17:00-01
NEWS-HEADS
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Straight ahead on News 7 at Five-
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VO-NAT
Marijuana for medical purposes. It's on the books in Virginia but lawmakers
may change that.
Bank robbers open fire in Richmond killing one and wounding several others.
Plus a wall collapse at a Houston mall traps people below.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
A coastal storm throws some sleet and snow around but in very small amounts.
Looking warmer Friday.
MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=CST
TAPE#MED HEADS
GRAPHIC=NONE
While we're on the topic of prescription pot...a leading medical group
comes out against the government on the issue.
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VO-NAT
Plus, Legionnaires's Disease...still a topic of discussion in the New
River Valley. We'll explain, on Health Check.
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2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
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Video-Open
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#video open
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT
Virginia legislators grapple with a law already on the books--okaying
marijuana for (me-di-cinal) medicinal reasons...
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=news-7 at five
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
This from Richmond-- as a heavy-weight in the medical field has come out in
SUPPORT of prescribing marijuana.
2-SHOT
Here's more from Health Check's Connie Stevens.
5-Pot
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-45
GRAPHIC=MARIJUANA
The "New England Journal of Medicine" says federal officials are "out of
step" with the public on the issue.
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VO-NAT
People in California and Arizona voted to let doctors prescribe pot.
Some doctors believe marijuana is useful for relieving certain
symptoms of cancer, AIDS and glaucoma.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 07:36:19
IN Q=It's a useful
((DR. LAWRENCE WHITE/ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CHIEF OF STAFF: IT'S A USEFUL DRUG IN
SOME PATIENTS, BUT NOT BY MEANS IN EVERY PATIENTS, AND I THINK AS SUCH IT
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AND THE DOCTORS
SHOULDN'T GO TO JAIL FOR PRESCRIBING IT. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=for prescribing it.
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VO-NAT
The findings contradict the federal government's stance that there's no
proper medical use for marijuana.
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5-Marijuana
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-42
GRAPHIC=session 97
The finding in the journal was ridiculed today in Virginia's House of
Delegates.
DOUBLE B0X=Connie/Ellen
Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom with the reaction.
ANCHOR=ellen
Connie, with some references to the liberal atmosphere in New England,
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=22-Richmond;
the House voted 86 to 13 to overturn a law it passed 18 years ago allowing the
medicinal use of marijuana.
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SOT
IN Q=He was
SUPER=01-Del. Bob Marshall/(R) Manassas; :00
SUPER=03-Richmond; :17
SUPER=01-Del. Bob McDonnell/(R) Virginia Beach; :20
SUPER=@Griffith; :51
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=use of marijuana.
((
SOT FRED TAPE 12:28:06
((DEL. BOB MARSHALL: HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION...ALL REJECT THE CLAIM THAT SMOKED MARIJUANA HAS ANY DEMONSTRATED
MEDICAL UTILITY.))
RUNS=:15
Supporters of the ban say there's a legal synthetic substitute for medicinal
use.
SOT 12:32:19 FRED TAPE
((DEL. BOB MCDONNELL/R-VIRGINIA BEACH: USE OF THAT INGESTIBLE TABLET WILL
ACCOMPLISH THE SAME MEDICAL EFFECTS AS SMOKED MARIJUANA.))
RUNS=:08
But an AIDS patient in the Richmond area, who asked that he NOT be
identified, says he follows his Marinol with illegally acquired marijuana --
since even under the current law, NO pharmacies are licensed to prescribe
marijuana.
SOT 15:14:40 GRAY TAPE #3
((THESE ARE THE PILLS THAT ARE EIGHT DOLLARS APIECE.))
RUNS=:02
SOT 15:14:47 GRAY TAPE #3
((BUT AS I SAY THESE USUALLY JUST STAY IN THE REFRIGERATOR, CAUSE THEY'RE NOT
EFFECTIVE.))
RUNS=:05
Salem Republican Morgan Griffith spoke out against the ban on marijuana...
after polling his constituents.
