12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=
SS=None
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VO-NAT
A Covington man dies in a crash allegedly caused by a motorist fleeing
police.
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And President Clinton plays middle man today between the two sides in the
Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
News 7 at Noon is next.
Chase
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-71
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A Covington man is dead following a high speed chase overnight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Last Night;
The chase started in Alleghany County last night when police clocked the
driver of a stolen vehicle traveling close to 90 miles per hour.
The state police called off the chase as the car approached a dangerous
intersection on Route 2-20 South in Botetourt County.
Police say the suspect, 19- year- old Timothy Stocks, continued and slammed
into two cars, hitting a grey Volkswagen head on.
The driver of the Volkswagon, 29- year- old Timothy Wayne Mays died at the
scene.
Stocks and a passenger in his car were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Police say Stocks is in serious but stable condition this morning.
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Fatal-Chase
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=12
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-75
GRAPHIC=fatal chase
Meanwhile, State Police officials say the trooper followed proper
procedures as he pursued the vehicle into Botetourt County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
This morning, Lieutenant Steve Childress said the department is conducting
an administrative review of the pursuit.
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SOT 10:42:28
IN Q=The pursuit itself
(( ))
SUPER=01-Steve Childress/Va. State Police;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=the crash there at Gala.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
Police have not yet filed any charges against Timothy Stocks, or Johnny
Wayne Hayes, the passenger in the stolen car.
Monty-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-78
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire
A fire in a mobile home took the life of a Montgomery County man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Blacksburg firefighters arrived at the trailer on Mount Zion Road late
yesterday afternoon.
Officials say they found the body of 52- year- old Ronald L. Cromer in a
back room of the building.
He apparently died of smoke inhalation.
The cause of the blaze has not been determined.
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Galax-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-70
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Galax police made two arrests in the city's latest murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Galax;
A week and a half ago, 79- year- old Willie Goins was found dead in his
home.
He had suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest... and his wallet had been
stolen.
The main suspects in the case were 37- year- old Charles Howard, and 21-
year- old (TEE-sha) Tisha Howard-- a married couple who lived nearby.
The two apparently skipped town, but were found Friday in Tacoma Park,
Maryland.
They were charged with first degree murder, but that could change.
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SOT 13:19:36
IN Q=The murder
((GREG GOAD/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: THE MURDER WITH THE ROBBERY ELEMENT WOULD
MAKE IT CAPITAL MURDER... IF THAT IS THE CASE IN THE FUTURE. ))
SUPER=01-Greg Goad/Commonwealth's Attorney;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=the future
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Charles and Tisha Howard are expected to be sent back to Galax this week.
A hearing date has not yet been set.
summit
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
All eyes in the Israeli and the Palestinian territories are on
Washington today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and P-L-O Chief Yasser Arafat are
meeting with President Bill Clinton in
a hastily arranged two-day summit to stop the collapse of the Middle East peace
process.
As Jesse Schulman reports Israelis and Palestinians are waiting either to
breathe a deep collective sigh of relief or to brace themselves for far worse.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE
MIDEAST-SIT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Gaza-Israel Border; :00
SUPER=01-Jesse Schulman/Reporting; 1:04
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=CBS News Tel Aviv;
((
The checkpoints and outposts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are
by and large deathly quiet. But in Hebron, the pot continues to
simmer. Israeli troops were slated to leave most of this city
months ago... for Palestinians, the fact they're still here is
proof of Prime Minister Netanyahu's bad intentions.
For the Israeli hardliners who flocked to Hebron for a religious
festival yesterday, God wants the!troops to stay... A hundred
thousand Arabs, put under curfew for the occasion, are for them
usurpers on Jewish soil. They'll be the first to cry treason,
if Netanyahu yields to President Clinton instead of the Almighty.
Some of the last days' wounded have died in hospitals on both sides. In the
Gaza Strip, one nine-year-old boy, another a Palestinian policeman...his final
escort bristled with anger.
Outside the Palestinian cities and towns, Israeli tanks are for the moment
waging psychological warfare. Failure in Washiogton, and it's like to be the
real thing.
