WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/09/97

23:00-01

County-Murder

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-106
GRAPHIC=Murder

One woman is dead and her ex-boyfriend is injured following a shooting in Roanoke County last night.
Police say 32-year-old Ronnie Brooks allegedly shot 26-year-old Lisa Sizemore and then turned the gun on himself.
It happened around 10-30 at Brooks' Malvern Road home.
As Denise Allen reports Sizemore's boyfriend witnessed the incident.
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IN Q=Doug Lakes
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Doug Lakes/Lisa's Boyfriend; :11
SUPER=@Denise2; :28
RUNS=1:10
OUT Q=News 7

((Doug Lakes says he drove his girlfriend, Lisa Sizemore, to Ronnie Brooks' house so she could pick up her things.
Lakes says she had recently broken up with Brooks.
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SOT 11:53:28
IN Q=I DON'T BELIEVE
((DOUG LAKES/LISA'S BOYFRIEND: THE RELATIONSHIP HAD GONE SOUTH EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR. SHE JUST HADN'T BEEN IN A SITUATION TO GET OUT.))
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OUT Q=ALL DAY

Lakes says Brooks had called them several times during the day telling Lisa to pick up her furniture.
But Lakes says when they reached the house it was dark so Lisa went to the front door.
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SOT 11:56:22
IN Q=he shot her
((HE SHOT HER WITH NO REMORSE WHAT SO EVER. HE SAID SOMETHING, "YOU'LL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN,))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=DO THAT AGAIN
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IN Q=AND THE GUN
(( AND THE GUN WENT BOOM, I SAW FIRE FLY OUT OF THE END OF THE BARREL. I SAW HER HIT THE GROUND SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER. WE TORE OFF RUNNING DOWN TO THE STORE, BEFORE HE COULD SHOOT US CAUSE I KNOW I WAS HIS NEXT VICTIM.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=HIS NEXT VICTIM

Lakes says he called police from a near by store.
He says Lisa and Ronnie had a three year relationship with a history of violence.
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SOT 11:56:04
IN Q=WHEN HE'S NOT
((ONCE YOU START ADDING ALCOHOL IN HIM, HE'S DR. JECKEL AND MR. HYDE. THEN YOU START THROWING CRACK IN ON TOP OF THAT AND YOU'VE CREATED A MONSTER.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=CREATED A MONSTER

Lakes says the sound of the gun firing and his girlfriend's scream will stay with him forever.
Denise Allen News 7.))
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=None

Brooks is in Roanoke Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
Investigators say the shooting is still under investigation and charges are pending against him.
Sizemore was the mother of two children.

Pitts-Murder

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 96-102
GRAPHIC=Murder

A Pittsylvania County man is in jail tonight charged with killing his wife outside their home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./Last Night;

Sheriff's deputies say 34- year- old Timothy Wayne Abbott of Keeling shot and killed his wife around 9 last night.
It happened at the couple's home on Blair Lane.
31- year- old Melissa Faye Holland Abbott was shot once in the chest.
She died at the scene.
Timothy Abbott is being held WITHOUT bond in the Pittsylvania County Jail.
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Danville-Guard

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 96-104
GRAPHIC=Bosnia

In a matter of weeks-- a Danville National Guard unit will arrive in Bosnia.
Family and friends were on hand this morning as the unit left Fort Pickett for additional training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Teresa Hamilton and photographer Andrea DiRocco (Duh-Rock-OH) have our story.
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IN Q=I'm very
SUPER=07-Jennifer Jones; :00 quick!!
SUPER=03-Fort Pickett; :07
SUPER=00-Donna Jones; :13
SUPER=00-John Simmons/National Guardsman; :38
SUPER=08-Melissa Gilreath; 1:17 quick!!
SUPER=00-Chris Wiles/National Guardsman; 1:29
SUPER=00-Brook Martin; 1:42 quick!!
SUPER=@Teresa1; 1:46
SUPER=@Allen; 2:12 quick!!
RUNS=2:27
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7, Fort Pickett.
((
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12:05:08
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IN Q=I'm very
((JENNIFER JONES:I'M VERY PROUD OF MY DADDY, BUT I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS HIM.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=miss him.

