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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@Robin1;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=tonight on

((
TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... DID STEVEN LEFTWICH ASSAULT FOUR ROANOKE POLICE OFFICERS? HE'S APPEALING AN EARLIER RULING.
SOME LAWMAKERS SAY IT'S TIME TO FIND A NEW STATE SONG SINCE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE STUDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THE WORDS TO CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINIA. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=carry me back to old Virginia.



top-story


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Monday January 27th- our Top Story
(/////SOT////////)
SOT bite from 6pm pkg

((GREG MELVIN: I FEEL GOOD, I CAN GET ON WITH MY LIFE NOW. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=on with my life now.
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VO-NAT


A former Virginia Tech Football player will NOT have to stand trial following a campus brawl in August.
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P-Melvin


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tal
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=news-7 pt


Good Evening, this is NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC. I'm COnnie Stevens.
SS=melvin


Greg Melvin was supposed to be the first in a group of present and former players to be tried for the assault of a Virginia Tech track team member.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;


But just before his trial was to get under way, the judge dismissed the charge at the request of Montgomery County prosecutor Phil Keith.
Keith said the alleged victim, Hilliard Sumner could not pinpoint Melvin as one of his attackers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:45:48
IN Q=

((PHIL KEITH/MONTGOMERY CO. PROSECUTOR: THEREFORE WE FELT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF JUSTICE NOT TO PROSECUTE MR. MELVIN. ))
SUPER=01-Phil Keith/Montgomery Co. Prosecutor;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=prosecute Mr. Melvin.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Melvin, a new father, says he just wants to move on with his life.
His lawyer says it was a case of guilt by association--and it's been hard on Melvin's whole family.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:56:51
IN Q=

((BEV DAVIS/MELVIN'S LAWYER: THEY'RE ALL DISTRAUGHT OVER IT. THEIR NAME HAS BEEN SOILED THROUGHOUT ALL THISS. IT WAS ALL UNFORTUNATED, IT WAS GUILT BY ASSOCIATION AND NOT GUILT BY FACTS OR TRUTH. ))
SUPER=01-Bev Davis/Melvin's Lawyer;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=facts or truth.
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VO-NAT


In a taped conversation with Davis--, Sumner, the alleged beating victim named football players Brian Edmonds, Sean Sullivan, Michael Hawkes and Angelo Harrison as his attackers.
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P-Cosby


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-e
GRAPHIC=none
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SOT 20:14:42
IN Q=She doesn't accept

((SHE DOESNT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT NOBODY COMES FORWARD TO HELP WITH THE TRUTH. ))
SUPER=07-Bill Cosby; :04
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=the truth.
(----------------)

**CONNIE ON CART **
In an exclusive interview, Bill Cosby talks to Dan Rather and CBS News, about the grief he and his wife are dealing with-- after their son Ennis was killed a week and a half ago on a California road.
This week, Cosby returned to the set of his sitcom, but without the usual studio audience.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:15:22
IN Q=You start to

(( YOU START TO THINK ABOUT THE PERSON THAT YOU LOVE, WHO IS GONE. AND -- AND THEN THAT PART OF THEM COMES TO YOU AND SAY, HEY DAD YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK. YOU KNOW NOT PEOPLE WANT TO LAUGH. DAD YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK. ))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=back to work (2nd time)
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VO-NAT


And it's not just his son on Bill Cosby's mind.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE


He also talked to CBS about the alleged attempt by a 22 year old woman to extort millions of dollars from him.
Remarkably candid, he admitted to a rendezvous with her mother-- but says he is not the father.

