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ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=JJA
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Next on News 7 at Five-
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VO-NAT
Assessing the damage in Bedford County - after a community center burns down.
Plus senators take on scientists over cloning research.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
The sunshine goes away in the Thursday forecast. Rains move in by evening.
The complete weather story just ahead.
MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=CST
TAPE#MED HEADS
GRAPHIC=NONE
Are you short-circuiting, quickly approaching burnout?
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VO-NAT
Area health care workers were on the receiving end of the prescriptions
today-- getting a healthy dose of relaxation.
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SOT 14:28:23
IN Q=It's a big loss
((IT'S A BIG LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO REPLACE IT.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=hard to replace it.
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VO-NAT
Residents of Bedford County assess the damage, while investigators search
for a cause in the smoking rubble of the Hardy Community Center.
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5-Hardy-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=fire aftermath
A focal point of the community was taken away from Hardy residents last
night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night;
Crews from at least six different departments battled the blaze at the Hardy
Community Center.
It was first spotted at around 7:30-
The blaze threatened the fire house next door, before it was brought under
control.
Today, Public Safety Director Dave Nichols said the fire had some unusual
characteristics, but he would NOT label it suspicious.
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SOT
IN Q=So there was a lot of volume
((DAVE NICHOLS/BEDFORD CO. PUBLIC SAFETY DIR.: SO THERE WAS A LOT OF VOLUME OF
FIRE. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING 20 OR 25 MILES AN HOUR SO THAT MAY HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE QUICK FIRE SPREAD, BUT AGAIN, UNTIL WE CAN CONDUCT A FULL
INVESTIGATION, WE CAN'T SPECULATE AS TO THE CAUSE.))
SUPER=01-Dave Nichols/Bedford Co. Public Safety Director;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=as to the cause.
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VO-NAT
The oldest section of the community center was built in the 1950s, and
eventually lead to creation of the fire department.
Members say they hope to rebuild.
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5-Abed
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=legal scales
They've arrested one of the owners of a night-club that burned to the
ground three years ago in Salem.
(Ah-mahd thee-ahb) Ahmad Thiab was apprehended as he got off a plane at
Dulles Airport this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/April 1994;
Last week's federal indictment charges (Thee-ahb) Thiab with hiring members
of the Abeb crime family to set fire to Mixer's Lounge.
(Thee-ahb) Thiab was the last of ten men apprehended.
They're named in a 30-page indictment handed up a week ago, outlining a
racketeering and arson scheme dating back to 1989 in the Roanoke Valley.
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5-Salem-VA
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=Veterans Admin
It's not patient care-- but a personnel matter that's leading to an
investigation
SS=presley
of the Salem V-A Medical Center's director.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
John Presley recently placed ASSOCIATE director William (Della-meeter)
Delameter on administrative leave.
SUPER=03-Salem;
Now a V-A appointed panel is investigating PRESLEY.
No word yet on the exact what the review's about.
But officials say it is necessary because both Presley and Delameter hold
such high positions.
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SOT 10:03:07
IN Q=There were some issues
((DR. RAJIV JAIN/CHIEF OF STAFF: THERE WERE SOME ISSUES BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR
AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. SINCE DR. PRESLEY HAD PUT MR. DELAMETER ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE THE NETWORK DIRECTOR DECIDED TO HAVE THIS PANEL REVIEW ALL
OF THE FACTS. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Rajiv Jain/Chief of Staff;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=all of the facts
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VO-NAT
Dr. Jain (Jane) expects the committee to complete its investigation within
a few days.
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5-Eagle-Rock
ANCHOR=jean
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TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=NONE
The fight to save the Eagle Rock bridge shifted today from Botetourt County
to Salem.
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SOT 1:44:42
IN Q=If we
((BONNIE MAYO/BOTETOURT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: IF WE DO NOT HAVE THIS
BRIDGE, CALL THE UNDERTAKER. EAGLE ROCK WILL BE DEAD. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU
TODAY THAT EAGLE ROCK IS NOT DEAD AND SHE'S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. 2 SECONDS OF
APPLAUSE. ))
SUPER=01-Bonnie Mayo/Botetourt Co. Board of Supervisors;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=2 seconds of applause
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Dozens of residents from the Eagle Rock Community turned out today for a
public hearing.
