12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=Melanie
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VO-NAT
Danville police investigate a late night shooting.
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And the jury may get the Simpson case today.
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ANCHOR=Patrick
ss=none
Sunshine prevails today, but we do have more precipitation in the forecast.
I'll detail it for you, as well as a look at U-V-a A-C-C victory last night.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
Don't go away the news is next.
D'ville-Shooting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=murder
Danville police are investigating the murder of a 19- year- old Pennsylvania
man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Police responded to a call on Ferry Road last night.
They found Derrick Levar Crawford lying just inside an apartment with a
single gunshot to the chest.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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SIMPSON
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=simpson
Jury deliberations could begin tonight at the O-J Simpson civil trial.
But first, closing arguments have to be concluded.
Jennifer Sabih is in Santa Monica with the latest.
**********take NEWSPATH**********
SUPER=05-Santa Monica, CA;
SUPER=01-Jennifer Sabih/Reporting;
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Santa Monica, CA;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=Back to you.
SUPER=05-Santa Monica, CA;
((
THEY'LL FILE OUT OF THEIR JURY BOX AND INTO THE JURY ROOM WITH TWO VERY
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF EVENTS AND VISIONS OF THIS MAN. O.J. SIMPSON, SAY
PLAINTIFFS, STALKED HIS EX-WIFE NICOLE. HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STALK HER,
SAYS HIS DEFENSE. PLAINTIFF LAWYER DANIEL PETROCELLI TOLD JURORS SIMPSON HAS
NO ALIBI FOR THE TIME OF THE MURDERS. HE HAS NO MOTIVE FOR MURDER, SIMPSON'S
LAWYER ROBERT BAKER RETORTED. SIMPSON LEFT A TRAIL OF EVIDENCE BEHIND,
PLAINTIFFS SAY-- A HAT, A GLOVE, SOME DROPS OF BLOOD. DEFENSE SAYS SIMPSON
WOULD HAVE TO BE THIS BUMBLING IDIOT, DROPPING EVIDENCE HITHER AND YON, AT THE
CRIME SCENE AND HIS ESTATE, WHILE MANAGING TO DISPOSE OF ALL THE IMPORTANT
BLOODY CLOTHES AND MURDER WEAPON.
PLAINTIFFS QUESTION WHY SIMPSON MADE NO MENTION OF THE 30 NEWLY FOUND PHOTOS
OF HIMSELF WEARING THE SAME SORT OF SHOES THE KILLER WORE. DEFENSE ASK WHY
PLAINTIFFS NEVER MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF POLICE CORRUPTION OR PLANTED
EVIDENCE, CORNERSTONES OF THEIR CASE. PETROCELLI PLAYED A VIDEOTAPE OF RON
GOLDMAN WHEN HE WAS STILL ALIVE. IT BROUGHT AT LEAST ONE JUROR CLOSE TO TEARS.
BAKER ACCUSED PLAINTIFFS OF PLAYING ON JURORS EMOTIONS IN A PLAY FOR
SYMPATHY. PETROCELLI READ A POEM ABOUT A FATHER'S LOVE FOR HIS SON AND SAID
FRED GOLDMAN'S LOVELY LIVING BOY IS NO MORE. BAKER SAID, I'M NO POET BUT IF
YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME, YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN'T COMMIT THE CRIME.))
Chopper-crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
In southern Florida, a helicopter crash has killed four people.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Broward Co., FL;
10:01:07
It happened this morning in a remote area of Broward County.
Officials say the chopper struck a radio tower and than fell to the ground.
There is no word yet on what caused the crash.
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P-XGR
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=session 97
Virginia abortion SUPPORTERS conceded defeat in their biggest battle in
recent years.
Planned parenthood of Virginia admits it will probably lose the parental
notification fight this year.
A warning-- you're about to hear some graphic comments.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
This year, the bill requiring that parents be notified before a girl gets an
abortion will go to a friendlier Senate committee.
Planned Parenthood is already working to defeat it in the court after it
passes.
Meanwhile, Virginia is seeing its first bill to ban so-called "partial
birth" or late term abortions.
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SOT 01:47:09 tape one
IN Q=Well I
((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM: WELL I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM SO EARLY OR SO GRAPHIC ON THE
FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.))
SOT EARL TAPE 12:39:40
((DEL. BOB MARSHALL: THEN THE DOCTOR OPENED THE SCISSORS UP. THEN HE STUCK
THE HIGH-POWERED SUCTION TUBE INTO THE HOLE AND SUCKED THE BABY'S BRAINS OUT.))