No amount of planning could prepare 12- year old Jennifer Jones for saying goodbye to her father.
Indeed-- it was an emotional day for the entire family.
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IN Q=It's hard
((DONNA JONES: IT'S HARD, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE WHEN HE WAS IN DESERT STORM BUT IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=any easier.

Jones' husband is among 46- National Guardsmen in Danville who're being sent to Bosnia as peacekeepers.
Over the past two weeks they've undergone extensive training at Fort Pickett in Blackstone.
That training will now continue at Fort Benning, Georgia-- far from friends and family.
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12:06:36
SOT
IN Q=I have grand
((JOHN SIMMONS/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN:I HAVE GRAND DAUGHTERS I'M GOING TO MISS THEM GROWING UP, I HAVE A GRANDCHILD ON THE WAY THAT I WON'T BE HERE WHEN IT'S BORN. BUT THAT'S PART OF YOUR JOB AND AFTER 19- YEARS OF SERVICE, I'M PROUD TO SERVE. ))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=to serve.

Simmons and the others are scheduled to arrive in Bosnia much earlier than expected-- which made saying goodbye even more difficult.
For Roger Gilreath words were hard to express.
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12:15:34
SOT
IN Q=Is there
((REPORTER SPEAKS:IS THERE ANY AMOUNT OF PREPARING YOU CAN DO? ROGER GILREATH: NO. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=no.

Gilreath's son, Tyler, is less than two months old.
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12:14:53
SOT
IN Q=It would
((MELISSA GILREATH:IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD, BUT IT'S TWICE AS HARD BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE ALMOST A YEAR OLD WHEN HE COMES BACK. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=comes back.

For husbands, wives and fiance's the separation will be equally difficult.
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12:20:53
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IN Q=That's going
((CHRIS WILES/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN:THAT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST THING, THE SEPARATION, WE'VE JUST BEEN MARRIED SEVEN MONTHS, SO WE'LL BE APART FOR OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY BUT WE'LL MAKE UP FOR IT WHEN WE COME BACK. KRISTEN WILES:THAT'S RIGHT, LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD HOMECOMING.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=good homecoming.
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IN Q=
((BROOK MARTIN: ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=
TAKE SU
The stay in Fort Benning, Georgia is expected to last less than a week-- after that the guardsmen will travel to Germany before reaching their ultimate destination. end su
The unit is expected to stay in Germany for a couple of weeks, which means they could arrive in Bosnia in about a month.
Governor Allen was on hand earlier in the day to offer encouragement.
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11:41:50
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IN Q=You are
((GEORGE ALLEN:REMEMBER YOU ARE REPRESENTING THE BEST NATION ON EARTH AND INDEED THE GREATEST STATE IN THAT NATION. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=in that nation. (applause)

Once the unit arrives in Bosnia, they could stay for as long as 270- days. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Fort Pickett.))

School-Watch

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=School Information

Some schools in our area are delayed tomorrow because of this weekend's snow storm.
Here's a look at the list. take schoolwatch
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=NONE

Still to come on News 7 at Six,
Lieutenant- Governor Don Beyer says state alcohol agents and tobacco regulation don't mix.
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VO-NAT
and they thought it would be there forever.
But now a pet cemetary owner is telling customers to take their deceased pets back.
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ANCHOR=Andrew

It looks like another round of light rain or snow is headed for the easternmost portions of our viewing area.
Lynchburg may get a light snowfall, and some rain may fall southside, but It doesn't look look a major event.
meantime, Tomorrow morning's return to work or school looks rather uneventful weatherwise.
But, Before we get to the complete forecast, let's check out the highs and lows of the day. wx ad lib Roll Lake Level MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1

