22:00-01
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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Teresa Hamilton;
SUPER=@Robin1;
SUPER=70-Steve Mason;
ANCHOR=teresa
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IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
THE NATION'S FIRST ELECTED BLACK GOVERNOR HAS HIS PLACE IN HISTORY.
RUMORS ARE NOW CONFIRMED THAT THE CHILD BEAUTY QUEEN FROM COLORADO WAS
SEXUALLY ASSUALTED.
))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=sexually assualted.
top-story
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Friday, February 14th- our Top Story
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VO-NAT
It's hard to believe no one was seriously injured in this 50-car pile up in
the fog on Fancy Gap Mountain.
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P-77-AX
ANCHOR=Theresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=TAL
TAPE#597-01
GRAPHIC=N7 PT
Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC.
I'm Teresa Hamilton, filling in for Connie Stevens.
A massive chain reaction caused the wreck this afternoon on Interstate 77.
When it was over, the Carroll County roadway was littered with as many as 50
vehicles.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Carroll Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Kathleen Aiello/Accident Victim; :06
SUPER=@Tracy1; :23
SUPER=01-1st Sgt. G. J. Miles/State Police; :32
RUNS=1:06
OUT Q=altizer. news-7.
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P-Night-Pile
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 597-07
wipe wipe wipe
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carroll Co.
Motorists currently have to rely on "heavy fog area" signs posted along
Fancy Gap Mountain.
V-DOT engineers say after today's pile-up they'll be looking into what kinds
of fog lights and funds are available.
SUPER=03-Wytheville; Quick!!!
Motorists say you never know how foggy it'll be on that stretch of highway.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:10:57
IN Q=It gets so
((STEVE PIERCE/TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER: IT GETS SO FOGGY UP THERE YOU CAN'T SEE
THE END OF THE TRUCK SOMETIMES. SUMMER, WINTER, SPRING, ANYTIME, IT DON'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE WHEN IT IS.))
SUPER=01-Steve Pierce/Tractor Trailer Driver;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=when it is.
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VO-NAT
Pierce says he travels I-77 twice a week.
He says speed is also a factor.
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SOT 18:10:17
IN Q=Some people slow
((PIERCE ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=get the problem.
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VO-NAT
Pierce says it is hard for tractor trailer drivers to slow down their 60-
thousand pound rigs.
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P-AM-Airlines
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10PM
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net-H
GRAPHIC=none
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dallas;
The White House is pressing American Airlines and its union pilots to keep
talking.
With a strike deadline just two hours away, a top presidential aide
is telling both sides the White House has no immediate plans to step-in.
The airline has expressed hope that President Clinton might intervene.
As President, Clinton has the power to establish an emergency board to
arbitrate the dispute and come up with a solution for the two sides.
(/////SOT/////)
16:47:48
SOT
IN Q=We're
((CHRIS CHIAMES/AMERICAN AIRLINES SPOKESMAN: WE'RE NEGOTIATING VERY HARD, OUR
FOLKS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TODAY, PROGRESS IS COMING BUT ITS COMING SLOWLY,
THIS IS THE PART OF THE GIVE AND TAKE OF NEGOTIATIONS. ))
SUPER=01-Chris Chiames/American Airlines Spokesman; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=of negotiations.
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VO-NAT
The nation's largest domestic airline says it'll park its planes if the
pilots walk out.
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ANCHOR=TERESA
SS=AMERICAN AIRLINES
Local travel agents say a strike will not have a great impact on Southwest
Virginia.
American doesn't fly into Roanoke or Lynchburg.
Some local travelers with American connections to the Caribbean though may
run into trouble.
P-Fire
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 597-08
GRAPHIC=fire
Fire officials believe an electrical problem caused a fire in Roanoke County
tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The blaze broke out around 7- 30 on Ferguson Valley Road near Garden City.
There was a lot of heat and smoke damage to the home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:26:02
IN Q=Got on the
((CHIEF COLIN GEE/ROANOKE CO. FIRE DEPT.: GOT ON THE SCENE AND HEAVY FIRE WAS
COMING FROM THE KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM AREA. MOST CONTAINED TO THAT AREA AND
SPREAD TO THE ATTIC. ))
SUPER=01-Chief Colin Gee/Roanoke Co. Fire Dept.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to the attic.
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VO-NAT
No one was injured in the fire.
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P-Charter-Schools
ANCHOR=teresa
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=allen
When it comes to education-- Governor George Allen has joined the fight over
charter schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Late last year, Allen said he would NOT push charter schools this year
because it would be a distraction.
