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Coming up on News 7-
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This is the newest elected state Senator. We'll hear from Roscoe Reynolds
and Allen Dudley.
Virginia Tech suspends two football players two weeks before its bowl game.
And we'll hear the scary moments on tape before a freighter slams into a
riverfront mall.
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News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
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Good Evening.
The votes are tallied and Roscoe Reynolds is the man who represent the 20th
district in the State Senate.
leader board
With 100 percent of the vote in, Reynolds beat Allen Dudley with 17
thousand 360 votes.
Reynolds takes the senate seat left by Virgil Goode. Goode is heading to
Washington after winning the congressonal seat.
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SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Virginia Tech has suspended two more football players two weeks before the
Orange Bowl.
Police charged Brian Edmonds and James Crawford with the rape of a 19 year
old student.
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Join us for News 7 at Eleven.
Reynolds
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TAPE#96-89
GRAPHIC=Election 96
A major victory tonight for the state Democratic party.
Pinnacle Page 1050
Voters have elected delegate Roscoe reynolds as the 20th District's next
state senator.
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Teresa Hamilton was in Henry County where Reynolds celebrated his victory.
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Dudley
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Suspensions
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TAPE#96-91
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
Two weeks before the biggest football game in Virginia Tech history, two
more players are off the team.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-1996 Season;
Tech will travel to the Orange Bowl without starting fullback Brian Edmonds,
and receiver James Crawford.
Yesterday Blacksburg police charged the players with the rape and attempted
sodomy of a 19 year- old student.
Tech officials tonight said the alleged criminal activity reflects poorly on
the integrity of the athletic programs and the university, and apologized to
fans, students and the community.
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SOT 17:40:33
IN Q=
((DAVE BRAINE/VA. TECH ATHLETIC DIR.: OUR COURSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO TRY TO BE
FAIR. WE'VE TAKEN A DAY TO LOOK OVER EVERYTHING AND TO TALK TO PEOPLE. AFTER A
LOT OF SERIOUS THOUGHT WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE PROPER WAY TO GO. ))
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/Va. Tech Athletic Dir.;
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OUT Q=way to go.
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Braine was quick to point out the suspensions should NOT be construed as an
indication of the players' guilt.
Tech-Football
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Crawford and Edmonds today filed a 32 million dollar lawsuit against the
alleged rape victim.
The suit accuses her of trespassing, attempting to extort so-called hush
money, slander, and assault.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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IN Q=The woman tells News-7
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; 11
SUPER=01-Matt Pethyridge/Players' Lawyer; :22
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OUT Q=News 7, Blacksburg.
(( The woman tells News-7 she dated James Crawford in the summer of '95 and
is friends with him and Brian Edmonds.
She says after a party Friday night at the players' apartment both men
started taking turns with her while she was drunk. She says they ran when she
yelled for help.
The players' lawyer says it's ludicrous to think a rape victim would return
to the scene of the crime.
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SOT
((MATT PETHYRIDGE/PLAYERS' LAWYER: SHE CAME IN THE APARTMENT, THEY WERE ASLEEP
AND SHE ACCOSTED JAMES IN HIS BED WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP. SHE EITHER DID THAT OR
SHE DID NOT, AND IF SHE DID SHE'S LIABLE FOR DAMAGES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR
NOT SHE WAS RAPED. SHE WAS, OF COURSE, NOT RAPED BY EITHER OF THESE TWO
PLAYERS. ))
RUNS=:15
The woman says she did go back, to hurt the players like they had hurt her.
She admits beating Crawford with her boot, and says he told her he thought
she had consented to sex.
She denies the players' accusations that she demanded hush money, and says
the only mention of money all evening came during the party, when she asked
Crawford to borrow two dollars and he said it would cost her sex.
Meanwhile the players have now filed formal complaints with Blacksburg
police, requesting an investigation into THEIR claims.
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((A DOZEN WITNESSES ALL PREPARED TO OFFER INFORMATION SUGGESTING THE INNOCENCE
OF THESE TWO PLAYERS. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE BLACKSBURG
POLICE DEPARTMENT. NONE. ))
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Blacksburg police chief Bill Brown says his department has consulted with
the prosecutor from the beginning and will continue to investigate the case.
Tracy Altizer, News 7, Blacksburg.))
Allen-Tech
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Even before the suspensions were announced this evening, some of Virginia's
POLITICAL leaders were weighing in.
Ellen Qualls asked the question: if you were the coach, would put Edmonds
and Crawford into the Orange Bowl?
