22:00-01
video-open
SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=70-Roy Stanley;
ANCHOR=Connie
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... LAYOFFS ARE EXPECTED AT ROANOKE COUNTY'S
LARGEST EMLOYER.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE OUTLINES ITS PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS FOR CADETS--
SAYING THEY'LL BE THE SAME FOR MEN AND WOMEN. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=MEN AND WOMEN
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Friday December 20th--tonight's Top Story
(----------------)
VO-NAT
While in the midst of a wrongful death civil trial-- O-J Simpson is awarded
full custody of his two children.
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p-Simpson
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=news-7 pt
Good Evening. You're watching News 7 PRIMETIME on WEFC. I'm Connie
Stevens.
SS=legal scales
The tug of war for eleven-year-old Syndey and eight-year-old Justin is now
over.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
They've lived with their grandparents ever since police arrested O.J.
Simpson back in 1994.
Simpson's lawyers had argued that they belong with their father, that he
can enlighten them about their African-American heritage.
Lawyers representing Nicole Brown's parents say Simpson abused Nicole--
and therefore, the children should not be with him.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:07:40
IN Q=If a man
((NATASHA RIOT/BROWN FAMILY ATTORNEY: IF A MAN CONTINUES TO DENY BEING A
BATTERER, HE IS NOT HEALED AS A BATTERER. AND IF HE IS NOT HEALED AS A
BATTERER, HE WILL COMMIT IT AGAIN. SO DO I THINK THE CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO
RISK? ABSOLUTELY. ))
SUPER=01-Natasha Riot/Brown Family Attorney; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=absolutely.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
So with the fight for the children over, the number one legal matter for
Simpson, the Browns and the Goldman's is the civil case.
Jury members have now begun a two-week recess.
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p-HANOVER-DIRECT
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#96-95
GRAPHIC=NONE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Worker at Roanoke County's largest employer have been notified of a major
lay- off.
A source in Roanoke County government confirms the company is planning to
eliminate the women's apparel telemarketing division.
Hanover Direct is also apparently planning to cut the second shift at the
distribution warehouse on Hollins Road.
Officials from the company did not respond to requests for more
information.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=hanover direct
Roanoke County provided incentives to bring Hanover Direct here in 1995,
and the lay- offs will NOT violate the company's performance agreement.
There's no word on the exact number of employees who will lose their jobs,
or the date the lay- offs will take effect.
P-State-Budget
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-36
SS=allen
Democrats say the Governor's budget plan reveals a kinder, gentler, greener
George Allen--
Included in his proposal: 30 million dollars more for K-through 12
education.
Plus 11 million dollars for the Chesapeake Bay.
He's been advancing his budget plan with some of these announcements
recently.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Today, there was one more shoe to drop -- a 20 million dollar surplus that's
NOT budgeted for anything.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT t1 09:52;25
IN Q=Just as
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: JUST AS FAMILIES ACROSS VIRGINIA DON'T SPEND EVERY LAST
PENNY THAT THEY EARN, NEITHER SHOULD THEIR STATE GOVERNMENT.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=state government.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Allen did NOT propose a tax cut-- but he expressed a preference that
lawmakers enact a small one.
NOT likely.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT T2 10:10:48
IN Q=The first call
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: THE FIRST CALL ON THIS 20 MILLION DOLLARS IS FIXING LAG
PAY FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT NOT EVERY FAMILY SPENDS EVERY
PENNY THEY MAKE. WELL OUR STATE EMPLOYEES WILL SPEND EVERY PENNY THEY HAVE AND
SOME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE BECAUSE OF LAG PAY.))
SUPER=@Beyer;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=lag pay.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Allen's lag-pay plan starts in January.
Each paycheck will come a day later for seven months.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT T3 11:16:20
IN Q=I do not
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D-VINTON: I DO NOT THINK WHAT IS IN THE BUDGET ADEQUATELY
DEALS WITH IT. I THINK THAT MAY BE THE REASON THAT THEY LEFT THE 20- MILLION
DOLLARS FLEXIBILITY IN THE BUDGET, SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COULD BRING ITS
COLLECTIVE WISDOM TO BEAR ON THAT PROBLEM.))
SUPER=@Cranwell;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=that problem.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Other areas lawmakers are likely to tinker with-- include higher education,
school construction money and a possible increase of the two-percent raise
state workers won last year.
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P-VMI
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=vmi
Virginia Military Institute plans to have male and female cadets take the
same physical fitness tests.
Among the requirements they'll have to meet each semester: at least 60
sit-ups in two minutes and run a mile- and- a- half in 12 minutes.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;
In the first quarterly report required by U.S. District Judge Jackson Kiser,
VMI also says it's offered admission to 11 women.
