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Coming up Next-
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Medical officials find the source of the Legionnaire's outbreak - at a Christiansburg store.
Tired of those same old license plate designs?
New ones are on the way- It could be one of these.
Plus the King of Pop gets married again.
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ANCHOR=Jean


News 7 at Eleven.

Newsbreak


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Good Evening.
The Legionnaires Disease Outbreak in the New River Valley is no longer a threat-
That's according to health officials (----------------)
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who zeroed in on a hot tub as the most likely source of the bacteria.
The hot tub was on display at the Lowes Store in Christiansburg.
SUPER=03-Dade Co, FL/May;


Six months after the crash of a Valujet Plane the government wants to require fire detectors in airline cargo holds.
SUPER=03-Sydney, Australia;


And is it possible? The king of pop has tied the knot yet again.
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ANCHOR=Jean


Plus Robin says it'll warm up but not for a few days.
Join us for News 7 at eleven

Legionnaires


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-93
GRAPHIC=Legionnaires


Health officials say the Legionnaires Disease outbreak in the New River Valley is no longer a threat.
After 16 cases, including one death, investigators have zeroed in on a hot tub at the Christiansburg Lowes store as the most likely source of the problem.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SUPER=01-Dr. Jody Hershey/New River Health Dist. Dir.; :00
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SUPER=01-David Oliver/Lowes Community Relations Dir. ; :32
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((DR. JODY HERSHEY/NEW RIVER HEALTH DIST. DIR.: OF THE 15 CASES INCLUDED IN THE COMPARATIVE STUDY, 14 OR 93 PERCENT HAD BEEN TO THE LOWES STORE PRIOR TO DEVELOPING ILLNESS. ))
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Of those 14 patients, 10 recalled at least walking by the hot tub in question.
Health officials investigated numerous possible sources, but narrowed it down even more when DNA from bacteria in the tub's filter matched cultures taken from a Legionnaires patient.
The tub was dismantled in the second week of October...and Lowes is permanently draining tubs at all of its more than 300 stores.
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((DAVID OLIVER/LOWES COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIR.: IN LIGHT OF WHAT THE C.D.C. AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ARE RECOMMENDING AT THIS POINT BASED ON THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S OUR BEST INTERESTS, AND THE BEST PRECAUTION IS TO GET RID OF WATER OUR OF THE SPA SYSTEMS IN OUR STORES. ))
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Hershey says he expects the Centers for Disease Control to take further steps to help prevent hot tubs from causing similar outbreaks in the future.
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SOT 6:51:50

((I THINK IT'S GONNA BE PRUDENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR CDC AND MANUFACTURERS OF TUBS AND SPAS AND WHIRLPOOLS TO LOOK AT DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR DISPLAY WHIRLPOOLS AND SPAS AND TUBS, AS WELL AS FOR HOME HOT TUB USE. ))
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Hershey stresses there's no risk from this Lowes store now. He adds that since the incubation period for Legionnaires is two to 10 days, anyone who may have been exposed but did not get sick may rest assured they did not contract the disease. Tracy Altizer, News 7 Christiansburg.))

Hot-Tubs


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
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TAPE#96-86
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The disease can be avoided if spa owners keep proper sanitation levels for their hot tubs.
That according to a local hot tub dealer.
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A spa should be properly sanitized with chlorine or bromine (bro-mean).
These chemicals kill bacteria and keep the water clean.
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((BILL MAAS/WATERWORKS OF ROANOKE: REGULAR ROUTINE SHOULD BE CHECKING YOUR SPA TWICE A WEEK FOR PH, CHLORINE, OR BROMINE, SHOCKING YOUR SPA ONCE EVERY SEVEN TO 10 WORKING DAYS.))
SUPER=01-Bill Maas/WaterWorks of Roanoke;
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For people that have spa bathtubs, Maas suggests periodic shocking, also know as super-chlorinating.
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((BILL MAAS/WATERWORKS OF ROANOKE: JUST BECAUSE THE TUB IS EMPTY DOESN'T MEAN THAT BACTERIA ISN'T GROWING IN THE PIPELINES. IT SHOULD BE SHOCKED ONCE A MONTH TO AVOID WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.))
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OUT Q=in the future.
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Most pool or spa stores sell kits which can be used to test for these chemicals.
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Ford-Shooting


