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1-News-head
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHU
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
When push comes to shove, Virgil Goode says it's the balanced budget
amendment that tops his agenda.
We'll talk with the Congressman-elect on NEWS 7 at SIX tonight.
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VO-NAT
And we've got some constructive ideas on how to handle an over-eager puppy-
-short of the old rolled up newspaper approach.
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Sports-head
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Mike Stevens continues his live reports from Miami today, with
more on the Hokies and the Huskers, Florida State's Warrick Dunn talks about
bening gator bait,
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VO-NAT
and he's "Farve" and away, the NFL's most valuable. all this in sports.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
More record warmth for the east and despite a brief cool down this week, the
new long range forecast says temperatures will remain much above normal.
Day-Murder
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#96-91
GRAPHIC=murder Investigation
Roanoke Police still don't know who fired the fatal shots at a Day Avenue
apartment last week, but they have released the names of the victims.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday;
One of the men, 54 year old Spencer Jackson Dickason, lived in the
apartment.
The other man, 44 year old Odell Hairston, had a Northwest Roanoke address.
A weekend autopsy found both men died from a single gunshot wound to the
head.
Police suspect a murder suicide, because the fatal bullets are the same
caliber as a gun found at the scene.
They say additional test could tell them if either man fired the fatal
shots.
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Pulaski-Shooting
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-89
GRAPHIC=NONE
The shooting that killed a Pulaski County couple over the weekend is still
under investigation tonight.
But the Medical Examiner's office says the wounds are consistent with
murder- suicide.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Sunday;
Deputies were called to the home of Betty and Douglas Burgess Saturday
night after neighbors heard gunshots.
They found the bodies lying in the front yard of the home on Alum Spring
Road.
Investigators say Douglas Burgess was holding a large caliber handgun.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Autopsies indicate that both victims died from gunshot wounds to the head.
This afternoon, Dr. William Masello said Douglas Burgess had a single
bullet wound, while his wife had more than one.
L'burg-Fire
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-98
GRAPHIC=Fire
A Lynchburg family may start the new year looking for a new home after a
mid- day fire heavily damaged their house.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Payne Street just before noon
after a neighbor spotted smoke coming from this house.
Crews quickly contained the blaze, but not before a front living room
suffered extensive fire damage.
Smoke damage throughout the rest of the house has left it uninhabitable for
the family of three.
Investigators say a battery charger for a child's Christmas toy had been
left near a recliner, apparently sparking the blaze.
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Defibrillator
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-94
GRAPHIC=NONE
When a person goes into cardiac arrest every second counts.
This week, the Danville fire department will improve the survival odds for
heart attack victims in its area.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=An estimated
SUPER=04-File Tape; :00
SUPER=03-Danville; :15
SUPER=01-Ray Earp/Danville Fire Fighter; :23
SUPER=01-Dr. Stuart Smith/Danville Regional Medical Center; :42
SUPER=01-B. G. Lewis/Danville Fire Chief; 1:06
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:15
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
(( An estimated one- thousand Americans die every day from a heart attack.
No one understands the staggering figures more than the Danville fire
department.
The city's fire fighters are almost always called when a person suffers a
heart attack.
But despite their quick response time, until this week, they've never
carried defibrillators.
The machines are a vital tool in saving the life of a heart attack victim.
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SOT
IN Q=You try
((RAY EARP/DANVILLE FIRE FIGHTER:YOU TRY TO DO YOUR BEST EVERY TIME BUT YOU'RE
ALWAYS THINKING MAYBE I COULD'VE DONE MORE AND THIS WILL HELP ERASE THAT
QUESTION.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=that question.
During cardiac arrest, the heart goes into a condition called
"fibrillation".
In other words, the heart is unable to contract like it's supposed to and
the person stops breathing.
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SOT
IN Q=You have
((DR. STUART SMITH/DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER:YOU HAVE ABOUT A TEN MINUTE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT HEART TO BEAT NORMALLY AGAIN. WITH DEFIBRILLATION
WITHIN ONE TO TWO MINUTES AFTER CARDIAC ARREST, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SAVE ABOUT 90-
PERCENT OF PEOPLE.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=of people.
The Danville rescue squad uses defibrillators, but the organization is
volunteer.
Fire fighters are also generally quicker to arrive because there are seven
fire houses around the city.
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SOT
IN Q=Our average
((B. G. LEWIS/DANVILLE FIRE CHIEF:OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IS THREE AND A
HALF- TO FOUR MINUTES, SO WE HAVE A BIT OF A JUMP ON THE LIFE- SAVING CREW
BECAUSE OF OUR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=geographic location.
The seven defibrillators cost about 60- thousand dollars. Half of the
amount was paid by the city, the other half, by a state grant. Teresa
Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
Blood-Heroes
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-100
GRAPHIC=NONE
If you live in Bedford County or if you're passing through the area tonight,
you have a chance to become a hero.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
That's the message from the American Red Cross, which is organizing a
"Holiday Heroes" bloodmobile at the National Guard armory in Bedford.
