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1-News-Head
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VO-NAT
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX, we'll tell you why Jens Soering is headed back
to Bedford Circuit Court in December and explain his new lawyer's theory of who
DID kill Derek and Nancy Haysom, if HE didn't.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And the numbers that show it's a tight race for President- -here in
Virginia, at least.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
Tonight in sports, the Hokies get ready to welcome Rutgers to town, John
Stockton gets a new contract worth $15 million.
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VO-NAT eng#
And NASCAR gets its hands on JImmy Spencer's wallet, fining him $10 thousand
dollars for these escapades.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
What...a forecast with no rain? That's the story...also be ready for some
chilly readings this week.
Soering
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=Jens Soering
Maybe it wasn't Jens Soering who murdered his girlfriend's parents eleven
years ago.
Just maybe... it was a couple of drifters from Lynchburg who committed
another murder around the same time in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford/Today;
That's the theory that will bring Soering's case back to the Bedford County
courthouse... six and a half years after
SUPER=04-June, 1990
Soering was tried and convicted of killing Derek and Nancy Haysom.
Their daughter, Elizabeth, pinned the blame on Soering. HE says he TOOK
the blame, initially, to protect her... that he was in Washington at the
time... creating an alibi while SHE was in Bedford County committing the crime.
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SOT 15:07:15
IN Q=I've always felt
(( ))
SUPER=01-Gail Stalling Marshall/Soering's Attorney
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=blood type is.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Jens Soering
Marshall believes the two men: Robert Louis Albright and William Shifflett
were questioned about the Haysom murders, at the request of Bedford County
authorities.
IF so, the Bedford County prosecutor never told Soering's trial lawyer about
it.
Soering's new lawyer also wants the suspects' fingerprints so she can
compare them with unidentified prints found in the the Haysom' home.
The hearing will be conducted December 9th and Soering himself will be
there.
Mason-Dixon
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=News 7 Poll
It's been 32 years since a Democratic Presidential candidate has won in
the Old Dominion.
SS=Bob Dole
But the latest News- 7 Mason Dixon Poll shows Bob Dole in a dead heat with Bill
Clinton among Virginia voters.
And that does NOT bode well for a Dole victory in November.
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VO-NAT
Dole continues to hold a very narrow lead.
Statewide, 44- percent support the Republican challenger, while 43-
percent back the President.
Reform party candidate Ross Perot is barely in the running-- with only
two- percent support.
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TALENT=KEITH
SS=News 7 Poll
Virginia is considered a base state for any Republican presidential
candidate.
If the race stays this close here in the final weeks of the campaign,
political analysts say it would be difficult for Dole to win the election.
McCaffrey
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton
One issue that Bob Dole won't let Bill Clinton forget is the rising rate of
teen drug use -- since 1992, when Clinton was elected.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Clinton's drug policy director was in Richmond today -- the first time his
staff remembers him appearing in Virginia.
But a spokesman says General Barry McCaffrey is NOT campaigning for the
President.
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SOT 04:29:26
IN Q=We are
((WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A PROBLEM OF ENORMOUS CONSEQUENCE. UH LOOK -- THE DRUG
PROBLEM HAS BEEN WORSE BY FAR IN HISTORY. IT WAS AT THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR
WITH OPIATES. IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY WITH COCAINE. IN 1979,
WAS THE PEAK BAD YEAR OF DRUG ABUSE IN AMERICA. IF YOU WERE IN THE ARMED
FORCES, A THIRD OF THE ARMED FORCES WERE USING DRUGS REGULARLY.))
SUPER=01-Gen. Barry McCaffrey/Clinton Drug Czar;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=drugs regularly.
TALENT=Keith
SS=None
McCaffrey admits teen drug use is on the rise, but says it's only half what
it was in 1979.
He attributes the rise to a new generation that doesn't remember the
devastation of drugs in past decades.
But, he says, the election year discussion has been good, because it focuses
more attention on the problem.
Va-Cares
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-78
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
A judge in Richmond has ruled against Virginia Cares, the Roanoke- based
agency that filed suit to protect its state funding.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File
Virginia Cares provides services to state inmates as they're released from
prison, and earlier this year the General Assembly earmarked one- point- six
million dollars for the program.