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IN Q=Uhhh... Boy.
SUPER=@Allen :00
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((
sot 11:56:42
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: UHHH. BOY. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU PUNISH
SOMEONE BEFORE THEY'RE ACTUALLY PUNISHED. NEVERTHELESS, IT'S FAIRLY SERIOUS,
AND IT SEEMS TO ME THE COACH WOULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND THAT THEY,
IN MY VIEW, NOT PLAY.))
runs=:14
Allen's NOT alone in his concern about the case.
sot 12:53:12
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: IF IT LOOKS LIKE EITHER A JUDGE OR A GRAND JURY IS GONNA
INDICT THEM AND BIND THEM OVER FOR TRIAL, I WOULD NOT LET THEM REPRESENT
VIRGINIA. THEY SHOULDN'T PLAY FOR VIRGINIA TECH WITH THESE SERIOUS CHARGES
HANGING OVER THEIR HEAD.))
runs=:13
sot 14:48:47
((ATTORNEY GEN. JIM GILMORE: WELL I'M THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE. I'M
NOT THE FOOTBALL COACH AT VIRGINIA TECH OR UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA OR ANYWHERE
ELSE. BUT I HAVE ALWAYS CONDUCTED THE PUBLIC LIFE THAT I HAD AND THE PLACES
THAT I HAVE RUN AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL AT HIGH STANDARDS, AND THE HIGHEST
POSSIBLE STANDARDS.))
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sot TACK STANDUP ON HERE
Governor Allen -- who was himself a quarterback at UVA, and whose father a
very successful NFL coach -- told us about his own experience coaching 5th
through 8th graders one year in Albemarle County.
He said if there were any infractions -- his player sat out the next game.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
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Still to come on the newscast, the teenagers accused of murdering their new
born baby enter their pleas in court,
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VO-NAT
and a condemned murderer gets a reprieve as the Supreme Court steps in to
prevent Virginia from setting a record for executions.
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Infant-Death
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Two teens accused of killing their newborn will spend the holidays in jail.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wilmington, DE;
Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson pleaded innocent today- but they were
denied bail.
Defense lawyers say
the autopsy will show the child could not have lived after birth.
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((JACK LITMAN/PTERSON'S ATTORNEY: THE INFANT SUFFERED FROM COGENITAL BRAIN
DAMAGE THAT OCCURED MONTHS BEFORE THE BIRTHING.))
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SUPER=@file;
Peterson says the mother's health was in jeopardy which affected the
viability of the infant.
The teens are accused of wrapping the baby in plastic and dumping
him in a motel trash bin.
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O'Dell
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TAPE#96-98
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
The Pope asked -- and he received... for now.
The U-S Supreme Court has delayed tomorrow's scheduled execution of Virginia
Beach killer Joseph Roger O'Dell.
That means Virginia's record year of executions ends with number eight,
Ronald Hoke... who was put to death last night.
Pope John Paul the second had asked Governor Allen and President Clinton
last week to halt O'Dell's execution.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;
Today, the Governor seemed relieved his burden was lifted for the year.
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IN Q=Who knows
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY'LL MAKE A DECISION ON IT. I DO FEEL
VERY SORRY FOR THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ADEQUATE
ATTENTION... OR REVERENCE, OR SYMPATHY.))
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If O'Dell's appeals fail in 1997, he'll be the first to die in the electric
chair in two-and-a-half years.
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UN
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The United Nations General Assembly has ratified its choice for Security
Council.
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SUPER=03-New York City;
The 185 member states today acclaimed Kofi Annan as the U-N's seventh
secretary-general.
Annan begins a five-year term on January first- replacing Boutros Boutros
Ghali.
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Citadel-reax
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TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=Citadel
The attorney representing two female cadets at the Citadel says the women
had their clothes set on fire not once, but THREE times.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, SC;
The attorney says hazing directed at the two began in mid-October and
continued after Thanksgiving.
He says fingernail polish was poured on them and set on fire.
Could such a thing happen when women join the corps of cadets at VIRGINIA
Military Institute next year?
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IN Q=I think the
((COL. MIKE BISSELL/VMI: I THINK THE MONITORING PROCESS IS THERE. THE CADETS
ARE THERE AND SURELY IF CADETS, WHICH IS A LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT, SOMETHING HAPPENS, THE MONITORING PROCESS CAN BE KICKED IN AND
PEOPLE CAN JUMP IN TO STOP IT, I REALLY DO.))