SOT FRED TAPE 12:20:04
((DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/D-SALEM: AND THE SAME CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT THAT WANTS
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION 77- PERCENT, DOES NOT WANT GUN CONTROL, I THINK IT'S
ABOUT 96- PERCENT DOES NOT WANT SAME SEX MARRIAGES RECOGNIZED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, TOLD ME IN THEIR RESPONSES BY 63- PERCENT THAT THEY
FAVORED MEDICINAL USE OF MARIJUANA.))
RUNS=:23
))
LIVE=Ellen full
SUPER=22-Richmond;
The House also today unanimously voted to overturn the medicinal use of
heroin it passed in 1988.
DOUBLE BOX=Ellen/Connie.
That law's also never been used in Virginia because it required federal
approval.
(question: and that's NOT likely to be granted anytime soon.)
5-rICHMOND-Robbery
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=BANK ROBBERY
Bank robbers shot and killed one person and wounded three others in Richmond
today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond
It happened at a NationsBank branch on the east end of the city about nine
this morning.
Police say two men opened fire as they entered the bank, took an undisclosed
amount of money, and then ran out...at one point exchanging gunfire with a
police officer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=One was carrying
((BRENDA HUGHES/RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT: ONE WAS CARRYING AN M 16 RIFLE.
HE'S A BLACK MALE, ABOUT 6 FEET TALL, AGE 20 TO 27. HE'S WEARING A BLACK SKULL
CAP, BLACK THREE-QUARTER LENGTH COAT AND BLUE JEANS. THE SECOND INDIVIDUAL THAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW WAS ALSO ARMED, CARRYING A SHOTGUN.))
SUPER=01-Brenda Hughes/Richmond Police Department;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=carrying a shotgun.
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VO-NAT
The robbers ran into a nearby cemetery and drove off in a gray car.
They're still at large.
Two of the victims were bank employees.
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5-Mall-Collapse
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=none
The search is on for possibly more victims- after a wall collapsed at a
Houston shopping mall.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston, TX;
At least two people were killed and others were injured when the wall came
tumbling down.
It happened early this morning an hour before the stores opened- trapping
mall workers and possibly seniors who walk the mall for exercise.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION, WHOLE WALL TUMBLED DOWN.)
LOOKED LIKE WAVES, LADY IN FRONT OF ME WITH CANE SCREAMING))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=hit by the concrete.
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VO-NAT
Firefighters used electronic sensors and dogs to try and find victims
beneath tons of rubble.
The collapsed wall was adjacent to a vacant department store under
demolition to make way for a movie theater.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Straight ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- An update on deliberations in the O-J
Simpson trial--
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VO-NAT
And news that R-R Donnelley is hiring for its future Roanoke County facility
has generated huge interest--
(----------------)
Anchor=Connie
On Health Check-- new medical guidelines-- on testing at home for
colo-rectal cancer.
In addition to making it easier, it could cut the death rate from the
disease.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Also coming up-- Patrick Evans is learning how to become a Private
Investigator.
ANCHOR=Connie
He'll scope it out for us when NEWS-7 at FIVE returns.
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5-Simpson
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=simpson
It is the second full day of deliberations in the O.J. Simpson trial.
Jurors are asking to see more evidence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The panel wants to look at exhibit boards and photographs- They requested a
loupe- a special magnifying glass used to look at pictures.
According to a jury note, many exhibits relate to DNA testing on the blood
of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:09:12
IN Q=
((LAURIE LEVINSON/LEGAL CONSULTANT: THERE IS SO MUCH IN THIS CASE FOR JURORS TO
LOOK AT, TO TOUCH, TO LISTEN TO.))
SUPER=01-Laurie Levinson/Legal Analyst;
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=to listen to."
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile sources say the jury has picked a white male in his fifties as the
foreman.
