06:00-01
P-AIRBORNE-CRASH
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=SPR
TAPE#596-41
GRAPHIC=AIRBORNE CRASH
It's being called the worst air-craft disaster in Southwestern Virginia...
Now Federal officials are hoping the flight data recorders will give some
insight on the crash of the cargo plane that killed six people.
The Airborne Express Cargo plane went down in Giles County Sunday night.
take map
The delivery company recently purchased the plane and workers were taking it
on a test flight from North Carolina to Ohio.
Scott Prince traveled to the site and has this report.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=the devastation
SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Bob MacIntosh/NTSB Investigator; :19
SUPER=@Scott1; 1:00
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=Prince, NEWS-7 GIles CO.
HOSTAGES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
No sign marxist gorillas in Peru are ready to end their hostage standoff.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;
The Peruvian government has delivered water, food, and clean laundry to
the Japanese ambassador's residence where the gunmen still hold
some one-hundred-forty hostages.
Hostages freed from the compound say the armed rebels treated them very well.
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Local-Peru
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 96-97)
GRAPHIC=none
A family in Roanoke County has been nervously awaiting the release of two
relatives ever since the hostage standoff began in Peru.
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VO-NAT
Kris Merschrod and his wife Stella were among the captured.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Stellas' sister lives here in Roanoke County.
Cecilia Alami was relieved to learn Sunday night
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru/Last Night;
that her brother- in- law was released, a few days after her sister.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:10:13
IN Q=He said
((CECILIA ALAMI/RELATIVE OF HOSTAGE: HE SAID HIS ONLY PREOCCUPATION THE WHOLE
TIME HE WAS THERE WAS THAT WE WERE WORRIED FOR HIM. AND THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IN
THERE WAS VERY MUCH RELAXED AND THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERGO ANY HARDSHIP.))
SUPER=01-Cecilia Alami/Relative of Hostage;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=any hardship.
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VO-NAT
Merschrod told Alami it was a very relaxed atmosphere where he was being
held.
He said the terrorists were not holding a gun to everyone's head the whole
time.
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MIDEAST
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace talks
A new sign that Israel's occupation
of Hebron could be close to ending.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are meeting face-to-face today
at a border crossing, trying to wrap up a deal on an Israeli withdrawal.
This is their first meeting since the Washington Summit in October.
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Stocks
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SUPER=x5007;
crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=airborne crash
Federal officials are hoping flight data recorders will help them determine
what brought down a cargo jet Sunday killing all six people on board.
TAKE MAP
The Airborne Express plane went down in Giles County and is being called the
worst air-craft disaster in Southwestern Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Officials with Airborne Express say the plane was recently purchased and
workers were taking it on a test flight from North Carolina to Ohio.
But the plane did not reach its destination, and instead crashed into East
River Mountain causing a massive explosion.
Officials say the crew knew it was in trouble minutes before the crash.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( BOB MCINTOSH/NTSB: THERE WAS A DISTRESS CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICES THEY WERE ON THE BORDER OF TWO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE UNITS
BETWEEN ATLANTA AND INDIANAPOLIS. ))
SUPER=01-Bob MacIntosh/NTSB Investigator;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=Atlanta and Indianapolis.
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VO-NAT
Some 20 investigators sifted through the thousands of pieces of debris
yesterday looking for clues.
They say it's still too soon to speculate, but they appear to be leaning
toward mechanical failure as the cause of the crash.
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L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Mornin'
NEWSCAST=Melanie
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-92
GRAPHIC=murder
Lynchburg police say the early morning death of a man at a downtown motel
appears to be a homicide.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Rescue personnel were called to the Ramada Inn on Main Street around 1:30.
A man who reportedly had been staying with another man in room 116 told
police he came back to the room to find his friend unconscious on the floor.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Earl Burnette/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=a male victim.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Burnette would NOT say how the victim might have died.