Roommate

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=dse
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Murder

A bizarre murder at an Indianapolis gas station this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN;

Police say it all started when a woman didn't want to drive her drunken roommate home.
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SOT
IN Q=ALLEGEDLY, ONE OF
((DET. MICHAEL HOKE/MARION CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: ALLEGEDLY, ONE OF THE LADIES DOUSED THE OTHER ONE WITH GASOLINE AND THE VICTIM WAS SET ON FIRE. ))
SUPER=01-Det. Michael Hoke/Marion Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=SET ON FIRE
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22- year- old Nicole Dickens received third-degree burns over 98- percent of her body.
She was pronounced dead on arrival at an Indianapolis hospital.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=Murder

Dickens' roommate, 24- year- old Sherrell Russell, is charged with murder.

Gas-Explosion

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Fire

Firefighters in the northwest are controling a huge natural gas fire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Everson, WA;

It began with a huge explosion, about 90 miles north of Seattle.
The flames initially shot hundreds of feet into the air, and could be seen from the San Juan Islands.
Natural gas officials shut down the supply of gas to the fire, reducing the flames significantly.
The cause of the fire isn't known.
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VMI

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=VMI

V-M-I's first female cadets won't be alone when they get to campus this fall.
Female cadets from two military colleges will live in the barracks to help them fit in.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;

Superintendent Josiah Bunting III told the V-M-I board of visitors yesterday that four women from Texas A-and-M University and four from Norwich University will become part of the corps of cadets in August.
Bunting says the goal is to provide the young female cadets with advisers and counselors as they attend their first years at the previously all-male military institute.
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Abortion

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net; edit 96-110 (parent-notice)
GRAPHIC=Abortion

Abortion rights advocates may get another chance to kill a ban on one type of abortion this week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Last Week;

It's the next-to-last week of the 1997 session of the General Assembly.
Among the controversial bills set for committee action is one to ban so-called ``partial-birth'' abortions.
Another bill would require a parent to be notified when an unwed minor seeks an abortion.
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Beyer

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=dse
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Beyer, Don

Lieutenant- Governor Don Beyer doesn't want state alcohol agents stamping out teen smoking.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

A new proposal would give Alcohol Beverage Control agents responsibility to enforce underage cigarette laws.
Beyer says the plan would require additional money, manpower and a state mandate.
Attorney General Jim Gilmore made the proposal.
Gilmore and Beyer will likely face each other in this year's race for governor.
There are 110 A-B-C Agents in the entire state.
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Pet-Cemetery

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None

Hundreds of people who buried their pets in an Illinois pet cemetery have been told to come get them.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-O'Fallon, IL

Cemetery owner Alvin Taylor says he's selling the land, but has to get rid of the graves first.
He says if people don't come get their pets, he'll have to dig them up.
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SOT 20:17:25
IN Q=there's nobody
((ALVIN TAYLOR/CEMETERY OWNER; THERE'S NOBODY GOING TO BUY IT AS A PET CEMETERY BECAUSE THERE'S NO WHERE TO GO WITH IT. YOU DON'T BUY DEAD GROUND. 20:17:08 LOREN TAYLOR/PET OWNER; SHE'S ALREADY RESTING WHERE SHE'S AT AND IF THEY TEAR IT OUT THEY JUST TEAR IT OUT, THAT'S ALL THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND IT'S GONNA HURT TO KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT. ))
SUPER=01-Alvin Taylor/Cemetery Owner;
SUPER=01-Loren Settlemoir/Pet Owner; :09
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=going to do that
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VO-NAT

Taylor says he never gave anyone any guarantees the cemetery would be there forever.
He says he needs to sell the land so he can buy some property to use for deer hunting.
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Cockroach-Cure

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Allergies

If you have allergies, you might think you'd do ANYTHING for relief...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rio De Janeiro;