A veto by Governor Allen ultimately cost the agency more than a third of
its funding, and a judge has now refused to overturn that decision.
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SOT
IN Q=We're disappointed in the decision
((BILL HOPKINS JR./ROANOKE ATTORNEY: WE'RE DISAPPOINTED IN THE DECISION. THE
JUDGE HAS LEFT OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF AMENDING THE PLEADING TO CURE WHAT HE
CITES AS A DEFICIENCY IN OUR CASE. WE'RE WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS WHETHER WE WANT
TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT, AND WE'RE WEIGHING OUR OPTIONS WHETHER WE WANT TO
TAKE AN APPEAL.))
SUPER=01-Bill Hopkins Jr./Roanoke Attorney;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=take an appeal.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=None
Virginia Cares has eighteen sites in the state serving 30 prisons.
Officials say it is now likely that some of those locations will have to
close.
Yokohama
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-75
GRAPHIC=Yokohama
More layoffs at Salem's Yokohama plant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;
Yokohama announced today that 80 jobs will be phased out over the next few
weeks.
The company says the additional layoffs are part of its plan to adjust
inventory and production levels to stay competitive.
Just last month, the plant cut 44 jobs.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at 6--
a company with a century of tradition rooted in the Roanoke Valley has been
sold.
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VO-NAT
and Governor Allen talks quality during his visit to one area high school.
That story and more but first here's Robin Reed.
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Pulaski-Kennel
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-72
GRAPHIC=None
A judge has ordered Annette Jenkins to pay for the veterinary treatment and
boarding of 30 dogs and cats seized from a defunct kennel.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./June 1996;
Jenkins' home in Pulaski County was the site of the kennel, which her
fiancee Terry Weaver operated as a ministry.
Weaver and Jenkins both disappeared in June, leaving the animals tied up or
caged without food or water.
Tipton Ridge Veterinary Clinic has cared for the animals since, and adopted
out all but six.
Jenkins has turned herself in, pleading guilty to five counts of cruelty to
animals. The judge suspended her 12-month sentence.
Weaver is still at large.
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Boones-Mill
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-69
GRAPHIC=None
Water problems in a Franklin County town may FINALLY be evaporating.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
The water supply system in Boones Mill is nearly 60 years old... and
sometimes it doesn't work at all.
SUPER=04-September 1995;
The problem appeared to be solved last year, after the town was awarded more
than 400- thousand dollars to replace the system.
But bids on the project came in 30- percent higher than expected.
Despite the obstacle, officials were recently able to secure an additional
grant.
Now the project is once again on solid ground.
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SOT 12:03:39
IN Q=If we
((BONNIE NEWLON/FRANKLIN COUNTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR: IF WE HADN'T BEEN ABLE
TO ACCESS EMERGENCY FUNDS FROM R.A.C.D., IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO
PUT TOGETHER FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. WE JUST SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AT THAT
POINT IN TIME TO COVER BOTH THE TANK AND THE WATER LINE. ))
SUPER=01-Bonnie Newlon/Franklin Co. Asst. Administrator;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=water line
ANCHOR=keith
SS=None
The project will now go through another bidding war.
Town officials hope the new water system will be in place sometime next
year.
Allen-School
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-70
GRAPHIC=George Allen
Hurricane Fran delayed George Allen's return to the classroom, but today
the Governor brought his bid for tougher academic standards and higher
expectations to the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
This morning, Allen toured Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County, a
visit delayed by flooding earlier this month.
Allen said he was there to highlight the tougher standards of learning that
Virginia public school students will face this year.
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SOT
IN Q=We're not only spending money
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: WE'RE NOT ONLY SPENDING MONEY, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO
HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE TESTING AT THE END OF GRADES
THREE, FIVE, EIGHT AND ELEVEN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LEARNING
THESE SKILLS.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=learning these skills.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Education
Allen says Cave Spring High School is among the state's best, a school in
which rigorous standards and high expectations are paying off.