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5-Donnelley
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-10
GRAPHIC=donnelley
Word about the new R-R Donnelley plant in Roanoke County has apparently
spread quickly.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The book assembly operation remains under construction, but last week the
Virginia Employment Commission held a three day recruitment session.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
THREE THOUSAND people filled out applications, shocking the V-E-C's regional
director.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:02:52
IN Q=In my
((MARJORIE SKIDMORE/VA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION: IN MY HISTORY WITH THE VIRGINIA
EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION, WHICH IS ABOUT 27 YEARS, I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH
THIS LARGE A RECRUITMENT, AS MANY PEOPLE RESPONDING IN A THREE DAY PERIOD.))
SUPER=01-Marjorie Skidmore/VA Employment Commission;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=day period.
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VO-NAT
One reason behind the flood of applications is the pay.
Workers will start at nine-dollars an hour.
At first Donnelley will hire just 40 people.
But by the end of this year, close to 200 could be working.
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5-Roanoke-Housing
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=nONE
A study from the University of Michigan rates Roanoke as the most
segregated metropolitan area in Virginia.
Today, the local leader of the N- Double A- C- P said he's troubled by the
report, but also hopeful it will lead to a larger discussion of racial issues.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The study used 1990 census data to analyze racial patterns in residential
neighborhoods.
Roanoke's rating has improved since 1980, but was still above the national
average.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Where people live
((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: WHERE PEOPLE LIVE SAYS A LOT ABOUT
THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY. SO, IF IN FACT THIS REPORT IDENTIFIES A KEY
PROBLEM AREA AROUND WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WE MUST NOT BLOW THIS OFF AND WE SHOULD
NOT BLOW THIS OFF. WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO INDICATE EXACTLY WHAT IT'S INDICATING,
THAT WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=we really need to work on.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Charlottesville and Danville made the list of the 15 LEAST- segregated
cities in the nation.
tease#2
groovy music UNDER
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
What does it take to be a private eye? If you're really interested in
learning the tricks of the trade, Patrick has found a class you should
investigate.
(//////////////)
SUPER=22-Salem;
(patrick ad lib)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-PRIVATE-EYE
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#597-04
GRAPHIC=NONE
In the fine tradition of Rockford, Barnaby Jones and Magnum, P.I., you too
can be a Private Detective.
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans is on the case today as we investigate a school for private
investigators.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Salem;
SUPER=01-Clinton Edwards/Criminal Justice Training Academy;
SUPER=01-Thomas Starke, II/Instructor;
(ROLL OVER INTERVIEW)
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VO-NAT
RUNS=:30
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SUPER=22-Salem;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
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SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Mostly Cloudy/Occasional Sleet/27-29/Partly Sunny/And Milder/50-52;
SUPER=331-Cloudy With/Sleet Ending/28-30/Partly Sunny/Wind SW-10/50-54;
SUPER=332-Variable Clouds/And Chilly/26-28/Partly Sunny/And Warmer/48-50;
SUPER=333-Variable Clouds/Light Winds/24-26/Partly Sunny/Wind SW-15/45-49;
SUPER=334-Mostly Cloudy/Wind SW-10/24-28/Sunny Early/Then Cloudy/45-49;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
In tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- Mike tells us about another Panther making
the roster of the Pro-Bowl.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- well tell you about proposed legislation that could
eliminate what some call "drive through mastectomies"--
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VO-NAT
forcing women out of the hospital within hours of surgery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:37:18
IN Q=There is no
((THERE IS NO WOMAN THAT I HAVE EVER TAKEN CARE OF THAT HAD A RADICAL
MASTECTOMY THAT COULD COME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL IN 24 HOURS. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=24 hours.
health bump next
5-Legionnaires
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tal
TAPE#596-44
GRAPHIC=legionnaire's
Health officials have confirmed another seven cases of Legionnaires Disease
in the New River Valley.
But they stress there is no NEW outbreak.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The cases were discovered through the ongoing investigation into the
outbreak last October.
No one else has actually gotten sick with the illness since then.
The outbreak was traced to a hot tub on display at Lowe's in Christiansburg.