SUPER=@Woodrum
SUPER=01-Del. Bob Marshall/(R) Manassas; :06
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=brains out.
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VO-NAT
The late term abortion bill has NOT yet been debated in committee.
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E-Wythe-Drugs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Cocaine
An undercover investigation in Wythe County turned up a range of drugs, from
crack to L-S-D.
The year-long operation wrapped up yesterday as police began arresting about
35 people.
Sheriff Wayne Pike also expects some FEDERAL charges.
The investigation was carried out with a 60 thousand dollar state grant,
which was recently renewed for another year.
Trailer-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=fire
Fire destroyed a mobile home in Bedford County this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.
The fire broke out about 10 o'clock in the Hardy section of the county.
Owner Robert Bryant says he heard his dogs barking, saw flames coming from
the building and called the fire department.
Bryant was renovating the trailer and was using it primarily for storage.
No one was hurt.
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FOOD-LION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=lawsuit
A-B-C says it will appeal a five and a-half million dollar punitive damages
award to Food lion.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The case involved a "Prime Time Live" report that used undercover workers
with hidden cameras.
It alleged that Food Lion knowingly sold spoiled meat.
The trial did not address the truthfulness of the A-B-C report.
Jurors found the network only committed fraud.
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E-Local-Food-Lion
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
A professor at Washington and Lee was called upon to testify at the trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;
Lou Hodges specializes in journalism ethics.
He says undercover work should be used with caution, but in this case it
served the public interest.
He's concerned about the message the verdict sends.
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SOT 4:15:59
IN Q=It calls into question
((LOU HODGES/W&L PROFESSOR; IT CALLS INTO QUESTION MORE THAN A CENTURY LONG
TRADITION IN JOURNALISM, THE WHOLE PRACTICE OF USING UNDERCOVER MEANS OF
GATHERING INFORMATION YOU CAN'T GET OTHERWISE, OF COURSE UNDERCOVER MEANS
ALWAYS INVOLVE DECEPTIVE TACTICS, THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH AMERICAN PEOPLE
WHO HAVEN'T THOUGHT IT THROUGH VERY CLEARLY. ))
SUPER=01-Lou Hodges/W&L Professor;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=through very clearly
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Hodges says he would not be surprised if the case reaches the U.S. Supreme
Court.
EBONICS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Washington dc
Educators and language experts have traveled to Capitol Hill today to talk
to Congress about ebonics, otherwise known as black English.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
A Senate committee is holding a hearing on the topic in the wake of recent
controversy in California.
The Oakland school board ruled to recognize ebonics as a separate language.
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Albright
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=albright
Madeleine Albright is scheduled to make history very soon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Moments from now she will be sworn in as the first female Secretary of
State.
That will make her the highest ranking woman ever in the federal government.
The Senate confirmed her nomination yesterday along with William Cohen as
Defense Secretary.
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E-Carroll-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
The recovery process is beginning for a father and son injured Tuesday when
a fire swept through their home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carroll Co./Tuesday;
Edward Spears and his 14- year- old son Matthew escaped the fire, which
killed two younger boys, 11- year- old Mark and 13- year- old John.
Yesterday their father was moved out of intensive care.
He remains in satisfactory condition, suffering the effects of smoke
inhalation.
Matthew's condition has been upgraded from serious to fair at the Shriner's
Burn Center in Cincinnati.
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S-Radford-Hospital
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-104
GRAPHIC=Carilion
Carilion Radford Community expects to open its new hospital in the Fall of
19-98.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Officials celebrated the start of construction yesterday with a
groundbreaking.
The 56 million- dollar facility will provide special focus on out- patient
care.
And officials say it's designed to feel less like a hospital and more like
an upscale spa or hotel.
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SOT
IN Q=
((SKIP LAMB/CARILION EXECUTIVE V.P.: MAJOR EMPHASIS ON TRYING TO
DE-INSTITUTIONALIZE CARE AND TREATMENT. OUR ARCHITECTS WERE TOLD THAT WE WANT
THE HUMAN ELEMENT STRESSED AND THE INSTITUTIONAL ASPECT MINIMIZED. ))
SUPER=01-Skip Lamb/Carilion Executive V.P.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=aspect minimized.
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VO-NAT
The hospital will be located just outside the Radford City limits in
Montgomery County.
Besides Radford, it will also serve residents from eight surrounding
counties.
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E-State-Song
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-110
GRAPHIC=va state seal
Virginia may carry its old state song into retirement.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
A Senate committee approved it becoming the state song (E-meritus)
"emeritus."