Now that President Clinton has endorsed them, Allen's challenging Democrat
Don Beyer to fight for them in Virginia.
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SOT
IN Q=I'm very committed
(( ))
SUPER=@Beyer;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=in Virginia.
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VO-NAT
But Beyer says he doesn't think the wording of the Republican bill will
qualify for what the Allen administration estimates is 30- million dollars in
aid from Clinton.
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SOT 02:48:43
IN Q=I'm glad
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING UP WITH
THESE SORTS OF EXCUSES FOR PREVIOUSLY OPPOSING IT. AND IF THAT IS THE ONLY
THING THAT IS NOW STOPPING THEM FROM SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE, WHICH SENATOR
BARRY WILL BE CARRYING FOR US IN THE SENATE, THEN I THINK WE HAVE VERY GOOD
PROSPECTS.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=very good prospects.
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VO-NAT
The fight over whether charter schools could allow discrimination will
likely provide more fireworks in next week's close of the General Assembly
session.
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toss-to-rre
ANCHOR=Teresa
The snow has passed, but the weekend has just arrived-- for what kind of
weather to expect, let's check in with Robin Reed.
SUPER=#568
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=teresa
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Stick around for more News-7 Primetime-- it only lasted a day-- as an O-J
Simpson ad is banned from the Far East.
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VO-NAT
ANd former Governor Doug Wilder's library opens its doors in Richmond,
giving the nation a place to study the history he made.
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WEFC!!! PAGE 504 MAX 2
go to break
P-Ramsey
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10PM
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net-F
GRAPHIC=NONE
A newly released autopsy report confirms child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey
was sexually assaulted.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Boulder, CO/File Tape;
A judge in Boulder, Colorado, released parts of the report today, but sealed
most of its contents for 90 days.
According to the report, the six-year-old girl was strangled and suffered
severe head injuries.
Among the questions not answered was the time of death.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to seal the report.
They contend it includes information that only investigators and the killer
would know.
JonBenet's body was found in the basement of her family's home December 26th.
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p-SIMPSON-AD
ANCHOR=TERESA
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NET-G
GRAPHIC=SIMPSON
The verdicts in the O-J Simpson trials made international headlines-- and in
Hong Kong Simpson's name even made it into a newspaper advertisement-- but not
for very long.
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VO-NAT 10:56:15
An environmental group withdrew a full page ad in a Hong Kong newspaper
featuring O.J. Simpson.
The British-based Tiger Trust was forced to withdraw the ad featuring
Simpson's face and the words "Brains behind the slaughter" after a series of
calls from offended people.
A spokesman for the Trust said the ad was NOT meant to offend people, and
that the ad was meant to be "tongue-in-cheek."
The ad was referring to the ancient Chinese medical treatments that use
tiger brain to cure acne.
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P-Faris
ANCHOR=Theresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-108
GRAPHIC=Randall Faris
A judge sentenced convicted killer Randall Faris to 20 years in prison today
for the murder of a Pittsylvania County man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The 39- year- old pleaded guilty in November to second- degree murder for
the shooting death of Bobby Anthony Carter.
Carter's body was found dumped along a roadside in southern Bedford County a
year ago.
Faris told police he and Carter had been drinking and smoking crack when
they scuffled over a gun.
Judge William Sweeney called it a "malicious and intentional killing" and
gave Faris more prison time than called for under state guidelines.
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P-Wilder
ANCHOR=Theresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=Doug Wilder
Today, place and history collided for the nation's first elected black
governor
The L. Douglas Wilder Library opened its doors in Richmond, giving the
nation a place to study the history he made.
It's a place he knows well.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Seven and
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Ellen2; :05
SUPER=@Allen; :33
SUPER=01-Doug Wilder/Former Governor; :49
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Seven-and-a-half million dollars of space, books, and equipment.
But as usual, it's Doug Wilder who commands the spotlight.
He stole the front page, when Jerry Baliles won the Governor's mansion, as
the first African American elected to a statewide office.
There's a visual record with something for everyone.
SOT TAPE ONE 37:42
((SEN. CHUCK ROBB: IN FACT I SAW ALL THE PICTURES. DOUG WILDER: Got you up.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT TOO. BUT I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT MANY
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE LEFT IN YOUR HOME OR YOUR
OFFICE?))
RUNS=:12
SOT 01:03:33
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: A LOT OF TIMES, BUILDINGS ARE MADE MEMORIAL LIBRARIES.
