17:00-01
News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
News 7 is next-
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VO-NAT
An organized crime group in the area is busted-
The Ohio River has crested but not before leaving miles of damage.
And a new magazine targets a larger audience..
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Strong storms in the Carolinas. Heavy rains here..but it won't last long.
Details coming up.
MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=CST
TAPE#MED HEADS
GRAPHIC=NONE
Two more cases of dysentery are reported-- connected with an area outbreak.
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VO-NAT
Plus-- can ketchup help fight cancer?
Studies show that tomato products just might help prevent other diseases as
well.
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2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
(ad lib)
Video-Open
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#video open
GRAPHIC=NONE
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SOT 15:12:42
IN Q=
((IN THIS CASE IT'S THE ABED ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY. ONCE YOU KNOW WHO'S
INVOLVED IN THAT ORGANIZATION AND THEN YOU GO OUT AN LOOK AT A LOT OF THE
UNSOLVED FIRES AROUND THE ROANOKE VALLEY, IT COMES BACK TO SOMEBODY IN THAT
ORGANIZATION. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=in that organization.
5-Palestinian-Family
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-01
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=legal scales
Extortion and racketeering charges have been filed against a group of
Palestinians living in Roanoke.
2-SHOT
Keith Humphry has just returned from a news conference in the U-S
Attorney's office.
The story involves control of the convenience store business in the
Valley... using heavy-handed scare tactics... including arson and murder.
It sounds like the mafia.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;
It sure does, Jean.
These are serious charges: Solicitation to Commit murder, Homicide and
Arson, extortion, fraud, assault.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Salem/April 2, 1994; :11
SUPER=01-Bob Crouch/U.S. Attorney; :34
SUPER=01-Tom Bondurant/Prosecutor;:59
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=burn out the corner store.
((
Nine fires are listed in the indictment... some so serious they ended in
death. The government contends that was no accident.
The most spectacular blaze may have been the one at Mixers restaurant and
Lounge... three years ago.
The Grand Jury says the owners paid the Abed family to torch the place for
the insurance money.
About 75 people were inside when the fire broke out.
NAT SOT from 94-16
Arson for hire was just a side-line in this family business, officials say.
Most often it was used to intimidate legitimate competitors, to try to run them
out of business.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:23:55 Crouch
IN Q=
((PART OF THEIR ALLEGED ACTIVITIES WAS ROBBING STEALING FROM SOME OTHER
BUSINESS AND THEN USING THE STOLEN GOODS TO STOCK THEIR OWN STORES.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=
Investigators believe the couple that died in this fire on 13th Street
Southwest two years ago- -was MURDERED- -eliminated because they MIGHT have
seen who set the Corner Store on fire earlier the same day.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:13:58 Tom B.
IN Q=
((THE ABED FAMILY AND THEIR ASSOCIATES OWNED THE SPEEDWAY MARKET ON 13TH STREET
HERE IN TOWN. THE CORNER STORE WAS TAKING AWAY BUSINESS FROM THE SPEEDWAY. SO
THE EASIEST WAY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT IS TO BURN OUT THE CORNER STORE.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=corner store.
))
ANCHOR=Keith
Narcotics trafficking is also a part of these allegations.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Sounds a lot like the MOB ...maybe just on a smaller scale?
The only thing missing here is prostitution.
ANCHOR=Keith
It's an organized crime family, in fact, Jean.
The U-S Attorney says the Abeds used juvenile prostitutes to distribute
drugs.
Oh, and two of the defendants are accused of paying for sex with illegal
drugs.
We'll have more on this story on NEWS 7 at SIX.
5-Clinton-Gun
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton is clamping down on gun sales to foreigners-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York;
just a week and a half after a Palestinian gunman opened fire at the Empire
State building-
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SOT 15:09:30
IN Q=
((TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING THAT THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS WILL
IMMEDIATELY REQUIRE APPLICATIONS TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS AT
LEAST 90 DAYS IN THE STATE WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO BUY THE GUN.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=TO BUY THE GUN."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Last Month;
The man fired shots on the building's observation deck- killing one tourist
and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself.
The palestinian teacher was able to buy a gun in Florida just a few weeks
after arriving in the United States.
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5-Rosser
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The 8-year old Pittsylvania County boy accused of killing his stepfather is
now living out of state.