Southern-Baptists
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
Conservative Virginia Baptists have officially split with the more moderate
Baptist General Association of Virginia.
For the first time, there are two separate southern Baptist groups in the
same state.
The new Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia group includes about 115
churches, and is about one- tenth the size of its more moderate counterpart.
An ideological power struggle within the Southern Baptist Convention was the
main reason for the defection.
There's a degree of hair- splitting: the conservatives believe the Bible is
the literal truth, and moderates believe some of the Bible is simply meant to
be inspirational.
Oak-Hall
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-71
GRAPHIC=Business News
A Salem company that has been owned by the same family for more than a
century has been sold.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Oak Hall Industries was purchased earlier this month by a group headed by
the founder of the Rite Aid drug store chain.
The company makes caps, gowns, and academic robes.
Terms of the sale are not being released.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Business News
The new owners do not plan any immediate changes that would affect Oak
Hall's 100 workers.
The company is one of the largest cap and gown makers in the U-S.
It was founded more than 100 years ago in Roanoke.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Following a couple of record- setting sessions the Dow remained virtually
unchanged today, off by just a fraction.
NASDAQ gained NINE points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=x5005;
Downtown-Roanoke
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-65
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Roanoke's downtown district is in a strong growth mode.
33 new businesses have moved there in the past year alone.
But that's not stopping people from working on ways to increase the retail
mix even further.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Downtown Roanoke Incorporated is the main organization that promotes this
growth.
At its annual meeting this afternoon, members got a sneak preview of how the
group plans to continue downtown Roanoke's revitalization.
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SOT 02:54:57
IN Q=We need
((MATT KENNELL/DOWNTOWN ROANOKE INC.: WE NEED TO PUT AN ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON
OUR RAIL DISTRICT, REALLY MAKE IT ROANOKE'S RIVER, AND PERHAPS BE THE MARKET
AREA, AS FAR AS BEING A STRONG DRAW FOR THE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Matt Kennell/Downtown Roanoke Inc.;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=for the area.
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VO-NAT
Other ideas include establishing a strong link between the new Second Street
bridge and downtown.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Roanoke City Seal
These suggestions and others are in a new strategic plan called Outlook
Downtown Roanoke, that has been in the works for several months.
Tech-Expo
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-63
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
A job fair that helps Virginia Tech students get their foot in the door had
to actually close its door on some corporations this year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The annual Engineering Expo started today with 137 participating companies,
a record number.
Due to space constraints, organizers were unable to accommodate about 20
firms that tried to register after the deadline.
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SOT 13:39:00
IN Q=
((SARAH JOYCE/EXPO '96 CHAIRPERSON: WE'VE EXPANDED OUR CORPORATE DATABASE OF
THE COMPANIES WE SEND INFORMATION TO AND WE'VE ALSO HAD THE TECH NAME JUST GROW
SO MUCH. PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT VIRGINIA TECH WITH THE SPORTS PROGRAM
DOING SO WELL, AND THEY'RE EXPANDING, ACCEPTING SO MANY MORE FRESHMEN. ))
SUPER=01-Sarah Joyce/Expo '96 Chairperson;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=many more freshmen.
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VO-NAT
The Expo allows about five thousand engineering students an opportunity to
network with potential employers.
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SOT 13:55:23
IN Q=
((MARC SHEFFLER/THE BOEING COMPANY: WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF
ENGINEERS. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT ONLY CONTACTING PEOPLE THROUGH EXPO, BUT
CONDUCTING ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS THIS YEAR. ))
SUPER=01-Marc Sheffler/The Boeing Company;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=interviews this year.
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VO-NAT
The Expo is one of the largest in the country.
It continues through tomorrow at the Squires Student Center.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, some basketball players are on the move, NASCAR
fines three drivers for impersonating rasslers.
We're getting ready for a big weekend of football here on your hometown
station,
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VO-NAT eng#
And the Hokies are primed for their home opener as they get set to host the
Scarlet Knights of Rutgers.
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S-Hokies
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TF96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech football
Virginia Tech's 45-7 win over Boston College served as the coming out
party for the offense and defense.