Jesse Schulman CBS News Tel Aviv.))
budget
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
It's the start of a new fiscal year, and this time around the government is
running with full funding.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
Late last night President Clinton signed a bill providing 389- billion
dollars in funding to scores of government agencies.
A watered down version of a controversial immigration proposal is included
in the legislation.
The measure is the last major bill of the one-hundred fourth congress.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Min-wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
Nearly four-million Americans are getting a pay raise today.
The federal minimum wage climbs fifty cents, to four dollars and seventy-five
cents an hour.
It's part one of a two-part scheduled raise.
The next boost is set for September 19-97 when the minimum will rise to
five-fifteen an hour.
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L'burg-Sewer
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-69
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg Seal
Lynchburg is expecting 20- million- dollars from President Clinton for sewer
repair.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape;
The money, part of the Water Resources Development Act, will help the city
pay for its combined sewer overflow project.
That 20- year, 200- million dollar program is revamping Lynchburg's sewer
system to comply with E-P-A regulations.
City officials said yesterday any help the federal government can provide
will be gladly accepted.
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SOT 2:59:15
IN Q=We, again, have
((TERRY REID/LYNCHBURG UTILITIES DIRECTOR: WE AGAIN HAVE EMPHASIZED IN OUR
TRIPS TO WASHINGTON, THAT THE CITY HAS DONE ITS PART IN SPENDING ITS SHARE OF
THE FUNDING, IT WAS TIME FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STEP TO THE PLATE AND
HELP US OUT.))
((RAY BOOTH/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: WHAT IT WILL DO IN THE LONG TERM FOR THE
CITY IS WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM SO MUCH FASTER, THAT THIS BURDEN
WILL NOT BE PLACED ON THE RATEPAYERS TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW.))
SUPER=01-Terry Reid/Lynchburg Utilities Director; :00
SUPER=01-Ray Booth/Public Works Director; :15
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=twenty years from now.
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VO-NAT
Booth says additional requests for federal funding will be made in the
future.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast,
Scam artists have been at work in our area,
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VO-NAT
And,
Thousands of union steel workers are picketing today.
That story and more when we come back,
But first, let's check in with Patrick.
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Talent=Patrick
Wx-Tease
music up full
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SCOTUS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Supreme court
The U-S Supreme Court is set to jump into the touchy debate over the "right
to die."
Justices have agreed to decide whether states have the power to ban
doctor-assisted suicides.
At issue are lower court rulings overturning such bans in Washington state
and New York.
A decision by the Supreme Court is expected by July.
STEEL-STRIKE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Thousands of steel workers hit the picket lines this morningh in West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wheeling, WV;
4:20:10
The strike started late last night after the Wheeling- Pittsburg Company and
the United Steelwoorkes of America failed to resolve their differences on
pension proposals for workers.
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SOT
IN Q=
4:19;067-26
((THE COMPANY AS AFAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED MADE A SECOND CLASS PROPOSAL FOR A
FIRST CALSS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROTECTED THIS COMPNAY FOR THE LAST 11 AND
A HALF YEARS AFTER THEIR RISE FROM BANKRUPTCY, MOST PROFITABLE STEEL COMPANY IN
AMERICA. ))
SUPER=01-Jim Bowen/Chief Union Negotiator;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q= STEEL COMPANY IN AMERICA.
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VO-NAT
If the strike continues for a long period, it could affect the ability of
U-S steel producers to meet demand.
A series of unplanned outages caused by recent flooding has increased the
demand for steel.
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JEWELL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Jewell;
The signs indicate authorities are growing less interested in Richard Jewell
in their probe of the Olympic park bombing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-July;
Jewell's lawyers are reportedly negotiating for what they hope will be one
final interview with federal authorities, in an effort to clear their client as
a suspect.
They also say federal agents have cut back on surveillance of the former
security guard and plan to return material seized from his apartment.
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Elderly-Scam
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=Scam
Con artists take advantage of countless people each year.
Last week, two women in Roanoke and Henry County fell victim to similar
scams.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Authorities say
SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00
SUPER=07-LaToya Preston; :08 Quick!!
SUPER=07-Alethia McCall; :13 Quick!!