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
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A man who shot up a Ford Plant in Michigan did not work there, but his girlfriend did.
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The man wanted to visit his girlfriend, but a spokesman says when security guards asked him to leave- he began shooting.
The plant's number two man is dead- three other people are hurt.
After holding police at bay for several hours, the suspect was taken into custody.
Security Guards at the plant don't carry guns.
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Rwanda


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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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U-S military teams arrived in Rwanda today-
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They're assessing just how American troops could help.
But all of this is being done without a clear sign from the President that U-S troops are going anywhere.
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((GLEN DAVIES/STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN: WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO UNLESS WE HAVE THE DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN DO THIS AS SAFELY AND SMARTLY AS POSSIBLE.))
SUPER=01-Glen Davies/State Department;
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Under the proposal about one thousand U-S troops would help aid the refugees.
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Bosnia


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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GRAPHIC=Bosnia


Also word today from NATO's top official that ten thousand U-S troops could stay in Bosnia until 1998- as part of a peacekeeping mission.
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But the Pentagon denies any decision's been made.
President Clinton is discussing the Bosnia situation with his top advisors tonight.
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Cancer


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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GRAPHIC=Cancer


Some positive news on fighting cancer-
The cancer death rate dropped in the United States for the first time since statistics have been kept.
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The report shows a decline in cancer deaths every year from 1990 to 1995.
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((DR. MILES CUNNINGHAM/AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PRESIDENT: IS THEY ARE DECLINING BECAUSE OF OUR STEADY EFFORTS IN APPLYING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAS BROUGHT US IN AREAS OF PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION AND IMPROVED TREATMENT.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Miles Cunningham/American Cancer Society President;
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OUT Q=AND IMPROVED TREATMENT."
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ANCHOR=Jean


Experts say they're greatest frustration is tobacco related cancer cases-
They say the most preventable cancers are those caused by tobacco.

Bernardin


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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He was one of the strongest voices in the Roman Catholic Church,
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Cardinal Joseph Bernardin died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer.
Bernardin was the longest serving active Cardinal in America.
For the past 14 years he served as Archbishop in Chicago.
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((HE WAS SO GENTLE AND SO WARN. HE HAD AU AURA ABOUT HIM. EVEN IF YOU CARED NOT ABOUT RELIGION NOTHING ABOUT CATHOLICISM, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT WAS EXTRAORDINARY.))
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Bernardin often spoke out against abortion and capital punishment.
He was 68.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
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When News 7 at 11 returns- postal officials think they know what happened to missing mail from Altavista,
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and we'll see what some people are suggesting to reform the state's prison system in the final installment of our series Prisons Under Pressure.
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Robin in WX CENTER Roll Lake Levels
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Valujet


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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Six months after the crash of a ValuJet Plane- the government wants to require fire detectors in airline cargo holds.
And oxidizing materials that can feed fires would be banned.
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SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL/May;


The cause of the ValuJet crash in Florida last May hasn't been officially declared.
But investigators have speculated that oxygen generators in the plane's cargo hold burst into flames.
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Altavista-Mail


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
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A mail man in Altavista has been officially charged with stealing money out of the mail he was supposed to deliver.
Mark C. Osborne of Gretna is accused of delaying or making off with more than 10-thousand pieces of mail over the past two years.
A federal grand jury says the 39-year old mail carrier took 11-dollars from one woman's mail in Altavista, plus five dollars- -each- -from two women in Hartwood ...all on the same day: September 24th.

