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Coming up Next-
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The woman who says she was raped by two Virginia Tech Football players tells
her story in court.
Another racial incident at a local high school-
Plus we'll hear from the son of Dr. Martin Luther King-
He wants a new trial for the man who confessed to killing his father.
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News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
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Good Evening.
Wytheville police are investigating a racially motivated incident near
George Wythe High School.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
A hate message was spray painted on a road near the school.
Civic leaders say something must be done.
SUPER=03-Memphis, TN;
The family of Martin Luther King Junior wants a new trial for the man who
confessed to the killing.
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SOT 14:02:27
IN Q=
((DEXTER KING/MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S SON: IT IS MY BELIEF AND MY HOPE THE
COURT WILL MOVE WITH ALL EXPEDIENCE IN GETTING TO THE TRUTH.))
SUPER=01-Dexter King/Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Son;
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OUT Q=to the truth."
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And a look at one woman breaking the glass ceiling in business.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for News 7 at eleven.
Crawford-Edmonds
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NEWSCAST=11
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TAPE#97-1
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The woman who says she was raped by two Virginia Tech football players told
her story today in court.
And a judge ruled there was probable cause to send the charges against
James Crawford and Brian Edmonds to a grand jury.
Joe Dashiell has more from Blacksburg.
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SOT
IN Q=The 19- year- old
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
SUPER=01-Matt Pethybridge/Defense Attorney; :34
SUPER=@Joe1; :44
RUNS=:58
OUT Q=JD News 7 Blacksburg
((The 19- year- old Virginia Tech student attended a party at the
defendants' Blacksburg apartment on December 14th.
As she searched for a friend, the woman says Edmonds pulled her into his
room.
She told the judge that Crawford removed her clothing, and both men had
sexual intercourse with her, while she called out for her friends.
Crawford and Edmonds have denied the charges, and the two football standouts
have filed a 32- million dollar lawsuit against their accuser.
The timing of events is critical to the case, and defense attorney Matt
Pethybridge says "there wasn't a whole lot of time, for a whole lot of
activity."
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SOT 07:39:23
IN Q=The story is out there
((MATT PETHYBRIDGE/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: THE STORY IS OUT THERE. THE TIMELINE IS
OUT THERE FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT. YOU ALL CAN GET YOUR OWN TRANSCRIPTS AND
TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND SEE WHAT CONCLUSIONS YOU CAN REACH FROM THAT.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=can reach from that.
STAND-UP CLOSE
Some of the defendants family and friends cried in the courtroom after the
judge announced his decision, but the attornies said they were not surprized by
his ruling.
The charges are now headed to a Montgomery County grand jury.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Blacksburg))
Floyd-Murder
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TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
A man shot to death in Floyd County this week may have been killed over a
rifle and a 20-year old car.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Yesterday
The body of 38-year old Stanley W. Harmon was found yesterday morning at
his home in the Buffalo Mountain area.
His rifle was missing, along with a 1977 Pontiac Firebird.
Police in West Virginia found the car in Greenbrier County last night.
SUPER=04-Tonight
That led to the arrest of 18-year old Mark Anthony Beavers and 21-year old
Jerry Wayne McKinney on auto theft and fugitive warrants.
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Ray-Trial
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anchor tag!!!!!
The widow and son of Martin Luther King want A TRIAL for James Earl Ray.
He's the man doing life in prison for King's assasination.
Lee Cowan explains.
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SUPER=03-Memphis, TN; 00
SUPER=01-William Pepper/James Earl Ray's Attorney; 20
SUPER=01-Coretta Scott King/Martin Luther King Jr.'s Widow; 52
SUPER=01-Dexter King/Martin Luther King Jr.'s Son; 1:13
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OUT Q=WOULD HAVE TO BE FAST
((The family of Dr. Martin Luther King came back to Memphis to a courtroom not
far away from the Lorraine Motel, the last spot Dr. King stood in 1968. The
bullet that killed him, the gun that prosecutor's say it came from, are all
still here, pieces of history being dusted off to find out what that history
really is.