But the committee decided to reconstitute the old song WITHOUT the racially
offensive lyrics as the new state song.
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SOT 03:17:25
IN Q=Dreamer
((SEN. LOUISE LUCAS: DREAMER INSTEAD OF OLD DARKY.. WE DIDN'T GET ALL THAT WE
HOPED FOR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Louise Lucas/(D) Portsmouth;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=first step.
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VO-NAT
The bi- partisan Senate team of Louise Lucas and Steve Newman will now fight
for the change on the Senate floor.
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Tow-Trucks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net (edit of 97-3)
GRAPHIC=none
Getting your car towed may cost more than you expect.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Tow truck operators say their charges to customers reflect the expenses they
have to pay in order to operate.
But some say overall, the rise in costs has NOT been that significant.
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SOT 5:51:36 tape 2
IN Q=Basically, when you look
((TOMMY WOODS/WOODS TOWING & RECOVERY: BASICALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, THE
PRICE OF A TOW HAS NOT REALLY GONE UP THAT MUCH IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. 10 YEARS
AGO A NORMAL TOW WAS AROUND 25- DOLLARS HERE LOCALLY. THEY'VE GONE UP 10
DOLLARS IN 10 YEARS. THAT'S NOT BAD. ))
SUPER=01-Tommy Woods/Woods Towing & Recovery;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=that's not bad
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VO-NAT
Woods hopes more wrecker services will join the state association to help
keep their prices down.
Currently, regulations of tow truck drivers come primarily from individual
localities.
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SOT 4:15:55 tape 2
IN Q= Make sure they have
((LT. RAMEY BOWER/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SECURE STORAGE
LOT WITHIN THE CITY. MAKE SURE THAT THEIR TRUCKS ARE PROPERLY MARKED. MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR PRICES AND PRICE LISTS ARE PROPERLY POSTED. ))
SUPER=01-Ramey Bower/Roanoke City Police Dept.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=PROPERLY POSTED
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VO-NAT
To avoid being taken advantage of, Woods suggests sticking with a wrecker
service you know.
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E-Museum
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-2
GRAPHIC=NONE
Martinsville's Virginia Museum of Natural History may have found the world's
oldest fossil,
But now they're in need of some new money, more than one and a half million
dollars.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=They showed
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Tom Harned/Martinsville Planning & Development; :09
SUPER=01-Bud Oakey/Regional Chamber of Commerce; :19
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Last Week; :34
SUPER=@Ellen2; :38
SUPER=@Reynolds; 1:05
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( They showed off their insects.
They wined and dined the influential.
And Martinsville and Henry County supporters of the state's only natural
history museum lobbied.
sot 07:47:30
((TOM HARNED/MARTINSVILLE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: OH I THINK WE'LL GET SOME
MONEY THIS YEAR...SUCH AS MARTINSVILLE.))
runs=:10
sot 07:29:36
((BUD OAKEY/REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: AT WORST CASE, IT IS A PRECURSOR FOR
NEXT YEAR...THIS IS BEING DRIVEN BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.))
runs=:15
The vision is to demolish the old Martinsville General Hospital.
It's loaded with asbestos.
That has a price tag of 1-point-6 million dollars.
Then the old Martinsville museum would become just the storage and research
wing... and a whole new touristy museum would be built where the hospital was
torn down.
The problem is that Governor George Allen has allocated NO money for the
project.
Cabinet Secretary Becky Dunlop says the private sector needs to quote "step
up to the plate."
And the most powerful voice Southside had in Richmond is now in Washington.
sot 07:57:29
((SEN. ROSCOE REYNOLDS: VIRGIL'S LENGTH OF SERVICE...FOR A WHILE.))
runs=:09
At least this year, the specter of the museum leaving Martinsville is NO
longer hanging over these heads.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
P-Elfun-Society
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=computers
Computers have become a necessity in many schools, but the cost can be
overwhelming.
Volunteers in Salem are trying to fill the gap by recycling used computers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Members of the Elfun Society have spent thousands of hours refurbishing
computers donated by Roanoke Valley businesses.
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Two gifts of 35 computers helped Elliston- Lafayette (luh-FAY-et)
Elementary School expand a lab and put more technology in classrooms.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We're preparing
((JOHN MARTIN/MONTGOMERY CO. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: WE'RE PREPARING WITH THE WONDERFUL
ASSISTANCE OF SOME COMMUNITY BUSINESSES THAT MAKE THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO
US, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD A PROGRAM THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOING TO HELP OUR
CHILDREN.))
