18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#NewsHd
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
A Virginia Tech student is dead after he was hit by a car while walking on
campus.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=
And some of the snow and ice is still hanging around thanks to this cold
weather... we have some school closings to tell you about.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Head
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, the Packers win the N-F-C championship game Virginia Tech wins on
the road.
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VO-NAT ENG#
and Mike Stevens checks in from the Media tour with a story on Rusty Wallace.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Kimberly
SS=None
Hope you have some hot chocolate handy--
Arctic high pressure's keeping a cold grip on our weather.
It'll stay dry and chilly as you head back to work.
Video-Open
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# Vid-Op
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
A Virginia Tech student was killed by a motorist.
The driver of the car is being charged with driving under the influence.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=News 7 at 6
Good Evening.
I'm Eric Earnhart.
Tech-Ax
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-105
GRAPHIC=Fatal Ax
Police say 20-year-old Daniel Kelly of Maryland was walking down Southgate
Drive on Tech's campus with his girlfriend shortly before ten last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Night;
Apparently Kelly's car had run out of gas near the intersection of Southgate
and U-S 4-60.
Police say the two walking with their backs to traffic when 47-year-old
Evelyn N. Williams struck them.
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SOT 13:17:31
IN Q=THE WOMAN
((LARRY HINCKER/VA TECH UNIVERSITY RELATIONS: THE WOMAN, EVELYN WILLIAMS OF
BLACKSBURG, IS BEING CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND IS CURRENTLY
BEING HELD IN THE MONTGOMERY REGIONAL JAIL.))
SUPER=01-Larry Hincker/VA Tech University Relations;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=MONTGOMERY REGIONAL JAIL
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VO-NAT
Kelly, a computer engineer major, had just returned to campus for the spring
semester.
Classes begin tomorrow.
His advisor says he was an excellent student.
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SOT 13:17:53
IN Q=WE'VE GOT A
((WE'VE GOT A RATHER EXTENSIVE ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ALL OF THE
STUDENTS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE STUDENTS HAD
BEEN DRINKING. IN THIS CASE IT WAS A TOWN RESIDENT USING A UNIVERSITY ROADWAY
TO TRAVEL ACROSS TOWN.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=TRAVEL ACROSS TOWN
Anchor=Eric
SS=Fatal Ax
Kelly was pronounced dead at Montgomery Regional Hospital shortly after the
accident.
His girlfriend was not seriously injured.
Her name is not being released.
Funeral services for Kelly will be held in Maryland.
The Newman Catholic Ministry is planning a memorial service on campus
sometime this week.
Citadel
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE# 96-98
GRAPHIC=Citadel
Two female cadets at the Citadel are dropping out.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, SC/File Tape;
Jeanie Mentavlos and Kimm Messer both say they were sexually harassed, had
their clothes set on fire, and received death threats while at the South
Carolina school.
Mentavlos says the school broke it's promise to keep her safe.
Messer says she knows she's not welcome.
The hazing charges are being investigated.
Two other female cadets who have not made hazing accusations are expected to
return to campus.
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School-Watch
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=School Information
The recent snow and cold weather has closed or delayed some schools
tomorrow.
goto to schoolwatch
RUNS=:15
(eric read school list)
Cold-Wx
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-97
GRAPHIC=Winter Wx
Southwest Virginia has been experiencing the coldest temperatures of the
year this weekend.
And when the mercury drops into the teens it can create health problems,
interfere with travel and put stress on homeless shelters.
Double Boxes=Eric and Denise/Microwave
Denise Allen is out in the cold.
Denise, how are area shelters coping with this blast of arctic air?
During the winter months shelters see an increase in the number of transient
people seeking a place to stay.
Live=Denise Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Denise1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Usually these numbers are the highest on winter nights when it's snowing or
raining.
(Rollcue: snowing or raining)
denise reads vo
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
During the most recent snow storm most of these beds at the rescue mission
were taken.
But the mission expects the transient shelter to fill up on winter nights.
Joy Sylvester-Johnson says it's the cold and flu season that stresses the
mission.
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SOT 14:12:01
IN Q=people are exposed
(( ))
SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission;
RUNS=:39
OUT Q=next to eachother
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Live=Denise Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Temperatures don't have to be sub-zero to cause hypothermia.