Three of them, FULL scholarships.
In its sports program, the school plans to field women's teams in cross
country, track and swimming.
It will offer athletic scholarships to women in proportion to those already
offered to men.
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P-Peru
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=none
The rebels holding hostages at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima,
Peru, have reportedly released 38 more captives.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru; :
The Peruvian government is also allowing medicine and portable toilets to
make it into the residence.
Authorities had cut off power, water and phones in the building-- where
the leftist guerrillas have been holding 375 diplomats and other dignitaries
hostage since Tuesday night.
Earlier today, the Red Cross sent water and food into the compound.
In this country, the Clinton Administration continues monitoring the
events.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:12:02
IN Q=The president
((MIKE MCCURRY/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN: THE PRESIDENT HAS CORRESPONDED, HAS
EXCHANGED CORRESPONDENCE WITH PRESIDENT
FUJIMORI TO REASSURE EACH OTHER THAT THEY ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT AND THAT THEIR
GOVERNMENTS ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT
AS THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU ADDRESSES THE SITUATION ))
SUPER=01-Mike McCurry/White House Spokesman; :
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=situation.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The hostage drama began Tuesday night when two-dozen Tupac Amaru rebels
seized hundreds of guests at a holiday party.
The rebels are demanding freedom for 300 jailed comrades, transportation to
a central jungle and a promise to change the government's free market-economic
policy.
(----------------)
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Coming up on NEWS-7 Primetime-- It could be a new line of attack against the
media--we'll explain Food Lion's victory today over ABC.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And a little later-- preparations are underway for the Orange Bowl-- not just
in FLorida, but right here in the Star City.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Food-Lion
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-e
GRAPHIC=legal scales
In Greensboro, North Carolina a jury has ruled that A-B-C television
committed fraud against a grocery chain.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
The network's staff members went undercover as Food Lion employees for a
1992 "PrimeTime Live" expose on alleged unsanitary practices at the chain.
Today's decision opens up an entirely new line of legal attack for
companies that get hurt by such exposes.
(----------------)
P-Farmers
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 596-45
GRAPHIC=farming
The national spotlight on farm loan discrimination got the attention of some
Franklin County farmers tonight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
The county chapter of the National Black Farmers of America met to discuss
the recent findings against the U-S-D-A.
Hundreds of black farmers have filed complaints or lawsuits charging U-S-D-A
loan officials discouraged, delayed or rejected their loan applications because
of their race.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:31:44
IN Q=It takes a
((SHERMAN WITCHER/FRANKLIN CO. FARMER: IT TAKES A FARMER TO GROW YOUR FOOD TO
EAT AND FARMING IS GOING OUT REGARDLESS IF YOU'RE BLACK OR WHITE. SO WHY PUT
THE BLACK MAN OUT OF FARMING ESPECIALLY IF HE WANTS TO DO IT. WE'RE FARMERS BY
CHOICE NOT BY FORCE. THAT'S ANY FARMER BLACK OR WHITE.))
SUPER=01-Sherman Witcher/Franklin Co. Farmer;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=black or white.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Representives from Senator Robb and Congressman Goodlatte's office were at
the meeting.
Wednesday, the Secretary of Agriculture ordered a suspension of government
farm foreclosures across the country pending the outcome of an investigation.
(----------------)
p-BLack-English
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-104
GRAPHIC=Education
Black students in Oakland, California who use double negatives or incorrect
grammar are now considered to be speaking a legitimate foreign language.
That's the opinion of the Oakland school board, which wants to use federal
funds to train teachers to understand the so-called "black English".
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Supporters say it will help raise test scores among African- American
students.
But many educators say it simply encourages children to use incorrect
grammar.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:08:54
IN Q=I am troubled
((DR. JAMES MCCORMICK/LYNCHBURG SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I AM TROUBLED THAT NOW
WE OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THE TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC `WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT A LITTLE BIT LESS OUT OF SOMEBODY'.))
SUPER=01-Dr. James McCormick/Lynchburg School Superintendent; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=out of somebody.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
McCormick says the issue of accepting "black English" has never been raised
before in Lynchburg.
(----------------)
P-Bowl-Shirts
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#596-39
GRAPHIC=orange bowl
Virginia Tech fans are seeing Orange and a local printing company is tickled
pink.
Scribners Screen Printing makes shirts for Tech's off-campus bookstore.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Since the announcement of the Hokies' Orange Bowl matchup with Nebraska,
Scribners has been working non-stop.
So far the company has filled four orders totaling 15-hundred pieces.
Last year they sold more than three thousand Sugar Bowl shirts.