Their message to the Virginia Department of Transportation- the 43-Y bridge
is crucial.
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Last Month;
But it will ultimately be the Board of Supervisors who decides the
structure's fate.
Members are expected to vote next week on a VDOT proposal that would save
the bridge.
If the board accepts the plan, the county must guarantee at least half of
the money needed to rebuild it.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Should humans be cloned? That's the question debated on Capitol Hill
today...
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VO-NAT
And a little later on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- 11-hundred miles in nine
days...that's what this man and his 10 sled dogs accomplished in the 25th
Iditarod race.
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Anchor=Connie
It's the second most common surgery performed on women.
Now, a promising new treatment may eliminate HYSTERECTOMY for some--
And advanced techniques may make recovery easier for others.
The story, on Health Check.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Patrick is checking out the square society--
ANCHOR=Connie
A live report from Center in the Square when we come back.
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5-Cloning
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=cloning
Cloning has come to Congress.
The question- should human cloning research be limited?
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VO-NAT
The Scottish researcher who cloned a sheep Dolly says he sees no reason to
copy people- but says cloning research can be beneficial.
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SOT 11:15:40
IN Q=
((IAN WILMUT/SCOTTISH SCIENTIST: EXPERIENCE SHOWS WE'RE VERY BAD AT
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. THIS IS, I THINK, A CLASSIC
CASE.))
11:16:22
((SEN. JAMES JEFFORDS/R- VERMONT: WE'VE BEEN FASCINATED BY JURASSIC PARK AND
FRANKENSTEIN AND BRAVE NEW WORLDS. THAT SCARES US TO DEATH.))
SUPER=01-Ian Wilmut/Scottish Scientist; 00
SUPER=01-Sen. James Jefford/(R) Vermont; 07
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=scares us to death."
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VO-NAT
Others say research on human cloning should not just be construed as
copying people.
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SOT 11:17:32
IN Q=
((HAROLD VARMUS/NAT'L INSTITUTES OF HEALTH DIRECTOR: OR IT CAN BE CONSTRUED AS
THE KIND OF REPROGRAMMING OF THE HUMAN CELL FOR EXAMPLE A SKIN CELL TO MAKE A
BONE MARROW CELL FOR TRANSPLANTATION.))
SUPER=01-Harold Varmus/National Institutes of Health Director;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=cell for transplantation."
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Today's hearing comes after President Clinton issued a directive keeping
federal money from being spent on human embryo research.
5-American
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=American Airlines
American Airlines and its pilots are heading back to the bargaining table
Friday.
They've agreed to accept the mediation of the Presidential Emergency Board-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Seattle;
It was appointed by President Clinton to stop a potentially devastating
pilots' strike.
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SOT 15:06:19
IN Q=
((JAMES SOVICH/ALLIED PILOTS UNION PRESIDENT: I'M FIFTY FIFTY ON WHETHER WE'RE
GOING TO STRIKE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SETTLEMENT. THERE WILL BE A CONTRACT. THE
ONLY QUESTION IS DOES A CONTRACT OCCUR WITHOUT A STRIKE OR DOES A CONTRACT
OCCUR DURING A STRIKE?))
SUPER=01-James Sovich/Allied Pilots Association Pres.; 00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=DURING A STRIKE?
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
The pilots went on strike last month, but President Clinton ordered them
back to work pending a 60-day cooling off period.
That cooling off period ends April 16.
5-Beyer
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-04
GRAPHIC=beyer
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Don Beyer was in Lynchburg this morning.
He's touting his plan for improving education and getting tough on crime.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Beyer talked to supporters outside Lynchburg's small business development
center.
The two-term lieutenant governor says upgrading Virginia's public schools
doesn't have to cost a lot of money.