Today the Centers for Disease Control released preliminary findings of the
study, which may also prompt new maintenance guidelines for whirlpools and
spas.
(----------------)
TALENT=Connie
SS=HOLD
The newly- confirmed patients in the New River Valley bring the total to 23,
including two who died.
5-Spine-Speed
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=virginia seal
The next time you pay a fine for speeding in Virginia, the money could be
going toward a good cause.
SS=session 97
A bill before the state Senate would levy an additional fee on
some traffic tickets and use the funds (----------------)
VO-NAT
for research on spinal cord and brain injuries.
The bill was approved today by the Senate Education and Health Committee
and sent on to the Senate Finance Committee.
(------------------)
5-Mastectomies
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=WOMEN'S HEALTH
A bill to keep women from being forced out of hospitals within hours of
undergoing a mastectomy has been introduced in Washington.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :
Some lawmakers are calling these ever-shortening hospital stays "drive
through mastectomies."
The bill would require insurance plans to allow doctors to determine the
length of a hospital stay for a mastectomy patient--
It would also require insurers to cover follow-up care and breast
reconstruction after a mastectomy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:06:33
IN Q=No civilized
((SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN/(D) CALIFORNIA: NO CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS
MASTECTOMY AS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE.))
((SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE/(R)ME: AMERICA HAS VAST MEDICAL RESOURCES AND SO IT'S
UNACCEPTABLE THAT SOME WOMEN IN AMERICA ARE NOT RECEIVING THE BEST WHEN IT
COMES TO A CANCER DIAGNOSIS OR A MASTECTOMY. ))
SUPER=01-Sen. Dianne Feinstein/(D) California; :00 quick
SUPER=01-Sen. Olympia Snowe/(R) Maine; :07
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=or a mastectomy.
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VO-NAT
The bill is similar to a law passed last year that requires at least a
two-day hospital stay for women after they've given birth.
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5-Allergy-Shots
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-06
GRAPHIC=asthma
Allergy shots--for years a commonly used treatment for asthma--may be
useless for most children.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found there was no
(----------------)
VO-NAT
difference in symptoms or amount of medical care needed in children who
received asthma shots and those who did not.
The study looked only at allergy shots given for asthma and not for other
reasons.
Other experts, however, dispute the study's findings.
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5-Colon-Cancer
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=colon cancer
New medical guidelines say a quick home test for colorectal cancer could
make it easier to check for the nation's second-biggest cancer killer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The guidelines say simple tests to detect blood in stool samples every year
after age 50-- could cut colorectal cancer deaths by a third.
And there are other recommendations.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:43:04
IN Q=First to
((FIRST TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT UNIFORM SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE GUIDELINES
FOR COLON CANCER WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. SECONDLY TO IDENTIFIY PATIENTS AT
SPECIAL RISK, PARTICULARLY THOSE ELEVEN PERCENT OF PATIENTS WHO DEVELOP CANCER
UNDER THE AGE OF 50,WHICH IS WHERE THE OLD SCREENING GUIDELINES BEGAN. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. John Allen/University of Minneapolis;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=guidelines began.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
And, you may consider this to be good news.
The measures-- which are endorsed by the American Cancer Society-- say
those manual rectal exams doctors offer today aren't worth the time and
embarrassment.
2-SHOT-TOSS
ANCHOR=Jean
Turning now to sports--even though the Express was without its starting
goalie, the team racked up a big win last night.
ANCHOR=Connie
Mike Stevens has highlights along with some football news from the N-F-L.
S5-Football
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-25
GRAPHIC=TWO MINUTE TICKER
Welcome to a wet, Thursday ticker everybody.
You might want to get a map out for today's ticker because a number of
SS=panthers
players are on the move including the Carolina Panthers, Kerry Collins.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-1996 Season; :00
This morning Steve Young pulled out of this weekend's Pro Bowl because of sore
ribs and Collins was named as his replacement.
Collins led the Panthers to the NFC championship game this year in just his
second season in the league.