The man who discovered the body is being questioned at the Lynchburg police
department.
No other information has been released.
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Walnut-Bridge
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=NONE
Some people will now have an easier time getting to Mill Mountain.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The new Walnut Street bridge opened yesterday.
The bridge was torn up a year ago. That forced people who used to use the
bridge to take a detour to get to the mountain.
The project was finished on time, and on budget.
It includes some new decorative lighting.
The contractor still has some painting to do, but the bridge won't have to
close for that.
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Bedford-Camaros
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-94
GRAPHIC=NONE
Bedford County sheriff's department is sporting a new flashy look these
days.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Sheriff Mike Brown yesterday unveiled his department's newest patrol cars...
two 19-97 Camaros.
The sporty- looking vehicles will be used in Bedford's newly- created Crime
Suppression Unit, aimed at cracking down on D-U-I and drug offenders.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:22:22
IN Q=If you have
((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF: IF YOU HAVE ONE AREA OF THE COUNTY THAT
YOU'RE GETTING MORE CALLS, THEN THESE VEHICLES WILL BE THERE IN THAT AREA. BOTH
DRUGS, ALCOHOL, B & E'S, LARCENIES, WHEREVER THE CRIME IS, THESE UNITS WILL BE
WORKING IN TANDEM WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE OTHER FIELD UNITS.))
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=the other field units.
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VO-NAT
Each Camaro is fully equipped with radar detection, video recorders and
breathalyzer equipment.
They're also outfitted with Corvette engines, enabling the officer to catch
up with speeding vehicles more quickly.
Sheriff Brown says the Camaros also cost about one thousand dollars LESS
than the average patrol car.
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Plaster
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Plaster
Local politicians are gearing up for another special election.
A Patrick County republican wants to become the area's next delegate.
58- year- old Phil Plaster is seeking the Republican nomination to fill the
seat vacated by State Senator Elect Roscoe Reynolds.
Plaster is a familiar face on the political scene-- He ran for Reynolds seat
in 19-95.
Last week, Democrat Barnie Day announced his intentions to run in the
upcoming special election.
Day is a current member of the Patrick County Board of Supervisors.
Salem-Parade
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#96-90
GRAPHIC=State Champs
The Salem Spartans got one more chance to shine last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
It was a beautiful night for a victory parade, and Salem pulled out all the
stops.
Fans lined Main street and cheered for the champs, and for coach Willis
White, who had the best seat in the house on top of a fire engine.
White says this kind of support is part of the reason his team came out on
top.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:18:32
IN Q=well it lets them know
((WILLIS WHITE, SALEM FOOTBALL COACH; WELL IT LETS THEM KNOW THAT WE REALLY
LIKE OUR FOOTBALL HERE AT SALEM, AND i THINK IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO PLAY ))
SUPER=01-Willis White/Salem Head Coach
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=encourages them to play
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VO-NAT
The Spartans marched to the Salem Civic Center where almost 25 hundred
people were expected for a victory reception.
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plane-crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=airborne crash
Federal officials are hoping flight data recorders will help them determine
what brought down a cargo jet Sunday six people.
TAKE MAP
The Airborne Express plane went down in Giles County and is being called the
worst air-craft disaster in Southwestern Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Officials with Airborne Express say the plane was recently purchased and
workers were taking it on a test flight from North Carolina to Ohio.
But the plane never reached its destination, and instead crashed into East
River Mountain causing a massive explosion.
Officials say the crew knew it was in trouble minutes before the crash.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( BOB MCINTOSH/NTSB: THERE WAS A DISTRESS CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICES THEY WERE ON THE BORDER OF TWO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE UNITS
BETWEEN ATLANTA AND INDIANAPOLIS. ))
SUPER=01-Bob MacIntosh/NTSB Investigator;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=Atlanta and Indianapolis.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Some 20 investigators sifted through the thousands of pieces of debris
yesterday looking for clues.