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SOT 00:57:20
IN Q=Most of the
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: MOST OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO DON'T COST A LOT OF
MONEY. RESTORING CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE ISN'T A BIG TICKET ITEM. DEMANDING WE GET
OUR MONEY'S WORTH FOR THE SIX BILLION THAT WE ALREADY SPEND, THAT JUST MAKES
SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY. ENDING SOCIAL PROMOTION DOESN'T COST
VERY MUCH.))
SUPER=@Beyer; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=cost very much.
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VO-NAT
Beyer backed away from a statement he made last week that educational
improvements might mean higher taxes.
That led his likely opponent, Attorney General Jim Gilmore, to label Beyer a
"tax and spend liberal."
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groovy music UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
There's always something going on in Downtown Roanoke...
Now a new group is hoping to offer even more activities...all to promote
Center in the Square.
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SUPER=22-Roanoke;
(patrick ad lib)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-MARDI-GRAS
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Mardi-Gras may be over in New Orleans, but people are celebrating it in the
Star City.
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans joins us from Center in the Square, where a new civic group
is planning a big party to help raise money for the Center, and to have some
fun.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Gary Leivers/Square Society;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
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tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
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TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in the two minute ticker... Tech women's basketball coach Carol
Alfano (al-fann-oh) -- talks about losing her job.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check, some area health care workers got a dose of their own
medicine today--
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VO-NAT
With a wellness seminar, teaching them how to unwind, unload, and
lighten-up.
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SOT 10:59:13
IN Q=I'm hoping
((I'M HOPING EVERYONE WILL LEARN SOME THINGS THAT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF. NEW
WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS AND FEEL BETTER. BASICALLY IT'S ABOUT WHOLENESS,
WELLNESS AND HEALING. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=wellness and healing.
health bump next
5-Fibroids
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=women's health
A possible alternative treatment for fibroids-- non-cancerous tumors in the
uterus that can cause pain and heavy bleeding.
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VO-NAT
About a third of the hysterectomies performed in the U-S each year are due
to fibroids.
Now, doctors say they can leave the uterus in place-- instead making a
small incision and cutting off blood flow to the growths with a catheter.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:17:41
IN Q=We are not
((DR. SCOTT GOODWIN/UCLA MEDICAL CENTER: WE ARE NOT AT THE POINT THAT WE WANT
TO BE OFFERING THIS TO
EVERY WOMAN AT EVERY CENTER, BUT I THINK FOR A SELECT PATIENT POPULATIONS IT'S
A VERY GOOD ALTERNATIVE. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Scott Goodwin/UCLA Medical Center; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=good alternative
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VO-NAT
Eight of the ten patients who underwent the new procedure reported
significant improvement.
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5-Wellness
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=wellness
We're still calling it alternative medicine-- though some of these
practices have been around for thousands of years.
Today, area health professionals got a prescription for relaxation-- the
natural way-- with a wellness seminar, designed to re-charge their batteries.
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SOT
IN Q=Take your feet NAT SOUND
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :05
SUPER=01-Nannette Borling/Music Imagery Expert; :42
SUPER=01-Diane Middleton/Massage Therapist; 1:05
SUPER=04-File Tape; 1:16
SUPER=01-Ted Konstantin/Massage Therapist; 1:56
SUPER=@Connie1; 2:17
RUNS=2:58
OUT Q=an incredible feeling
((
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SOT 10:45 52 tape one
IN Q=Take your feet
((TAKE YOUR FEET AND JUST SLAP THEM, TAKE YOUR KNUCKLES AND RUB YOUR FEET AND
ESPECIALLY THE INSTEP, CAUSE THAT'S YOUR BACK.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=your back.
Jade Daniels is demonstrating reflexology in it's most basic form-- with a
do-it-yourself footrub.
These health care professionals are learning how to lighten their load and
unwind, so they can keep up the pace, caring for others.
There's biofeedback, time shifting and dreamwork-- here, one expert
explains the healing powers of music-evoked imagery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:53:14
IN Q=It's basically
((NANNETTE BORLING/MUSIC IMAGERY EXPERT: IT'S BASICALLY A MUSIC CENTERED
THERAPY,THE BIG EMPHASIS IS ON MUSIC-- THE BIG EMPHASIS IS ON USING MUSIC.