A source tells News-7 the child is in the custody of his natural father's
family.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-The Franklin News-Post;
55-year old Bernard Rosser was beaten to death in late December.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December 1996;
His body was discovered inside his Gretna home after he failed to show up
for work.
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ANCHOR=jean
SS=HOLD
Even though the boy is living out-of state, it's believed he's making
regular trips back to Virginia for psychological testing.
5-Train-Update
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-04
GRAPHIC=shooting
Authorities believe a 13- year old boy fired the shot that struck a train
conductor in Pittsylvania County over the weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./Sunday;
A Norfolk Southern spokesman says the teenager is accused of using a
high-powered air pistol.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon near Chatham.
State police say 40- year old Robin (Say-Fritt) Safrit was riding in the
front of the train when he was struck in the left side with what appeared to be
a b-b pellet.
Safrit is recovering from minor injuries-- the shot did not penetrate the
skin but caused a bruise and bleeding.
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5-Cincy-Flooding
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=flooding
The Ohio river has finally crested in Cincinnati at more than 12 feet above
flood stage.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cincinnati;
It's being called the worst flooding there in three decades.
Synergy stadium- the old Riverfront is now part of the river.
SUPER=03-Covington, KY;
Vice President Al Gore arrived at the Cincinnati- Northern Kentucky airport
today- to get a first hand look.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:19:54
IN Q=
((AL GORE/VICE-PRESIDENT: I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE TO THESE
FOLKS. THEY'VE HAD A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE HERE.))
SUPER=01-Al Gore/Vice President;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=CATASTROPHE HERE."
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VO-NAT
Vehicles and businesses are immersed in record flood waters.
Sandbagging is underway in areas where the river won't crest until tomorrow.
Crews found at least four more bodies in Falmouth, Kentucky- all victims of
flooding.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=flooding
Meantime, volunteers from Roanoke are on the way to disaster areas in
Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia.
SS=american red cross
The American Red Cross says it sent five trained disaster volunteers to help
with the relief operations.
tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
A stiff fine for a Hill City nuclear fuel plant for accidentally shipping
uranium...
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VO-NAT
Plus which hotels in the Roanoke Valley are being boycotted by the N-
double- A-C-P?
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Anchor=Connie
On Health Check-- a warning about asthma inhalers containing steroids-- and
an increased risk of glaucoma, for older patients.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Also coming up-- Patrick is checking out the latest art exhibit at Hollins
College.
ANCHOR=Connie
Plus Steve Mason takes us to the gridiron, the hardwood and the hardwater in
tonight's Ticker-- stay close.
cc sponsor
5-NAACP
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=NONE
Local leaders of the N- Double- A- C- P say they are supporting a national
boycott of ten major hotel chains.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
This morning, Roanoke Chapter President Martin Jeffrey said the group hopes
to open a dialogue with local hotel operators in an effort to improve
employment and promotion opportunities.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:29:51
IN Q=Based on the figures
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=we ought to be doing.
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VO-NAT
Locally, attention has been focused on the Hotel Roanoke, part of the
Doubletree chain, but the parent companies of other familiar hotels are also
the target of the N-Double-A-C-P action.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Today, local hotel operators defended their record of hiring minorities,
and questioned whether a boycott is justified.
5-Framatome
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=framatome
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is handing down a 12 thousand -five
hundred dollar fine against a Lynchburg nuclear fuel plant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape;
According to the N- R- C, (FRAM- uh- tohm) Framatome (koh- JEE- muh) Cogema
accidentally shipped uranium fuel to Germany.
The mix up did not endanger public health or safety.
Still, Framatome was cited FIVE times.
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ANCHOR=jean
SS=HOLD
A company official told News- 7 that corrective measures have been
implemented at the plant and he EXPECTS to prevent these types of mishaps in
the future.
5-Hot-Spot
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=none
Pittsylvania County citizens who are eager to report a crime have a new way
to give authorities a tip.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
Residents can mail the information for free, by filling out a "Hot Spot"
card.
They're available at local convenience stores around the county.
Sheriff Harold Plaster says, so far, the cards have been working.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I know
((HAROLD PLASTER/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF:I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET
INVOLVE, AND DON'T WANT TO STAND BY AND WATCH CRIME OCCUR OR SOMETHING THAT'S
GOING WRONG IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS , LIKE I SAID, ANOTHER AVENUE FOR
THEM TO GET INVOLVED WITHOUT USING THEIR NAME. ))
SUPER=01-Harold Plaster/Pittsylvania Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=their name.
