22:00-01
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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Kimberly McBroom;
SUPER=70-Steve Mason;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
NEW YEAR'S DAY BROUGHT A TRIPLE THREAT FOR THOSE ON THE WEST COAST-- IN THE
FORM OF MUDSLIDES, AVALANCHES AND FLOODS.
WEATHER HERE ON THE EAST COAST IS MAKING IT HARD FOR VIRGINIA TECH FANS TO
GET FROM MIAMI TO ROANOKE.
))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=Miami to Roanoke.
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's January first, 1997--tonight's Top Story
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VO-NAT
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SOT
IN Q=I said
((I SAID TREASE, TREASE, GET UP THE ROOM IS ON, THE ROOM IS FULL OF SMOKE AND
SHE JUMPED UP.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=jumped up.
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VO-NAT
A 12- year old girl is credited with saving a Danville family after their
home catches fire this morning.
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P-D'ville-Fire
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 596-37
GRAPHIC=Fire
Good Evening, you're watching News 7 PRIMETIME on WEFC.
I'm Connie Stevens.
The blaze could have easily ended in tragedy-- had it not been for Krystle
Beard's quick thinking... because the house did NOT have a smoke detector.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The young girl was spending the night with Trease (TERESA) Burton and her
family when she woke up coughing, with a burning throat.
The blaze apparently started around 6- thirty in the attack of Burton's
Holbrook Street home.
After Krystle got Trease Burton up, the two were able to get Burton's four
young children to safety.
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22:11:47
SOT
IN Q=Basically
((KRYSTLE BEARD:BASICALLY I WAS SCARED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE OR
SOMETHING, THE HOUSE WAS GOING TO CAVE IN OR SOMETHING BUT I'M JUST GLAD SHE
GOT HER KIDS AND EVERYBODY'S OK. ))
SUPER=07-Krystle Beard; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=everybody's ok.
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VO-NAT
Trease Burton is the mother of eight children.
The blaze destroyed everything but a few toys on the front porch.
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P-NW-Storm
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-d
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
A stormy start to the New Year in the Pacific Northwest.
At least 14 deaths are blamed on back to back winter storms.
From Seattle to Northern California, the region is dealing with flooding and
mudslides.
Dave Fehling reports.
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P-Bad-Weather
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-b
GRAPHIC=None
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SOT 16:51:21
IN Q=Open NAT SOUND
SUPER=03-Seattle, WA/Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Bill Fry/Resident; :13
SUPER=01-Dave Fehling/Reporting; :30
SUPER=01-Leo Maham/Resident; 1:12 QUICK!!!!
RUNS=1:28
OUT Q=D.F. CBS News, Seattle.
((
New Year's fireworks exploded over Seattle...
But the noise in bill fry's house wasn't part of the celebration.
BILL FRY/RESIDENT: WE WERE GETTING READY FOR A PARTY AND NEXT THING WE KNOW A
WALL OF MUD 25-30 FEET WAS COMING RIGHT DOWN TOWARD THE HOUSE.
Besides the heavy rains, winds gusted to 60 miles an hour, knocking
down trees...
THIS WAS OUR LIVING ROOM AND WE WERE STANDING THERE AND THIS IS WHERE THE
TREE CAME DOWN.
standup
Over 100-thousand people in seattle were still without power and an
increasing number have lost their roads as well.
Three major winter storms in a week left some hillside roads
without a chance...washing out not only pavement but sewer pipes, power
lines, and at least one gas station.
RON RICKER/GAS STATION OWNER:BRAND NEW, EVERYTHING'S BRAND NEW...WAS.
To the south, Oregon closed out the second wettest year on record
with continued flooding ...
While further down the pacific coast...in the Northern California
wine country, flood warnings were expected to stay in effect all week.
Back in Seattle, Leo Maham the man with the tree in his living room,
looked at all without anger, but rather a bit of awe
LEO MAHAM, RESIDENT: I'M INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THE POWER OF NATURE.
And a bit of blue sky over puget sound hinted that nature's show of
winter force was taking a break...rains here are expected to be light at least
for the next few days.
Dave Fehling, CBS News Seattle.))
P-Mideast-Peace
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-c
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A violent break in the fragile peace in the Mideast today--
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hebron, West Bank; :
In Hebron, an Israeli soldier with an M-16 assault rifle opened fire on
Palestinian shoppers, wounding five people before he was subdued.
