06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT
Russia's probe to Mars has taken a tumble back to earth.
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And in Martinsville officials investigate a fuel oil leak coming from a
drainage pipe.
Russian-probe
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TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A Russian rocket that was bound for Mars has instead crashed into the
pacific ocean.
Russian scientists say a booster rocket failed shortly after liftoff..
causing the ship to fall out of orbit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Canberra, Australia/Yesterday;
4:02:08
For a while it appeared the rocket was headed for Australia.
Police and emergency services were put on full alert because the probe is
powered by radio-active plutonium.
But the probe crashed harmlessly into the ocean and scientists say the
remoteness of the crash site has eliminated the risk of contamination.
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cia-spy
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A veteran C-I-A worker is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate
in Virginia today on charges of spying for Russia.
"The New York Times" reports the worker was arrested over the weekend for
passing classified information to the Russians over several years.
It's not clear yet what information the employee is accused of sharing.
But authorities believe he had access to security information involving the
former Eastern block.
M'ville-Spill
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Emergency officials say a red liquid discovered in an underground drainage
pipe last night in Martinsville turned out to be fuel oil.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
A Rocky Mount Company called L-C-M was called in to recover the fuel oil
from a small creek.
Workers finished the clean up early this morning.
Officials were notified of the leak yesterday after a passerby reported
seeing reddish colored material in a creek near the intersection of Broad and
Aaron Streets.
Officials say they do not yet how much fuel leaked.
The Department of Environmental quality is expected at the scene today to
check for further runoff.
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GIL-DAVIS
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WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-91
GRAPHIC=Davis, Gill
Gil Davis is seeking the Republican nomination for Virginia's Attorney
General office.
You may not recognize his name, but his name IS well known in the White
House.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Davis is one of Paula Jones' attorneys.
Jones alleges President Clinton sexually harassed her while he was Governor
of Arkansas.
The President denies ever having an encounter with Jones.
The case goes before The Supreme Court in January.
Davis hopes the justices will rule that the President must face these
charges while in office.
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SOT 48:23:03
IN Q=IT WILL SAY
((GIL DAVIS/R-ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE: IT WILL SAY SOMETHING ABOUT US AS A
PEOPLE. IS ANYONE ABOVE THE LAW OR ARE WE ALL EQUALLY LEGAL IN THE COURT
SYSTEM, NO MATTER WHO WE ARE, NO MATTER WHAT OUR WEALTH, PRIVILEGE, POWER OR
INFLUENCE.))
SUPER=01-Gil Davis/(R) Attorney General Candidate;
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OUT Q=power or influence.
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VO-NAT
Davis hopes his tour of southwest Virginia will help him win the Republican
nomination.
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Senate-Power
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TAPE# 96-98
GRAPHIC=Republicans
The balance in the Virginia Senate could be upset.
It all depends upon who is elected to fill the seat of Congressman- elect
Virgil Goode.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
If Rocky Mount Republican Allen Dudley wins the bid, the senate's balance of
power shifts for the first time in history.
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SOT 04:12:38
IN Q=The fact
((SEN. MARK EARLEY/R-CHESAPEAKE: THE FACT THAT THE SENATE WOULD PERHAPS GO
REPUBLICAN AND THE REPUBLICANS WOULD GAIN A MAJORITY WOULD HAVE TREMENDOUS
SIGNIFICANCE, NOT JUST FOR FLOOR VOTES BUT ALSO FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SENATE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Mark Earley/(R) Chesapeake;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=of the Senate.
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VO-NAT
The best Senate Democrats are allowing themselves to hope for is that
Democrat Roscoe Reynolds wins, and is at least slightly less conservative than
Democrat Virgil Goode.
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SOT 04:34:34
IN Q=I don't
((I DON'T WANT TO PRESUME THAT MR. REYNOLDS WILL REPRESENT HIS CONSTITUENTS ANY
DIFFERENTLY THAN MR. GOODE DID. SO THERE'S LIKELY TO BE SOME DIVERSIONS FROM
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY BY MR. REYNOLDS. WE'RE HOPING THAT WHEN HE GETS HERE
AND UNDERSTANDS HOW WISE AND PERCEIVING WE ARE, WE CAN CONVINCE HIM TO VOTE
WITH US.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Gartlan/(D) Fairfax;
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=with us.
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VO-NAT
The historic power-sharing agreement Goode helped craft in the evenly split
senate of 19-96 will likely remain in effect until 19-99.
It would take a two-thirds vote to overturn it.