Prisons-4


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-90
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Virginia taxpayers spend more to keep criminals behind bars than they do on anything else but education.
That investment has yielded 28- thousand anxious inmates and 11- thousand nervous corrections workers sharing space where the news media are NO longer allowed.
This week we've tried to show the possibilities for unrest.
SS=Fullscreen Prisons Under Pressure


In our final chapter of "Prisons Under Pressure," Ellen Qualls looks at some solutions.
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(( The bottom line is that because of a veil of secrecy over the Department of Corrections, and a fear of reprisal hanging over staffers who speak publicly, we don't really know how violent Virginia prisons are.
But if there have been few ugly incidents to mar Ron Angelone's challenging tenure, prison chaplain Russ Ford says it's mostly luck.
But he credits Angelone for getting rid of incompetence.
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((RUSS FORD: I THINK HE HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. AGAIN, I THINK HE DOES KNOW TALENT AMONG HIS STAFF. AND I THINK THAT'S HIS STRONGEST SUIT.))
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A slew of new wardens and stepped up training for correctional officers are credited with improving the way the prisons are run.
But, turnover among officers hit 18- percent in 1995, the worst rate in seven years.
That puts inexperienced officers on the front lines.
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A General Assembly- initiated study will recommend pay increases.
One long term solution is making its way out of computers and into reality.
Construction is underway on four new state-of-the-art, super-maximum security prisons -- supposedly safer for staff and inmates alike.
If idle hands do the devil's work, Angelone's got a minimum security solution: hand out chainsaws.
About one in nine inmates is a non-violent offender who qualified for an inmate work crew -- re-building parks, sprucing up public properties around the state.
But the new bottom line for some of the state's worst inmates is permanent isolation.
The "ad seg" cell.
sot T2 11:08:42

((AN AD SEG IS A CELL IN WHICH YOU SPEND 23 OF 24 HOURS A DAY INSIDE THAT CELL. AND THEY WOULD SPEND MAYBE THREE MONTHS FOR A VERY EGREGIOUS OFFENSE, HITTING ANOTHER INMATE, HITTING A STAFF MEMBER. AND THEY'D GET OUT AND DO THE SAME OFFENSE AGAIN. AND WE'RE JUST NOT TOLERATING THAT. THERE'S NO SWINGING DOOR IN AD SEG ANYMORE. WHEN YOU GO IN, YOU'RE GOING IN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.)) runs:27
Violence brings immediate, institution-wide retribution.
Buckingham just got off lockdown after an assault on an officer.
Russ Ford suggests lifting the media ban might help calm some nerves.
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((PRESS HAVE TRADITIONALLY SERVED AS A VENTING -- A WAY FOR AN INMATE OR A GROUP OF INMATES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES OR GET THEIR STORIES STATED. SO IN THAT SENSE, THEY'RE A PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS. AND IN THIS CASE, THAT'S NOT GOING ON.))
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It may finally be that inmates just need an attitude adjustment under the Allen administration -- fewer privileges, longer sentences, and few rewards for good behavior should be expected -- NOT the psychological spark to ignite a violent uprising.
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((RON ANGELONE: THESE SITUATIONS WILL COME UP. BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH THEM. THESE ARE CONVICTED FELONS.))
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And incarcerating so many of them carries risks.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

Organ-Donors


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-81
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Across the country there are more than 45- thousand people who are waiting for transplants.
And many of them will die before they can receive a new organ.
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Legislators are considering changes in state law that would encourage more people to donate their organs.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Today members of a General Assembly committee brought their search for solutions to a hearing at Virginia Western Community College.
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((THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS WE'LL BE LOOKING AT AND THAT'S THE PROCEDURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS HOW TO HAVE THE HOSPITALS HAVE THE BEST PROCEDURE POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. TALK TO THE POTENTIAL DONORS AND DONORS' FAMILIES. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AND ALSO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO SIGN AS DONORS.))
SUPER=01-Del. Mitch Van Yahres/(D) Charlottesville;
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OUT Q=to sign as donors as possible.
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One proposal would require hospitals to call in specially trained counselors, whenever they identify a potential organ donor.
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Soft Music Under
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Coming up next, local students try their hands at designing Virginia's new license plates,
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and Michael Jackson gives up the single life once again.
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Jackson


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The single life apparently did not suit the King of Pop.
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SUPER=03-Sydney, Australia;