But could you handle the "cockroach cure"?
Researchers at a Brazilian laboratory take cockroaches and grind them up into an anti-allergy vaccine.
They say cockroaches are a big part of the household dust that causes allergic reactions.
The vaccine helps people build resistance.
One man with severe allergies says it works, and he doesn't care what's in it.
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Tease#2
Soft Music Under
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=none

Coming up, child beauty pagents have been attracting a lot of attention in the past few weeks.
We'll take you to one in the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
and you may be surprised by who stole the show at the Miss Australia Contest.
Stay tuned.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2

Business-Review

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#=BIZ
GRAPHIC=Business Review

A new multiplex theater and bookstore are in the works for Roanoke County and Rubatex lays off more employees.
Len Besthoff recaps the week's top economic stories in our area with the News-7 Business Review.
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IN Q=NAT SOT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Tuesday; :07
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge/December; :20
SUPER=03-Salem/Last Month; :49
SUPER=03-Bedford/File Tape; :58
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=NAT SOT
(( Nat Sot biz rev intro/outro
RUNS=:05

Southwestern Virginia will soon have a new multiplex theatre and one of the nation's most popular bookstores.
Carmike Cinemas and Barnes- and- Noble will soon have new, freestanding locations at the Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke County.
After nearly a year of negotiations, union workers at the C-F-W Directory Assistance Center in Clifton Forge have reached a new, four year contract.
The deal calls for wage increases and addresses concerns both parties had about temporary workers.
Yokohama Tire has told its managers in Salem that the plant better shape up or it's shipping out.
If the company can't erase its red ink within the next 2 years, 900 people at Yokohama's Salem plant will be out of a job.
The news is better down the street at the Salem G-E plant.
After laying off 167 people last month, the drive systems maker has recalled all those affected.
A lack of business orders has the Bedford area's largest employer laying off.
140 people at Rubatex are now idle, but the company says this should be temporary.
Checking the financial markets for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 43 point, Nasdaq had one of its roughest stretches in some time, with the composite dropping 22 points.
Len Besthoff with the News-7 Business Review. Nat Sot
RUNS=:05
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PAGEANT

ANCHOR=ERIC
NEWSCAST=11P
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-105
GRAPHIC=None

The murder of 6-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey has drawn attention to beauty pageants for children.
Ramsey was found dead in her Colorado home shortly after Christmas.
And at her young age, she, was a veteran of the pageant circuit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

America's Cover Miss and Cover Boys sponsored a pageant at Tanglewood Mall today.
Boys ages one month to five and girls up to 25 years old strutted their stuff for trophies and cash.
11-year old Amanda Morris is competing for the first time.
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SOT 12:40:47
IN Q=i looked in
((AMANDA MORRIS/PAGEANT CONTESTANT I LOOKED IN A NEWSPAPER AND I SAW IN AN AD AND I CUT IT OUT AND SHOWED IT TO MY MOM.)) ((ANGELA MORRIS/AMANDA'S MOM: TO JUST BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN THIS WORLD AND HAVE CONFIDENCE ABOUT HERSELF. I FEEL IT WILL BE GOOD FOR HER AND ME AS WELL TO ME AS A MOTHER, IT'S A MOTHER'S DREAM ESPECIALLY IF THEY DO WELL.))
SUPER=01-Amanda Morris/Pageant Contestant; :00
SUPER=01-Angela Morris/Amanda's Mom; :08
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=they do well
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VO-NAT

Child psychologists say whether it's sports or beauty pageants, parents need to make sure there is a balance.
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SOT 13:12:17
IN Q=it's okay
((DR. HIMANSHU PATEL/CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST: IT'S OKAY TO BE IN PAGEANTS SO LONG AS YOU CAN ENCOURAGE THE CHILD TO FIND CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES AND SEE WHAT IS INSIDE OTHER THAN WHAT IS OUTSIDE THROUGH OTHER ACTIVITIES OR ACADEMICS.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Himanshu Patel/Child Psychologist; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=activities or academics
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VO-NAT