WILLIAM PEPPER/JAMES EARL RAY'S ATTORNEY: WHAT WE ARE
SEEKING HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THIS RIFLE IN AN
EFFORT TO EXCLUDE IT FOR ALL TIME AS THE MURDER WEAPON.
James Earl Ray never denied he owned a Remington 30-06. It was his. But his
attorney says that wasn't the gun that killed King. And so, in bizarre twist
of history, the man now representing King's confessed killer turned to Dr.
King's widow to help his client get a trial, one that to this day has never
happened.
CORETTA SCOTT KING/MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S WIDOW: EVEN IF NO NEW LIGHT IS SHED
ON THE FACTS CONCERNING MY HUSBAND'S ASSASSINATION, AT LEAST WE AND THE NATION
CAN HAVE THE
SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT JUSTICE HAS RUN ITS COURSE IN THIS TRAGEDY.
And in words sounding much like his father's, Dexter King agreed.
DEXTER KING: IT IS RIGHT FOR THE SAKE OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE THAT THERE BE A
TRIAL, A TRIAL TO GET TO THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
WILL SET US FREE.
But time is not on their side. James Earl Ray is dieing of liver disease in a
Nashville prison. A trial, should it ever come, would have to be fast.
Lee Cowan, CBS News, Memphis.))
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The judge today said new technology warrants A TRIAL for James Earl Ray.
Now a higher court must agree.
Wythe-School
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TAPE#96-110
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Wytheville police are investigating a racially motivated incident near
George Wythe High School.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
A hate message aimed toward blacks was spray painted on the road leading up
to the school.
Less than a week ago a group of white students was suspended for two days.
They had tied their jacket drawstrings around their necks like nooses.
Civic leaders say something needs to be done to ease the racial tension.
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SOT 13:52:24
IN Q=The problem
((ROBERT GREEN/CONCERNED CITIZENS NETWORK: THE PROBLEM WE'VE GOT NOW, WE'VE GOT
TO GET THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THAT INCLUDES THE CHURCHES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS,
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN WYTHEVILLE TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE THIS. ))
SUPER=01-Robert Green/Concerned Citizens Network;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=to have this
ANCHOR=jean
SS=NONE
At this point police don't have any suspects in this latest incident.
If and when someone is arrested, that person would face de-famation of
public property charges.
Breakout
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TAPE# 97-6
GRAPHIC=VMI
Some people say it's unfair...
Others say it's brutal...
But all agree "Breaking Out" is very demanding physically.
Jay Moore takes us to the Virginia Military Institute where for the first
time the media was allowed to see first hand how the freshman class, otherwise
know as rats, break out of the control of seniors' torment.
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SOT
IN Q=nat sound
SUPER=03-Lexington;
SUPER=01-John Hartsock/Former VMI Rat from Vinton; : Quick!!!
SUPER=01-David Merchan/Former VMI Rat; :
SUPER=01-Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting/VMI Superintendent;
SUPER=01-Lt. Col. Mike Strickler/VMI Spokesman; :00
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=News 7 Lexington.
Odds are if you went to college, you didn't go through this....that is
unless you went to the Virginia Military Institute.
"Breaking Out"...it's the last chance for rats to prove they're ready to
take their place in the ranks of everybody who's done it before.
The final obstacle is making it to the top of this hill.
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SOT 5:31:57
IN Q=When we hit
((JOHN HARTSOCK/FORMER VMI RAT FROM VINTON: WHEN WE HIT THE HILL ALL THE
THOUGHTS WENT AWAY AND JUST WANTED TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. ))
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OUT Q=of the hill.
nat sound
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SOT 5:21:45
IN Q=It's just the
((DAVID MERCHAN/FORMER VMI RAT: IT'S JUST THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD. IT'S
LIKE FREEDOM. IT'S JUST LIKE BEING KEPT IN PRISON AND TODAY IS YOUR LAST DAY
AND YOU GET OUT INTO THE FREE WORLD. IT'S LIKE BEING BORN AGAIN ALMOST.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=again almost.