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Goode
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TAPE# 96-86
GRAPHIC=Goode, Virgil
Before Goode's seat can be filled the Congressman- Elect has to turn in his
senate resignation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Wednesday;
At a Reynolds rally last week, Goode said it will probably be at least
another week before he officially resigns his post.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:18:38
IN Q=It's customary
((VIRGIL GOODE/D- CONGRESSMAN ELECT: IT'S CUSTOMARY THAT IT FOLLOW THE
CERTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WOULD BE ON
NOVEMBER 25TH. SO A DAY OR TWO AFTER THAT, I WOULD BE GIVING THEM THE LETTER.
))
SUPER=01-Virgil Goode/(D) Congressman Elect;
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OUT Q=the letter
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VO-NAT
Most state officials are pointing to December 17th as a possible date for
the special election.
But at this point, nothing has been finalized.
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Common-Sense
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TAPE#Common Sense
GRAPHIC=Common Sense
You don't have to watch your investments shrivel up just because the stock
market takes a dive.
Len Besthoff tells us about some risk reducing measures you can take in the
latest installment of Common Sense.
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SOT
IN Q=For the
SUPER=@Len1; :02 (screen Right)
SUPER=01-Tom Dunkenberger/Wheat First Butcher Singer; :13
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OUT Q=the newsdesk.
((
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SOT 14:04:12
IN Q=For the
((For the next two weeks on Common Sense, we'll talk about some investment
moves you may wanna look at in case the economy decides to take a tumble. This
week we'll talk about some stocks that hold up in nearly any kind of economy.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=of economy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:43:09
IN Q=Well when
((TOM DUNKENBERGER/WHEAT FIRST BUTCHER SINGER: WELL WHEN YOU'RE NOT SURE OF
WHAT THE ECONOMY IS ACTUALLY DOING, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK FOR THE DEFENSIVE
STOCKS. AND THOSE ARE COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE PRODUCTS THAT ARE USED THROUGHOUT
ANY MARKET CONDITION. IF THE ECONOMY'S SLOWING, THEY'RE STILL GONNA BUY FOOD,
THEY'RE STILL GONNA BUY BEVERAGES, THEY'RE GONNA BUY HOUSEHOLD GOODS. AND
THESE COMPANIES TEND TO DO WELL IN A SLOWING ECONOMY. THEY'VE DONE VERY WELL
LATELY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THOSE QUALITY STOCKS IN FEAR THAT
THE ECONOMY IS ACTUALLY SLOWING. SO YOU SEE THAT EFFECT AND IN TOUGH TIMES AND
IN THE BAD TIMES LOOK TO THE QUALITY STOCKS THAT HAVE PROVEN YEAR IN AND YEAR
OUT THAT THEY'RE GONNA HOLD THEIR VALUE.))
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OUT Q=their value.
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SOT 14:06:42
IN Q=I'm Len Besthoff with
((I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense. Let's send it
back to the newsdesk.))
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OUT Q=the newsdesk.))
2-HEADLINES
SUPER=#4050; Headline Banner
ANCHOR=Melanie
HERE'S a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Russia's failed space probe has fallen into the southern Pacific Ocean after
speculation that it might hit
Australia.
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VO-NAT
Officials in Martinsville contain an oil spill.
The fuel oil was discovered in a creek.
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VO-NAT
And a new drug may offer hope for some Alzheimer's patients.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Monday November 18th.
Mars-probe
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
What's left of Russia's latest mission to Mars is resting on the bottom of
the South Pacific this morning, between New Zealand and Chile.
The space probe, launched Saturday night, crash landed last night after a
booster rocked failed.
Radar initially showed it was headed straight for Australia.
Bruce Dunning reports from Sydney.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Baikonur, Kazakjstan; :08
SUPER=01-John Howard/Australian Prime Minister; :41
SUPER=01-Bruce Dunning/Reporting; 1:15
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OUT Q=Sydney, Australia
SPY
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WRITER=MEL
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
A career C-I-A employee reportedly has been charged with passing classified
secrets to the Russians for several years.
"The New York Times" reports the intelligence worker is scheduled to appear
today before a federal magistrate in Virginia, where he was arrested Saturday.
His identity has not been released.
This would be the second time a career C-I-A employee has been
accused of spying for Russia.
In 19-94, Aldrich Ames was sentenced
to life in prison after he admitted selling secrets to the Soviets
for years.
TWA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=crash invest
The National Transportation Safety Board opens hearings in Miami on the
ValuJet crash in the Everglades.
The N-T-S-B also plans to release the transcript of cockpit conversations
and begin taking testimony.
The May eleventh accident
killed all 110 people on board.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
4:03:13
Meantime the F-B-I is looking into a report by an airline pilot that he saw
a streak of light in the sky Saturday near where T-W-A flight 800 went down.
The national weather Service says there's a good chance the light came from
a meteor.