SUPER=01-Col. Mike Bissell/VMI
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OUT Q=I really do.
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Colonel Bissell points out that- -unlike the Citadel- -V-M-I has a year to
prepare for co-education and that it makes first classmen- -seniors-
-responsible for the "rats."
Welfare
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TAPE#96-97
GRAPHIC=Welfare in Virginina
They're calling themselves the Governor's Welfare Ambassadors.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
And these business leaders say they have a three-fold mission as they help
Virginia speed up its implementation of the final "workfare" part of welfare
reform.
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IN Q=First educate
((TOM FARRELL/WELFARE AMBASSADOR: FIRST EDUCATE. SECOND ANALYZE. AND THIRD,
AS IMPORTANT AS THE REST, IS HIRE. EVERYONE HERE MUST DO THEIR BEST TO HIRE
THESE TRANSITIONAL WORKERS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR US NOT TO JUST
HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT. AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING
THROUGH.))
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OUT Q=following through.
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VO-NAT
Social Service officials also announced a new program to train welfare
recipients to be nursing assistants in 350 of the state's nursing homes.
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Rail-Merger
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TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Norfolk Southern
Many analysts had written off Norfolk Southern's chances of winning its bid
to purchase Conrail.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia/File Tape;
Conrail already signed an agreement to merge with C-S-X, another railroad.
And their deal had a provision that allows them to postpone a shareholder
vote on the merger if they don't think it will pass.
But a judge ruled they can't do that because it would be "fundamentally
unfair".
This opens the door for Norfolk Southern.
Conrail shareholders are scheduled to vote on the C-S-X offer Monday, and
many favor the N-S bid because they'll get more money.
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Soft Music Under
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Coming up next on the broadcast, a language barrier may have contributed to
this weekend's out of control freighter accident,
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and after 11 years at sea, remains of the space shuttle Challenger wash ashore
in Florida.
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Freighter-Audio
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The tape of a runaway ship reveals a captain who tried to ward off disaster-
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SUPER=03-New Orleans/Saturday;
It was Saturday a freighter lost power and crashed into a Riverside mall-
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((CAPT TED DAVISSON: WARN THE GAMLBLING BOAT. I'M GOING RIGHT FOR IT. TELL THE
PEOPLE TO GET AWAY. TELL THE PEOPLE. GET THE PEOPLE OFF THE DOCK. TELL THEM TO
GET AWAY.))
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RUNS=:11
OUT Q=TELL THEM TO GET AWAY."
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VO-NAT
More than 100 people were hurt.
A language barrier may have contributed to the crash.
Davisson told investigators the Chinese crew failed to act when ordered to
drop anchors and turn the ship.
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Challenger
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Two large pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger have washed up on shore-
almost 11 years after it exploded.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cocoa Beach, FL;
One piece of metal is six by 15 feet. It's likely part of the tail or wing.
The other piece is about one by five feet.
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SOT 15:02:21
IN Q=
((JAN SEEKNER/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER INVESTIGATOR: I THINK THE REACTION TO MOST
PEOPLE HERE IS IT HAPPENED IN 1986 AND HERE IT IS 1996 AND WE'RE STILL GETTING
PARTS FROM THE SHUTTLE.))
SUPER=02-Jan Seekner/Space Center Investigator; 00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=from the shuttle."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-January 28, 1986;
Challenger exploded January 28th, 1986- killing all seven aboard.
NASA will bury the pieces with other fragments from the spacecraft.
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Avalanche
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An avalance claims the lives of three skiers in British Columbia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Whistler, BC;
The snow came tumbling down on a group of eleven skiers- trapping three
people.
They were all experienced skiers- who had travelled to the top of the
mountain by helicopter with a guide.
The victims were buried under five feet of snow-
Their bodies were dug out 45 minutes after the avalance struck.
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wipe wipe wipe
Snow
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wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fargo, ND;
Wind and snow are making travel treacherous across the Northern Plains.
Blowing snow is bringing visiblity to near zero in Fargo, North Dakota.
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((WE'RE SUGGESTING PEOPLE JUST STAY HOME AND ENJOY A POT OF COFFEE AND A
PINOCHLE DECK.))
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OUT Q=and a pinochle deck.
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SUPER=03-Sioux Falls, SD;
Temperatures are staying in the single digits- but wind chills could dip to
fifty below.
The fierce winter weather is expected to last at least through tomorrow.
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S-Score
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville;:00
THE MAN - Tiki Barber is a first team GTE Academic All-American for the second
straight year.