A publicist says Michael Jackson married the woman who's carrying his baby.
The private wedding took place in Sydney, Australia where Jackson is on tour.
In a statement released today, Jackson asked people to respect his privacy so he can enjoy what he called a wonderful and exciting time.
It's the second marriage for both. Jackson divorced Lisa Marie Presley in January.
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License-Plates


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-88
GRAPHIC=NONE


The Department of Motor Vehicles has gone to the next generation to design a new license plate for the state.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Several months back D-M-V asked middle and high school students throughout the Commonwealth to design a new plate that represents Virginia's beauty.
Tonight, six finalists from our area were announced.
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(( AIMEE BROWN/LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL: I JUST WANT TO GO OUTSIDE AND JUMP UP AND DOWN. I'M REAL HAPPY.
MICHAEL LITTLETON/ALLEGHANY HIGH SCHOOL: I DREW THE STATE PRESIDENTS FROM VIRGINIA AND MY DAD SORTA GAVE ME THE IDEA. I WORKED ON THAT AND CAME UP WITH A GOOD IDEA. ))
SUPER=01-Aimee Brown/Liberty High School; :00 QUICK!!!
SUPER=01-Michael Littleton/Alleghany High School; :06
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The six finalists received a 500- dollar U-S Savings Bond.
These winners, along with the ones from five other districts, will go on for the Grand Prize.
That winner will be announced in December.
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((BETH WILLIAMS/MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: OH GOD. IT'S LIKE I'M SO HONORED. I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE A SEMIFINALIST. I'M JUST SO EXCITED AND HAPPY AND JUST REALLY PROUD.))
SUPER=01-Beth Williams/Martinsville High School;
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There were more than 35- hundred entries from students all over the state.
Once the new plate is selected it will ready for sale by May of next year.
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S-Score


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-21
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Botetourt, Byrd and Floyd all advance to their respective state tournaments in girl's hoops. I'll have the Friday Football Extra schedule for tomorrow night plus, Steve Mason checks in from the Roundhouse.
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But first, Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke is in the intensive care unit at Georgetown University Hospital.
He reportedly became ill over the weekend and has been in the hospital since Monday.
SUPER=04-NBA;


And 65 year old Cotton Fitzsimmons is stepping down as head coach of the Suns tonight after the team's game with Vancouver.
The 0-and-7 Suns will now be coached by Danny Ainge.
Now the NBA and NHL numbers.
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S-Botetourt


ANCHOR=mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=twe
TAPE#-Girl-96
GRAPHIC=Girls' Hoops


Last year's state finalists are on a collision course again, as both Lord Botetourt and William Byrd advance to the state tourney with region three semi-final wins last night.
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SUPER=03-Rustburg/Lady Hawks vs. Lady Cavaliers;


David Wheat watched his defending state champs jump out to a 16 point lead before Gretna even scored.
But the Lady Hawks caught fire from the outside. Tara Barbour finds the range on the long 3, and Gretna had made a game of it, trailing by only 7 at the break.
Botetourt opened things up in the second half. Katrina Elliot with the feed to Takisha Basham who scores off the window for 2 of her 12 on the night.
Then watch Sara Moore take it to the rack in transition for the deuce. She
had a game high 22. Sara Hicks SUPER=33-Lord Botetourt/=70/Gretna/=50;

added 16 and Botetourt returns to the double A tourney with a 70 to 50 win.
In the nightcap, William Byrd was SUPER=04-Lady Terriers vs. Lady Cavs;

looking for the Blue Ridge sweep.
And it looked as though the Terriers would get it early on. Somebody call the cops...Andrea Gay gets the pick and scores to get things started.
Dawn Chewning gets into the act stroking the long range jumper to put Byrd up by 4 halfway through the opening quarter.
Forest hung tough. Kimmie Reeves misses the 15 footer, but Kristen Lowe
picks up the loose change and scores in SUPER=33-William Byrd/=51/Jefferson
Forest/=45;

the paint for the Lady Cavs, but Byrd wins it 51 to 45, and sets up yet another showdown with Botetourt on Saturday at Salem High School.
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S-Region-C