Faced with a holiday season blood shortage, the county's police, fire and
rescue crews are urging residents to get out and donate.
Wallace Payne has been giving blood for more than 35 years.. today he went
over the five GALLON mark.
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SOT 5:16:21
IN Q=I just like
((WALLACE PAYNE/BLOOD DONOR: I JUST LIKE GIVING, I BELIEVE IT MAKES YOU FEEL
GOOD. IT MAKES YOU BETTER, GIVING.))
SUPER=01-Wallace Payne/Blood Donor; :00 (quick!)
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=better, giving.
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VO-NAT
The bloodmobile will stay open until eight o'clock.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast, we'll visit with Virgil Goode as he leaves
behind two decades in the state Senate to move to Capitol Hill,
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VO-NAT
and we'll hear from an animal trainer who has some advice for those owners of
Christmas puppies whose little problems are gnawing away at them.
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ANCHOR=Robin
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Reynolds-Resignation
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Reynolds
January 14th will be election day for voters in the southside district that
just sent Roscoe Reynolds to the state Senate.
Reynolds ended accusations of foot-dragging by both parties today -- faxing
a letter to the Governor resigning his House of Delegates seat.
That allowed Governor Allen to set the 14th as the date for the special
election to fill the position.
That means the district will go UN-represented from the January 8th opening
gavel of the General Assembly until a new delegate can be sworn in.
Goode
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-93
GRAPHIC=Goode
The new year will carry a new man to Washington from western Virginia.
After serving more than 20 years in the Virginia General Assembly, Virgil
Goode is preparing to take his seat in Congress.
Tonight, Goode tells Joe Dashiell he's prepared for his latest challenge.
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SOT
IN Q=Every January since
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Virgil Goode/Congressman- Elect; :12
SUPER=@Joe2; :41
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=Joe Dashiell News 7
((Every January since 1973, Virgil Goode has made the annual pilgrimage to
Richmond.
But this year when the General Assembly convenes, Goode will be a week into
his first term as fifth district congressman.
SOT 13:42:09
IN Q=I'm going to miss
((VIRGIL GOODE/CONGRESSMAN- ELECT: I'M GOING TO MISS BEING WITH THEM THIS YEAR.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT TO DO AND I'M GLAD THEY HAVE A LITTLE SURPLUS THIS YEAR
INSTEAD OF THE SITUATION WHERE IT WAS LESS MONEY THAN IN THE PRIOR YEARS.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=in the prior years.
Money will still be on his mind as he heads to Washington.
An issue that Goode campaigned on and carries close to his heart is a
constitutional amendment for a balanced budget.
SOT 13:36:12
IN Q=I don't think you'll have
((VIRGIL GOODE/CONGRESSMAN- ELECT: I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER HAVE A BALANCED
BUDGET UNLESS YOU HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THAT'S GOING TO FORCE SOME
SHOVING SOMEWHERE AND I'M ALL FOR IT.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=all for it.
All shoving aside, Goode says he looks forward to working with his new
colleagues on both sides of the aisle, even if he may not be in sync with
leaders of his own party.
SOT
IN Q=That doesn't bother me
((VIRGIL GOODE: THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. I'M MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THE STATE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SO THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AND JUST GOING FORWARD.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=just going forward.
And Goode says he hopes his role as a conservative democrat will pay off in
the current political climate.
SOT 13:38:47
IN Q=I think that divided numbers
((VIRGIL GOODE: I THINK THAT DIVIDED NUMBERS IN THE HOUSE WILL MAKE FOR A MORE
FLUID SITUATION AND ONE WHERE THOSE THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MAY HAVE
A LITTLE MORE SAY SO. I'M HOPEFUL THAT WILL BE A POSITIVE ASPECT OF THE NEXT
TWO YEARS.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=next two years.
Assigned a seat on the House Agriculture Committee, Goode will be sworn in
January 7th.
Asked if he's looking forward to a long tenure in Washington, Goode simply
says he's looking forward to the next two years.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
Partners-Parenting
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-95
GRAPHIC=Education
First Union is giving the Roanoke County school system some help with a
parenting program.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./May 19
The Partners in Parenting program is getting a 6-thousand dollar grant from
the bank's Excellence in Education fund.
The school system will use the money to help pay for seminars on topics
important to parents and teachers.
The program also tries to develop greater community involvement in the
school system.
More than 60 schools in 12 states competed for the grants.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Late computer driven selling forced the stock market lower today.
The DOW was down about 12 points to close at 65 hundred-49.
Nasdaq lost three and a-half points.
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SUPER=x5005;
Deer-Hunt
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-92
GRAPHIC=NONE
One might think that with these unseasonally warm temperatures... Smith
Mountain Lake State Park would be packed.
But it was closed to the general public for a controlled deer hunt.
Scott Prince reports.
