyd's Amy Vest tied the game with SUPER=33-Northside/=58/Floyd Co./=57;
this drive in the lane with under a minute to play.
However, super Soph Amber Kerns's second free throw proved to be the game
winner. Northside is getting ready for a 14 game district stretch that begins
next Tuesday.
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SOT
IN Q="it was
((MARILYN BUSSEY/NORTHSIDE HEAD COACH:))
((ALAN CANTRELL/FLOYD HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Marilyn Bussey/Northside Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Alan Cantrell/Floyd Co. Head Coach; :12
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=...from the team"
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Fan
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-18
GRAPHIC=MLB
The Pennant races tend to create a lot of excitement this time of the year,
but some folks just don't like to get too close to the action.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00
This couple had a nice rail 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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SKUNK-FOL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A followup now on the Texas skunk we told you about yesterday who got
himself into a very sticky situation.
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VO-NAT
3:23:46 UP TO THE MINUTE!!!
The furry critter had his head stuck in a yogurt container, but no one for
obvious reasons, wanted to help free him.
So he wandered aimlessly around the parking lot of this San Antonio
apartment complex.
Finally a good Samaratin took pity on the creature and and then took a big
risk.
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SOT
3:24;04
IN Q=
((DAVID HUMES/GOOD SAMARITAN:I KNEW HE COULDN'T SEE ME SO I JUST WAITED FOR A
MINUTE, AND HE STOPPED AND I JUST PULLED THE THING OFF HIS SHOUT, HE WENT ONE
WAY I WENT THE OTHER AND THAT WAS IT. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=THAT WAS IT.
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VO-NAT
And no, in case you're wondering Humes didn't get skunked.
Humes says he actually was more afraid of getting bitten than sprayed.
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