IT'S NICE THAT YOUR FRIENDS SAY HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO THEM NOW. AND I MEAN THAT
IN A HUMOROUS WAY. BUT TOO OFTEN.. AND YOU DON'T LET THEM KNOW.))
RUNS=:15
SOT TAPE TWO 01:33:43
((DOUG WILDER: THIS LIBRARY IS BUILT ON WHAT WAS CALLED THE DUST BOWL. THAT
WAS WHERE I FRITTERED AWAY HOURS PLAYING INTRAMURAL SPORTS.))
RUNS=:10
But the message from Wilder is clear -- he was lucky.
Virginia Union University's most famous alumnus is still shaping an idea as
his legacy.
SOT 01:31:54
((DOUG WILDER: THE PATH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THOSE WHO TRULY BELIEVE...
AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS NATION.))
RUNS=:17
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
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music under
ANCHOR=teresa
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Tonight on Primetime Sports-- Mike Stevens shows us plenty of racing OFF the
track in Daytona.
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VO-NAT
And Valentine's Day is almost over-- not a moment too soon for merchants who
had to deal with Mother Nature.
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WEFC!!! PAGE 504 MAX 2
go to break
P-Greenbrier
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=greenbrier
The president of The Greenbrier believes the odds are in favor of getting
legislative approval of gambling at the West Virginia resort this year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Greenbrier Co., WV/File Tape;
But a stalemate on the issue makes that anything but a sure bet.
Senate reluctance in the past doomed the gambling legislation after it got
through the House.
Now the House won't move on a bill until the Senate passes it, and a poll of
the Senate shows the measure is short of what it needs for approval.
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P-Valentines
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=Valentine's Day
Lots of people get flowers for their sweethearts on Valentine's Day.
But there's more work involved than you may realize.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
It's a day that can be a florists' dream, and also their worst nightmare.
The crew at Flowers by Timberlake in Lynchburg has been putting in long hours
this week just to get things ready for today.
Before they arrive on your sweetheart's doorstep, the flowers first have to
be snipped, trimmed, arranged and boxed.
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SOT 1:43:47
IN Q=We had people
((LAURA TOMLIN/MANAGER: WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST DOING NOTHING BUT DOZEN
ROSES, PEOPLE THAT WERE DOING NOTHING BUT HALF DOZEN ROSES, AND THEN ANOTHER
GIRL THAT WAS DOING NOTHING BUT BUD VASES OF ROSES. ROSES, ROSES, ROSES.. RED
ROSES.))
SUPER=01-Laura Tomlin/Manager; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=red roses.
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VO-NAT
Tomlin says the bad weather forced her to send out some of her deliveries
last night to make sure they got there.
Even still, her drivers were kept hopping today.
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SOT 3:14:08
IN Q=After about
((MELVIN TWEEDY/DELIVERY DRIVER: AFTER ABOUT NINE O'CLOCK, THE STREETS WERE IN
VERY GOOD SHAPE. DELIVERED A LOT OF FLOWERS, LOT OF PEOPLE BEEN SMILING, AND
IT'S BEEN REAL NICE.))
SUPER=01-Melvin Tweedy/Delivery Driver; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=been real nice.
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VO-NAT
Tomlin and her staff say the smiles on their customers faces make the long
hours worthwhile.
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toss to robin
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Rain With/Patchy Fog/33-35/Partial Clearing/Wind NW-10/40-44;
SUPER=331-Rain/Wind W-10/35-39/Rain Ending/Wind NW-10/42-46;
SUPER=332-Rain Mixing/With Snow/30-32/Partial Clearing/Late/35-39;
SUPER=333-Rain Followed/By 1-2'' Snow/28-32/Flurries Early/Wind NW-10/34-36;
SUPER=334-Rain Changing/To Snow/30-32/Morning Flurries/Then Clearing/35-39;
SUPER=X5001;
RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=teresa
You might want to fasten your seatbelts for our video pick-- it's headed
your way on News-7 Primetime right here on WEFC.
cc sponsor
go to break
P-teen-pregnancy
ANCHOR=Teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-06
GRAPHIC=teen pregnancy
Topping tonight's Health Check Report-
The United States has a new distinction, but it's not one to brag about.
The U-S has the highest rate of teen pregnancies among industrialized
nations.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
A report reveals that 14 percent of girls in the U-S aged 15 to 19 gave
birth last year.
That teen pregnancy figure is twice as high as Britain's...the second
runner up.