Tiki has 3 point 3 grade point average in the McIntyre school of Commerce.
He is also the ACC player of the year, and a real role model.
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S-Fleming
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GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS
William Fleming received and early Christmas present last night when the
Colonels beat the Patrick Henry Patriots.
And while calling this one an upset might be a little strong; it sure was
upsetting to Patrick Henry. Steve Mason has the highlights.
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SUPER=03-Salem/Colonels vs. Patriots; :00
SUPER=01-William Hankins/Made Game Winning Free Throw; :14
SUPER=01-Boo Battle/Held To Only 7 Points; :32
SUPER=33-William Fleming/57/Patrick Henry/56; :48
SUPER=01-Roland Lovelace/William Fleming Head Coach; 1:08
SUPER=01-Jack Esworthy/Patrick Henry Head Coach; 1:19
SUPER=@steve1; 1:32
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OUT Q=...News 7 sports"
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S-Bulls
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GRAPHIC=NBA
Tonight in the NBA, fans were treated to what many believe is preview of the
NBA finals.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/TNT; :00
It's a long way to June, but Michale and the Bulls welcomed Shaq and the
Lakers to town.
And Jordan took rookie Kobe Bryant back to the Philadelphia classroom with
this backdoor spin and flying jam!
Shaq would counter on the other end with some inside muscle as he gets the
jump hook to drop.
SUPER=32-L.A. Lakers/123/Chicago/129/Overtime;
Nick Van Exel would have a huge game for the Lakers with 36. but the Bulls
win it 129 to 123 in overtime.
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S-Punch
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TAPE#S6-21
GRAPHIC=news 7 sports
Now we've had the best in high school hoops, the marquee game in the NBA, and
now a highlight that really packs a punch, literally.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Hartford, CT; :00
Watch Clarissa Davis of the New England Blizzard on the right side of the
screen cold cock Cindy Brown in the ABL all-star game on Sunday.
Tonight she was fined $15 hundred dollars and suspended for 2 games.
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S-Express
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NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ICE-96
GRAPHIC=Express/Johnstown
The Express pushed it's win streak to 3 games by beating Johnstown at the
Round House last night.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Chiefs vs. Express; ;00
J-93's Slam Dunkin dropped the game puck in recognition for his efforts in
the Bikes for bust campaign.
Another legend was on hand. NHL Hall of Famer Brad Park is temporarily
filling in for Chiefs coach Nick Fotiu while he serves a five game ECHL
suspension.
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SOT
IN Q="When
((BRAD PARK/NHL HALL OF FAME MEMBER:))
SUPER=01-Brad Park/NHL Hall of Fame Member; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...enthusiastic"
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VO-NAT(con't)
The Express played with that same enthusiasm last night. After falling
behind by a goal, Jeff Cowan notches SUPER=38-Roanoke/6/Johnstown/3;
one of his two goals on the night on this power play tally at the 4:08 mark of
the first.
Cowan scored his second goal with about four minutes left in the first and
Roanoke goes on to win 6-3.
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Sports Tease
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Still to come tonight, a new team for pitcher David Wells, and an old problem
for Virginia Tech athletic director Dave Braine.
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VO-NAT eng#
More from him on today's suspensions of Brian Edmonds and James Crawford
coming up right after this.
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S-Braine
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#fb96-4
GRAPHIC=TECH FOOTBALL
Earlier tonight on News 7 at 11, Tracy Altizer and Ellen Qualls told you
about the two suspensions handed down tonight at Virginia Tech to fullback
Brian Edmonds and receiver James Crawford.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-1996 Season; :00
Edmonds, who back on November 6th, was indicted by a grand jury on
misdemeanor assault and battery charges, has been charged with rape and
attempted sodomy.
Crawford, who was a plaintiff in the Christy Bronkala case has also been
charged with rape and attempted sodomy.
Both deny the charges.
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SOT
IN Q="You have 2...
((DAVE BRAINE/VA. TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:))
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/Va. Tech Athletic Director; :00
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OUT Q=...THE LAW.
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SS=HOLD TECH
Neither player will play in the Orange Bowl.
Gable-Oscar
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How much would you pay for the 1934 Oscar Clark Gable won for the film "It
Happened One Night."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
That Oscar went up for bids- It sold to an anonymous bidder for 607
thousand dollars.
That bidder turned out to be movie director Steven Steilberg.
Steilberg is giving the Oscar to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences as a gift.
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