The soldier apparently wanted to torpedo negotiations and prevent an Israeli
handover of most of Hebron.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's determined to forge ahead.
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SOT 10:02:56
IN Q=We are committed
(( BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: WE ARE COMMITTED TO A SPEEDY
RESOLUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, PROPERLY CONCLUDED, AND NO CRIME WILL STAND IN
OUR WAY OF DOING SO.))
SUPER=01-Benjamin Netanyahu/Israeli Prime Minister; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=of doing so.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Mideast Peace Talks
The leaders of Israel and the Palestinians could meet tomorrow, trying to
conclude a Hebron deal.
SS=Clinton, Bill
Meantime, President Clinton is outraged and saddened by the violence in
Hebron-- calling it a "cowardly act."
Clinton had been vacationing in South Carolina, he arrived today in St.
Thomas.
P-Peru
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru; :
Seven more hostages were freed today in Lima, Peru-- accompanied by a Roman
Catholic archbishop and a Red Cross official.
The latest release still leaves 74 businessmen and political officials as
the hostages of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.
The guerrillas have been releasing singles and groups of captives throughout
the standoff-- which started two weeks ago at a raid of a party at the Japanese
Ambassador's home.
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P-Murder
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=tbr
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Police have released the name of the man found murdered on Chapman Avenue in
Roanoke Monday night.
Police say 33- year- old Larry Edward Donahue of Patterson Avenue died after
being shot in the head.
It was the city's 13th murder of 19-96.
toss-to-rre
(toss to Kimberly McBroom)
SUPER=#565
tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Here's what's next on NEWS-7 at FIVE--
Tech fans are having a hard time making their way back to Virginia after a
disappointing loss in the Orange Bowl.
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VO-NAT
And for millions of Americans it was a day spent in front of the T-V--
with the traditional college football "bowl games" and the parades that
accompany them.
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p-Tech-Fans
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE# 596-42
GRAPHIC=VA Tech
As if last night's loss to Nebraska wasn't bad enough, Virginia Tech fans
are running into problems getting home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Foggy conditions have forced several commercial and charter flights to
divert from Roanoke to airports in Richmond, Greensboro and Washington.
Passengers are then being bused to their original destination.
That's left families and friends hanging at the airport, waiting for flight
information.
Airport officials say the scene is an eerie reminder of New Years Day 1996.
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SOT 3:36:40
IN Q=It's been kind
((MARK COURTNEY/DEPUTY AIRPORT MANAGER: IT'S BEEN KIND OF A MIXED BAG. WEATHER
CONDITIONS LIKE THIS, IT'S JUST LUCK OF THE DRAW. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S HAPPENED
TWICE IN A ROW NOW. I'M SURE A LOT OF VIRGINIA TECH FANS, CHARTER PASSENGERS,
CAN REMEMBER THE EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR, BUT YOU KNOW IN THIS CASE THIS YEAR, I
THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY BACK. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A PROBLEM WITH
THE ADDED INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO BE BUSED.))
SUPER=01-Mark Courtney/Deputy Airport Manager; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=having to be bused.
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VO-NAT
Courtney says of the 11 charter planes scheduled to return to Roanoke today,
only four made it in.
He advises anyone picking up passengers to wait for them to call before
coming out to the airport.
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P-Rose-Parade
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-f
GRAPHIC=None
New Year's Day brought a day of parades today.....around the world.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pasadena, CA; :
An Air Force B-2 bomber kicked off the 108th Tournament of Roses Parade,
with a low pass-over the Pasadena streets.
The theme this year-- "Life's Shining Moments"--.
So appropriately, Olympic Athletes Shannon Miller and Carl Lewis were co-
Grand Marshals of the parade.
Now, check out the Bride of Frankenstein Float-- and how about the
futuristic flair this year-- with this space age astronaut float?
The "Dream Flight" was a big hit-- along with many others.
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P-Mummers
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# net-h
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA; :
Philadelphians kicked off the New Year with their annual Mummers Parade and
12 hours of revelry--
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SOT 17:00:52
IN Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
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VO-NAT
It was the 97th annual parade for the mummers-- in their fancy costumes of
feathers and beads.
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p-london
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London, England; :
And some 25-hundred high school students from 20 schools across the U.S.
took to the streets of London-- braving near-record cold to perform in the
"London Parade and Music Festival" this New Year's Day.
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SOT 13:09:37
IN Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC FADES UNDER
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VO-NAT
During this morning's parade, it was just below freezing for revelers in the
largest parade in Europe.