It can be triggered by being out in the cold too long, wearing damp clothes
or drinking alcohol.
Double Boxes=Eric and Denise/Microwave
Eric, doctors layering your clothing.
Also pay close attention to how you feel, if you get a tingling sensation in
your hands or feet go inside
(Eric: Denise, what kind of impact can these frigid temperature have on your
travel plans?)
More-Cold-Wx
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=dal
TAPE# 96-94
GRAPHIC=None
(still double box)
(denise:)
Of course the road conditions we've experienced during this past week, made
driving hazardous.
Live=Denise Full/Microwave
And should you become stranded during a storm or on a cold winter day there
are some precautions you should take.
(Rollcue: you should take.)
(denise reads vo)
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Thursday;
When the cold snowy weather hits Triple-A suggest you carry a blanket and a
change of clothes in your car.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Thursday;
These conditions often prompt breakdowns so your safety kit should also
include flares, a flash light and a first aide kit.
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Live=Denise Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Also Eric the folks at triple-A say they get more calls during these cold
snaps.
Double Boxes=Eric and Denise/Microwave
They say that's when the cars won't start, so they suggest checking your
battery before taking any trips.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Kimberly
Double Boxes=Kimberly and Denise/Microwave
That sounds like some good advice, Denise.
Now, come in out of the cold and warm up.
Live=Kimberly Full
This is definitely not the kind of weather where you want to spend a lot of
time outdoors.
Even with all the sunshine we had today, temperatures like these made it
very uncomfortable....
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
(toss to eric)
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=None
Up next on the newscast, it may be a losing battle, but a local legislator
says he'll fight to get money for Pulaski's Governor's School
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VO-NAT
And the Salem G-E plant is already in a production shutdown, now workers say
layoffs may be in the future.
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COMM#1
G-E
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-100; 96-94(GE)
GRAPHIC=General Electric
Workers at Salem's G-E plant say layoffs are on the horizon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;
This comes in the middle of a two week shutdown forced by a low production
workload.
Without the shutdown, G-E officials said they would have to lay off 100
people, but they also said they were still assessing their employment needs for
1997.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=G-E
Human Resource Manager Mike Allee says the company has no announcement at
this time.
However, he did confirm that there have been some discussions with the union
about possible layoffs.
He didn't know how long it would take for some agreement to be reached.
Union officials were not available for comment today.
BEDFORD-FIRE
ANCHOR=ERIC
NEWSCAST=SIX
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-101
GRAPHIC=Fire
Bedford County Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that has
left a family homeless.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night;
The blaze broke out shortly after six last night at the Hardy Road Trailer
Park.
The fire was out of control when fire fighters arrived.
The cold temperature caused one of the water pumpers to freeze making it
difficult to get water to the blaze.
Everything Teresa Clemmer and her two children owned was destroyed in the
fire.
No one was home when the blaze broke out.
The fire is still under investigation, but officials it does not appear to
be suspicious.
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Marye
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 96-109
GRAPHIC=Marye, Madison
Shawsville state Senator Madison Marye (ma-REE) says it may be a fight he'll
lose.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But Marye is fighting hard for more money for Pulaski's Governor's School
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SOT FRED TAPE 10:20:46
IN Q=It has
((SEN. MADISON MARYE: IT HAS SERIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. AND IF YOU KNOW
THAT OLD SONG ABOUT "IN THE PINES, IN THE PINES, WHERE THE SUN NEVER SHINES.
AND YOU SHIVER WHEN THE COLD WINDS BLOW. WELL THAT'S WHAT GOES ON IN THE
GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL IN PULASKI.))
SUPER=@Marye;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=in Pulaski.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The state Board of Education raised Marye's ire by recommending 1-point-3
million dollars go to start a new Governor's School in Fredericksburg.
It would serve localities in the state's prosperous so- called "golden
crescent."
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SOT fred tape 10:19:49
IN Q=The oval
((SEN. MADISON MARYE: THE OVAL CRESCENT WILL RAKE IN THE BACON. AND THE
PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL CHEW ON THE RIND.))