Winners of this preliminary pageant go on to the state pageant in Richmond.
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Miss-Australia

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None

A man stole the show at the Miss Australia Contest last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Canberra, Australia;

Brad Rodgers didn't win the event, but he did win the title of National Fundraiser.
The only way a man can win, is to raise more money for charity than any of the female contenders.
Brad did, raising about 380 thousand dollars.
He passed on the swimsuit competition, accepting his award in a tuxedo.
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S-UVA

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VB97-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo

Tora Suber scored 23 points to lead 10-th ranked Virginia over North Carolina State 91 to 66.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/ESPN2; :

Debbie Ryan and the Cavaliers getting into the stretch run of their A-C-C schedule.
Renee Robinson set the tone early in the game when she scored the first points of the game right after the jump ball.
N.C. State led at one time early in the first quarter on this play Jennifer Howard hits the three pointer.
But the Lady Cavaliers began to pull away Demya Walker hits the jumper drawing the foul and the three point play.
Virginia increased its halftime SUPER=33-Virginia/91/N.C. State/66/;lead
to 20 early in the second half to cruise to the 91 to 66 victory.
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S-Tech

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TB97-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Logo

The Lady Hokies of Virginia Tech opened a five game Atlantic 10 schedule with a 75 to 63 loss to St. Bonaventure.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Buffalo, NY; :

The Hokies hit the road needing a winning run before the conference tournament.
St. Bonnie came out strong Kelly Mathews hits this jumper and the Hokies trailed early 4 to nothing.
Tech came back getting the ball to Kim Sever the six foot 3 freshman hits the jumper and the lead was cut to one.
Tech fell behind at the half as St. Bonnie got hot from the outside Amanda Petrak hitting this jumper.
Virginia Tech's Sherry banks SUPER=33-St. Bonaventure/75/Virginia
Tech/63/;carrying the load from the point guard position hits this jumper but St. Bonaventure beats the Hokies 75 to 63.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Roanoke Logo

Roanoke College remained undefeated in the ODAC the Lady Maroons beating Randolph Macon 67 to 48.

S-Wake

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB97-3
GRAPHIC=College Hoops

Tim Duncan scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead second ranked Wake Forest over Missouri 73 to 65.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Columbia, MO/ABC SPORTS; :

The Tigers beat Kansas and came out hot on the Demon Deacons Corey Tate's jumper in the paint and Missouri led by 4.
But Wake gets it to Duncan who makes the fake and goes in for the slam and The Demon Deacons led by one.
Wake Forest made a run near the end of the Half Duncan scores from the baseline as the Deacons led 35 to 31 at the half.
Wake Forest opened it up in the second half with the outside jumper Ricky Peral scores Wake led by 20.
Missouri tried to get it back in SUPER=33-Wake Forest/73/Missouri/65/;it
with the three pointer but Wake Forest holds on for the 73 to 65 win.
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S-Cats

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB97-2
GRAPHIC=College Hoops

Third ranked Kentucky had an easy afternoon today beating Villanova 93 to 56.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Lexington, KY/Kentucky vs Villanova; :

Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino checking the action from the coaches box.
Anthony Epps shows his stuff as he pulls up and hits the three pointer drawing the foul for the four point play.
Still in the first half Wildcat guard Ron Mercer slips in the back door for the follow jam and Kentucky led 26 to 16.
Villanova managed to cut the lead SUPER=33-Kentucky/93/Villanova/56/;to
20 at the end of the first half but Kentucky routs Villanova by a score of 93 to 56.
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S-Scores

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-25
GRAPHIC=NBA LOGO

The Gund Arena in Cleveland was the site of the 1997 N-B-A all star game.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/NBC SPORTS; ;