P-C'burg-shooting


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=LAWSUIT


A woman shot in the leg last year by Christiansburg Police filed a five- million dollar lawsuit against the town and the officer who fired the shots.
Last April, Stella Arcaro called 9-1-1 threatening to commit suicide.
Her lawyer says she specifically told the dispatcher NOT to send police officers.
Half a dozen town police responded to the townhouse, anyway.
When Arcaro stepped out the back door carrying a rifle, Officer Alicia Smith fired five rounds.
(/////SOT/////)

4:18:15 ((IN THIS SITUATION SHE WAS ASKING FOR HELP AND THEN ENDS UP GETTING SHOT BY THE PEOPLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELPING HER.))
SUPER=01-Bill Cruey/Arcaro's Attorney;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=helping her
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


Arcaro was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm.

P-Leftwich


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#596-44
GRAPHIC=legal scales


A man convicted of assaulting four police officers during an arrest last year is asking a Roanoke jury to overturn the verdict.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Steven Leftwich and a friend were stopped by a Roanoke police officer who says he wanted to tell them about their broken tail lights.
The officer says after he found marijuana in the car, he asked Leftwich to step out.
During a scuffle officer Anthony Forbes says Leftwich tried to grab his gun.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=

((ANTHONY FORBES/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: I WAS SCARED. -QUESTION- WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU REALIZED THAT MR. LEFTWICH'S HAND WAS ON YOUR GUN? THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER OFFICERS AND MYSELF, THE GUN IS LOADED AN NOT TOO MANY SAFTY DEVICES TO HOLD THAT WEAPON WHERE IT IS.))
SUPER=01-Anthony Forbes/Roanoke Police Officer;
runs=:15
OUT Q=where it is
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Several more officers arrived and were able to subdue Leftwich.
But Leftwich's attorney questioned the officer's motives for stopping him, asking one officer, "were you looking for a fight?"
He says Leftwich was the real victim that night.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 1 11:34:47
IN Q=9 or 10 other officers

((HAROLD BARNES/DEFENSE ATTORNEY; NINE OR TEN OTHER OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED WITH BEATING, KICKING, CLUBBING OF MR. LEFTWICH, AS HE LAY ON THE GROUND DEFENSELESS;))
SUPER=01-Harold Barnes/Defense Attorney;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=on the ground defenseless
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The defense presents its case tomorrow.
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P-Campbell-Shooting


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-46
GRAPHIC=shooting


In Amherst County, a domestic dispute turned violent.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.;


Around 7:15 this morning, deputies were called to this trailer on Route 673 near Evington.
They found the victim.. 38-year-old Edward Lee Miller of Madison Heights..on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Miller was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, his injuries do not appear life-threatening.
28-year-old Kevin Lewis Epperson of Rustburg... was arrested at the scene.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:09:44
IN Q=Yes he was

((CAPT. MIKE HARRIS/CAMPBELL CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: YES, HE WAS STILL ON THE SCENE AND AGAIN WE SEIZED NUMEROUS ITEMS OF EVIDENCE, TO INCLUDE SOME FIREARMS. HE WAS CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS WOUNDING AND USE OF A FIREARM IN COMMISSION OF A FELONY.))
SUPER=01-Capt. Mike Harris/Campbell Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=commission of a felony.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Epperson is being held without bond, he's scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.
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tease#1

music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


Straight ahead--Olympic gold Medalist Oksana Baiul is in court today facing a D-U-I charge...
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VO-NAT


And one group is pedalling a plan to bring bikeways to the Roanoke valley- the story when NEWS-7 Primetime returns.
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WEFC!!!
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P-Baiul


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=none


Olympic Skater Oksana Baiul
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-West Hartford, CT;


was in court today. She applied to enter an alcohol education program.
THis comes after she was recently charged with drunk driving.
The judge is expected to rule on her request next week.
Successfully completing the program generally leads to dismissal of the charges.
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P-Gilmore


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-109
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore


Attorney General -- and Republican candidate for governor -- Jim Gilmore says the controversial parents' rights amendment is harmless.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Actual debate of the amendment was put off for another day in Virginia's Senate.
But Gilmore has finally taken a stand on the side of the Christian Coalition and the Family Foundation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:37:35
IN Q=The law