The annual ritual establishes a bond between first and fourth classmen.
The school's superintendent, a V-M-I alumnus, knows all too well about the
experience.
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SOT 4:36:58
IN Q=I remember how
((MAJ. GEN. JOSIAH BUNTING/VMI SUPERINTENDENT: I REMEMBER HOW TOUGH IT WAS BUT
AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE SO EXCITED YOU KNOW YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO FINALIZING THAT
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.))
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OUT Q=not that bad.
Activities like this one are a tradition at the institution..and don't
expect that to change because the school goes co-ed this fall.
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SOT 5:07:49
IN Q=We don't think
((LT. COL. MIKE STRICKLER/VMI SPOKESMAN: WE DON'T THINK THE WOMAN THAT ARE
COMING WANT THINGS TO BE CHANGED. THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE VIRTUALLY ALL TOLD US.
DON'T CHANGE THE SYSTEM THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING WE WANT TO GET THE VMI
EXPERIENCE AND THIS IS CERTAINLY PART OF IT. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=part of it.
In the meantime...what's next for these rats?
We'll they're now recognized as members of the corp.
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SOT 4:37:16
IN Q=For the next
((BUNTING: FOR THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS THEY CAN DREAM ABOUT AUGUST WHEN
THEY GET TO DO IT TO SOMEBODY.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=it to somebody.
Jay Moore, News 7 Lexington.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
When we return, teenagers seeking abortions will soon have to notify their
parents in the Old Dominion,
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VO-NAT
And police investigating the murder of Jonbenet Ramsey now say they want to
re-examine the death of her sister five years ago.
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A 25-year old Giles County man is charged with second degree murder.
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SUPER=03-Giles Co./Last Night
He shot his girlfriend in the head with a large-caliber hand gun last
night. He admits that, but insists it was an accident.
Twenty-year old Misty Dawn Dellinger died at the mobile home the couple
shared near Newport.
Benjamin Scot Elliott is in the county jail in lieu of 50-thousand dollars
bail.
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Ramsey
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GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Police say they'll look into how JonBenet Ramsey's 22-year old stepsister
died.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
John Ramsey's daughter from his first marriage, died in a car crash in 1992.
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SOT 16:49:22
IN Q=
((KELVIN MCNEILL/BOULDER POLICE SPOKESMAN: THE 1992 AUTOSPY REPORT IS NOW PART
OF OUR INVESTIGATION FILE SO I AM PROHIBITED BY DEPARTMENT POLICY FROM
DISCUSSING WHAT'S CONTAINED IN OUR INVESTIGATIVE FILE.))
SUPER=01-Kelvin McNeill/Boulder Police Spokesman;
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OUT Q= our investigative file."
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VO-NAT
McNeill says they haven't ruled anyone out as a potential suspect- in the
murder of 6 year old Jon Bonet.
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TAPE#97-2
GRAPHIC=Abortion
Should pregnant teens be required to notify their parents before an
abortion?
Today, the General Assembly voted yes- saying pregnant girls should be
required to tell their parents.
Ellen Qualls has more.
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SOT
IN Q=House Democratic
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Del. Thelma Drake/(R) Norfolk; :25
SUPER=@Ellen1; :46
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OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( House Democratic leaders have tried every trick in the book, and some
would say invented some new ones, to support abortion rights in the past.
But with a different committee assignment in the Senate this year -- for the
first time in 18 years there wasn't the guarantee of help on the other end of
the capitol.
The Senate said yes days ago.
The House finally got down to business -- after working backwards through
the calendar to delay the controversy.
