12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
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VO-NAT
Governor Allen lays out his budget plans--We'll have a live report from
Richmond.
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Talent=Melanie
And the hostage drama continues in Lima, Peru with a local twist.
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TALENT=Beth
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(Beth ad libs weather headline)
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Stick around, News 7 at noon is next.
State-Budget
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=George Allen
Each December, Virginia Governors define themselves to the voters and the
legislature with their annual budgets.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Ellen/State Microwave
Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom with details on how George Allen
defined himself this morning.
Live=Ellen full/State Microwave
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=05-Richmond;
(Rollcue: near and dear to his heart in the past.)
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SOT 09:52:04
IN Q=It is not
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IT IS NOT PRE-ORDAINED... SURPLUS ACCOUNT SO TO SPEAK.))
SUPER=@Allen
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=to speak
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VO-NAT **Ellen Mic Hot**
Among the Governor's other budget priorities, 30- million dollars for first
grade reading programs and to provide textbooks to transition to the new
academic standards.
And a first ever budget commitment to help clean-up the Chesapeake Bay.
Democrats say they saw a "kinder, gentler, and greener" George Allen in this
budget... but there are things they'll change.
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IN Q=You can
((YOU CAN EXPECT...THAT'S UNUSUAL.))
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OUT Q=unusual.
Live=Ellen Full/State Microwave
SUPER=05-Richmond;
(Ellen ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Ellen/State Microwave
PERU
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
At the Japanese embassy in Peru the hostage situation is now in its fourth
day.
Leftist rebels are threatening to kill some 375 hostages and themselves if
the Perurivian government doesn't release hundreds of their jailed comrades.
But news reports out of Lima today say the government does not plan to give
into the rebels.
Art Rascon has the latest.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Peru; :00
SUPER=01-Art Rascon/Reporting; 1:13
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=cbs news, Lima, Peru.
Local-Peru
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-105
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Roanoke Valley woman concerned about the lives of her loved ones is
watching the ongoing crisis in Peru very carefully, hoping for a peaceful
resolution.
Jay Moore reports.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=07-Cecilia Alami; :11
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru; :23
SUPER=@Jay2; 1:17
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=Jay Moore News 7
(( Cecilia Alami says her sister and brother- in law were captured while
attending the ambassador's dinner.
Her sister, Stella was released unharmed but Stella's husband is still being
held hostage.
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SOT 7:25:12
IN Q=My sister didn't
((ALAMI: MY SISTER DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. SHE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED STAYING
WITH HER HUSBAND. THERE IS SOME RELIEF BUT WE'RE STILL WORRIED ABOUT HIM.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=worried about him.
Stella and her husband Kris have lived in Peru for about two years.
Kris has worked all over Central and South America.
He currently works for the U-S Agency for International Development.
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SOT 7:28:01
IN Q=What I'm hoping
((ALAMI: WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT PEOPLE TAKE THEIR TIME WITH THIS. THAT THEY
DON'T RUSH WITH ANYTHING. I'M SURE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE
TRYING TO GET THE HOSTAGES OUT ARE KEEPING IN MIND THE LIVES OF THE HOSTAGES.
))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=of the hostages.
Cecilia says her sister is getting plenty of support from her and her other
14 siblings.
This large family is sending plenty of prayers for Kris's safe release.
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SOT 7:31:19
IN Q=The day before this
((ALAMI: THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED HE HAD SENT US AN EMAIL INFORMATION
TELLING US HE COULDN'T BE HERE. SOME OF THE FAMILY IS COMING HERE FOR
CHRISTMAS. HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN HE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE WORKING OVERSEES FOR
VERY MUCH LONGER AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS HE'D COME BACK HOME HE THOUGHT
FAMILY WAS IMPORTANT.))
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=was too short.
And the important thing for this family now is to hopefully have Kris safe
and free this Christmas.
Jay Moore, News 7.))
CABINET
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton fills out his Cabinet today.
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VO-NAT
A White House aide says Transportation Secretary Federico Pena is staying
on after all, but moving to the Energy Department.
Federal Highway Administrator Rodney Slater has gets Pena's old job.
The aide also says White House aide Alex Herman has been chosen for Labor
Secretary.
And Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York governor Mario Cuomo, will become
housing secretary.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Democrats-Asia
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
The Justice Department is expanding its investigation of fund raising by
the Democratic party.
Subpoenas have been issued to the White House and to President Clinton's
legal defense fund.
The Justice Department wants to see records related to the return of
600-thousand dollars in questioned donations.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The contributions were from an Asian- American businessman.