MUSIC IS REALLY POWERFUL, WHEN YOU TAKE THIS POWERFUL MUSIC. AND PUT IT TO USE
IN A THERAPEUTIC SETTING SOME WONDERFUL THINGS CAN HAPPEN. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=can happen.
There's also Tai Chi to take you to a higher plane-- and then of course,
the magic of touch-- which many consider an important part of wellness.
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SOT 11:03:07 tape one
IN Q=Even in
((DIANE MIDDLETON/MASSAGE THERAPIST: EVEN IN INFANTS STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE TO
SHOW HOW TOUCH IS SUCH A VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
THROUGH LIFE. BABIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED AS A CHILD COMPARED TO THOSE
WHO HAVE, AND THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES OF THEIR WELLNESS STATE, OF
THEIR INTIMACY AND THEIR TOUCH AND THEIR WHOLE SYSTEM WORKING IN A STATE OF
PERFECTION IN THE TOUCH, VARIOUS FROM NOT TOUCHING-- EVEN JUST HUGGING AND
CUDDLEING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEN TODAY, WITH A BIGGER PERSON COMING TO
SOMEONE SUCH AS MYSELF, OR ANOTHER PRACTITIONER OF MASSAGE THERAPY, THE
BENEFITS ARE FAR AND WIDE WITH THE STATE OF THE RELIEVING OF PAIN, CHRONIC
PAIN, TENSION, HEADACHES MIGRAINE SUFFERERS, TMJ, LOW BACK PAIN VARIOUS STATES
AND FORMS OF PAIN IN THE PHYSICAL BODY AS WELL.))
RUNS=:52
OUT Q=body as well.
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SOT 11:11:58 tape one
IN Q=Massage is like
((TED KONSTANTIN/MASSAGE THERAPIST: MASSAGE IS LIKE A LONG SLEEP ON A SUNDAY
MORNING WHEN YOU WAKE UP COMPLETELY REFRESHED, REJUVENATED AND YOU ARE READY TO
TAKE ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. WHERE YOU GET THAT FEELING THAT NOTHING CAN TOUCH
YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE READY FOR EVERYTHING. AN HOUR'S MASSAGE WILL GIVE YOU THIS
KIND OF SHIELD BETWEEN YOU AND STRESS.))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=you and stress.
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SOT 12:06:13
IN Q=With many
((WITH MANY OF THESE STRESS BUSTING TECHNIQUES YOU DON'T HAVE TO VISIT A
PROFESSIONAL TO GET THE FULL BENEFIT. RATHER, THE TENSION RELEASE MAY BE AS
CLOSE AS YOUR OFFICE CHAIR. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=your office chair.
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SOT 11:40:39
IN Q=Another thing
((ANOTHER THING IN YOGA, IS IF YOU FEEL A WIGGLE OR A ROLL COMING ON, YOU DO
IT. LAUGHTER.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=do it. laughter
Here, Julie Lusk is demonstrating desk-top Yoga-- you don't need any
special equipment to get in a few wrist rolls or energy breaths.
It's also a good substitute for that third cup of coffee or mid-morning
candy bar.
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SOT
IN Q= NAT SOUND
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=NAT SOUND
Even in the Men's Room of this seminar-- photographer Dennis Brown found
salesmen, dipping into their own product-- a mud mask from NuSkin.
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SOT 11:46:57
IN Q=You feel like
((YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE BREATHING THROUGH YOUR FACE, AN INCREDIBLE FEELING. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=an incredible feeling.
))
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
So with this buffet of products, and techniques, both ancient and modern--
there really is something for everyone.
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Now it's time for sports-- and of course this time of year we're talking
basketball...
ANCHOR=Connie
Mike Stevens has the latest installment of Hometown Hoops Weekly.