But there was none to be had.
sot
((DEL. THELMA DRAKE: ))
runs=:15
With NO further debate, the board lit up with a 74- to 26 approval.
sot standup
The 18 year irony of parental notification in Virginia is that it has often
had majority support among voters, but been defeated by the General Assembly
committee system or a Democratic Governor.
Governor Allen campaigned on it.
He will sign it into law.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Pitts-Investigation
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NEWSCAST=11pm
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TAPE#96-104
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A special prosecutor has exonerated two prominent Pittsylvania County men
accused of violating the state's conflict of interest laws.
Roanoke Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Betty Jo Anthony says the pair did
nothing wrong.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chatham;
Anthony has been looking into whether Ben Davenport, Junior personally
benefited from economic development in the Pittsylvania County industrial park.
The board of supervisors requested the investigation after allegations were
raised by a group of county residents.
Davenport and Wallace Collie, the other resident targeted, sit on boards
which deal with economic development in the county.
Anthony says although the men were cleared the investigation was
appropriate.
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11:06:00
SOT
IN Q=I believe
((BETTY JO ANTHONY/SPECIAL PROSECUTOR:I BELIEVE IT WAS WARRANTED, IN THE FACT
THAT, THE SUPERVISORS WANTED TO KNOW AND THAT'S THEIR JOB TO WATCH FOR THE
COUNTY'S BEST INTEREST. ))
SUPER=01-Betty Jo Anthony/Special Prosecutor; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=best interest.
ANCHOR=JEAN
SS=NONE
Now that the investigation is over, the state will reimburse Anthony's
office about 150 dollars for expenses.
Tease#2
Soft Music Under
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=none
Stay with us, we'll meet a Roanoke woman who has the distinction of being
one of the area's few women board members,
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VO-NAT
and we'll see how actress Elizabeth Taylor is doing following today's brain
surgery.
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Women-Executive
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NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-107
GRAPHIC=Women at Work
This week we have told you about women who have broken down barriers to work
in jobs traditionally held by men.
While more women are entering positions such as fire fighter or publisher,
very few take a seat in the board room.
In part three of her series Denise Allen introduces us to one woman who's
shattered the glass ceiling.
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SOT
IN Q=Estelle Nichols
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape; :08
SUPER=01-Estelle Nichols-Avner/Bradley Free Clinic Dir.; :17
SUPER=01-Drucilla Barker/Hollins College Assoc. Professor.; :49
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:03
SUPER=01-Cate Fosl/Hollins College Lecturer In History;
RUNS=2:12
OUT Q=News 7
(( Estelle Nichols-Avner has guided the Bradley Free Clinic's move from a old
house into a new million dollar facility.
Doctors treated 8 patients the first night the clinic opened, now they see
at least 80 a night.
Estelle says these aren't the only changes she's seen in the past 22 years.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 12:28:21
IN Q=people came into
((ESTELLE NICHOLS-AVNER/BRADLEY FREE CLINIC: PEOPLE CAME INTO THE BUILDING AND
ASKED ME IF I WAS THE SECRETARY OR IF I WAS THE NURSE. PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN COME
INTO THE BUILDING AND SAY ARE YOU THE ADMINISTRATOR.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=THE ADMINISTRATOR
Estelle believes that's because people just aren't used to seeing women in
positions of power.
And that's probably because not many women are in power.
The Glass Ceiling Commission, an advocate for working women, puts the ratio
of men to women in top management positions at 20 to 1.
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SOT tape 6 28:51:17
IN Q=the glass ceiling
((DRUCILLA BARKER/HOLLINS COLLEGE ASSOC. ECONOMICS PROFESSOR: THE GLASS
CEILING WILL ONLY BE BROKEN THROUGH SERIOUS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT
BEGIN AT THE EARLY PARTS OF WOMEN'S CAREERS AND HELP TO PUT THEM ON THE TRACK
THAT WILL LAND THEM BEING THE SECRETARY OF STATE.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=SECRETARY OF STATE
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7: BARKER SAYS THE GLASS CEILING REFERS TO THE BARRIERS IN
PLACE TO KEEP WOMEN FROM REACHING TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS--THE BOARDROOM FOR
INSTANCE.