Meanwhile, a source has told The Associated Press that a Chinese
arms dealer attended a White House reception in February.
The source says aides were unaware of the dealer's ties to China's
Communist government when he was invited.
Falwell-Flynt
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=Jerry Falwell
***ANCHOR TAG******
Falwell versus Flynt is back.
Lynchburg evangelist Jerry Falwell has revived his old debate with porn
publisher Larry Flynt.
The two plan a joint appearance on cable T-V tonight.
Keith Humphry reminds us what it's all about.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=04-Columbia Pictures; :00
SUPER=01-Rev. Jerry Falwell/Thomas Road Baptist Church; :17
SUPER=03-Roanoke/December 1984; :21
SUPER=10-Larry Flynt/Hustler Magazine Publisher/December 1984; :35
SUPER=@keith2; 1:00
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
((
The T-V debate airs a week before the opening of a new movie about Flynt.
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NAT SOT full 4:20
IN Q=It is my right
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=my sources.
Falwell says he wants to challenge the notion that Flynt's a hero, as a
champion of the First Amendment.
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SOT
IN Q=I just want
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=to know Christ.
Twelve years ago this month the two men were fighting it out in a Roanoke
courtroom.
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SOT 25
IN Q=
((I THINK IT'S AN ON-GOING BATTLE; I THINK IT'S 6,000 YEARS OLD.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=
Larry Flynt had come to town to defend himself against Falwell's 45-million
dollar defamation suit.
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SOT 35
IN Q=It's beyond me
((IT'S BEYOND ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT A COUNTRY FOUNDED ON THE PRINTED WORD THAT
200 YEARS LATER, PEOPLE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT YOU READ OR ABOUT WHAT
KIND OF MOVIES THAT YOU SEE.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=
The federal jury in Roanoke concluded Flynt had intentionally inflicted
"emotional distress" on Falwell by publishing a parody of a liquor ad,
suggesting Falwell was a drunk whose sexual initiation took place in an
outhouse with his mother.
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SOT @ 3:00
IN Q=
((IF LARRY HAD BEEN PHYSICALLY ABLE AND WERE NOT IN A WHEEL CHAIR. THERE'D HAVE
BEEN NO LAWSUIT. I'M A CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA COUNTRY BOY. I'D JUST TAKE HIM
OUTSIDE THE BARN AND WHIP HIM AND THAT'D BE THE END OF IT.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
Keith Humphry News 7.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
The Supreme Court eventually overturned the trial court's decision. Falwell
got nothing, but said yesterday he enjoyed every minute of what he
unapologetically calls an attempt to put Flynt out of business.
Shawsville-Fire
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-90
GRAPHIC=Fire
A late night fire in Shawsville leaves a family homeless.
The Elliston Fire Department responded to the call shortly before midnight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Shawsville;
It was first dispatched as a flue fire, but when the fire fighters arrived
the house on Dark Run Road was fully engulfed.
Five people were home when the blaze broke out, but no one was injured.
The house, including everything inside, was a total loss.
Fire officials aren't sure what caused the fire.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Still to come on News 7 at Noon--
The man who brought astronomy to the masses has passed away.
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VO-NAT
And,
And following recent high profile arrests, Virginia Tech will make it
mandatory for all its student athletes to learn the facts about sexual assault.
But first, let's check in with Beth...
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Talent=Beth
Wx-Tease
We've seen a few flurries today-- as high pressure builds in, those flurries
will clear and it'll be just plain cold out there. Lows tonight will dip to
about 10 degrees. Right outside the WDBJ studio--
music up full
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SAGAN
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
A man made famous for explaining the mysteries of the stars is dead.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Astronomer Carl Sagan died of pneumonia today in Seattle.
He had become a celebrity by popularizing space through his books,
lectures and T-V series ``Cosmos.''
Sagan was 62.
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BREAST-CANCER
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Breast Cancer
Some startling news concerning breast cancer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Breast cancer patients may need to have more tissue removed to keep the
cancer from coming back.
Researchers have found that healthy-looking tissue around breast tumors may
be precancerous about 30 percent of the time.
The findings appear in ``Science'' magazine.
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Tech-Players
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-2
GRAPHIC=Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer is both disappointed and fed
up.
For the first time since two of his players were charged with rape, Beamer
spoke publicly about the trouble his program has faced recently.
While Brian Edmonds and James Crawford are the most recent players to make
headlines, the program's problems date back more than a year, and Beamer made
it clear yesterday the off field problem must stop.
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SOT
IN Q="People that...
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=...plain & simple."
