22:00-01
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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@Robin1;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=
(( HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP
OLIVER MCCALL IS ARRESTED IN MARTINSVILLE--
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LEADERS MEET FACE-TO-FACE FOR DAY ONE OF TALKS IN
WASHINGTON. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=in washington.
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Tuesday, October First,....Our TOP STORY tonight,
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VO-NAT
The driver involved in last night's fatal high speed chase could be charged
with vehicular homicide.
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P-Chase-Fatal
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#596-36
GRAPHIC=n7pt
This is NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC. Good Evening, I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=fatal accident
The two suspects who allegedly stole a car are still in the hospital
tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Last Night
The accident happened last night in a narrow curve of US-220 when the
suspects' car collided with two other vehicles.
A high speed chase started on Interstate 64 in Alleghany County.
29-year old Timothy Wayne Mays died at the scene.
(//////////////////)
SOT
IN Q=Since there was a death
SUPER=01-Joel Branscom/Botetourt Co. Prosecutor;
(( ))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=in this case.
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VO-NAT
Today, state police said Trooper J.J. Daniels followed proper procedures in
pursuit of the car, and ultimately called off the CHASE moments before the
crash.
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P-Fatal-React
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE# 596-27
GRAPHIC=fatal ax
A Covington family is now left to deal with the tragedy.
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VO-NAT
Timothy Wayne Mays was killed 19-days before his 30th birthday.
SUPER=03-Covington;
An only child, he is survived by his mother, Sarah Mays, who says last night
Timothy was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:20:49
IN Q=he was very special
((SARAH MAYS/VICTIM'S MOTHER; HE WAS VERY SPECIAL, A SPECIAL BOY. HE LOVED
LIFE, HE LOVED TAKING PICTURES OF PEOPLE. HE'S DONE IT EVER SINCE HE WAS REAL
SMALL, AFTER HIS FATHER DIED.))
SUPER=01-Sarah Mays/Victim's Mother
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=after his father died
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Mays says she doesn't fault the police for the accident that killed her son.
P-McCall
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=kmc
TAPE# 596-40 edit of 96-78
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wembley, England/Sept. 26, 1994;
Former heavyweight boxing champ Oliver McCall was charged with driving
under the influence, and disorderly conduct today in Martinsville.
Authorities are also investigating his alleged involvement in a string of
property damage incidents.
Police received complaints of broken windows at the Paradise Inn, the High
Street Baptist Church, as well as at the local boxing ring today.
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TALENT=Connie
SS=Legal Scales
McCall has admitted to having a crack cocaine addiction.
Earlier this month, though, while training in Martinsville he said he had
kicked his drug habit.
p-merger-meeting
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#596-37
GRAPHIC=none
Should Martinsville and Henry County study a MERGER?
That's the question southside officials were asking residents tonight.
double boxes Kimberly/Connie
Kimberly McBroom was at the meeting. Kim what's the general consensus of a
merger study?
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
SUPER=71-Martinsville
(ad lib)
(roll cue: "...opponents say no way.")
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
SUPER=01-S. E. Moran/Merger Study Opponent;
SUPER=01-Butch Hamlett/Merger Study Supporter;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=we're talking about.
LIVE=kimberly full
SUPER=71-Martinsville;
(ad lib)
double boxes Kimberly/Connie
(questions: If they do decide to go ahead with the study, what's the
timetable.)
P-Perot
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#Net-B
GRAPHIC=perot
For Reform Party nominee Ross Perot, it's still three's a crowd.
It looks as if he will not be included in the presidential debate Sunday
in Connecticut.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
This afternoon, a federal judge rejected the Texas billionaire's effort to
be allowed into the debate.
Judge Thomas Hogan ruled the Federal Election Commission was created to hear
such claims, not the courts.
Recently the election commission ruled the Reform Party Candidate could not
participate.
Perot's attorneys plan to appeal.
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tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
She's more than Ferrum College's defensive soccer player of the year-- with
even more goals OFF the field.
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VO-NAT
But first-- Israelis are rallying in the streets of Israel as the first day
of the Mideast Summit wraps up in Washington.
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go to break
P-Mideast
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NET-A
GRAPHIC=MID EAST PEACE
In Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian
Chairman Yassar Arafat are talking.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :
Today they joined President Clinton in the Oval Office-- but they also met
privately.
