12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=Eric
SS=None
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VO-NAT
And all the American hostages held in Lima, Peru are free.
We'll have reaction from a local family.
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Talent=Eric
Federal Investigators are on the scene of a cargo plane crash in Giles
County.
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TALENT=Kimberly
SS=None
Today's outlook is a far cry from this weekend's chilly weather.
We'll be basking in high temperatures in the 50s.
More on that, plus the Christmas forecast, coming up.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=NONE
Stick around, News 7 at noon is next.
Plane-Crash
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-100
GRAPHIC=plane crash
A major break this afternoon for investigators in Giles County.
The recording units have been recovered from the ill-fated cargo plane that
crashed outside of Narrows last night.
The Airborne Express A-B-X Air D-C-8 was traveling from North Carolina to
Ohio when it went down.
The crash killed all six people on board.
Double Boxes=Eric and Scott/Starlink
Scott Prince has spent the morning near the crash site and he now joins us
with an update.
Live=scott Full/Starlink
SUPER=@scott1;
SUPER=06-Giles Co.;
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SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Bob MacIntosh/NTSB Investigator;
SUPER=04-Last Night;
RUNS=1:10
OUT Q=right now
Live=Scott Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Giles Co.;
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Double Boxes=Eric and Scott/Starlink
DC-8
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=plane crash
D-C-8's, like the one in yesterday's crash, were used as passenger planes in
the late '50's and early '60's.
we have a dc8 full screen graphic
Empty, they weigh 83 tons with a wing span of 148 feet.
The plane has four jet engines and can travel up to 600 miles per hour.
The cargo plane usually carries a crew of three.
And has a fuel capacity of 20-thousand gallons.
Explosion
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
At least four people are dead after an explosion in Houston.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston, TX
It happened shortly before midnight last night at the Wyman Gordon Forging
Company, a defense contractor.
Three workers were taken to the hospital, and six are still missing.
The explosion did NOT cause a fire at the plant.
A hazardous materials team is on the scene.
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Yeltsin
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=yeltsin
Russian President Boris Yeltsin is back at his desk today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia;
Yeltsin has not worked full time for six months... he had heart surgery just
last month.
He appeared in good spirits as he talked to guards outside his office.
He said he was feeling well and ready for action.
But former Russian national security advisor Alexander Lebed says Yeltsin is
too sick to run the country.
Lebed, who was fired by Yeltsin, alleges the President is drinking again.
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Clinton
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton wrapped up his Christmas shopping yesterday, and got an
earful from AIDS activists.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Mr. Clinton broke his normal Sunday morning routine, skipping church
services to go shopping at AMTRAK's Union Station shops.
He was mobbed by well wishers as he shopped, and then heckled by two members
of the AIDS activists group ACT-UP.
The President did not respond to the hecklers.
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Gas-Prices
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-90
GRAPHIC=gas prices up
Triple-A estimates 39 million Americans will be hitting the highways to
celebrate Christmas.
Eighty percent of them will be traveling by car.
As the miles add up, so will the gas bill.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Compared to last December, gasoline prices are up a whopping 17 cents a
gallon.
But according to local Triple- A officials, things could be worse.
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SOT 11:24:06
IN Q=The least
((JOYCE BRADFORD/AAA OF VIRGINIA: THE LEAST EXPENSIVE AREA IN THE COUNTRY IS
THE SOUTH EAST SO WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BETTER THAN AVERAGE PRICES HERE. ))
SUPER=01-Joyce Bradford/AAA of Virginia;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=prices here
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VO-NAT
According to Bradford the most expensive place to buy gasoline is on the
west coast.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=eric
Coming up later in the newscast,
A local family caught up in the Peruvian hostage situation got an early
Christmas present.
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VO-NAT
And,
Santa Claus speaks out about today's children.
But first let's check in with Kimberly
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Talent=Kimberly
Wx-Tease
Well, it may feel a little warm today for Santa-- a strong southerly flow
will boost temperatures into the 50s for highs.
You can expect partly sunny skies for the afternoon-- then showers on the
way later tonight.
Currently outside the W-D-B-J studios it's...
music up full
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Peru
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Reports from Lima, Peru say all seven American hostages are free this
morning.
They were in a group of more than 200 freed last night.
But 140 people are still being held by rebels.