They say it's still too soon to speculate, but they appear to be leaning
toward mechanical failure as the cause of the crash.
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LIMA-Hostages
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
One week after it all began, there is still no sign marxist gorillas in Peru
are ready to end their hostage standoff.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;
The Peruvian government has delivered water, food, and clean laundry to
the Japanese ambassador's residence where the gunmen still hold
some one-hundred-forty hostages.
Hostages freed from the compound say the armed rebels treated them very well.
(----------------)
Peru-Hostage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-97
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Roanoke County woman's sister and brother-in-law were among those being
held in Peru.
Her sister was released earlier, but her brother-in-law was just released
Sunday.
Len Besthoff has more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Our
SUPER=01-Cecilia Alami/Relative of Former Hostage; :00
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru/Sunday Night; :07
SUPER=04-Last Week; :22
SUPER=@Len2; :47
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:09:26
IN Q=Our
((OUR REACTION WAS ONE OF COURSE OF ABSOLUTE JOY. WE FELT THAT AT THAT MOMENT
THAT OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION REALLY STARTED. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=really started.
Cecilia Alami says her brother- in- law, Kris Merschrod, tried to walk away
from the hostage standoff after his release so he could go home,
but he was eventually bused to a hospital with the other former captives.
Merschrod told her it was a pretty relaxed inside the Japanese ambassador's
home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:10:51
IN Q=On Wednesday
((ALAMI: ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, THEY ALL GOT UP GOT THE VACUUM CLEANERS OUT
CLEANED THE HOUSE, MADE THE PLACE LOOK OKAY. AND HE REALLY SAID THAT THERE
WASN'T ANY PROBLEM WITH FOOD EXCEPT FOR ONE DAY WHEN THEY HAD TO SPLIT A SMALL
SANDWICH SIX WAYS.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=six ways.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:11:10
IN Q=I also
(( CECILIA ALAMI/RELATIVE OF HOSTAGE: I ALSO ASKED HIM IF THEY HAD HAD GUNS
POINTED AT THEIR HEAD THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE THERE. AND HE SAID NO, THAT
THAT WASN'T THE CASE AT ALL.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=at all.
Merschrod believes his captors have more earnest intentions than The Shining
Path, another rebel organization in Peru known for its violence.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:11:48
IN Q=He said that
((ALAMI: HE SAID THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY GENUINE, AND THEY WANT TO SEE
SOME REFORM IN THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WANT REPRESENTATION IN THE GOVERNMENT IS
WHAT THEY WANT. AND HE FELT THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO COMMUNICATE AND DO SOME
SERIOUS NEGOTIATING.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=serious negotiating.
Alami's sister, who's married to Merschrod, was released a few days earlier.
Merschrod also praised the efforts of the Japanese ambassador and the Red
Cross in making the hostages comfortable.
Len Besthoff, News-7.))
ISRAEL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace talks
The Middle East Peace process may be getting back on track.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu are meeting this morning for the first time since October's
Washington Summit.
They are reportedly close to finalizing a deal on an Israeli pull-out from
the West Bank city of Hebron.
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RAY
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The man convicted of assassinating
civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior is in a Nashville hospital this
morning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nashville, TN;
Hospital officials confirm 68 year old James Earl Ray was hospitalized over
the weekend, but they won't comment on his condition.
SUPER=@file;
A Nashville T-V station reports he's near death.
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5-Cancer-Cure
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-39
GRAPHIC=cancer
The research war on curing cancer was started 25-years ago.
But the death rate from cancer is just now starting to fall according to
the National Cancer Institute.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The decrease is attributed to improved detection and treatment.
Death rates from various cancers...such as breast cancer, prostate, and
lung cancer in men... have been dropping since 19-91.
Before the war was declared, children died within weeks or months.
Today 70-percent of children with cancer survive.
(--------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Cancer research was made a national priority when President Richard Nixon
signed the National Cancer Act in 19-71.