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VO-NAT
"Neighbors in Partnership", an organization made up of local professionals
concerned about drug abuse, paid for the printing.
The county's "Crime Stoppers" organization is picking up the tab for
postage.
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tease#2
groovy music UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
A study in A very specialized artistic techniqUe is now on display at a local
college.
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SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
(patrick ad lib)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-HOLLINS-EX
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Hollins College is welcoming a new art exhibit to campus, and it just
premiered yesterday.
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/JEAN
Patrick Evans gives us a glimpse inside the Hollins Gallery, and to tell us
more about the special events planned around the exhibit.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
SUPER=01-Mimi Harris/Gallery Director;
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
SUPER=#568;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Showers And/Thunderstorms/40-44/Sunny And/Very Windy/50-55;
SUPER=331-Showers And/Thunderstorms/42-44/Mostly Sunny/Wind NW-30/53-56;
SUPER=332-Locally Heavy/Rain Showers/40-42/Sunny And/Very Windy/48-52;
SUPER=333-Showers Likely/Turning Windy/38-40/Mostly Sunny/Wind NW-30/42-45;
SUPER=334-Locally Heavy/Rain Ending/38-40/Partly Cloudy/Very Windy/40-45;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Is he staying in college or going pro? That's the decision a University of
Tennessee quaterback made today-- Steve Mason has the story.
ANCHOR=Connie
Researchers don't want to go as far as making a public health
recommendation--
(----------------)
VO-NAT
but on Health Check, a new study offers a warning about hygiene powders.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:00:58
IN Q=We found
((WE FOUND THAT WOMEN WHO DUSTED GENITAL AREAS WITH POWDER AFTER BATING OR USED
GENITAL DEODORANT SPRAYS HAD A MODEST INCREASED RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=ovarian cancer.
health bump next
5-Dysentery
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=dysentery
At the Lynchburg Health Department, officials are reporting two more cases
of dysentery among children--
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VO-NAT
these new cases ARE related to the outbreak at Stewartsville Elementary School
in Bedford.
With more cases at the Vinton Daycare Center, there are now at least 16
cases in the area.
Dysentery.. also known as shigellosis bacteria.. is a fecal- oral infection
caused mostly by poor handwashing.
A few days will have to go by with no new cases reported, before the
outbreak will be considered finished.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
A warning for parents in the region-- if your child is experiencing
diarrhea, have them checked out by a doctor.
5-Powder
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=women's health
Scientists have now linked the use of bath powder to a higher risk of
ovarian cancer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Seattle; :
A report in the American Journal of Epidemiology confirms the results of
earlier studies--
Researchers found a nearly 60-percent increased risk of ovarian cancer,
for women who use powder in the genital area after bathing.
The risk was even greater-- 90-percent, among women who use feminine
deodorant sprays.
And the longer the use, the greater the risk.
Despite these findings-- they say it's premature to make a public health
recommendation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:01:57
IN Q=We found that
((DR. LINDA COOK/FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: WE FOUND THAT ANY USE
OF TALCUM OR BATH POWDERS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE RISK OF OVARIAN
CANCER, BUT THIS WAS JUST SUGGESTIVE, OUR RESULTS WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Linda Cook/Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=not conclusive.
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VO-NAT
To put the risk of ovarian cancer from using these products in
perspective, consider this:
Annually, 14 out of every 100-thousand American women are diagnosed with
ovarian cancer.
So a 90-percent increased risk from using a genital spray means 27 out of
100 thousand women could be diagnosed with the disease.
(------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Researchers say that's a moderate risk.
5-Tomatoes
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-10
GRAPHIC=healthy eating
They're the latest phyto-chemicals-- though you may just know them as
tomatoes.
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VO-NAT
Researchers in this country and in Europe have found tomatoes may reduce the
risk of getting cancer.
The benefit-- at least in part-- seems to be due to a substance in the
tomatoes called lycopene.
It's also the reason that tomatoes are red and now many researchers say
it's a powerful cancer-fighting antioxidant.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:37:54
IN Q=Within the
((DR. STEVEN CLINTON/DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE: WITHIN THE TOMATO PRODUCTS
THERE ARE PERHAPS MANY COMPOUNDS THAT MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER, AMONG
THOSE IS LYCOPENE WHICH IS IN A FAMILY OF CAROTINOIDS. THESE SUBSTANCES HAVE
MANY PROPERTIES WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A REDUCED RISK OF CANCER IN A VARIETY
OF ORGANS.))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=variety of organs.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Cancer prevention
The work so far suggests that Lycopene is twice as potent as the
anti-oxidant in beta-carotene, it's better-known cousin.