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Beamer says he will continue to handle each case on an individual basis -
especially when it comes to reevaluating whether or not to reinstate the
handful of players who are still on suspension.
SAFE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-94
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
Sexual assault education will be soon be a mandatory requirement for all
Virginia Tech student athletes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The university is launching Project SAFE, Sexual Assault Facts and
Education.
It's taken a year to develop the comprehensive program, which will
eventually be extended campus-wide.
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SOT 9:39:15
IN Q=
((ELYZABETH HOLFORD/PROJECT SAFE COORDINATOR: IT'S DESIGNED TO LOOK AT MORE
THAN THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, BUT TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ROOTS OF THE
PROBLEM. AND THAT'S TAKING A LOOK AT GENDER RELATIONS, ALSO LOOKING AT SEXISM.
))
SUPER=01-Elyzabeth Holford/Project SAFE Coordinator;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=looking at sexism.
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VO-NAT
Officials say Christy Brzonkala's rape allegations against two football
players LAST year highlighted a need for the program.
Athletic Director Dave Braine says Project SAFE will be a model for all
campuses.
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SOT 4:32:59
IN Q=
((DAVE BRAINE/TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: I MEAN I SURE HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL
FROM IT AND I THINK BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND THAT I HAVE PREACHED
THAT TO OUR STAFF AND OUR COACHES, THEY NOW KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT AND I THINK
THAT WILL PERMEATE THROUGH THE PROGRAM, AND HOPEFULLY THE UNIVERSITY. ))
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/Tech Athletic Director;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=the university.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The program consists of eight hours worth of seminars, which will include
alcohol education.
Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-97
GRAPHIC=Rail Merger
The stakes just keep getting higher in the bidding war for Conrail.
Norfolk Southern and cross- state rival C-S-X both want to acquire Conrail.
Last night N-S raised its hostile bid to 115 dollars per share.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia/File Tape;
That's larger than the nine- point- five- billion- dollar bid C-S-X made
yesterday.
That's about a 16- dollar- a- share increase.
Monday's vote on the Conrail- C-S-X agreement has been postponed until next
month.
N-S calls the C-S-X offer an eleventh hour attempt to avoid defeat in a
shareholder vote.
Its bid still exceeds the new C-S-X offer by 500- million- dollars.
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Fuel-Prices
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-89
GRAPHIC=NONE
With a cold snap upon us, heating your home is probably a top priority.
But don't be surprised if your bill is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than last
year's.
Roanoke Gas reports an increase of 20 to 25 percent when it comes to natural
gas.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But rate hikes are also affecting other players in the home- heating
industry.
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SOT 14:03:34
IN Q=Unfortunately
((RON LUNDY/APB-WHITING OIL: UNFORTUNATELY, ALL FORMS OF ENERGY ARE SUBJECT TO
FLUCTUATION-- NATURAL GAS, ELECTRIC, CRUDE OIL. THAT'S THE BASIS FOR WHICH
HEATING OIL IS MADE. WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BALL GAME TOGETHER. ))
SUPER=01-Ron Lundy/APB-Whiting Oil;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=game together
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VO-NAT
Lundy says customers who receive fuel oil to heat their homes will see a 10-
percent price increase over last year.
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Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Later in the newscast,
Some furry entertainers are making a comeback in Brazil.
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VO-NAT
And,
Many residents are getting their FOOT in the door at a new shoe factory in
Pocahontas county
That's cut unemployment numbers in half--
Stay with us.
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Pocahontas
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-92
GRAPHIC=None
Last year, officials in Pocahontas County, West Virginia were optimistic
they could cut their unemployment numbers in half.
As Scott Prince reports, they've almost reached that goal.
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SOT
IN Q=It appears
SUPER=03-Pocahontas Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Gordon Stuart/W.Va. Shoe President; :24
SUPER=@Scott1; 50
SUPER=01-Melanie Shafer/River Place Restaurant; 1:08
SUPER=01-Sen. Walt Helmick/(D) Marlinton; 1:25
RUNS=1:43
OUT Q=Pocahontas County, WV.
((It appears Pocahontas County residents have weathered the storm in more
ways than one.
This time last year, unemployment was at 20- point- five percent.
Then two floods practically paralyzed the area.
But the county is now putting its best foot forward.
The newly opened West Virginia Shoe Company has instantly become one of
Marlinton's largest employers, thanks to an increasing number of sales.