The study was done by Alan Guttmacher (gut-mah-ker)Institute, a not-
for-profit organization for reproductive health research.
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p-smoking
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-10 (from 5pm pkg)
GRAPHIC=kicking the habit
If you're trying to kick the habit, the Food and Drug Administration is
investigating the latest product to help smokers.
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VO-NAT
It's called the "quit lozenge"--
An advisory panel says the lozenge shows real potential but the FDA wants
more information before it approves it.
The lozenge contains a silver salt that gives off an extremely bitter taste
when combined with cigarette smoke.
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cool-video
ANCHOR=teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
Saying "I- do" took an interesting twist for 28- Florida couples this
Valentines Day..it's also our video pick of the day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Tampa, FL;
The couples exchanged their wedding vows on the world's largest inverted
roller coaster.
The brides and grooms took the leap into matrimony on board the mighty Montu
at Busch Gardens.
The couples repeated their wedding vows using headsets.
The less-than-traditional Valentine's Day wedding ceremony was courtesy of a
Tampa radio station.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop
SP-Dash
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-35
GRAPHIC=Daytona
Little Al Unser won today's IROC race at Daytona, beating Mark Martin. Dale
Earnhardt was 3rd, Terry Labonte, 6th. Jimmy Vasser was 12th. Racing fans also
got a big scare during today's Daytona 200.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/ESPN; :00
On the 65th lap of the 80 lap NASCAR Goody's Dash Series race, George
Crenshaw's Pontiac was bumped into the wall and then the car flipped seven
times, landing up-right near the infield grass. He managed to walk away.
Bobby Sockwell went on to win the race.
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SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Milwaukee/106//Toronto/102////New Jersey/107/j/Washington/125///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Detroit/109//Charlotte/103////Chicago/83//Atlanta/79/4th
Quarter//;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/Tampa Bay/3//Washington/4/3///Detroit/3//Dallas/2/2//;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0097-/Cave Spring/38/j/William Fleming/48///j/Pulaski Co./65//Franklin
Co./60///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0097-j/Salem/76//Northside/53///Bland/70/j/Fort Chiswell/72///;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0097-j/Chr. Newport/83//Averett/66////Chr.
Newport/98//Averett/67//Women/;
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SP-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-24
GRAPHIC=Express/Richmond
The Roanoke Express returned to the ice at the Roundhouse tonight for a
game against they're state rival the Richmond Renegades.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs Renegades; :
Roanoke led 1 to nothing after the first period then while working the
power play Wayne Strachan was in the right place at the right time and he gets
the rebound shot and scores the Express led 2 to nothing in the Second.
The Express took advantage while still in the power play. Duane Harmer
fires the slap shot from the blue line and its deflected past the Richmond
goalie by J.F. Tremblay Roanoke led 2 to nothing. Right now, the game is tied
at 3 with about 4 minutes to play.
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SP-Cantafio
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-28
GRAPHIC=College basketball
In basketball, Furman coach Joe Cantafio has announced that he is stepping
down at the end of the year.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lexington/February 12, 1996; :00
Cantafio, who coached 8 years at VMI before taking the post at Furman,
leaves in the 3rd year of a 4 year contract. The Pallidins are 10 and 13 this
season and 30 and 47 during Cantafio's tenure.
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SP-DAYTONA
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=MST
TAPE# s6-27
GRAPHIC=daytona
Winston cup drivers are wating for Sundays Daytona 500.
But Mike Stevens says fans are hard at work taking in some incredible sites.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=all week long
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens; :00
SUPER=01-Lori Campbell Baker/Daytona USA Public Relations; 1:21
SUPER=01-Ken Giles/NASCAR Fan from Richmond; 1:30
RUNS=2:20
OUT Q=MIKE STEVENS NEWS-7 SPORTS
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preview-boards
ANCHOR=teresa
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none
There's more news--coming up in 30-minutes...Here's what's (----------------)
dissolve to boards
coming up in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at 11 over on WDBJ-7.
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-"Voices from the Past"
Ted Stone wraps up our series "Voices From The Past," we'll meet the disc
jockey who first played rock 'n' roll on the air in Roanoke,
SUPER=77-Squirm with Herm;
and we'll Squirm with Herm-- and hear about the song that caused the Star
City's first rock 'n' roll controversy.
SUPER=x5025; Coming up at 11 Stop
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ANCHOR=teresa
SS=NONE
for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, have a nice weekend.
Jean Jadhon will be along with details in half an hour on WDBJ-7. Thanks
by SS