In all more than eight-thousand performers from 14 countries took part.
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tease#2
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Straight ahead on NEWS-7 Primetime-- Mike Stevens will take at look at
Tech's loss to Nebraska.
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VO-NAT
and the Roanoke N-double-A-C-P swears in its newly elected president today.
Martin Jeffrey says he's prepared for any challenges the New Year may bring.
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WEFC!!!
go to break
P-NAACP
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 596-38
GRAPHIC=None
The newly elected President of the Roanoke N-double-A-C-P looks upon the job
as an honor and a responsibility.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
34- year old Martin Jeffrey and members of the board of directors were
sworn in during the group's annual "Jubilee Day Celebration".
Jeffrey says he'll focus on economic development and education as well as
recruiting new members.
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SOT
IN Q=Not just
((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT:NOT JUST BLACK PEOPLE, BUT EVERYBODY
WHO IS WILLING AND INTERESTED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, WHO TEND
TO BE BLACK FOR THE MOST PAR, BUT NOT JUST BLACK, BUT ANY DISENFRANCHISED
GROUPS, POOR PEOPLE FOR INSTANCE, THAT ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THOSE GROUPS CAN JOIN US, AND I'M PLEADING WITH THEM TO JOIN US.
))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President; :00
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=to join us.
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VO-NAT
The N-Double-A-C-P also named Robbie Board its "citizen of the year".
The 91- year old was praised for HER ability to recruit new members to the
organization.
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P-LA-Drink
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-43
GRAPHIC=None
In Los Angeles, authorities have seized thousands of vials of an orange
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA; :
liquid that dozens of people drank before getting sick last night, at a New
Year's Eve rock concert.
They are now testing the liquid-- which the concert promoter describes as a
legal, herbal stimulant.
Some witnesses though now believe the substance was "ecstasy"-- a
synthetic hallucinogenic.
The tests could take 48 hours.
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P-Senior-Exercise
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-44
GRAPHIC=Exercise
Still more reasons to exercise with the start of the New Year.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Two new studies focusing on senior citizens show that exercise does more
than trim and tone.
It also seems to help older people sleep better--
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SOT 4:43:35
IN Q=People were
((DR ABBY KING/STANFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS: PEOPLE WERE HAVING AN INCREASE
OF ALMOST AN HOUR IN RESPECT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS THEY WERE SLEEPING.
ALSO PEOPLE CUT IN HALF ESSENTIALLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TOOK THEM TO FALL
ASLEEP.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Abby King/Stanford University; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=to fall asleep
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VO-NAT
Exercise for the aging has other benefits--
Those studied were able to move around more easily, and they suffered less
pain from arthritis.
Both reports were published in today's Journal of the American Medical
Association.
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cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
We've seen some intersting pictures tonight on News 7 PRIMETIME-- with all
the New Year's Day parades.
But a chilling annual event earns our pick of the day....
New Year's Day marks the annual Polar Bear events....we'll start first with
one club, taking a dip in the bay for charity.
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SOT
IN Q= NAT SOUND COUNTDOWN
SUPER=75-Portland, ME; :10
SUPER=75-Brooklyn, NY; :23
SUPER=75-Rome, Italy; :36
RUNS=:51
OUT Q= by the crowd.
((
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SOT 15:06:48
IN Q=NAT SOUND count
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=NAT SOUND yelling
The Maine Rugby Club-- and guests-- plunged into the Casco Bay to raise
money for the Special Olympics.
The temperatures for the high noon event-- 18 degrees, with the water
coming it at a breezy 38 degrees.
In New York, another group of daring swimmers claim they've found relief
for the New Year's Day hangover-- a dip in the frigid Atlantic Ocean.
These Polar Bears took their morning swim in ocean temperatures that
hovered in the low 40's.
And in Rome, three very brave men-- at least that's the nice way to put it
anyway, made the plunge into the Tiber River to an audience of hundreds..
Although they didn't make it all the way across the freezing river, they
were warmly congratulated by the crowd. (----------------)
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SP-Score
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB96-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
We will due some bowling and give you the latest on the Dallas Cowboys
troubles, but first some primetime plays.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Tampa, FL/ESPN; :
From Alabama's Outback Bowl win over Michigan...you like big hits? Wolverine
Chris Ford and Bama's Andre Short have a meeting of the minds.
Then watch Russell Shaw make the incredible grab, now you numbers.