((TOM BLAKLEY/ELFUN COMPUTER PROJECT: WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE
GOODY GOODY, WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE WE ENJOY IT. AS I SAID WE'RE JUST GRUMPY
OLD MEN WORKING TOGETHER DOING WHAT WE LIKE HELPING TEACHERS TEACH THE KIDS.))
SUPER=01-John Martin/Montgomery Co. Public Schools; :00
SUPER=01-Tom Blakley/Elfun Computer Project; :13
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=teach the kids.
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VO-NAT
Fifteen to 20-volunteers, mostly retirees from General Electric, have
refurbished more than 13- hundred computers during the last four years.
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WEATHER
SUPER=300-52/61/W 12mph/30.12r/73/1974/ 5/1970;
SUPER=301-54/59/SW 10mph/30.09r/74/1967/-1/1936;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Turning Cloudy/& Colder/28-32/Freezing Rain/Changing to Rain/34-38;
SUPER=331-Turning Cloudy/& Colder/30-34/Freezing Rain/Changing to Rain/36-40;
SUPER=332-Mostly/Cloudy/28-32/Cloudy/with Rain/44-48;
SUPER=333-Turning/Cloudy/26-30/Feezing Rain/Sleet & Rain/32-36;
SUPER=334-Mostly/Cloudy/260-30/Mostly Cloudy/Rain Likely/44-48;
SUPER=X5001;
Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net k
GRAPHIC=rail merger
There's word late this morning that Conrail and its two suitors are expected
to get together to discuss their merger proposals.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
C-S-X and Conrail have responded to an invitation from Norfolk
Southern Chairman David Goode and prodding from federal regulators.
C-S-X Chairman John Snow and Conrail Chairman David Le-Van
suggest meeting as soon as possible.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
N-S and C-S-X have significant operations in Virginia and West Virginia.
For the past few months they've been in a bitter bidding war for Conrail,
which dominates the lucrative northeastern markets.
UVa
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=twe
TAPE#=net (edit of VB97-1)
GRAPHIC=ACC
After dropping two straight on the road, the Virginia Cavaliers opened a
four game home stand last night with a 68-to-64 A-C-C win over Ga. Tech.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Yellow Jackets vs. Cavaliers;
Courtney Alexander nails the jumper for the early lead.
Watch Harold Deane then hit Roanoker Curtis Staples, who drops a dime for
Norman Nolan.
But the Jackets hung around. Kevin Morris kicks to Matt Harpring who spots
up for the 3.
Gary Saunders then hits this double clutch J on the baseline and Tech
trailed by just 3.
Deane nails the 3 ball from the corner pocket just before the half.
SUPER=33-Ga. Tech/64/Virginia/68;
The Cavs move to 3 and 4 in the ACC with the 68-64 win.
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Radford
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=RU LOGO
The Radford University Highlanders lost to Winthrop last night 85-to-75 on
the road in Big South play.
Eric Bowens had 23 for Radford, but the Highlanders played with little
intensity, and little marksmanship as they hit just 5 of 31 three point
attempts.
Favre
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-4
GRAPHIC=SUPER BOWL
More hoopla in the Big Easy yesterday as the clock continues to tick on the
Packers and Patriots.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA; :00
Two-time N-F-L Most Valuable player Brett Favre picked up yet another piece
of hardware as he was given the FootAction player of the year award in
balloting done nationwide by the fans.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It means...
((BRETT FAVRE/PACKERS QUARTERBACK:))
SUPER=01-Brett Favre/Packers Quarterback; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...LITTLE BIT MORE."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Favre also spent part of the day shooting a commercial for what else but
Milk.
Besides getting a milk moustache he joked around striking the poses often
found in the old time football cards.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE
Sony
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-22
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA; :00
A couple of players also found a way to unwind yesterday.
Green Bay's Edgar Bennett played New England's Terry Glenn for Super Bowl
supremacy on Sony Playstation's "Game Day 97".
And despite this Drew Bledsoe T-D pass to Vincent Brisby the Packers and
Bennett were able to beat the Patriots 22-to-6.
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Electronic-Chick
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Ever wanted companionship from a pet but not the mess?
Well a little invention in Japan tries to do just that.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Beep..
SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=Beep, Beep, Beep.
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VO-NAT
It's the newest teen craze, a virtual pet called the Love - Egg.
Feed it when it beeps and it grows.
As the days go on, it sends on screen messages, telling how much weight it's
gained, and changing sizes as it grows.
Ignore it and uh- oh, up comes a tombstone.
The folks who hatched the idea cannot make them fast enough.
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by SS