Greg Scribner says this year's late bowl announcement shortened the selling
season, but they're happy with the sales totals for the Orange Bowl
merchandise.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:50:33
IN Q=WHEN THEY DO
((GREG SCRIBNER/SCRIBNER SCREEN PRINTING: WHEN THEY DO WELL EVERYONE DOES WELL
AND THAT MAKES IT WORTH OUR TIME TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE TECH BOOKSTORE.))
SUPER=01-Greg Scribner/Scribner Screen Printing;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=WITH THE TECH BOOKSTORE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The company has two artists on staff who come up with the designs.
And you don't have to travel all the way to Blacksburg for Orange Bowl
shirts, Scribners is selling them at its Roanoke location as well.
(----------------)
tease#2
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Tonight on Primetime SPorts-- the Hurricanes talk about their meeting with
the Cavaliers in the Carquest Bowl--
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And how are shelters in our area coping with the frigid temperatures-- that
story when we come back.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Cold
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-100
GRAPHIC=Winter WX
With temperatures dropping in our area, the numbers are on the rise at
homeless shelters.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke had a full house last night.
The shelter doesn't turn anyone away, and this afternoon, staff members and
volunteers were preparing for another busy night.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The division that
((JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON/RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE: THIS DIVISION THAT WE'RE IN
RIGHT NOW HAS 89 BEDS AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED AND WE HAD TWO FELLOWS IN CHAIRS
LAST NIGHT. THE RECOVERY FLOOR HAS 46 BEDS I THINK THEY'RE ALL FILLED AND WE
HAVE FOUR GUYS WAITING TO GET IN RECOVERY AND FAMILY FLOOR IS FILLING UP AS WE
SPEAK.))
SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission of Roanoke;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=filling up as we speak.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Members of the staff are watching out for signs of frostbite, and the
rescue mission welcomes donations of warm overcoats and boots.
toss to wx
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear - Near/Record Lows/5-10/Mostly Sunny/& Cold/30-35;
SUPER=331-Clear &/Very Cold/8-12/Mostly Sunny/& Cold/34-38;
SUPER=332-Mostly Clear/Record Lows/-5-5/Sunny/ & Cold/30-34;
SUPER=333-Clear/Bitter Cold/0-5/Mostly Sunny/& Cold/30-34;
SUPER=334-Partly Cloudy/& Cold/7-12/Partly Cloudy/& Chilly/30-34;
SUPER=X5001;
P-Breast-Cancer
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#Net-f
GRAPHIC=Breast Cancer
On Health Check tonight, some important research concerning breast cancer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Patients may need to have more tissue removed to keep the cancer from
coming back.
Researchers found that healthy-looking tissue around breast tumors may be
precancerous about 30 percent of the time.
The findings appear in "Science" magazine.
(----------------)
P-Holiday-Eating
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=healthy eating
It's that time, when some of us have to mull over the evils of holiday
eating.
Tonight, a few suggestions to keep the scale steady throughout the season.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Just a reminder again this year-- bite for bite, holiday sweets and
hors'doevres are the most caloric, fat-rich foods you'll ever eat.
So a nibble of this and a taste of that can really add up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:47:29
IN Q=There's a
((DR. RANDY ECKERT/PATHOLOGIST:
THERE'S A TREND OVER OVEREATING
DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF FOODS WE SERVE
THERE'S ALSO A TENDANCY TO
INCREASE FATTY FOODS WE EAT EAT DURING THE HOLIDAYS))
SUPER=01-Dr. Randy Eckert/Pathologist; :
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=during the holiday
(----------------)
****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART******
It's easy to eat an entire day's worth of calories in one sitting-- not
only packing on pounds, but also increasing cholesterol levels.
Consider budgeting your calories as you would budget your money.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:47:58
IN Q=As a
((AS A PATHOLOGIST WE SEE THAT PEOPLE OVER THE HOLIDAYS HAVE A TENDANCY TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CALORIES THAT THEY TAKE IN AT THEIR HOLIDAY MEALS. AND
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IS THINK OF IT AS BUDGETING. YOU BUDGET YOUR MONEY THAT
YOU HAVE OVER THE HOLIDAYS ON THE NUMBER OF PRESENTS THAT YOU WANT TO BUY. AND
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS BUDGET THE NUMBER OF PRESENTS YOU WANT TO BUY. AND WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO IS BUDGET YOUR CALORIES AS WELL. ))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=calories as well.
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VO-NAT
Here are a few ideas to trim the fat:
Choose white, skinless turkey meat instead of dark, to cut out 50-percent
of the fat and calories.
Split desert-- a single piece of pecan pie adds up to 38 grams of fat.