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SOT 1:31:31
IN Q=Our presence
((OUR PRESENCE HERE SYMBOLIZES OUR DESIRE TO END THE VIOLENCE, GET
THE PEACE PROCESS GOING, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND NO
ONE WANTS TO TURN BACK.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=wants to turn back.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The administration described the talks as sober but constructive...
stressing it's only a first step toward breaking through the anger, frustration
and suspicion.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE
P-Israel
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel; :
Meantime in Tel Aviv, today, thousands of Israelis rallied.
They're hoping to encourage Netanyahu and Arafat to be more flexible in the
talks.
Israeli Army Units are in battle positions in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip-- worried about a renewed eruption of violence if the summit fails.
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P-Gulf-Illness
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-41
GRAPHIC=gulf war syndrome
A C-I-A study could spell bad news for U-S troops who served in the Gulf
War.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Pentagon says it could reveal that many more soldiers may have been
exposed to chemical weapons during an explosion in southern Iraq.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:15:17
IN Q=I just don't think
((KENNETH BACON/PENTAGON SPOKESMAN: I JUST DON'T THINK WE KNOW AT THIS STAGE,
BUT WE HAVE TO THINK IN TERMS OF BIG NUMBERS, BIGGER THAN 15,000 CERTAINLY. ))
SUPER=01-Kenneth Bacon/Pentagon Spokesman; :
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=certainly.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A computer model is being used for this latest estimate of how many may
have been exposed to serin nerve gas.
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P-Unabomber
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=Kaczynski
More charges for the suspected Unabomber.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Helena, MT/File Tape;
Theodore Kaczynski was indicted in New Jersey for the bombing death of an
advertising executive in 1994.
It's the latest in a string of charges that span six states and involve
eight attacks.
Kaczynski is in custody in Sacramento charged with four bombings there that
killed two people.
The charges in both California and New Jersey carry a possible death
penalty.
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tease#2
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
One out of every eleven children in this country has dangerous levels of
lead in their blood.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
One possible culprit-- the playground, with chipping, peeling lead-based
paint.
More on the story, as News-7 PRIMETIME continues.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:01;48
IN Q=A child could
(( A CHILD COULD HAVE HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS BY INGESTING A PAINT CHIP
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TOP OF THE PENCIL ERASER FOR 15-30 DAYS ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=15-30 days.
go to break
P-Food-Stamps
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-29
GRAPHIC=welfare in va
National welfare reform took effect today, and most of the plans are
already in place in Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Except this.
State officials now say there is ONE major impact.
Food stamp recipients in Virginia will now have to work for their benefits.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:26:40
IN Q=We feel
((CLARENCE CARTER/VA. SOCIAL SERVICES COMMISSIONER: WE FEEL THAT WE ARE VERY
FAR AHEAD OF THE CURVE IN VIRGINIA BECAUSE OF THE VIRGINIA INDEPENDENCE
PROGRAM. BUT WE STILL HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO DO TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.))
SUPER=01-Clarence Carter/Va. Social Services Commissioner;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=needy families.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Virginia's "work for welfare program" is tied to Aid for Families with
Dependent Children -- NOT food stamps.
(----------------)
TALENT=Connie
SS=HOLD
Of the 510-thousand people who get food stamps in Virginia, those between 18
and 50 will have to prove they're working by March, or lose their food stamps.
Letters explaining this will be mailed out next month.
P-Soccer-Player
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-70
GRAPHIC=None
A local college student is wearing a number of hats her senior year--
Scott Prince has more on Shannon Sayer--a "model soccer player."
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=For Ferrum
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00
SUPER=07-Shannon Sayer; :11
SUPER=@Scott2; :30
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=S.P., N-7, Franklin County
((For Ferrum College Soccer fans... watching Shannon Sayer on the field is a
thing of beauty.
She's an all conference performer and wears the crown of Defensive Player of
the Year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:27:10
IN Q=I've been
(( ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=pretty satisfied
But these days Shannon is being regarded as a beauty off the field... and
she's sporting a different kind of crown.
A few weeks ago, Shannon won the Ms. Richmond Pageant-- and independent
contest that netted her rhinestones, a trip to Florida, and a modeling
scholarship.