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB97-2
GRAPHIC=tourney time


The Region-C semi-finals were held tonight at Christiansburg high school as Northwood beat Parry McCluer 64-to-42, and Floyd Topped Narrows 64-to-43.
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Narrows would try it s best to give Floyd a game as Suzanne Webb slices inside and scores in the middle on the layin.
But Floyd would turn up the heat, as Karen Pursifull passes to Julie Sowers,who in turn gets in between two defenders for the score as Floyd starts to pull away.
SUPER=33-Narrows/43/Floyd/64;


Amy Vest would then put the game away with the drive and score as Floyd Co. advances to the state tourney with a 21 point win over Narrows.
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S-FFE


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-12
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The high school football regional semi-finals will take over the spotlight tonight.
And we'll have 11 games for you from Gate City to Naruna.
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S-ACC


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-2
GRAPHIC=ACC


If you think the Virginia Cavaliers need an upset of UNC on Saturday to keep their bowl hopes alive, you're right.
But what they really needed was an upset loss last night by Georgia Tech at the hands of Maryland.
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And the Terps were anxious to oblige! Brian Cummings from inside the five, throws the fade to the right corner and GeRoy Simon hauls it in to make it 10-to-3 Terps at the half.
Georgia Tech got it down to 13-to-10 with under 30 seconds to go, but the pass into field goal range, is tipped and picked off by Orlando Strozier.
SUPER=36-Georgia Tech/10/Maryland/13;


He had two picks in the final 2 minutes to help Maryland preserve the 13-to-10 upset.
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S-College


ANCHOR=Mike
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WRITER=Mike
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PINNACLE PAGE --
More ACC action is coming your way this Saturday right here on Your Hometown Station as Clemson takes on N.C. State at Noon.
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pinnacle page --
Then it's off to the Big East game of the week, as the Hokies try to beat Miami for the second straight year as they invade the Orange Bowl at 3:30.
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S-Haley


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-3
GRAPHIC=COWBOYS


The Dallas Cowboys Charles Haley is likely out for the rest of this season.
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The former William Campbell high school star, had missed five of the team's 10 games this season with recurring numbness and weakness in his leg muscles.
Today the pain became so bad that he opted for surgery to remove an extruded fragment.
He has now had four operations in the past four years.
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Sports Tease


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
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Still to come to night on News 7 Sports, the Express is getting ready for a big weekend,
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And Steve Mason will be here to get you ready with a Roundhouse wrapup.
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S-Hockey


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ICE-96
GRAPHIC=roundhouse wrapup


The Roanoke Express is at home for two big games this weekend with South Carolina tomorrow night and Louisville on Saturday.
But Steve Mason says it has already been a busy week inside the Roundhouse.
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((STEVE MASON:)) ((FRANK ANZALONE:))
((Most disturbing to Anzalone; the team lost the last three on the road. Some positives.
Remember this former Express player??jason Clark now plays for the South Division Bulls. Clark challenged Express rookie defender Matt O'dette November 5th in the Birmingham/Roanoke game and according to Express officials, O'Dette won the fight. ((MATT O'DETTE:))
Ilya Dubkov made his return this week and notched a goal and an assist against Richmond in his first game back.
Dubkov arrived while Oligs Sorokin and Steve Salhaney were waived. As of Monday, First year player Jeff Loder was in the top 10 in ECHL scoring with 16 points. ((JEFF LODER:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) It's a double dip this weekend as the Express hosts South Carolina tomorrow and then Louisville Saturday.)) ((STEVE MASON:))
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Former Salem Buccaneer Orlando Merced is the big player involved in a nine player swap today between the Pirates and the Bluejays.
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And on the award front, Juan Gonzalez was named the American League's MVP tonight.
He batted .346 with 47 home runs and 144 R-B-I's this season.
He just nipped Seattle's Alex Rodriguez in the balloting by the baseball writers.
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Newly crowned WBA heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield was the real deal yesterday in his hometown.
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Accompanied by his wife Janice and Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, Holyfield paraded down Peachtree Street in a Mercedes convertible.
He says he believes losing will make MIke Tyson a better man.
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((EVANDER HOLYFIELD/HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION:))
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