SUPER=01-Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :42
SUPER=@Teresa1; :51
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
(( Authorities say con artists will generally seek out a grocery store or
shopping center-- searching for an elderly woman travelling alone.
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14:58:57
SOT
IN Q=Me personally
((LATOYA PRESTON:ME PERSONALLY, IF IT EVER HAPPENED TO MY MOTHER OR
GRANDMOTHER, I'D BE UPSET ABOUT IT. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=about it.
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14:57:13
SOT
IN Q=You have to
((ALETHIA MCCALL:YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE YOURSELF AND BE AWARE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=be aware.
Con artists are generally women in their 40's and 50's.
Last week, two women conned a 70- year old Henry County woman out of 300-
dollars.
Days later, two women struck again, this time in Roanoke.
The 77- year old victim was apparently told she could make four to 500-
dollars a month-- but she'd have to invest several thousand dollars up front.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think
((SGT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.:I THINK IT'S HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT
THE TWO COULD BE CONNECTED, CHANGE THE SCAM A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
ROANOKE AREA, AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CITY OR COUNTY AND CHANGE IT OR
ALTER IT A LITTLE BIT. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=a little bit.
take su
For every victim who steps forward, authorities believe there are just as
many who remain silent.
Victims are often too embarrassed to report what happened.
end su
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SOT
IN Q=The scenario is
((THE SCENARIO IS, THAT IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, NOBODY IS GOING TO GIVE
YOU ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, AND TO CHECK INTO IT, BEFORE YOU INVEST IN ANY TYPE
OF THING THAT WILL MAKE YOU A DOLLAR BILL. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=dollar bill.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast,
A singer who parlayed his music success into a political career visits the
star city.
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VO-NAT
And, we'll interview a Roanoke Vocalist who parlayed her musical talents into
a trip to Hollywood.
Stay with us.
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Ninth-District
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=campaign 96
The Republican candidate for Congress in the "Fighting Ninth" district says
incumbent Rick Boucher is trying to duck a debate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Patrick Muldoon and Independent candidate Tom Roberts held a joint news
conference this morning.
They say Boucher sent them two different debate proposals, and accused him
of intentionally trying to confuse the negotiating process.
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SOT 8:28:38
((TOM ROBERTS/I-CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: ORIGINALLY WE DID GET TWO DIFFERENT
SETS OF PROPOSALS FROM BOUCHER'S OFFICE WHICH WERE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. ))
SOT 8:32:24
((PATRICK MULDOON/R-CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: HE WAS NOT NEGOTIATING IN GOOD
FAITH, HE HAD NO INTENTION OF AGREEING WITH US. HE DID THIS AS PURELY A STUNT
TO PUT THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OUT OF THE LOOP. ))
SUPER=01-Tom Roberts/(I) Candidate for Congress;
SUPER=@Muldoon;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=out of the loop.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=hold
Boucher was not available for comment this morning. But it appears the
three sides are now near an agreement for a debate on October 25th.
BONO
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net (edit of 96-81)
GRAPHIC=none
He was a pop icon, but now he's a Republican Congressman.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
And last night Sonny Bono appeared at the Hotel Roanoke to help out his good
friend, Bob Goodlatte.
He says Goodlatte took him under his wing when Bono joined the judiciary
(jew-dish-ee-airy) committee.
But even after becoming a Congressman, Bono says it took a while to shed
his image as a comedic sidekick.
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SOT tape 1 20:05:16
IN Q=I was the straight man
((REP. SONNY BONO/R- CALIFORNIA: I WAS THE STRAIGHT MAN WHO TOOK SHOTS. IF
YOU DO THAT FOR MANY YEARS, THEY BLEIEVE THE CHARACTER THAT'S ON TELEVISION.
SO, IT TOOK A WHILE TO OVERCOME THAT. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR CONGRESS TO OVERCOME
IT. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Sonny Bono/(R) California;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=congress to overcome it
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VO-NAT
Bono says he and Goodlatte got to be good friends by working together on
the Judiciary Committee.
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Singer
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=none
This past weekend Universal Studios in Hollywood held a very unusual
contest.
It was the Lever Brothers "Singing in the Shower" national contest.