FRED TAPE 10:27:13
SEN. EDD HOUCK: FREDERICKSBURG IS PART OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT. BUT THERE'S
PARTS OF THAT CRESCENT THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE RIPE AND FERTILE THAN OTHERS.
SUPER=01-Sen. Edd Houck/(D) Spotsylvania; :12
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=the rind.
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VO-NAT
Senators agreed they'd work hard to find the 200- thousand dollars Marye
wants for Pulaski's school.
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Business-Review
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#=BIZ
GRAPHIC=Business Review
A big ruling against a West Virginia resort, and more job cuts hit the
Roanoke Valley.
Len Besthoff recaps the week's top economic stories in our area with the
News-7 Business Review.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOT
SUPER=03-White Sulphur Springs, WV/File Tape; :07
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday; :19
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Wednesday; :30
SUPER=@File; :30
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=NAT SOT
((
Nat Sot biz rev intro/outro
RUNS=:05
A judge has ordered the Greenbrier to pay nearly a quarter- million- dollars
in a sex and age discrimination suit.
The resort says the ruling is without merit and will be appealed.
Trigon will cut about 40 positions from its Roanoke offices as part of a
systemwide restructuring.
Altogether, the Commonwealth's largest health insurer employs over 700
people downtown.
But a move by AMP Incorporated will have a big impact on the Roanoke Valley.
The computer connector maker will close its operations in both the county
and city, costing 400 industrial jobs.
Norfolk Southern's efforts to sidetrack a merger between rival C-S-X and
Conrail was dealt a blow this week.
A judge has ruled that the deal between the two railroads CAN include a
provision that locks out any competing offers for a two year period.
DJIA PRE PRO
Checking the financial markets for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average surged nearly 160 points, finishing above 6700 for the first time,
while Nasdaq finished up 21 points.
Len Besthoff with the News-7 Business Review.
Nat Sot
RUNS=:05
))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
When News 7 continues,
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VO-NAT
We'll show how area ski resorts are rebounding now that cold temperatures
are back.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=x5006;
Youth-Survey
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-91
GRAPHIC=None
Why do some children overcome adverse situations, while others fail?
The Better Beginnings Coalition is going to be studying that very issue.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday;
The coalition plans to study the developmental assets of Roanoke's young
people.
The goal is to find out what qualities help them effectively face the
challenges of life.
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SOT teen preg tape 11:59:16
IN Q=BY SERVING
((CHERI HARTMAN/BETTER BEGINNINGS COALITION: BY SERVING THE YOUTH REGARDING
THEIR DEVELOPMENT ASSETS WE'LL GET A PICTURE OF WHERE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO DO
A BETTER JOB OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF YOUTH.))
SUPER=01-Cheri Hartman/Better Beginnings Coalition;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=NEEDS OF YOUTH
ANCHOR=ERIC
SS=None
The study will be done by surveying Roanoke children.
The coalition plans to start its research in the spring.
The Better Beginnings Coalition is working with the West End Center.
The center is a neighborhood-based youth program which provides academic
support, recreation, nutrition and serves as a safe hangout for children.
Skiing
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=dse
TAPE# 96-108
GRAPHIC=Skiing
The cold weather we've been experiencing is getting a warm reception from
skiers and resort operators alike.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pocahontas Co., WV;
Resorts like Snowshoe in Pocahontas County are rebounding rapidly from
recent warm temperatures.
That means snowmaking and tons of it.
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SOT
IN Q=We're producing
((WE'RE PRODUCING 1800 TONS OF SNOW AN HOUR AS TEMPERATURES PERMIT. WE'VE BEEN
MAKING SNOW SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND THE CLOCK. ))
SUPER=01-Ed Galford/Snowshoe Mountain Manager;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=around the clock
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VO-NAT
That's enough snow to cover one football field with a foot of snow every
hour.
Crews are trying to make up for lost time and melted snow.
It was just two weeks ago when warm temperatures forced many area resorts to
shut down.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=Skiing
Many resorts in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic states have to rely on
man-made snow to stay open.
And we want to remind you that you can catch the ski report every Saturday
and Sunday right here on News 7 at 6.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming, Virginia Tech and Maryland win conference games on the road this
afternoon.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Green Bay Packers beat Carolina to claim the N-F-C championship.