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Zaire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
What's being called the biggest homecoming of refugees in history appears to
be coming to an end.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Rwanda-Zaire Border;
4:14:34
The United Nations says the remaining Rwandan refugees en route from Zaire
are mainly very old and very young stragglers.
The mass exodus has President clinton rethinking his plan to send thousands
of troops to central Africa.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Clinton
President Clinton wraps up his Hawaiian vacation today and heads to
Australia on the first leg of a nine day trip.
The centerpiece of Clinton's trip is the annual Asia-Pacific economic
summit, being held this year in the Philippines.
AIR-BAGS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=air bag
As we approach the heavily traveled Thanksgiving day holiday weekend, the
push is on to protect children.
Some of the nation's largest insurers and a number of other
companies are launching a mailing campaign about air bag safety.
Millions of pamphlets will be sent out, telling customers that children are
safest in the back seats of cars with dual air bags.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says air bags have been
blamed for the deaths of 30 children.
Memory-drug
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
There is encouraging news this morning for the millions of people suffering
from the fatal brain disorder alzheimer's.
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VO-NAT
4:14:34-
It comes in the form of a new drug that appears to improve memory function
in older men.
Scientists say a study shows older men taking Ampakine c-x-516 were able to
remember sequences of sounds far better than men not taking the drug.
The study was done on healthy men only but researchers say the drug may
prove helpful in alzheimer's patients.
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NS-Preview
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WRITER=lbe
TAPE# BIZ-Review
GRAPHIC=Railroad Merger
Federal court in Philadelphia takes the spotlight today in the latest
chapter of the bidding war for Conrail.
Two Virginia based railroads, C-S-X and Norfolk Southern are making headline
news trying to buy the northeast rail line, but the conflict can be kind of
confusing.
Len Bestoff explains.
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SOT
IN Q=Okay, here's the deal
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=01-George Brammer/Stockbroker-A.G. Edwards; :26
SUPER=@Len2; 1:06
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( Okay, here's the deal.
Norfolk Southern and C-S-X are two railroads based in Virginia, both with
strong networks in the southeast and midwest.
They covet Conrail, because of the lucrative northeastern routes it has all
to itself.
C-S-X and Conrail have agreed to merge for an estimated 93- dollars- a-
share.
N-S is bidding 110- dollars a share, 17- dollars- more...seems like a no-
brainer, but...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:24:19
IN Q=In this
((GEORGE BRAMMER/STOCKBROKER-A.G. EDWARDS: IN THIS SITUATION, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THE BEST OFFER IS FROM C-S-X EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LOWER
PRICE PER SHARE. SO YOU MAY HAVE A BATTLE HERE BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE
SHAREHOLDERS.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=the shareholders.
Conrail's board says it's sticking with C-S-X because of the deal's
strategic benefits.
Some believe Conrail execs are doing this because they'll have a job with
the new company.
You'd think shareholders have the final say, but corporate laws in
Pennsylvania allow for exceptions...and C-S-X and Conrail have written other
provisions that make their deal, in the words of one C-S-X higher up,
"bulletproof".
For that reason, Norfolk Southern is mounting its legal challenge to the
deal.
It all begins next week in a federal courthouse in Philadelphia.
Len Besthoff, News-7.
))
Union
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TAPE# 96-100
GRAPHIC=Railroad Merger
Len Besthoff is travelling north to cover this story for News-7.
Be sure to watch our coverage, starting later today.
One other group we have not heard from in this fray is organized labor.
Most unions have decided to take a neutral stance.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But one local president from Norfolk Southern says at least when it comes to
the union culture at N-S and Conrail, they do not appear to match.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:51:30
IN Q=Conrail and
((CLIFF GRIMSLEY/IBEW LOCAL 813 PRESIDENT: CONRAIL AND C-S-X CORPORATION DO A
LOT OF SUBCONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE. SO FROM JUST PROTECTING THE EMPLOYEES,
UNION EMPLOYEES OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY, AND POINTS EAST AND WEST ON THE NORFOLK
SOUTHERN SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO GO WITH A STRONG UNION
AFFILIATION.))
SUPER=01-Cliff Grimsley/IBEW Local 813 President;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=union affiliation.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Norfolk Southern
N-S is one of the largest employers in our area, with more than 35- hundred
workers.
Spill
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net (edit of 96-87)
GRAPHIC=None
A Martinsville creek found contaminated by a red liquid was dammed up by
emergency workers last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
A Rocky Mount Company called L-C-M was called in to recover the fuel oil
from the creek.
Workers finished the clean up early this morning.
Officials were notified of the leak yesterday after a passerby reported
seeing reddish colored material in a creek near the intersection of Broad and
Aaron Streets.