((JIM GILMORE/VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL: THE LAW HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT ALL OF THESE PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR CHILDREN REMAIN IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY UNDER LANGUAGE LIKE THIS. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STAND UP FOR THE PARENTS OF VIRGINIA AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN PROPERLY AND REASONABLY.))
SUPER=@Gilmore
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=reasonably.
TALENT=Connie
SS=Session 97


The amendment would guarantee parents the fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.
Critics--mostly Democrats-- say it could invite a firestorm of lawsuits against teachers and social workers over issues such as school curriculum and child abuse.
SS=beyer


Democratic Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer opposes the bill in its present form. That means it could be an issue in the all-but-certain race for governor between Beyer and Gilmore this year.

P-Property-Tax


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Session 97


In other news from the General Assembly: the effort to get rid of personal property taxes in Virginia may be over this year.
Manassas Democratic Senator Chuck Colgan says he plans to withdraw his bill in the face of stiff opposition from local government leaders.
Colgan's bill would have eliminated the tax on cars, boats, and other such holdings.
But it would have raised the state sales tax.
The politically popular cut could be revived as part of another budget proposal this year.

P-Bikeways


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-01
GRAPHIC=NONE


Regional planners believe two- wheel travel will help the Roanoke Valley avoid traffic jams and environmental pollution.
They're now moving forward with a plan to develop a network of bikeways.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


The Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is developing a Bikeway blueprint... and will soon seek the blessing of local governments.
But first, planners want to hear what cyclists and other citizens have to say about the proposal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This involves everyone

((BARBARA DUERK/ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER: THIS INVOLVES EVERYONE AND THEY SHOULD BE A PART OF IT. THEY MAY SAY, WELL I DON'T RIDE A BICYCLE, BUT THEIR GRANDCHILDREN RIDE A BICYCLE OR THEIR NEIGHBOR MAY RIDE A BICYCLE. AND WE'VE FOUND THAT THE AVERAGE BICYCLE RIDER IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD, SO THERE'S A LOT OF US BABY BOOMERS OUT THERE THAT ARE FINDING BICYCLING FOR RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION TO MEET OUR NEEDS.))
SUPER=01-Barbara Duerk/Advisory Committee Member;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=to meet our needs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The Bikeway plan is designed to complement the Greenway plan that's also moving forward.
If local governments approve, the bikeways would be built over 20 years as new roads are constructed, and old ones improved.
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tease#2

music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


Tonight on Primetime Sports...Mike introduces us to a man who's trying to bring Major League Baseball to North Carolina.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


But first on Health Check-- are you over-zealous in your cheering?
You might be causing permanent damage to your throat...
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WEFC!!!
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P-AOL


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Having trouble logging onto America Online?
You might be in line for a refund.
Faced with frustrated cyber-spacers, A-O-L says it's selectively offering refunds to customers.
The company faces a rash of criticism-- that it over-sold it's product when it offered a fixed monthly pricing time with unlimited use.
Several states have threatened to sue Virginia-based America Online.

p-XGR


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-42
GRAPHIC=state song


A compromise is in the works to gracefully retire "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" on the eve of a Senate vote.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Augusta County Republican Emmett Hanger failed in his bid to just change the most offensive lyrics, and keep the song in place.
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SOT 12:11
IN Q=There is

((SEN. EMMETT HANGER: THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT HISTORY. THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST. WHAT HAPPENED, HAPPENED. AND CERTAINLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH OUR HISTORY.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Emmett Hanger/(R) Augusta Co; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=our history.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Hanger's failed effort means the Senate will now vote on retiring it as the "state song (EE-meritus) emeritus."
Manassas Senator Chuck Colgan polled Senate pages.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:00
IN Q=I said