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S-Panthers
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-3
GRAPHIC=Panthers/Packers
After a shaky start, Brett Favre settled down and threw two touchdown
passes to lead the Packers past Carolina 30 to 13 in the N-F-C championship
game.
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VO-NAT ENG
SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/FOX SPORTS; :
A bitter cold day as the Packers and Panthers kicked off at Lambeau Field.
Favre drops back to pass its picked off by Carolina's Sam Mills who returns
it to the Packer three yard line early in the first quarter.
Several plays later Kerry Collins hits a wide open Howard Griffith and the
Panthers took the quick 7 to nothing lead.
But Favre settled down. Early in the second quarter he hooks up with
Dorsey Levins on this 29 yard touchdown pass and the game was tied at 7 to 7
with 14 minutes left in the period.
Green Bay trailed 10 to 7 when Favre goes to the air again this time he hits
former Tech star Antonio Freeman on this 6 yard T-D pass to make it 14 to 10.
The teams traded field goals in the SUPER=30-Green
Bay/30/Carolina/13/;third then Favre hands off to Edgar Bennett who scores
from the four yard line and the Packers beat the Panthers 30 to 13.
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S-Jags
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Jags/Patriots
The New England Jacksonville game was delayed for about 15 minutes to
repair a blown transformer at the Stadium.
Curtis Martin scored in the first quarter and New England added a field
goal as did the Jaguars.
The game is in the third period and the Patriots lead the Jaguars by a
score of 13 to 3.
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TB97-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Logo
The Virginia Tech Hokies are now 2 and 2 in the Atlantic 10 after this
afternoon's 63 to 47 win over Massachusetts.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Amherst, MA; :
The Hokies led by 8 at the half and stepped it up in the second. Troy
Manns passes to David Jackson for the layup to make it 44 to 30.
Tech continued to push it up the floor this time Ace Custis passes to
Jackson for the layup and the foul to make it 46 to 30.
U-Mass mounted a short run Tyrone Weeks pulls up and hits the jumper in
the paint to cut the lead to 14.
And Edgar Pidalla hit a three pointer and the Minutemen cut the lead to
11, 48 to 37.
But the Hokies were not to be SUPER=33-Virginia
Tech/63/Massachusetts/47/;denied this road victory. Tech crusing down the
stretch for the 63 to 47 victory.
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S-ACC
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB97-4
GRAPHIC=ACC Logo
The Maryland Terrapins moved to 4 and 0 in the A-C-C this afternoon beating
N.C. State 68 to 59.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC; :00
Maryland took control early going inside to Obinna Ekezie who scores the
easy basket inside.
Moments later Maryland's Terrell Stokes pulls up and nails the three
pointer and the Terps led by 5.
N. C. State kept it close when Clint Harrison hits this jumper but the
Wolfpack trailed 27 to 17 at the half.
The Wolfpack made a run in the second half Jeremy Hyatt with the three and
the lead was down to five.
But Maryland held off the rally SUPER=33-Maryland/68/N.C. State/59/;Keith
Booth takes it inside for the basket and the Terps beat the Wolfpack 68 to 59.
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S-Wallace
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NASCAR
GRAPHIC=Media Tour
Rusty Wallace won his only Winston Cup Championship in 1989. Since then,
He's had plenty of wins but nothing close to a championship season.
Mike Stevens tells us how he hopes to remedy that situation in 1997 as he
checks in from the NASCAR Media Tour.
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SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Mooresville, NC; :13
SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Miller Ford Driver; :22
SUPER=@Mike1; :39
SUPER=01-Robin Pemberton/Rusty's Crew Chief; :51
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=........news 7 sports."
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S-Golf
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Golf Logo
The third round of the P-G-A Mercedes Championship was rained out. But
third round co leaders Tiger Woods and Tom Lehman had a playoff at the par
three seventh hole.
Woods birdied the hole to win the first P-G-A event of the year.
Meantime, Annika Sorenstam won the opening tournament of the L-P-G-A
season.
finished at 272, 16 under par.
She shot a final round 66 to win the Tournament of Champions. She
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