5-Hearing-Aids
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=hearing
New help for people using hearing devices-- a new generation of hearing
aids are now available that are more custom-tailored to an individual's hearing
pattern.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
They're completely digitized-- with the processing power of a standard
laptop computer-- thanks to the development of a revolutionary new lightweight
computer chip.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:44:09
IN Q=This is
((DR. DENNIS HAMPTON/AUDIOLOGIST: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
DIGITIZE THE SOUND AND THEN GIVE A PROGRAM TO A HEARING AID TO TELL IT WHAT TO
DO WITH SOUND. ))
SUPER=01-Dennis Hampton/Audiologist; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=do with sound
(----------------)
The device digitizes the incoming sound waves, and then manipulates the
sound waves with a tiny computer, to compensate for the hearing loss pattern.
This audio pattern is then re-converted to sound waves, and delivered to
the ear.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:44:36
IN Q=I hear the birds
((FRANK DELUCA/HEARING AID PATIENT: I HEAR THE BIRDS, I HEAR ALL THE SQUIRRELS,
I HEAR EVERYTHING NOW. BEFORE, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. NOW, I SAY GEE, WHERE
DID ALL OF THESE ANIMALS COME FROM. THEY BEEN THERE ALL THE WHILE.))
SUPER=01-Frank DeLuca/Hearing Aid Patient; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=all the while.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
There are two brands of digital hearing aids on the market now-- the
Oticon Digi-Focus and the Senso-Widex.
They cost between two-thousand and 25-hundred dollars, about 25-percent
more than the current top of the line hearing aids on the market.
Hospital-Food
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-35
GRAPHIC=Hospital Care
Watching your waistline may mean having to watch what you eat while in the
hospital.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A new study says the meals served up in hospitals are far from healthy--
they're loaded with fat, cholesterol and salt.
The study's authors-- reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine--
say it was discouraging to find that hospitals are offering state of the art
medical technology-- but not state of the art diets.
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toss to bump
Airborne-Crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-88
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash
Officials from the N-T-S-B and F-A-A will return to Giles County today and
continue their investigation into a deadly weekend plane crash.
(----------------)
Pinnacle MAP
Sunday night, an Airborne Express cargo plane went down a few miles outside
the town of Narrows... killing all six people on board.
Yesterday, the search for answers began.
Scott Prince was there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The six
SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Bob MacIntosh/NTSB Investigator; :30
SUPER=@Scott1; :56 QUICK
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=S.P., N-7, Giles County
(( The six victims were brought down the East River Mountain late in the day.
But up on top, countless pieces of debris still remain.
At this point investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the
D-C 8 to crash, but they DO believe it was a mechanical problem... and not
weather related.
They also say the half- dozen people on board knew the plane was in trouble
minutes before it went down.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:00:23
IN Q=They were
((BILL MACINTOSH/NTSB INVESTIGATOR: THEY WERE OPERATING BETWEEN THIRTEEN AND
FIFTEEN THOUSAND FEET AND CALLED IN AND SAID THEY REQUIRED IMMEDIATE DISSENT
AND THEY WERE ALREADY IN AN EMERGENCY DISSENT. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=emergency dissent
The plane was recently purchased by Airborne Express and those on board the
ill- fated cargo flight were taking it on a test run.
It took off from Greensboro, North Carolina and was headed Northwest to
Wilmington, Ohio.
But right before the crash, the flight path apparently changed.
Stand up 2:17:39
((The plane was headed Southwest when it crashed into the mountain.
This is the point of impact.
And officials say wreckage is scattered across 2 acres.))
End Stand up
RUNS=:10
The force of the plane was so great, it dug out two house- size craters on
the mountain side.
But officials were still able to locate the flight recorders among the
debris.
The data was immediately taken from the scene and sent to Washington, D.C.
Investigators hope to complete their on- sight probe before the Christmas
holiday.
However, the over all investigation could take months to complete.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Giles County.))