Never go to a party hungry-- that can destroy even the strongest
willpower.
And of course, keep up the exercise.
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cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
Tonight, our video of the day is chock full of Tickle-Me Elmo--
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-New York; :
The best dressed Elmo is found at Cartier on Manhattan's 5th Avenue--
sporting a million dollar diamond necklace and bracelet.
The jeweler says it's a real deal.
The Elmo doll is free, with of course, the purchase of the diamonds.
Meantime, have you ever wondered about the big guy behind the Sesame Street
scene stealer?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:54:48
IN Q=Look NAT SOUND
((LOOK WHAT ELMO WROTE HIS OWN SONG. ))
((KEVIN CLASH/VOICE OF ELMO: PEOPLE ARE KIND OF SHOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE THIS
BARITONE VOICE AND I CAN GO UP SO HIGH WITH THAT VOICE, IT JUST HAPPENED AND IT
WORKS FOR THE CHARACTER, SO. ))
SUPER=75-Kevin Clash/Voice of Elmo; :04
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=for the character, so.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Clash says Elmo has had a positive force on his own life...so he's glad to
see the fuzzy red muppet become a household name.
(-----------------)
SP-Hendrick
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-34
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
Tonight in Primetime Sports Virginia Tech gets ready for Nebraska and the
Hurricanes talk about their Carquest showdown with Virginia
SS=Hendrick
NASCAR car owner Rick Hendrick was in court today in Asheville, North
Carolina.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Asheville, NC; :00
Hendrick plead innocent to federal money laundering charges during his
arraignment today.
Hendrick, who is the nation's largest car dealer, faces 13 counts of money
laundering, plus a charge of mail fraud and conspiracy for allegedly building
his empire through the use of bribes.
And now here's the numbers.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Clemson/89//Wofford/69///UNC/20//Massachusetts/8/1//;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/New York/88//Philadelphia/72/4///New Jersey/95//Atlanta/109///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Toronto/82/j/Cleveland/91///j/Detroit/84//Indiana/75///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Utah/66//Orlando/66/4///Vancouver/29//Denver/43/2//;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Dallas/4//Hartford/1////Los Angeles/2//Buffalo/3/3//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/San Jose/2//Washington/2/3///Florida/1//Chicago/0/2//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Toronto/1//Phoenix/2/2///New Jersey/0//Edmonton/0/1//;
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=....last score."
SP-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-24
GRAPHIC=Tech Nebraska
The Virginia Tech Hokies continued their preparations for the Nebraska
Cornhuskers today, and as you know those preparations do not include Brian
Edmonds.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
As you likely know by now, the senior fullback has been suspended for the
Orange Bowl.
And while that make look like a serious blow to the offense, senior captain
Billy Conaty says it may be a blessing in disguise.
Edmonds absence will allow Marcus Parker to start at fullback and play the
entire game instead of splitting time at tailback.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I always...
((BILLY CONATY/VIRGINIA TECH CENTER:))
SUPER=01-Billy Conaty/Virginia Tech Center; :00
RUNS=:48
OUT Q=...gonna do well."
(----------------)
VO-NAT con't
Edmonds absence also means that Shyrone Stith will be back in the tech
tailback plans backing up Ken Oxendine.
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SP-Miami
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-2
GRAPHIC=Carquest Bowl
Miami coach Butch Davis already knows a couple of things about the
Cavaliers from his days as a N-F-L scout.
One the Cavaliers are well coached in all phases of the the game and the
other they have a very explosive offense led by Tailback Tiki Barber.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="obviously with
((BUTCH DAVIS/MIAMI HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Butch Davis/Miami Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=.......wide receivers."
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SP-Kotite
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-26
GRAPHIC=NEW YORK JETS
Oo the NFL front, the New York Jets and head coach Rich Kotite announced that
they are parting ways after the team's season finale at home this Sunday
against the Dolphins.
Under Kotite's leadership the Jets are just 4 and 27 over the past two
seasons.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="If you take...
((RICH KOTITE/RESIGNS AS JETS HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Rich Kotite/Resigns as Jets Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=...WAY TO GO."
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preview-boards
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none
Here's what're working on in the newsroom for NEWS-7 at 11.
There are just a few shopping days left before Christmas...
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dissolve to boards
SUPER=x5024;
SUPER=76-Christmas Shopping
And with one in three people now owning a home computer, there's a huge
variety of presents out there for every age.
SUPER=77-Cyber Santa;
Len Besthoff begins his series on Cyber Santa...with the possibilities for
all ages.
SUPER=x5025
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
The story in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at 11 on WDBJ-7. Have a nice weekend.
SS=NONE
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