This weekend, Tech plays Rutgers. Steve Mason has more from Blacksburg as
the team and the campus begin preparing for this Saturday.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/This Afternoon; :00
SUPER=03-Chestnut Hill, MA/Hokies vs. Eagles; :11
SUPER=01-Cornelius White/5 Receptions, 103 Yards Sat.; :23
SUPER=01-Brandon Semones/2 Sacks, 12 Tackles vs. Eagles; :48
SUPER=@Steve1; 1:01
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; 1:30
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q=...news 7 sports"
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=UVA FOOTBALL
The Virginia Cavaliers will be making their second straight appearance here
on your Hometown Station this Saturday.
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pinnacle page
The Cavs Noon Kickoff at Wake Forest can be seen right here on WDBJ Saturday.
Virginia has beaten Wake Forest 12 years in a row.
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pinnacle page on tennessee/florida
And right after the Cavaliers and Demon Deacons finish up down in
Winston-Salem, keep it right here on WDBJ for what many are calling the game of
the year as SEC rivals Florida and Tennessee hook up in Knoxville in a 3:30
kickoff.
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S-Tennessee
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN;:00
The largest crowd in college football history will be rocking Neyland stadium
which now seats more than 102 thousand fans.
Those fans can sing a mighty loud rendition of Rocky Top and make it tough on
the opposition to just hear itself think.
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SOT
IN Q="They're not...
((PHIL FULMER/TENNESSEE HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Phil Fulmer/Tennessee Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...GO DOWN THERE."
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S-Steelers
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#fb96-2
GRAPHIC=NFL
Last night the Pittsburgh Steelers closed out week three of the NFL season
with a 24-to-6 win over Buffalo.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/ABC; :00
Jerome Bettis rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while Jim Kelly threw
four interceptions to key the win.
Both teams are now 2-and-1 after three weeks of play.
SUPER=03-Dover, DE/TNN-Sunday;
If you thought the Steelers were tough last night how about NASCAR breaking
bad on Jimmy Spencer today.
For trying to punch Wally Dallenbach and then breaking away from NASCAR
officials Spencer was fined $10 thousand bucks.
Also, Kyle Petty was fined $5 thousand and Michael Waltrip $2 thousand for
their feud that took place after Sunday's race.
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S-Stockton
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-19
GRAPHIC=NBA
Point Guard John Stockton has agreed to a new three year contract with the
Utah Jazz worth $15 million dollars.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
Stockton could have made much more money on the free agent market, but he
preferred to stay in Utah.
The eight time all-star, who also serves as his own agent an negotiator, says
he will sign the new deal on October 4th when the Jazz opens training camp.
Stockton has missed just four games in 12 years.
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S-Smith
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-20
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
While Stockton is staying put, free agent Kenny Smith is changing teams as
leaves the Rockets for the Pistons.
The 31 year old former North Carolina Tarheel, spent six years in Houston.
He has averaged 13 points and 6 assists during his nine years in the league.
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S-Orioles
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=ORIOLES/YANKEES
The Baltimore Orioles hopes of catching and passing the New York Yankees
without question hinge on the three game series the two teams open tonight in
New York.
The Yanks come in with a three game lead on the O's. Mike Mussina pitches
this evening against David Cone.
SS=CLEVELAND INDIANS
Also, if the Indians can beat the White Sox tonight, Cleveland will clinch
the AL central championship.
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Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE#Promo
GRAPHIC=None
The rash of vandalism and arsons at churches around the country have become
a source of concern for some local congregations.
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
Jean Jadhon has details on a "leadership summit" set for tonight in
Danville to deal with the problem.
Talent=Jean
SUPER=@Jean1;
The meeting is designed to teach local ministers ways to protect their
churches from crime.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/June 20;
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference began planning for tonight's
get together two months ago-
after a series of fires at black churches throughout the South.
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Talent=Jean Full/Newsroom
We'll have the story plus all the other news, sports and weather
Take Fullscreen Board
tonight on News 7 Prime Time--that's at the earlier time of 10pm on WEFC
Television--you can check your cable listings for the channel in your area--
and of course join us for News 7 at 11 here on WDBJ.
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