However, this is not a reason yet to worry about buying Lycopene in
supplement form.
5-Glaucoma
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=eye care
Some older people may risk glaucoma from using asthma inhalers containing
steroids.
A Canadian study finds a higher risk in those who use the medication at
high doses for three months or more.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
But one of the McGill University experts says the patients should stick with
the lifesaving medications anyway.
The advice-- those at risk should get eye exams-- by specialists who can
detect the early signs of glaucoma.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Time now for sports-- one college football star is staying in school.
ANCHOR=Connie
Steve Mason has the latest on Peyton Manning.
S5-Peyton
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-25
GRAPHIC=Hometown Hoops Weekly
Good afternoon everyone. Hometown Hoops Weekly will take a time out today.
Next week, we will close out the the basketball year with a season year ender.
from the hard woodSS=manning
to a HARD decision and Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning has made one.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN; :00
Peyton held an afternoon news conference on the campus of UT to make his
decision known as to whether he was forgoing his senior year of eligibility for
the NFL or if he was going to play another year for the Volunteers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I've
((PEYTON MANNING/TENNESSEE QUARTERBACK:))
SUPER=01-Peyton Manning/Tennessee Quarterback; :00
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=...at the university of Tennessee"
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S5-Stuff
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-26
GRAPHIC=Express/Dayton
To the freezer. The Roanoke Express will hold a news conference tomorrow
night at 7 at the Roanoke Civic Center's Exhibition Hall to announce a change
in ownership.
Last night the Express topped the Dayton Bombers 8-5 thanks to a Wayne
Strachan hat trick.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Bombers vs. Express; :00
The Express also got a goal from Ryan Equale, who puts the biscuit between
the pipes in the first period to cut Daytons lead in half.
Chris Lipsett also scored one of Roanoke's 8 goals on the night as the
Express notch an emotional, "fight back" come from behind win.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="we
((DAVE STEWART/EXPRESS DEFENSEMAN:))
SUPER=01-Dave Stewart/Express Defenseman; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=....over the weekend"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
SUPER=03-Salem;
To the hard wood. The Roanoke womens basketball team opens the NCAA
tournament tonight at the Bast Center in Salem against Kentucky's Thomas Moore.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="here's
((SUSAN DUNAGAN/ROANOKE HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Susan Dunagan/Roanoke Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...to be"
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ANCHOR=Steve
Roy Stanley will have the highlights. That's it for sports, see ya at 6.
5-Kicker
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=NONE
When you think of fashion magazines you probably think of thin models?
But one new magazine is hoping to change that.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It's called Mode Magazine- and it only shows women size twelve and above.
The magazine's publishers say that's the norm- with 62 million women size
14 or larger.
(/////SOT/////)
19:18:50
IN Q=
((NANCY LEWINTER/MODE CO-PUBLISHER: WHAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR IS GORGEOUS MODELS
THAT LOOK MORE LIKE THEM THAN THEIR NINE YEAR OLD CHILDREN.))
SUPER=01-Nancy Lewinter/"Mode" Magazine Co-Publisher;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=NINE YEAR OLD CHILDREN."
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VO-NAT
All the ads in the magazines except cosmetics, feature larger models-
No diet and exercise articles either- instead tips on how to feel fit and
great in your own skin.
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six-preview
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up at SIX: spring break Mattaponi (matta-puh-NYE) style...
double boxes Jean/Keith
Keith Humphry has details.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;
Jean, it's NOT Lauderdale or Cancun.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04:09:21
IN Q=We heard
((KRISTI NEPTUN: WE HEARD STORIES ABOUT THE SPIRIT EAGLE LAST NIGHT AND ABOUT
THE RIVER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIVER.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=the river.
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VO-NAT
A week at the Mattaponi Indian reservation in Virginia's Northern Neck is a
break from life at Virginia Tech.
And it's a good break for the hosts, many of whom live in poverty.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Keith
It's called the YMCA Native American Peoples program.
double boxes Jean/Keith
Ellen Qualls takes us there in 30-minutes 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.
See you later, Goodnight
ANCHOR=Jean
by SS