Jim Axelrod has the latest.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Axelrod/Reporting; 1:11 (SU)
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=
Local-Peru
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-97
GRAPHIC=none
That American hostage you saw walking away from the compound is Chris
Merschrod (mersh-ROD), the brother-in-law of a Roanoke County woman.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Cecilia Alami's (uh-LAH-mee) says her family received the Christmas present
they prayed for last night.
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SOT 11:09:00
IN Q=As we
((CECILIA ALAMI/RELATIVE OF HOSTAGE: AS WE WERE SHARING SOME FOOD AND SNACKS,
ONE OF MY SONS WAS LISTENING TO THE T-V AND HE CAME AND TOLD US THAT THE
HOSTAGES HAD BEEN RELEASED. OF COURSE ALL ACTIVITY CEASED AT THAT POINT, AND
WE ALL WERE GLUED TO THE T-V TO SEE IF CHRIS HAD BEEN ONE OF THE ONES RELEASED.
AND WE DID GET A PHONE CALL FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT LETTING US KNOW THAT HE
WAS INDEED RELEASED.))
SUPER=01-Cecilia Alami/Relative of Hostage;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=indeed released.
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=none
Alami spoke with her brother- in- law and he said the atmosphere inside the
building was actually very relaxed, and the hostages were NOT sitting around
the whole time with guns to their heads.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
Later in the newscast,
No one can accuse Lynchburg's fire department of being "yellow" any more.
Their budget is in the black, but their vehicles will now be bright red.
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VO-NAT
And,
If you hate the mall, but still have some last minute shopping to do we'll
have a good alternative for you when we return.
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Emergency-Vehicles
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#net (edit of 96-110)
GRAPHIC=none
Lynchburg's emergency vehicles may start to look like they're celebrating
Christmas all year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week;
For the first time in 20 years, the fire department is seeing red.
Fire Chief Fred Mills announced his department will start repainting its
fleet of yellow fire trucks and ambulances, back to the more traditional color
red.
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SOT 00:16:35
IN Q=The public still
((FRED MILLS/LYNCHBURG FIRE CHIEF: THE PUBLIC STILL IDENTIFIES THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WITH RED. OUR PEOPLE FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE RED, IT'S A MORALE ISSUE
TO SOME EXTENT.))
SUPER=01-Fred Mills/Lynchburg Fire Chief; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to some extent.
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VO-NAT
Mills says the fire trucks will be repainted only as needed over the next
few years.
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Museum-Stores
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-89
GRAPHIC=christmas shopping
Some local museum shops may offer unique gifts in the last minute holiday
shopping rush.
Joe Dashiell has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Santa has been hanging out
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Eva Walters/Harrison Museum Curator; :25
SUPER=01-Suzanne Williams/Museum Store Shopper; :58
SUPER=01-Linda Webb/Museum Store Shopper; 1:05
SUPER=@Joe2; 1:13
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke
((Santa has been hanging out at the history museum of the Roanoke Valley,
but the museum's gift shop on the city market also has a lot to offer for the
holiday season.
A few blocks away, the Harrison Museum of African American Culture sells
distinctive handmade crafts from Africa... and this year is offering the new
pictorial history of the region's African American heritage.
SOT 04:28:07
IN Q=I'm sure there are some items.
(( I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FIND IN OTHER
DEPARTMENT STORES, BUT I THINK IT'S KIND OF FUN TO COME TO A MUSEUM AND FIND
SOME SPECIAL THINGS AT A STORE THERE.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=at a store there.
NAT SOUND OF THE 611
Echoes of the 611 and other steam locomotives are for sale at the Virginia
Museum of Transportation, where the National Railway Historical Society
features the work of photographer O. Winston Link.
And if stocking stuffers, are the stuff of your last- minute search...
don't forget the Science Museum of Western Virginia...
SOT 04:50:51
IN Q=I'm just looking for different things
((SUZANNE WILLIAMS/MUSEUM STORE SHOPPER: I'M JUST LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT THINGS
FOR MY SON. HE REALLY LIKES THE SCIENCE MUSEUM. THEY HAVE LOT'S OF STOCKING
STUFFERS. HE'S INTO ROCKS AND GEMSTONES.))
04:54:59
((LINDA WEBB/MUSEUM STORE SHOPPER: THEY HAVE LOTS OF GREAT, YOU KNOW, SNAKES
AND EYEBALLS AND BRAINS AND THINGS THAT BOYS LIKE, I THINK laughter.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=LAUGHTER.