Officials say they do not yet how much fuel leaked.
The Department of Environmental quality is expected at the scene today to
check for further runoff.
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watergate
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
This is a big day for historians and Watergate addicts.
They're finally getting a chance to hear hours of White House tapes secretly
recorded by Richard Nixon.
The National Archives unveils 201 hours of tapes today -- the first of five
planned releases.
For nearly a quarter of a century, only prosecutors and archivists have
listened to the tapes.
Civic-Center
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-88
GRAPHIC=None
The Roanoke Civic Center is celebrating a full quarter century anniversary.
But some Roanokers remember life before the facility, when a neighborhood
thrived.
Denise Allen has more.
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SOT
IN Q=It was beautiful
SUPER=01-Charles Meadows/Former Northeast Resident; :03
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :14 Quick!!!
SUPER=04-July 1965; :21
SUPER=01-Bob Chapman/Civic Center Manager; 1:12
SUPER=@Denise2; 1:21 Quick!!!
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OUT Q=News 7.
((
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SOT Cover with pic on t-2 6:10:16
bite 05:36:57
IN Q=IT WAS BEAUTIFUL
((CHARLES MEADOWS/FORMER NORTHEAST RESIDENT: IT WAS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE.))
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OUT Q=INSIDE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:37:13
IN Q=YOU COULD GO
((YOU COULD GO ON THE BALCONY AND GO ALL THE WAY AROUND AND BE ON THE SECOND
FLOOR AND GO TO THE OFFICE AND CLASSROOMS. ALL THIS WAS DONE IN BIRCH.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=DONE IN BIRCH
The Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church used to stand on what is now the civic
center parking lot.
Church members weren't forced to sell, but the redevelopment left them with
no parking or direct access to the church.
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority bought up most of the property in
this northeast neighborhood.
Meadows says the prices were less than fair.
But the financial loss wasn't what hurt Meadows the most.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:48:36
IN Q=THERE WAS A
((THERE WAS A TIME DOWN THERE THE CRY OF THE WHIPPOORWILL AND EVERYBODY WAS
TOGETHER AT NO TIME AT ALL. YOU LOST THEW BROTHERHOOD, THE FELLOWSHIP AND SO
FORTH.))
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OUT Q= AND SO FORTH
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SOT NAT SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
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OUT Q=
But that was 25 years ago and times have changed.
Civic Center officials say this silver anniversary celebration is a thank
you to the community for their patronage.
They say the area has turned into an entertainment center.
And now it's successful because of regular events such as pro-hockey games.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:50:01
IN Q=THE COLISEUM
((BOB CHAPMAN/CIVIC CENTER MANAGER: THE COLISEUM AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU COULD
PROBABLY COME IN THE WEEK BEFORE AND RENT IT FOR THE NEXT WEEK. BUT YOU CAN'T
DO THAT ANYMORE. AND THE EXHIBIT HALL, WE HAVE VERY FEW OPEN DATES IN THE
EXHIBIT HALL.))
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OUT Q=THE EXHIBIT HALL
The groundbreaking for this facility ended the life of a community.
But Meadows says he's always supported the Civic Center and after a quarter
century he's come to terms with the changes.
Denise Allen News 7.
))
VMI
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TAPE#net from 96-87
GRAPHIC=vmi
The weekend is over and the females have returned home,
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Friday;
but not without experiencing the ups and downs of Virginia Military
Institute.
The open house was much more successful in drawing potential women
applicants than an earlier open house.
Thirteen high school students showed up to spend the night on the Lexington
campus in a Spartan barracks that'll be much like their home if they enroll.
Most were positive about the experience.
School officials said ten females have applied so far for the first class of
women cadets.
V-M-I hopes to enroll as many as 30 women next fall.
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4-Scores
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NFL
Steve Beuerlein (BUR'-lyn) engineered two third-quarter touchdown drives to
lead Carolina to a 20-to-10 win over St. Louis.
For all of last night's scores let's check the boards.
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wipe to boards
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SUPER=0100-j/Carolina/20//St. Louis/10////Chicago/10/j/Kansas City/14///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-/Cincinnati/17/j/Buffalo/31///j/Denver/34//New England/8///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0100-/Jacksonville/3/j/Pittsburgh/28////New Orleans/15/j/Atlanta/17///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-/N.Y. Jets/29/j/Indianapolis/34////Seattle/16/j/Detroit/17///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Washington/26//Philadelphia/21////Baltimore/20/j/San
Francisco/38///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Miami/23//Houston/20////N.Y. Giants/23/j/Arizona/31///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Tampa Bay/25//San
Diego/17////Minnesota/16//Oakland/13//Overtime/;
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by SS