2-L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Mornin'
NEWSCAST=Melanie
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-92
GRAPHIC=murder
Lynchburg police say the early morning death of a man at a downtown motel
appears to be a homicide.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Rescue personnel were called to the Ramada Inn on Main Street around 1:30.
A man who reportedly had been staying with another man in room 116 told
police he came back to the room to find his friend unconscious on the floor.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Earl Burnette/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=a male victim.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Burnette would NOT say how the victim might have died.
The man who discovered the body is being questioned at the Lynchburg police
department.
No other information has been released.
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Church-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-98
GRAPHIC=Fire
Investigators believe an accident started the fire that heavily damaged a
Henry County church.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
Victory Baptist Church on route 609 near Fieldale had 125- thousand dollars
in damage.
Sunday night's blaze apparently started in the left side pulpit area, near
the piano.
Investigators believe it was ignited by a candle in some Christmas
decorations.
In hopes of preventing similar losses, the state fire marshal's office will
offer fire safety inspections to other area churches.
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RU-Hunger
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=radford univ.
On the campus of Radford University, students are feeling the spirit of the
holidays....by giving to others.
A quarter of the student population has donated three-thousand dollars to
fight hunger, with the "Skip-A-Meal" hunger drive.
17-hundred students gave a lunch from their meal plans.
The university will give the money to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Elmo-Auction
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#96-89
GRAPHIC=salvation army
The Salvation Army is the big winner after yesterday's Tickle Me Elmo auction
in Roanoke.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=auction stuff
((AUCTIONEER CALLING ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=SOLD, FOR 120 DOLLARS
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
More than one-hundred Sesame Street fans waited at the Lowe's store in
Roanoke yesterday- all for a chance at the hottest Christmas present this year.
W-S-L-Q radio personality Dick Daniels decided to hold the charity auction--
But it took extra measures to round up these hard to find muppets.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT13:15:20
IN Q=not illegal
((DICK DANIELS: NOT ILLEGAL, BUT I TELL YOU, WE DID HAVE TO DO SOME STOCKROOM
DEALING TO GET A COUPLE OF THEM.))
SUPER=01-Dick Daniels/Q99;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=couple of them.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The auction attracted people of all ages, including one woman who already
has two Elmos and just came to see the spectacle.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT12:52:09
IN Q=WE GOT OUR
((KATHERINE WILSON:WE GOT OUR ELMO FROM A FRIEND OF OURS, HER MOTHER IN LAW
LIVES IN DETROIT, SHE ENDED UP WITH TWO ELMOS, ONE FROM NC, ONE FROM DETROIT.
))
SUPER=07-Katherine Wilson;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=one from detroit
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VO-NAT
The five Elmos netted more than 11-hundred dollars for the Salvation army.
New Sesame Street "Tickle-Me" dolls for different characters are already in
the works for next Christmas.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=nfl
Nothing was decided in Monday night football last night, except that Barry
Sanders got the rushing title.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA/ABC Sports
Wayne Fontes was probably enjoying his last game as coach of the Lions.
Sanders got going early with a 54 yard T-D, as he chased after the league's
rushing title.
Elvis (Grr-Bock) Grbac filled in for Steve Young, and did his best Young
impersonation on the 6 yard scramble to make it 21 -14 San Francisco.
The niners go on to win 24-14.
For last night's scores let's check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556;
SUPER=x5022;
SUPER=0100-j/San Francisco/24//Detroit/14///;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Atlanta/76/j/New York/82////Cleveland/84/j/Orlando/89///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Utah/98/j/Minnesota/107////New Jersey/81/j/Chicago/113///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Milwaukee/81//Houston/76///j/Miami/90//San Antonio/79///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Denver/112//Phoenix/109//Overtime/j/Washington/106//Portland/84///;SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Sacramento/100//L.A. Clippers/88///;
RUNS=:42
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OUT Q=....last score."
by SS