((SEN. CHARLES COLGAN: I SAID WELL, DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THE WORDS TO THE SONG? AND EVERY PAGE SAID NO, WE DON'T KNOW THE WORDS. I SAID IF YOU HEARD IT ON THE PIANO, WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE IT WITHOUT THE WORDS? AND THEY SAID NO. WE HAVE A STATE SONG THAT OUR CHILDREN DON'T KNOW AND CAN'T SING.))
sot 08:26

((SEN. DICK SASLAW: QUITE FRANKLY WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO IS REPEAL THE WHOLE THING AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT EMERITUS, CAUSE IT ISN'T GONNA OFFEND ME IF THIS SONG GETS REPEALED ENTIRELY.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Colgan/(D) Manassas; :00
SUPER=01-Sen. Dick Saslaw/(D) Fairfax; :19
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=can't sing.
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VO-NAT


The Senate could vote tomorrow.
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Forecasts;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Mixed Precipitation/Changing to Rain/32-36/Rain Ending/Blustery and

Cold/41-45;
SUPER=331-Scattered Rain/Showers/35-39/Rain Ending/Windy & Cold/46-50;
SUPER=332-Rain Mixed/With Sleet/33-37/Rain Ending/Sharply Colder/33-37;
SUPER=333-Mixed Precipitation/Changing to Rain/32-35/Rain Ending/Sharply

Colder/32-35;
SUPER=334-Light Mixed/Precipitation/33-37/Rain Ends/Sharply Colder/33-37;
SUPER=X5001;

RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie


Primetime sports is headed your way on News-7 Primetime right here on WEFC. cc sponsor go to break

P-Cheering


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=H/C BUG


On the day after the big football game-- we ask you spectators-- what's a game without a good loud crowd?
But careful, it's not just the players risking injury.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Fans should also beware.
Game after game of constant yelling and cheering can take it's toll...even causing permanent damage.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:20:20
IN Q=There's really

((TERRY TREMAN/SPEECH PATHOLOGIST: THERE'S REALLY A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE THAT OCCURS TO THE TISSUE IN THE THROAT. MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TISSUE IN HERE, MUSCLES WORKING, AND IF YOU SLAM THEM TOGETHER LIKE THAT FOR THREE STRAIGHT HOURS YOU ARE GOING TO CAUSE SOME DAMAGE.))
SUPER=01-Terry Treman/Speech Pathologist; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=some damage.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


This professional speaker learned the hard way about Football Fan Syndrome--
But now he's found some tips for the next game.
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SOT 15:20:39
IN Q=You cannot

((DAVID SELLS/FOOTBALL FAN: YOU CANNOT GO TO A GAME WITHOUT MAKING NOISE. BUT AT LEAST I'VE GOT TWO THINGS-- I AM DRINKING MORE WATER, ESPECIALLY THE FOURTH QUARTER WHEN THEY DON'T SELL BEER. AND THEN I ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO TAKE IT EASIER AND DON'T SCHEDULE ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ))
SUPER=01-David Sells/Football Fan; :
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=day or two.
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VO-NAT


And if your cheering voice doesn't clear up the week after the game, give your doctor a call.
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cool-video


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime


Tonight-- a walk on the musical side--
From Tokyo, we've got a demonstration of a music-maker, the Miburi Body Shaker.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
SUPER=75-Tokyo, Japan; :16
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=nat sound MUSIC

((
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SOT 20:16:38
IN Q=music NAT SOUND
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=music nat


Are they dancing?
No-- they're making music.
It's the newest craze for would-be musicians and composers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:17:49
IN Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=nat sound MUSIC


Sensors are attached to the body-- and when you move the sensors, you make the music.
The heel and toe produce percussion rhythms.
The melody is produced with sensors worn on shoulders, elbows, and wrists.
Keys on the hand grips select the tone.
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SOT 20:17:16
IN Q=nat sound MUSIC
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=nat sound music

))
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The Miburi Melody and Rhythm Machines can produce 235 variations of sound-- but it can cost more than three-thousand U-S- dollars.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop