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SOT 12:54:48
IN Q=Some of
((GORDON STUART/WEST VIRGINIA SHOE: SOME OF THE TOP RETAILERS IN THE UNITED
STATES HAVE CAST THEIR LOT WITH US. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=with us
The factory is already making shoes for J.C. Penny and Sebago... and
they've secured new contracts with J. Crew and Brooks Brothers.
By the end of 1997 company officials hope to employ 200 workers.
Stand up 14:48:02
((There' little doubt that places like
West Virginia Shoe have made a significant impact. But just as important are
the small businesses. Here in Marlinton, most have recovered from the flooding,
and that's put even more people back in the workforce.))
RUNS=:12
End Stand up
For years the River Place Restaurant operated in cramped quarters.
But last month, an expansion project was completed...
The restaurant reopened with 28 workers... more than twice the staff it had
before.
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SOT 15:03:24
IN Q=I have
((MELANIE SHAFER/RIVER PLACE RESTAURANT: I HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD WORKERS.
REALLY GOOD WORKERS. THEY PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL IN THIS PLACE. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=this place
Since last year, the unemployment rate has nearly been sliced in half.
But at 10- point- 8 percent, West Virginia officials know they still have a
long way to go.
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SOT 12:00:41 tape 1
IN Q=The way
((SEN. WALT HELMICK/D- MARLINTON: THE WAY WE FEEL WE CAN GET IT EVEN LOWER AND
STABILIZE THE ECONOMY IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IS DOING AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US-- NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE TIMBER
INDUSTRY. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=timber industry
But for right now, most seem satisfied that STEPS have been taken in the
right direction.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Pocahontas County West Virginia. ))
WEATHER
SUPER=300-24/50/W-10 mph/30.32s/71/1987/10/1963;
SUPER=301-25/52/W-13 mph/30.32s/72/1931/8/1963;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear/Cold/10-14/Mostly/Sunny/35-39;
SUPER=331-Clear/Skies/10-14/Mostly/Sunny/35-39;
SUPER=332-Partly/Cloudy/5-10/Partly/Cloudy/30-34;
SUPER=333-Clear/Cold/5-10/Mostly/Sunny/31-35;
SUPER=334-Partly/Cloudy/5-10/Partly/Cloudy/30-34;
SUPER=X5001;
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was
was UP nearly 25 points.
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Still to come in sports,
U-V-A basketball loses its most explosive scorer to a sprained ankle.
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VO-NAT
And,
N-H-L coaching legend Mike Keenan is let go--
but Roanoke Express coach Frank Anzalone says not to worry, we all get
fired eventually.
Stay with us.
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MUSIC UP FULL
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UVA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=net (edit of S6-23)
GRAPHIC=UVa
U-V-A forward/guard Courtney Alexander is hurt and it's doubtful he'll play
in this Saturday's game against U-M-B-C.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Flames vs. Cavaliers; :00
The Cavalier sophomore sprained his left ankle with just over two minutes
left in Virginia's 67-54 win over the Liberty Flames Wednesday night.
X-rays taken yesterday showed no fracture.
He is also questionable for Monday's game versus University of Connecticut.
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Keenan
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#S6-25
GRAPHIC=MIKE KEENAN
Former Roanoke Valley Rebel, Mike Keenan, was fired by the St. Louis Blues
yesterday.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NHL; :00
Keenan was stripped of his head coaching job and his general manager's title.
The Blues are two games under 500 this season. Keenan is the first coach to
lose his job in the N-H-L this year.
Express head coach Frank Anzalone commented on Keenan's situation.
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SOT
IN Q="Keenan
((FRANK ANZALONE/EXPRESS HEAD COACH: KEENAN RESPECTS HIS PLAYERS, BUT DOESN'T
RESPECT HIS PLAYERS, IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. KEENAN IS A TOUGH GUY TO PLAY
FOR, BUT HE GETS RESULTS. IN THE CASE OF ST LOUIS, THE FANS GOT HIM. THE FANS
GOT TIRED OF THE WAITING AND THE MEDIOCRITY. HE'S A VERY GOOD HOCKEY GUY. BUT
ALL OF US ARE GOING TO GET FIRED SOONER OR LATER.))
SUPER=01-Frank Anzalone/Express Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...sooner or later"
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Tamarin-monkey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
A rare Brazilian monkey has made a big comeback.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Brazil;
Twelve years ago the Golden Lion Tamarin was on the edge of extinction
when its population nose dived to less than 100.
Now, thanks to a global initiative the rare monkey is on the road to
recovery.
The World Wide Fund for Nature, who call this the wildlife story of 19-96,
says their are now some 800 Tamarins living in the wild.
The Mill Mountain Zoo is home to a few of these furry creatures.
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by SS