And the list doesn't stop here. Museums and cultural groups throughout
western Virginia have gift shops that supplement their tight budgets, and offer
unique alternatives to the usual Christmas fare.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
SHOPPING
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#96-92
GRAPHIC=christmas shopping
With less than two days left until Christmas,
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
merchants say this holiday sales are mounting.
Store owners say procrastinators have been keeping the stores busy.
And they apparently are not just buying stocking stuffers...they're buying
the big ticket items as well.
Many customers say they're looking for last minute deals.
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SOT 05:55:04
IN Q=I ALWAYS DO
((BARBARA HOLBROOK/SHOPPER: I ALWAYS DO LAST MINUTE SHOPPING. I LOVE
CHRISTMAS AND I GO RIGHT UP TO THE END, THE SALES GET BETTER AND I JUST KEEP
SHOPPING.))
SUPER=01-Barbara Holbrook/Shopper;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=I JUST KEEP SHOPPING
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VO-NAT
Holbrook says she believes an improved economy is prompting shoppers to buy
more.
With Christmas on Wednesday, many stores are open extended hours today, and
close early Christmas Eve.
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WEATHER
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Common-Sense
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Common Sense
GRAPHIC=Common Sense
In this week's edition of Common Sense, Len Besthoff takes a look at a
mutual fund style that's a hot commodity these days.
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SOT
IN Q=A poplar
SUPER=01-Dave Cissel/Financial Solutions; :16
SUPER=@Len1; 1:18
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=the newsdesk.
((
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SOT STANDUP TAPE 12:25:13
IN Q=A popular
((A popular type of fund these days to invest in is basically a type called an
index fund. Now studies show that index funds beat other stock mutual funds
90- percent of the time, but as Dave Cissel with Financial Solutions explains,
there are pros and cons.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=pros and cons.
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SOT tape one 11:08:11...can cover some of this w/ index fund brochure
stuff...morningstar computer screen stuff
IN Q=An index
((DAVE CISSEL/FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS: AN INDEX FUND TRACKS A STOCK INDEX. FOR
INSTANCE THE S&P, AN S&P 500 INDEX FUND, WILL BUY THE 500 STOCKS IN THE S&P
INDEX. SO SOME OF THE BENEFITS ARE THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A MANAGER
THAT'S BUYING AND SELLING STOCKS FREQUENTLY, THE EXPENSES ARE LOWER, SO MORE OF
THE INVESTMENT RETURNS GO TO THE INVESTOR. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE IS THAT SINCE YOU
DON'T HAVE A MANAGER THAT'S BUYING AND SELLING STOCKS, THEY'RE TAX EFFICIENT,
SO IN OTHER WORDS THE INVESTOR DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY TAX ON A LOT OF CAPITAL
GAINS GENERATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOME DISADVANTAGES ARE THAT AN INDEX
FUND, BY ITS NATURE, IS NOT TOO DIVERSIFIED. SO FOR INSTANCE IF YOU BUY AN
INDEX FUND THAT TRACKS THE S&P 500 INDEX, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THINGS LIKE
SMALL COMPANY STOCKS OR INTERNATIONAL STOCKS. ))
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OUT Q=international stocks.
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SOT 12:27:04
IN Q=Another thing
((Another thing to remember with index funds is that they guarantee an average
return, so if the market is outperforming, your index fund could be way behind.
I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense, let's send it back
to the newsdesk.
))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=newsdesk.))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP 16 points.
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Sports is next,
The two- year- old Panthers do the impossible. They've won the N-F-C west
in their first year.
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VO-NAT
And,
The Redskins close out their tenure at R-F-K stadium with a bang, and a
blowout victory over the Cowboys.
Stay with us.
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Carolina
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#net (edit of FB96-3)
GRAPHIC=Panthers/Steelers
The Carolina Panthers became the fastest expansion team to make the
playoffs.
They captured the N-F-C west title by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlotte/NBC Sports;
The Panthers led 9 to nothing until the second quarter. Steeler
quarterback Mike Tomzak hooks up with Andre Hastings to make it 9 to 7
Panthers.
Then Kordell Stewart drops back to pass but instead he scores on the 80
yard touchdown run and the Steelers led 14 to 9 at the half.
The Panthers used three John Kasay field goals in the second half. This 29
yarder in the fourth quarter gave Carolina an 18 to 14 lead.