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SOT
IN Q=The hunt
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dale Woods/Dept. of Conservation & Recreation; :12
SUPER=Scott1; :28
SUPER=01-Norman Cumbo/Hunter; :52
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=S.P., N-7, Bedford County
(( The hunt is on at Smith Mountain Lake State Park.
For the second straight year, it's closed to the public to make way for
sportsmen.
The reason-- an increasing deer population.
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SOT 11:23:59
IN Q=When you
((DALE WOODS/VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION: WHEN YOU HAVE
THAT, THE QUALITY OF THE DEER DROPS A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO DECREASE
THOSE DEER NUMBERS SLIGHTLY. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=numbers slightly
Close to 200 hunters put in applications to participate.
27 were randomly selected for each of the six days.
And the hunters can only use muzzleloaders.
Stand up 12:20:20
All Virginia State laws are enforced during this special deer hunt.
But there are some extra safety measures taken.
First of all you have to be at least sixteen- years- old to participate.
And aside from wearing a blaze orange hat... you're also required to wear a
vest.
End stand up
Smith Mountain Lake is one of half a dozen state parks allowing a controlled
hunt.
And it gives sportsmen an opportunity they wouldn't otherwise get.
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SOT 11:57:26
IN Q=Where we're
((NORMAN CUMBO/HUNTER: WHERE WE'RE FROM, ONLY A QUARTER OF THE COUNTY IS OPEN
SO WE DROVE UP HERE TO KIND OF GET IN ON THE LAST DAY OR TWO OF HUNTING. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=of hunting
Norman Cumbo and his sons drove five hours from Dickenson County just to
take part.
They came away with a 70- pound doe-- one of the biggest kills of the day.
Already, this year's event is being called a success.
But officials say it's still too early to tell if another controlled hunt
will be needed again next year.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Bedford County.))
Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Mike Stevens will join us in just a minute from Miami for another pregame
Orange Bowl report, we will preview Sugar Bowl,
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VO-NAT
and speaking of sweet, Radford guard Anthony Walker is having that kind of
year.
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S-Live
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=Starlink (Rolled from Truck)
GRAPHIC=Tech/Nebraska
The talk is over and now it's time to get down to serious business for the
Hokies and the Huskers as the Orange Bowl draws closer.
Double Boxes=Steve and Mike/Starlink
Mike Stevens joins us from the port of Miami with some tidbits from today's
final news conference, Mike.
Live=Mike Full/Starlink
SUPER=@Mike1;
SUPER=06-Miami, FL;
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(Rollcue: " )
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Miami, FL/This Morning; :00
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :16
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=....around very often"
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Live=Mike Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Miami, FL;
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=01-Tom Osborne/Nebraska Head Coach; :00
SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :30
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=..a little early"
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Double Boxes=Steve and Mike/Starlink
mike tosses back to steve"
S-FSU
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ksh
TAPE#=FB96-3
GRAPHIC=Nokia Sugar Bowl
Meanwhile the two top teams from Florida are gearing up for their Sugar
Bowl Showdown in New Orleans January 2nd.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New Orleans/LA; :00
The Florida Gators lost to the Florida State Seminoles November 30th
24-21., Warrick Dunn had a career day in that one.
The Gators practiced on the Super dome turf this week with revenge on their
minds, the Noles don't see that as an advantage.
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SOT
IN Q="We...
((WARRICK DUNN/FLORIDA STATE TAILBACK:))
SUPER=01-Warrick Dunn/Florida State Tailback; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...just have fun"
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S-Farve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB96-4
GRAPHIC=Brett Farve
Brett Farve has been selected the NFL's most valuable player...again.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NFL; :00
Farve received 52 of the 93 votes cast. He lead the Pack to a 13 and 3
record, tops in the NFC, despite losing several of his key receivers for part
of the season.
Farve passed for an NFC record 39 touchdowns. He joins Joe Montana as the
only players to win the award back to back.
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S-Anthony
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=VB97-1
GRAPHIC=RU Hoops
Radford might be 5 and 5, but star point guard Anthony Walker is playing way
above average.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Saturday;
The Ohio native has hit on half of his 3 point attempts this season, and
scored in double figures in 8 of his last 9 games.
Number 3 on the all-time Highlander scoring list, Walker recently became
the all-time assist leader, with 414 career dishes.
Ron Bradley's decision to let Marquiz Williamson run the point, has allowed
Walker more freedom to create.
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SOT
IN Q="First three years...
((ANTHONY WALKER/RADFORD SENIOR GUARD:))
((COREY REED/RADFORD JUNIOR GUARD:))
SUPER=01-Anthony Walker/Radford Senior Guard;
SUPER=01-Corey Reed/Radford Junior Guard; :12
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...and kickin'."
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Wx-Tape
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Forecasts
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Chewing
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-77
GRAPHIC=NONE
Parents of new christmas puppies may have already lost a shoe or two in the
past few days.
But don't fret, there is a solution.
Beth Myer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Pet experts say
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Pam Jackson/Dog Trainer; :08
SUPER=@Beth2; :21
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=Myer, News-7.
Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=
TAPE#Promo
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