SOME SAY WOMEN ARE JUDGED BY DIFFERENT STANDARDS THAN MEN.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE 7 42:24:08
IN Q=MANY OF THE PRIMARY
((CATE FOSL/HOLLINS COLLEGE HISTORY INSTRUCTOR: MANY OF THE PRIMARY TASKS
INVOLVING THEIR CHILDREN. WOMEN GENUINELY HAVE STRIKES AGAINST THEM IN THAT
REGARD. PREGNANCY--I MEAN IT MIGHT NOT EVER BE WRITTEN DOWN ON ANY PIECE OF
PAPER IN THEIR REVIEW, BUT LEAVES OF ABSENCE IN THAT WAY ARE STRIKES AGAINST
THEM.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=STRIKES AGAINST THEM
But Estelle has seemed to break the barrier.
She was the first women on the Lewis Gale Hospital Board and she is a member
of the mostly male Rotary Club. She says hard work and building trust helped
her get where she is today.
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SOT tape 2 12:41:29
IN Q=stay focused
((STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT IS THE JOB EACH PERSON IS DOING AND I THINK A GOOD WAY
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS ONCE AGAIN AS A TEAM AND WORK TOWARDS CREATING A WIN,
WIN SITUATION.))
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OUT Q=WIN WIN SITUATION
Estelle says women need to share their experience and help each other along
the career path.
Denise Allen News 7.))
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Sports Tease
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Still to come tonight, the Hornets and Panthers have been
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busy boys today, signing and trading players.
Details right after this.
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S-Score
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-MLB;
But first, Barry Bonds is again baseball's highest paid player.
Yesterday, he and the Giants agreed to a two year contract extension worth
$29 million dollars.
His average salary is now $11 point5 million.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TB97-1
GRAPHIC=ATLANTIC 10
The Virginia Tech Hokies reached a new low last night as they struggled
miserably on the road and lost to a 69 to 52 decision to the George Washington
Colonials in Atlantic 10 action.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Washington DC/HTS; :00
The first half of this game was an absolute nightmare for the Hokies as they
failed to score a basket in the first 8 minutes and 24 seconds.
And oh yes, did I mention that the Hokies also turned the ball over 17 times
in the first half.
Bill Foster was absolutely beside himself. Finally, Russ Wheeler would
finally get this basket to fall from the baseline, but the Hokies still trailed
GW 30-to-16 at halftime.
The second half wasn't a whole lot better as the Colonials pushed the lead to
21 with 15 minutes to go.
The Hokies fall to 13-and-13 with the 69 to 52 loss.
GW also tried to physically take the Hokies out. J.J. Brade jerks Jim
SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/52/G.Washington/69;
Jackson to the floor by his jersey.
No need for any punches - the Hokies were already knocked out.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=a-10
The Tech women beat Duquesne as Lynette Nolley scored 16 points to lead the
way.
SS=ODAC
And the Roanoke College women had their 22 game winning streak snapped last
night by Randolph-Macon 69-to-66 the final.
S-Valley
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s7-2
GRAPHIC=RVD TOURNEY
Tonight's Roanoke Valley district boy's basketball semi-finals were not for
the weak of heart, as Fleming and Patrick Henry emerged with wins after two
serious struggles.
Roy Stanley has more from the Carey Dome.
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SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Salem/Colonels vs Knights; :00
SUPER=01-Brad Dunleavy/Colonel Guard; :26
SUPER=33-William Fleming/54/Cave Spring/50/; :43
SUPER=01-Roland Lovelace/William Fleming Head Coach; :53
SUPER=04-Cougars vs Patriots; 1:05
SUPER=33-Patrick Henry/76/Pulaski/51/; 1:28
SUPER=01-Jack Esworthy/Patrick Henry Head Coach; 1:37
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:48
RUNS=1:55
OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=WESTERN
The the Western semi-finals George Washington whipped Glass 78-to-50, and
Albemarle beat Halifax 53-to-45.