SP-Score


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-23
GRAPHIC=primetime big


Coming up tonight in PrimeTime sports, we'll hear from the man who hopes to bring Major League Baseball to North Carolina.
Plus, check out a down to the wire finish involving the UVa & North Carolina women.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00


But first, Jose Canseco is headed back to the West Coast to be reunited with "Bash Brother" Mark McGuire.
Tonight the A's acquired the slugger from the Redsox for pitcher John Wasdin.
Now the numbers.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-/Chowan/71/j/Ferrum/74////Marshall/92/j/V.M.I./97///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Coastal Carolina/63/j/Liberty/77////South

Florida/70/j/V.C.U./75///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/James Madison/65/j/Richmond/75////Villanova
#14/67/j/Georgetown/78///;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=....last score."
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SP-Baseball


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-25
GRAPHIC=SPORTS CLUB


Baseball was the hot topic tonight at the Monthly meeting of the Roanoke valley sports club.
SS=north carolina


Former big league pitcher Jim Bibby, and Mike Solomon, the man leading the charge to bring a Major league team to North Carolina were the featured speakers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem; :00


Solomon hopes to land a team in the Piedmont Triad area between Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point by the turn of the century.
And he his backers believe that parts of Virginia are crucial to landing either an expansion team or an existing franchise looking to relocate.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=

((MIKE SOLOMON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR N.C. BASEBALL:)) ((JIM BIBBY/LYNCHBURG HILLCATS PITCHING COACH:))
SUPER=01-Mike Solomon/N.C. Baseball Executive Director; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Bibby/Lynchburg Hillcats Pitching Coach; :30
RUNS=:46
OUT Q=...DOWN THERE."
(----------------)
VO-NAT CON'T


A referendum will held in August to see if voters are interested in funding a new stadium in the triad.
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Sp-UVa


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#vb97-1
GRAPHIC=UVA LOGO


The Virginia women's basketball team was in the spotlight tonight at University Hall, as the 8th ranked Cavs hosted 6th ranked North Carolina.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/HTS; :00


And the Lady Tarheels would come out smoking, as Jessica Gaspar scores the hoop to give Carolina a 10-to-nothing lead out of the blocks.
Another big problem for UVa was Tracy reid, who scored 22 points in the opening half to keep UVa at a double digit deficit.
Tora Suber did her best to keep things from getting completely out of hand as she hits the long three, but it's 45-to-31 Carolina at the half.
Thanks to Reid the lead would balloon to as many as 17 as she makes the steal and scores on the breakaway.
But UVa went on a 19-to-2 run, fueled by Suber's bombs. Tora would finish with a career high 35 points as UVa took the lead.
SUPER=33-North Carolina #6/75/Virginia #8/71;


But Reid was the real deal as she scores the game winner with 2 point 4 second to play. She finishes with 41 points and 16 rebounds as UNC beats UVa 75-to-71.
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Sp-Express


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#st5-26
GRAPHIC=EXPRESS/KNOXVILLE


Tomorrow night's Roanoke Express home game with the Knoxville Cherokees has been moved to Wednesday night because of some ice making problems at the Roanoke Civic Center.
(---------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 20, 1994;


a mechanical problem with the Civic Center's refrigeration system, similar to the one experienced back in October of 1994 when a gasket interrupted ice making is causing a few headaches.
Civic Center officials say the ice that was in place over the weekend lacked the key ingredient known as glycol.
The bad ice was removed early Sunday morning, the system has been repaired and new ice is being made at this hour.
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preview-boards


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none


There's more news--coming up in 30-minutes...
Here's what's we're working on for NEWS-7 at 11 over on WDBJ-7.
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dissolve to boards
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-Roanoke Symphony;


The civic center won't be the only place to hear the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra--
SUPER=77-Live or Recorded?


A recording of a live performance is in the works...
SUPER=x5025; Coming up at 11 Stop
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE

NEWS-7 Primetime, goodnight. Eric Earnhart will be along in half an hour with details--Thanks for watching
by SS