S5-Hoops
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-26
GRAPHIC=Hometown Hoops Weekly
The Stae semifinals are here! Steve Mason sizes up the match ups that
involve three local team and runs down the final four matchups in this edition
of Hometown Hoops Weekly.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=03-Rustburg/State Quarterfinals; :16
SUPER=01-Mark Hanks/Liberty Head Coach; :24
SUPER=01-Josh Williamson/Glenvar Forward; :53
SUPER=03-Radford/Group A Quarterfinals; :59
SUPER=01-Alan Cantrell/Floyd Co. Coach; 1:06
SUPER=01-Derek Saunders/Floyd Co. Forward; 1:15
RUNS=1:49
OUT Q=..Hometome Hoops Weekly"
((
((STEVE MASON:))
((Sure; things are looking good for a repeat. Precisely the point; incredibly
high expectations of a team with a 51 and 1 2 year record.
((MARK HANKS:))
Peanut Arrington's 20 points plus per game will be key to a balanced attack
against Gate City.
((STEVE MASON:))
Glenvar's best player; Josh Williamson, is proud to wear his Dale Earnhardt
shirt around school.
((:))
Hardly an intimidating start; Glenvar battled back from a 2 and 9 record to
reach the semifinals against 25 and 3 Floyd.
((:))
This is Alan Cantrell's first ever trip to the final four as the Floyd Boys
coach.
((:))
((:))
Thursday at the Vine center, the Floyd/Glenavr game makes is the night cap
in Group A.
The 2A semis are friday startting at 1 and then Gate City battles Liberty
at 2:30.
Friday night, John Marshal, hampton, Potomac, and Hafield make up the 3A
semifinals,
and the girls begin all of the final four action Thursday afternoon. Steve
mason Homettown Hoops Weekly.))
S5-Stuff
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-25
GRAPHIC=tech hoops
Virginia Tech women's basketball coach Carol Alfano, who was informed
yesterday that her contract would not be renewed, told us this afternoon that
she had an idea her 19 years of service might not be enough to save her job.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I knew...
((CAROL ALFANO/278 WINS IN 19 SEASONS:))
SUPER=01-Carol Alfano/278 Wins in 19 Seasons; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=...it didn't happen."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=final four
Coming up at six, a look at tomorrow's first round NCAA tournament matchups
coming up here on Your Hometown Station.
Take Care everybody.
take a break
5-kicker
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE
After an 11-hundred mile trek across Alaska... the winner of the 25th
running of the Iditarod emerged.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nome, AK
Martin Buser (Boozer) crossed the finish line in Nome, Alaska yesterday,
along with his team of 10 dogs.
The official time- nine days, eight hours and 31-minutes.
This is the third time Buser has won the Iditarod.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:19:53
IN Q=
((MARTIN/BUSER/IDITAROD CHAMPION: IT WAS THE KIND OF TRAIL WE TRAINED ON FOR
MOST OF THE SEASON. IT WAS HARD WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SOFT ON TOP. AND THE
RACE COURSE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY ALL ALONG -- SO I GUESS IT BENEFITED
MY DOGS TO HAVE TRAINED ON THAT KIND OF STUFF. ))
SUPER=01-Martin Buser/Iditarod Champion;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=kind of stuff.
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VO-NAT
For winning the race, Buser takes home 50-thousand dollars and a new pickup
truck.
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six-preview
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
(toss to ROBIN)
RUNS=:15
(ROBIN tosses to Jean)
ANCHOR=Jean
American chestnut trees have been a thing of the past in Appalachian forests
for more than 50 years.
double boxes Jean/Keith
But Keith, there is an effort to bring them back.
ANCHOR=Keith
Jean, 4-H'ers, school children,
SUPER=@Keith1;
and researchers are working together to revive the trees.
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VO-NAT
A blight wiped out American chestnuts in the early 1900's.
But researchers are trying to cultivate resistant seeds, which students are
planting in order to monitor their growth and hopefully restore them to the
forests.
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ANCHOR=Keith
The 4-H project started in Giles County.
double boxes Jean/Keith
That's where Tracy Altizer will take us for the complete story 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