S-Piedmont
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-1
GRAPHIC=Piedmont District
The Piedmont District semi finals tipped off down in Bassett last night
in what turned out to be a double thriller for the fans.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Bassett/Bulldogs vs. Lancers; :00
In the opener, Troy Wells and his region bound Martinsville Bulldogs battled
Frank Scott's Laurel Park Lancers. In the 4th quarter, watch Lancer Jeff
Slade snap the nylon from just inside the perimeter for 2 of his game high 18
points.
Down 3, the Dogs would bark. Isaac gravely dishes to Leander Preston. he
SUPER=33-Laurel Park/53/Martinsville/51;
buries the three pointer and Martinsville ties it at 49 with just under 3
minutes remaining.
But with 9 seconds left in the game and the game tied at 51, Eric Jones
scores the game winner and Laurel Park tops Martinsville 53-51.
SUPER=04-Warriors vs. Cavaliers;
The lancers will meet Fieldale Collinsville in the finals saturday at
7:30. The Cavaliers beat Magna Vista 61-56.
Trailing by 3 in the 4th, Travis Preston steals the ball and goes in for
SUPER=33-Fieldale Collinsville/61/Magna Vista/56;
the lay up, FC led 55-54.
The Cavs then went up 57-56 with 38 seconds remaining on Phillip Hairston's
drive and hoop, and Fieldale Collinsville tops Magna Vista by 5.
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S-Three
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-28
GRAPHIC=three rivers
The Three Rivers district boys basketball semi-finals produced a near upset
last night at Blacksburg high school.
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SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Radford vs. Floyd Co.; :00
In the opener, top seeded Floyd County took on hot shooting Radford as Tony
Hash slices through the Buffaloes defense and scores off the glass.
Then the Bobcats Adam Artrip would step outside and drill the three pointer
from beyond the arc for Rick Cormany's team.
But Floyd would start flexing its superior inside muscle. 6-4 senior Derek
Saunders crashes the offensive board and gets the putback.
SUPER=33-Radford/54/Floyd Co./56;
And Junior Travis Cantrell creates a jumper off the drive and Floyd County
advances to Saturday night's title game with the 56 to 54 win.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD THREE RIVERS
They will meet Glenvar who beat Giles last night 64-to-53.
S-Panthers
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-24
GRAPHIC=Panthers
The Carolina Panthers apparently can;t get enough when it comes to
linebackers.
Last year they put three of in the Pro Bow and today they went out and
signed another one.
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SUPER=03-Charlotte,NC;:00
Speedy Michael Barrow, who spent his first four years in the league with the
Oilers signed a five year deal worth nearly $19 million dollars.
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((MICHAEL BARROW/LINEBACKER SIGNS WITH PANTHERS:))
SUPER=01-Michael Barrow/Linebacker Signs With Panthers; :00
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The Panthers weren't the only one dealing the queen city today.
The Charlotte Hornets were some busy Bees on this the trading deadline in the
NBA.
The Hornets trade Scott Burrell to the Warriors for Donald Royal.
They also shipped George Zidek and Anthony Goldwire to the Nuggets for Ricky
Pierce.
Taylor
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Doctors who operated on actress Elizabeth Taylor say the surgery went well.
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Taylor had a brain tumor removed this morning.
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((DR. MARTIN COOPER/NEUROSURGEON: MS. TAYLOR IS RESTING COMFORTABLY IN
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE TUMOR SPPEARS BENIGN. THE TUMOR IS TOTALLY REMOVED.))
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OUT Q=is totally removed."
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Doctors say they expect a full recovery.
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