But she's making sure all of this new- found attention doesn't go to her
head.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:32:29
IN Q=My real
(( ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=It's hidden.
Shannon doesn't even have time to think about her accomplishments.
When she's not playing soccer, or winning beauty pageants, she'll usually be
found studying... or performing duties as a residence hall advisor.
But after this, her senior year, she'll be finished with school... and her
soccer career will likely end.
After graduation Shannon hopes to FULFIL the goal of becoming a professional
model.
As for right now, she's concentrating on STOPPING goals on the soccer field.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Franklin County.))
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RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie
More NEWS-7 Primetime is coming up-- we'll be right back.
cc sponsor
go to break
P-Lead
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-33
GRAPHIC=lead poisoning
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is worried that playgrounds may not
be the safest place for kids.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It appears many playgrounds contain equipment with chipping lead paint.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:01:09
IN Q=Children
((ANN BROWN/CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: CHILDREN ESPECIALLY THOSE SIX
YEARS AND YOUNGER, CAN INGEST LEAD PAINT CHIPS BY PUTTING THEIR HANDS ON THE
EQUIPMENT WHILE PLAYING AND THEN PUTTING THEIR HANDS IN THEIR MOUTHS, ))
SUPER=01-Ann Brown/Consumer Product Safety Commission
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=in their mouths.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
One out of every 11 kids-- that's about one-point seven million children
in this country have dangerous levels of lead in their blood.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:01:29
IN Q=Lead poisoning
((LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN CAN LEAD TO BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS,LEARNING
DISABILITIES, HEARING PROBLEMS AND STUNTED GROWTH ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=stunted growth
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The lead paint is ONLY a problem if it deteriorates-- which does happen
after normal wear and tear.
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P-Estrogen
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-38
GRAPHIC=women's health
A new study shows that taking estrogen can help prevent osteoarthritis in
women over 65.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The study published in the "Archives of Internal Medicine" found a 38
percent lower risk of osteoarthritis of the hip in women taking estrogen
compared to women who never took it.
Osteoarthritis is a disease of the cartilage in the joints that occurs as
people age.
It accounts for 70 percent of the 200-thousand hip and knee replacement
surgeries in the U.S. each year.
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cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
And from the lighter side--
We've learned on News 7 PRIMETIME in the past few days, that some people
will resort to desperate measures for concert tickets.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Atlanta; :
In Atlanta today, folks driving past the Lenox Mall got an eye-full:
A man was duct taped to a light pole...
A radio station had asked its listeners..."What would you do for KISS
concert tickets?"...and John Driscoll was the winner.
He taped himself four feet off the ground and hung there for several hours.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=NAT SOUND BAND
SUPER=75-/File Tape; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=NAT SOUND BAND
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The KISS concert in Atlanta is underway this hour.
For diehard KISS fans in our region....the band will be at the Roanoke
Civic Center THURSDAY night.
All you have to do to get tickets, is well....buy them.
Rather than hang by a lightpole, you can pay 27-50 dollars, for your place
in the crowd.
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toss to sports
Sp-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-17
GRAPHIC=NONE
Welcome everybody to tonight's PrimeTime Sports, the major league division
playoffs began today, we'll take a look at opening game wins by the Orioles and
Cards, plus check in with Tech coach Frank Beamer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Hot Springs/Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out; :00
But first no one was more PrimeTime today than Senior PGA star Walter Morgan,
who overcame a shaky start to win today's Merrill Lynch Shootout at the
Cascades Course in Hot Springs.
This putt on the final hole gave him the win over Bob Murphy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I ALWAYS...
((WALTER MORGAN/MERRILL LYNCH SHOOTOUT WINNER:))
SUPER=01-Walter Morgan/Merrill Lynch Shootout Winner; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...HA HA."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Morgan got $130 thousand bucks for the win and a hug from his wife, but
what's he gonna do with all that cash?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Ask my...
((WALTER MORGAN: ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=...THE MONEY."
(----------------)
VO-NAT CON'T
I'll be right back after this quick break.
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go to break
Sp-Orioles
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#st5-23
GRAPHIC=ORIOLES/INDIANS
The postseason PARTY in major league baseball opened this afternoon in
Baltimore with plenty of fanfare, and thankfully, just the right number of
umpires.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Baltimore/ESPN; :00
The umpires who had threatened to boycott the playoffs after Roberto Alomar
spat in one of their brethren's face last week, did some to work.