SUPER=30-Carolina/18/Pittsburgh/14/; Chad Coda intercepts the Stewart pass
in the end zone and Carolina wins it 18 to 14.
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SOT
IN Q="You know I...
((CHAD CODA/ONE INTERCEPTION: ))
((KERRY COLLINS/PANTHER QUARTERBACK: ))
SUPER=01-Chad Coda/One Interception; :03 (quick)
SUPER=01-Kerry Collins/Panther Quarterback; :07 (quick)
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=.....enough about em."
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Skins
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#net (edit ofRS96-1)
GRAPHIC=Skins/Cowboys
The Washington Redskins said good bye to R-F-K in a big way yesterday.
Terry Allen scored three touchdowns as the Skins beat the Cowboys 37 to 10.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Washington DC/FOX Sports;
This Allen two yard run in the third quarter gave the Redskins a 23 to 3
lead.
Then moments later Allen takes the
SUPER=30-Washington/37/Dallas/10/;handoff again from Gus Frerotte and scores
from six yards out and the Redskins rout the Cowboys 37 to 10.
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Hoops
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB97-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Hoops
Virginia Tech played its last game before the holiday break. Ace Custis
scored 15 but the Hokies lost to West Virginia 76 to 68.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Princeton, NJ/ESPN; :
And the Tigers of Princeton almost pulled off the upset.
Princeton's Goodrich takes it to the hoop for the easy layup and the Tigers
trailed by only two.
But North Carolina took it inside. Vince Carter with the alley oop jam in
the second half and Carolina led by 10.
The Tar Heels survived a barrage of SUPER=33-UNC/69/Princeton/60/;threes
in the second half to get the 69 to 60 win over Princeton.
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SANTA
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#96-88
GRAPHIC=Christmas
Santa Claus made an early trip to Southwest Virginia--
Denise Allen caught up with the jolly elf who offered some insight on his
job.
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SOT
IN Q=He's the center of
SUPER=03-Radford; :00
SUPER=07-Santa Claus; :10
SUPER=03-Pembroke; :20
SUPER=@Denise2; :26
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=News 7
(( He's the center of every Christmas party he attends.
Young children gather around to hear the inside scoop on life at the North
Pole, including how Santa hurt his thumb.
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SOT 12:37:54
IN Q=well now Rudolph
((SANTA CLAUS: WELL NOW RUDOLPH IS MUCH BIGGER, I HAVE A MUCH BIGGER HOOK. SO
IT'S BIG ENOUGH SO THAT WHEN I DO THIS MY THUMB CAN FIT IN THERE AND THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENED.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=hooking up to sleigh
When visiting southwest Virginia Santa stays at Lil and Bob Evans' Pembroke
home.
He's been talking to children at parties for years--he says today's children
ask for more than ever.
At a recent party he received the longest Christmas list ever.
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SOT 19:53:45
IN Q=THE BEAUTIFUL
((THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT HE WANTED THINGS FOR HIS LITTLE SISTER
AS WELL.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=SISTER AS WELL
And lately he's been packing his sleigh with different items.
Children still ask for dolls and bikes, but Santa says now he's filling
orders for more sophisticated things such as computers.
But for gifts that may change the child's life he checks with the parents
first.
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SOT 19:57:12
IN Q=LIKE IF I
((LIKE IF I BRING A TELEPHONE OR TELEVISION AND THE CHILD KEEPS IT IN THEIR
ROOM ALL THE TIME AND THEY'RE TALKING TO THEIR FRIENDS ON THE TELEPHONE OR
WATCHING THEIR FAVORITE PROGRAMS THEY FORGET TO COME OUT AND VISIT WITH THE
FAMILY.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=VISIT WITH THE FAMILY
Santa says he tries to provide his young friends with faith and hope just by
sitting and listening to them.
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SOT 20:02:14
IN Q=that's what i'm
((THAT'S WHAT I'M IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING, TRYING TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED
AND WHAT THEY WANT. IF I CAN COMBINE THOSE, THAT REALLY IS A GOOD CHRISTMAS
FOR ME DENISE.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=FOR ME DENISE
And if you're wondering how he provides good Christmases for children all
over the world, he says he moves quickly and just follows the sun around the
globe.
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SOT 12:54:38
IN Q=oh i'll
((OH I'LL BE BACK. BUT GOOD BYE FOR NOW.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=FOR NOW
Denise Allen News 7.))
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