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SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5020;
SUPER=0101-j/Alabama #16/17//Michigan #15/14//Outback Bowl/j/UNC #12/20//West
Virginia #25/13//Gator Bowl/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0101-/Northwestern #11/28/j/Tennessee #9/48//Citrus Bowl/j/BYU
#5/19//Kansas State #14/15//Cotton Bowl/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0101-/Arizona State #2/17/j/Ohio State #4/20//Rose Bowl//Penn State
#7/7//Texas #20/12/Half/Fiesta Bowl/;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Cincinnati #6/84//SW Missouri St./73///;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Anaheim/3//Florida/0////Boston/2/j/Ottawa/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Hartford/2/j/Washington/3///j/Montreal/6//Dallas/4///;
RUNS=:30
go to break
SP-Orange
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TF96-2
GRAPHIC=TECH/NEBRASKA
Virginia Tech won't be back in Virginia until tomorrow.
The Hokies spent today in Miami thinking about what could have been.
Mike Stevens and photographer Mark Hollinsworth take a look back at last
night's 20 point loss to Nebraska in the Orange bowl.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Chris Dishman/Nebraska Offensive Guard; :21
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :35
SUPER=01-Grant Wistrom/Nebraska All-American End; 1:07
SUPER=01-Jim Druckenmiller/Three TD Passes Last Night; 1:27
SUPER=@mike1; 1:39
RUNS=1:53
OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS.
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SP-Bowl
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-26
GRAPHIC=College football
The bowling lanes opened wide today as the Rose, Fiesta, Citrus, Cotton,
Gator and Outback Bowls kicked off.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Tampa, FL/ESPN; :00
The last game at Alabama for Gene Stallings as his 16th ranked Tide took on
15th ranked Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
Crimson Tide's Shaun Alexander is gonna score the eventual game winner late
in the 4th on a 46 yard run and, Stallings is carried off the field for the
last time with a 17-14 win.
SUPER=Jacksonville, FL/NBC;
In the Gator Bowl, North Carolina topped West Virginia 20 to 13. Tarheel
quarterback Oscar Davenport made his first start a succes, passing and running
for touchdowns.
SUPER=03-Dallas, TX/Wildcats vs. Cougars;
Brigham Young beat Kansas State 19-15 in the Cotton Bowl. The Wildcats
Kevin Lockett caught a 72 yard Hail Mary touchdown bomb from Brian Cavanaugh in
the third.
SUPER=03-Orlando, FL/Volunteers vs. Wildcats;
Tennessee beat Northwestern 48-28 in the Citrus Bowl. Peyton Manning and Joey
Kent hooked up for a couple of TD passes in this one.
SUPER=03-Pasadena, CA/ABC;
Ohio State denied 11 and OH Arizona State a possible national
championship with a 20-17 win, thanks to a Joe Germaine TD pass with 19 tics
left in the Rose Bowl.
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SP-Cowboys
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-21
GRAPHIC=Dallas Cowboys
No charges have yet to be filed as dallas police continue to investigate a
23 year old woman's allegations that Michael Irvin held a gun to her head
while Eric Williams and another man raped her.
Police are reviewing video tapes seized from William's house that could
help the investigation.
Meanwhile, the team continues preparing for Sunday's NFC semi final against
the Carolina Panthers. Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman finally put an end to
reporters questions about the incident today.
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SOT
IN Q="Well,
((TROY AIKMAN/DALLAS QUARTERBACK:))
((EMMITT SMITH/DALLAS RUNNING BACK:))
SUPER=01-Troy Aikman/Dallas Quarterback; ;00
SUPER=01-Emmitt Smith/Dallas Running Back; :29
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=...what I want to talk about"
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Score
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB96-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
now you numbers.
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SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5020;
SUPER=0101-j/Alabama #16/17//Michigan #15/14//Outback Bowl/j/UNC #12/20//West
Virginia #25/13//Gator Bowl/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0101-/Northwestern #11/28/j/Tennessee #9/48//Citrus Bowl/j/BYU
#5/19//Kansas State #14/15//Cotton Bowl/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0101-/Arizona State #2/17/j/Ohio State #4/20//Rose Bowl//Penn State
#7/7//Texas #20/12/Half/Fiesta Bowl/;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Cincinnati #6/84//SW Missouri St./73///;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Anaheim/3//Florida/0////Boston/2/j/Ottawa/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Hartford/2/j/Washington/3///j/Montreal/6//Dallas/4///;
go to break
RUNS=:30
by SS