2 shot
Dianne Rhodes of Roanoke was among the 41 people selected to be contestants
and she joins us here today.
Thank you for coming today Dianne.
(response)
How did you get involved in this contest in the first place?
SUPER=01-Dianne Rhodes/"Singing in the Shower" Contestant;
(response)
Tell us about the actual contest. What were the requirements?
(response)
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
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WEATHER
SUPER=300-63/70/E 3mph/30.42S/90/1953/32/1993;
SUPER=301-62/84/Calm/30.43R/93/1933/34/1993;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Cloudy with/Light Rain/52-56/Cloudy/Light Rain/64-68;
SUPER=331-Cloudy with/Drizzle/54-58/Cloudy/Light Rain/66-70;
SUPER=332-Mostly Cloudy/Drizzle Likely/52-56/More Clouds/Light Rain/64-68;
SUPER=333-Light Rain/or Drizzle/54-58/Cloudy with/Light Rain/64-68;
SUPER=334-Mostly Cloudy/with Drizzle/50-54/Mostly/Cloudy/66-70;
SUPER=X5001;
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP one point.
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
When News 7 at Noon returns,
The start of the Major League Baseball playoffs is threatened.
Up next we'll find out why.
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VO-NAT
And,
The Dallas Cowboys get past the Phildadelphia Eagles-- all the details
coming up in sports.
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MONDAY-FOOTBALL
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=pev
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=nfl
In NFL action last night, Philly lost to Dallas, and they also lost
starting QB Rodney Peete for the rest of the season.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia;
Just before halftime, Peete's leg buckled on this play, he tore a tendon in
his right knee, AND he coughs up the ball.
Troy Aikman was healthy and effective, early on he hits Eric Bjornson for
the TD.
Emmitt Smith adds six of his own, it's Dallas 14-10.
Later, with the score at 23-17, Peete's replacement Ty Detmer was
intercepted by George Teague, who foolishly hands off to Darren Woodson, but
Dallas maintains possession and takes the win, 23-19 at the Vet.
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Score
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-15
GRAPHIC=none
This afternoon three of the majors' four divisional series open,
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00
including both in the American League where the Rangers host the Yankees and
the Orioles entertain the Indians.
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SOT
IN Q="It's...
((CAL RIPKEN JR./ORIOLES SHORTSTOP:))
SUPER=01-Cal Ripken Jr./Orioles Shortstop; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...HAVE SUCCESS."** Double out
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Baseball
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mlb
Major league baseball's umpires are threatening a walk-out today as the
play-offs are about to start if Cleveland's Roberto Alomar does not start a
5-game suspension.
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VO-NAT 07na
SUPER=04-MLB;
Last week Alomar was suspended for spitting in an umpire's face, but the
suspension is for regular season games and this is the playoffs.
The umps want his suspension to start today.
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Phils
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-21
GRAPHIC=PHILLIES
While the Orioles were getting ready for the Indians, the Phillies were
getting ready for next season.
Yesterday afternoon the team fired manager Jim Fregosi after three straight
losing seasons.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA; :00
Fregosi says he leaves behind a lot of friends, and holds little animosity
towards his FORMER employers.
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SOT
IN Q="It's tough...
((JIM FREGOSI/FIRED BY PHILLIES:))
SUPER=01-Jim Fregosi/Fired By Phillies; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...AS THEY CAN BE."
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NBA
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-19
GRAPHIC=NBA
A couple of big signings in the NBA last night as the Pacers
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
Come to terms with all-star shooting guard Reggie Miller.
The team's all-time leading scorer has reportedly agreed to a four year deal
worth 9- million dollars a season!!
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold nba
And 35- year- old Byron Scott has signed a new deal with the Lakers, the team
he spent the first ten years of his career with in LA.
DISNEY
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=disney
Twenty-five candles today for Walt Disney World.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The massive theme park in Orlando, Florida turns 25.
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will be taking part in a rededication
ceremony at the park.
The initial investment in the park was 400 million dollars.
Since then the Magic Kingdom has grown into three theme parks, with
a fourth on the way, plus numerous hotel resorts and other
attractions.
The total investment -- three-point-five billion dollars.
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by SS