All the stars were out tonight and Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway have a little fun with Dikembe Mutombo during player introductions.
For the West Hakem "The Dream" Olajuwon gets the team going by hitting the turn around jumper.
But Jordan gets it out on the break to Detroit's Grant hill for the slam and the East goes on to win the game 132 to 120.
For all of scores lets check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Kansas#1/69//Iowa State#6/62///j/Wake
Forest#2/73//Missouri/65///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Kentucky#3/93//Villanova#16/56////Louisville#11/56/j/Memphis/79///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Arizona#14/81//Tulane#21/62////Georgia Tech/62/j/Florida
State/64///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Iowa#25/51/j/Illinois/66////E. Mennonite/95/j/Emory & Henry/97///;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/Ottawa/1/j/Buffalo/2////N.Y. Rangers/3/j/Florida/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Los Angeles/1/j/Dallas/2//OT//Anaheim/1/j/Calgary/6///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Washington/1/j/Edmonton/4///;
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=....last score."

Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE

And coming up, Jeff Gordon takes the checkered flag at the Busch Clash. Tiger Woods wins the Asian Honda Classic.
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VO-NAT ENG

And Mark O'Meara becomes the first golfer on the P-G-A tour to win back to back tournaments since Peter Jacobsen in 1995.
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S-Clash

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-35
GRAPHIC=Busch Clash

Jeff Gordon kicked off the 1997 Winston Cup Season at the Daytona International Speedway by winning the Busch Clash.
14-drivers all pole winners from last year competing in a 2 segment 10 lap 50 mile race.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL; :

Defending Points champion Terry Labonte had the honor of leading the pack in the first segment of the Clash.
Dale Earnhardt started ninth but he got caught up in a group of cars and was never able to make the move to the front.
Labonte never gave up the lead and he won the first segment finishing ahead of Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.
The cars were allowed to make a few changes before the segment of the race.
When it started Jeff Gordon moved from the outside front row position to the front on the very first lap.
Dale Jarrett, who many figured to be a contender, moved from the back of the pack to sixth place and kind of hung on.
Gordon held his position and he would win his second Busch Clash finishing in front of Wallace and Earnhardt.
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SOT
IN Q="I knew the
((JEFF GORDON/BUSCH CLASH WINNER: )) ((RUSTY WALLACE/FINISHED SECOND: )) ((DALE EARNHARDT/FINISHED THIRD: ))
SUPER=01-Jeff Gordon/Busch Clash Winner; :02
SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Finished Second; :19
SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt/Finished Third; :27
RUNS=:36
OUT Q=.........to be good."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo

South Boston's Ward Burton finished fourth.

S-Golf

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=PGA Logo

Mark O'Meara became the first back to back winner on the P-G-A tour capturing the Buick Open.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA/NBC SPORTS; :

O'Meara was down two strokes to Craig Stadler at the turn but he drops this eagle putt at the 13-th hole to take the lead at 13 under.
O'Meara shot a one under par 71 for a total of 275, 13 under par and a two stroke victory over a group of golfers tied for second.
O'Meara has won 710-thousand dollars in four tournaments.
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S-Others

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-27
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Banga, Thailand/SNTV; :

In other golf, Tiger Woods won the Asian Honda Classic in Thailand by 10 Shots. Woods, who saw the course record he set earlier in the week broken today, finished with a four under par 68 for a total of 268 20 under par.
SUPER=03-Bay Colony, FL/ESPN; :

And on the Senior tour, Hale Irwin won the P-G-A L-G Championship. Irwin shot a final round 7 under par 65.
He finished the three round event at 201, 15 under for a one shot win over Bob Murphy.
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Major league baseball teams are preparing to head south for Spring Training.
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SUPER=03-Atlanta, Ga; :

The Atlanta Braves are cleaning up their locker room and packing boxes for the trip to their spring training camp.
Dave Justice set out the World Series with an injured shoulder that's 100 per cent now and the Brave outfielder is anxious to get to camp and begin working on getting back to the big game again.
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((DAVE JUSTICE/BRAVE OUTFIELDER: ))
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