As did Alomar who took his spot at second base while being serenaded with a
chorus of boos by his home fans.
But once the Orioles and Indians got game one of their series underway they
were hitting instead of spitting.
Brady Anderson leads off the game with a solo homer to right and it's
1-to-nothing Orioles.
The Indians Manny Ramirez would answer that with a solo shot of is own to
left field. It's 1-to-1 in the top of the second.
B.J. Surhoff would answer that one for the Orioles with another solo blast to
right center in the bottom of the second.
But the back and forth nonsense would end in the sixth when the Orioles got
five runs, four coming off Bobby Bonilla's grand slam, that plates
SUPER=35-Cleveland/4/Baltimore/10/Orioles Lead 1-0;
Anderson, Todd Zeile and Rafael Palmiero and the Orioles smoke the Indians
10-to-4.
Game two of the best of five series is set for tomorrow at 1, and the
defending American League champs know that winning this thing just got tougher.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It makes...
((MIKE HARGROVE/INDIANS MANAGER:))
SUPER=01-Mike Hargrove/Indians Manager; :00
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=...WHAT HAPPENS."
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SP-Cards
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-22
SS=cards/PADRES
The other afternoon opening game today was in the national League in St.
Louis where the Cardinals hosted the Padres.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/ESPN; :00
Gary Gaetti, the former Minnesota Twin showed the young players on the St.
Louis roster what the postseason is all about as he opened the game with a this
3 run homer in the first SUPER=35-San Diego/ /St. Louis/ ;
to give the Cards the lead for good.
St. Louis would beat San Diego in game one 3-to-1.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=cards/padres
Game two in that series is set for Thursday back in St. Louis.
SS=dodgers/braves
The Braves and Dodgers open their best of five tomorrow in LA. They will have
their work cut out for them.
12 of the 16 runs scored in this afternoon's action came on Homers.
SP-MLB
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=YANKS/RANGERS
The New York Yankees are playing the Rangers at this hour in game one of
their divisional series.
Right now in the 6TH, the Yankees
TRAILS IN the game 6 to 2.
SS=DODGERS/BRAVES
Tomorrow the Braves open defense of their world series title when they take
on the Dodgers in LA.
SP-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10PM
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#tf96-1
GRAPHIC=TECH FOOTBALL
The Virginia Tech Hokies don't play again until October 12th when they host
Temple at Lane Stadium.
This afternoon we spoke with head coach Frank Beamer who says his team has
some work to do in a number of areas after Saturday blowout loss to Syracuse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I think...
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...REALLY WANT TO BE."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE
Beamer says he will make a statement later this week concerning Marcus
Parker's status.
The Salem native has missed all four games this season on indefinite
probation.
Parker could be reinstated, he may possibly redshirt, and some have hinted he
has even considered transferring.
P-Disney
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=disney
It's the silver anniversary for Mickey Mouse's home in Florida.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Orlando, FL;
It was 25 years ago that Walt Disney World opened its doors in Orlando.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:20:19
IN Q=
((MICKEY MOUSE: WOW, 25 YEARS. ARE YOU READY TO CELEBRATE. THEN LET'S GO. NAT
SOUND OF BAND MUSIC!))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=NAT SOUND OF BAND MUSIC."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Walt Disney Company paid for boys and girls club members from across the
country to visit the Magic Kingdom. The ceremony ended with the singing of
When you Wish upon a star- and a fly over by the U-S Navy Blue Angels.
(----------------)
preview-boards
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none
Here are some of the stories were working on in the newsroom for NEWS-7 at
11.
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dissolve to boards
SUPER=x5024;
SUPER=77-Landrith vs. Goode
George Landrith squared off against Virgil Goode at Hampden Sydney tonight
SUPER=78-Fifth District Debate;
for a debate. Steve Smallshaw has a report on the two men vying for L-F
Payne's Congressional seat.
SUPER=79-Schools, Taxes & Tobacco;
The two debated issues including schools, tax cuts and tobacco regulations.
SUPER=x5025
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
NEWS-7 at 11 on WDBJ-7 is just 30-minutes away.
Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime.
We'll see you back here tomorrow.
by SS