Dom Capers will coach the NFC team that will now feature 8 Panthers' players.
SUPER=04-MLB;
The man the Panthers knocked out in the playoffs, Deion Sanders is coming
back to baseball.
This afternoon, PrimeTime signed a one year deal with the Reds.
SUPER=03-New York;:00
And Riddick Bowe also signed on the dotted line today.
The former heavyweight champ joined the Marine reserves.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="If I...
((RIDDICK BOWE/JOINS THE MARINE RESERVES:))
SUPER=01-Riddick Bowe/Joins Marine Reserves; ;00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...I CAN BE."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=uva
The Virginia mens' basketball team is on the court tonight at U-hall battling
the Richmond Spiders. Highlights for your tonight at 11.
S5-Express
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ICE-96
GRAPHIC=Express/Cherokees
The Roanoke Express won its third straight game last night by beating the
Knoxville Cherokees 5-to-nothing.
Quite an accomplishment when you consider that Knoxville is the second
highest scoring team in the league.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs Cherokees; :
Larry Moberg started in net last night in place of Dave Gagnon who was
nursing a sore shoulder.
Roanoke led 3 to nothing after one period then late in the second period
Jeff Jablonski fires the shot and it barely crosses the line for the goal and a
four to nothing Express lead.
Then late in the second, Chris Lipsett fires the puck from just inside the
blue line. It hits Tim Christian in the face and goes in the net.
Folks, it was that kind of night as Roanoke wins it 5-to-nothing.
Moberg was untouchable in net with
41 saves and the shutout in his first SUPER=38-Knoxville/0/Roanoke/5;
start in a over a month.
As for Gagnon , he may be back in net as soon as tomorrow night.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It's been sore...
((DAVE GAGNON/EXPRESS GOALIE:))
SUPER=01-Dave Gagnon/Express Goalie; ;00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...good for me."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Roanoke/Charlotte
The Express is in Charlotte tomorrow for a key division game against the
Checkers.
SS=two minute ticker
More sports coming up for you at 6, including a look at a Virginia Tech
wrestler who is chasing his dream of a national championship.
Have a good night everybody.
take a break
5-Kicker
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-H
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's a dream for many men- to play in the NFL-
One man will take to the field at halftime for one million dollars.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ;
26 year old Lance (Alstat) Alstodt will try to kick a field goal at halftime
in Sunday's NFL probowl.
Alstat played soccer in college- He's practicing his kick with Pete
(GO-ga-lack)- football's first soccer style kicker.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:25:10
IN Q=
((LANCE ALSTODT: AS YOU CAN SEE I'VE BEEN STRIKING THE BALL PRETTY WELL. WHAT I
SAY TO MYSELF IS FOCUS, HIT THE SWEET SPOT, WATCH IT GO THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS.))
SUPER=07-Lance Alstodt;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=go through the uprights."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Lance got the chance to kick for a million after filling out an application
on a candy bar.
He kicks for the cash this Sunday.
(----------------)
six-preview
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
(toss to ROBIN)
RUNS=:15
(ROBIN tosses to Jean)
ANCHOR=Jean
Virginia Tech is not just helping to educate its own students.
It's now turning its attention on Virginia high schools and community
colleges.
double boxes Jean/Keith
Keith Humphry joins us from the newsroom to tell us more about its Outreach
Program.
ANCHOR=Keith
Jean, its designed to giveSUPER=@Keith1;
younger students a leg up in the Biotechnology field.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Tech sends thousands of dollars worth of D- N- A supplies to schools across
the state.
We'll be checking in with a class at Lord Botetourt High School to see what
the students are learning.
(----------------)
double boxes Jean/Keith
That's coming up in half an hour on News- 7 at six.
ANCHOR=Jean
That's it for NEWS-7 at FIVE-- for more news later tonight--
full screen
join Connie Stevens for the region's first local primetime newscast, NEWS-7
Primetime-- tonight at 10 on WEFC.
Goodnight
ANCHOR=Jean
by SS