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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@ROBIN1;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...A STATEMENT FROM THE 39 PEOPLE WHO
KILLED THEMSELVES NEAR SAN DIEGO SUGGESTS THEIR SUICIDE IS TIED TO THE
HALE-BOPP COMET.
ARE VIRGINIA POLITICIANS ADDICTED TO TOBACCO MONEY?
IT'S FUNDING THE CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR. ))
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OUT Q=for governor
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Thursday, March 27th, our Top Story
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VO-NAT
Some tense moments tonight for Roanoke police as they surround a house in
Old Southwest... but negotiations pay off.
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P-Standoff
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=n7pt
Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC, I'm Connie Stevens.
Police were prepared for the worst, but the stand- off ended quietly
tonight with one man in custody.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke police surrounded the home in the 500 block of Elm Avenue after
receiving a report that shots had been fired.
Members of the police tactical unit were called in, while a negotiator spoke
with the man by phone.
Ultimately, officers persuaded the man to surrender. He walked out the back
door and was taken into custody without incident.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
It's unclear whether any shots were actually fired. Police haven't
released the man's identity, or the extent of charges he could face.
P-Mass-Suicide
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=NONE
The 39 people who killed themselves in Southern California left farewell
messages indicating they wanted to leave their bodies on earth so their spirits
could get to heaven, perhaps in a UFO traveling with the Hale-Bopp comet.
Police today released video showing the bodies shortly after they were
discovered in a million dollar estate in San Diego County-- a warning, some may
find the video very unsettling.
Lee Cowan reports.
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SOT 20:00:58
IN Q=This was the scene
SUPER=03-Rancho Santa Fe, CA; :
SUPER=01-Bill Kolender/San Diego Co. Sheriff; :19
SUPER=01-Dr. Brian Blackbourne/Medical Examiner; :39
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:41
RUNS=1:57
OUT Q=LC, CBS News, R. Santa Fe.
(( This was the scene that greeted San Diego county sheriff's deputies as
they entered the home wednesday.
39 people, lying in cots and beds... all wearing the same black
clothing... the same black sneakers... the same purple shroud over their faces.
It was neat and tidy, and disturbing.
BILL KOLENDER, SAN DIEGO CO. SHERIFF: THIS APPEARS TO BE A PLANNED SUICIDE...
SPECIFIC PLACE AND TIME.
The recipe for death, according to the Medical Examiner, was a mixture of
phenobarbital and alcohol, placed in containers of pudding and applesauce.
DR. BRIAN BLACKBOURNE, SAN DIEGO CO. MEDICAL EXAMINER: DID IT GROUPS OF
THREE, THE FIRST GROUP WENT AHEAD, THE SECOND GROUP ASSISTED THEM AND COVERED
THEM WITH THIS RED CLOTH WHEN THEY DID. AND THE SECOND TEAM HELPED THE THIRD
TEAM.
And there were farewell tapes, messages from the group's leader...
"DOE"/LEADER: YOU CAN FOLLOW US, BUT YOU CANNOT STAY HERE AND FOLLOW US.
... and followers, looking forward to leaving their bodies for some higher
level of existence.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO GO FOR IT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THIS PLANET
AND THERE'S NOTHING HERE FOR ME.
Their bodies were removed today for further testing and for positive
identification by their families.
The police say they called themselves "Heaven's Gate".
Many were computer whizzes who created internet web sites, like this one.
On their own web site, there is talk of the hale-bopp comet marking their
way to heaven, perhaps via a ufo traveling alongside it.
standup tag
In addition to the videotaped messages, cult members made it very easy for
investigators to figure out who they were.
ID was found in the pockets of every single one of them.
Apparently they wanted to make it very clear who they were and why they did
what they did.
Lee Cowan, CBS News, Rancho Sante Fe.))
p-philip-morris
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-12
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SOT 54:57
IN Q=i think
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: I THINK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FACES A SERIOUS CONFLICT OF
INTEREST RIGHT NOW. ON THE ONE HAND HE'S ACCEPTING SERIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
THIS INDUSTRY. ON THE OTHER HAND, HE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE OUR
LAWS AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.))
SUPER=@Beyer
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=our children.
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**CONNIE AUDIO ON CART**
SUPER=@File;
Did the Republican gubernatorial candidate crossing the line when he
recently picked up a 20-thousand dollar check from Philip Morris?
Soon after, the Attorney General told reporters he had NO plans to withdraw
Virginia's friend of the court brief on behalf of the tobacco companies AGAINST
the FDA regulations on teen smoking.
SUPER=03-Richmond/Today;
Opponent Democrat Don Beyer picked up 12-thousand dollars himself from
Philip Morris last year.
His prospective running mate L-F Payne picked up 10-thousand dollars last
year too.
Governor George Allen admits Gilmore's donation didn't come at the best
time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:31 97-12
IN Q=
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT....DISCLOSED. WHICH
MEANS EVERYONE CAN HAVE ALL THEIR POT SHOTS AND COMMENTS ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=@allen
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=comments about it.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=gilmore
Attorney General Jim Gilmore did not make himself available for comment on
this story today.
P-Sex-Offenders
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=Don Beyer
Meantime, Don Beyer spent part of his day talking about tougher mandates for
sex offenders.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
He's won "two strikes and you're out" laws and a sex offender registry in
Virginia in recent years.
At a Richmond schoolyard, Beyer proposed that convicted molesters and
rapists be introduced to the community they're moving into at a public meeting.
He's NOT worried it will get ugly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:56:36
IN Q=But they
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: BUT THEY ))
SUPER=@Beyer1;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=children again.
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VO-NAT
The American Civil Liberties Union calls it a novel idea that fits into a
new trend of "public shaming."
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SOT 11:53:14
IN Q=Everyone
((KENT WILLIS/VA ACLU: EVERYONE CARES ABOUT FAMILIES...IN THE FIRST PLACE.))
SUPER=01-Kent Willis/Va. ACLU;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=first place.
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VO-NAT
Beyer says the average child molester has victimized 117 times.
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p-Forest-Folo
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=None
One man's few minutes of fame apparently lead to his arrest.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :00
Authorities say 19- year- old Chad Michael Pedro robbed the Quik-E food
store in Forest early Wednesday morning.
After seeing a videotape of the holdup on t-v last night, an acquaintance of
Pedro's called police to say she recognized the teenager's voice and clothing.
Detectives arrested the teen this afternoon at his girlfriend's home near
Lynchburg.
He reportedly has confessed to the crime.
Pedro has been charged with robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a
felony.
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tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Chelsea Clinton has shyed away from the media throughout her years in the
White House--
But during her trip to Africa, the 17-year old speaks up about problems
facing American teenagers.
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VO-NAT
And a little later tonight on NEWS-7 Primetime, Central Virginia high school
students help create America's Treeways..stick around.
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WEFC!!!
go to break
p-simpson
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-e
GRAPHIC=simpson
The judge in the O-J Simpson civil trial is ordering Simpson to give up one
of his prized possessions...his Heisman Trophy.
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VO-NAT
18:24:24 (5-6:30 tape) still photo
Simpson must turn over the trophy to the family of Ronald Goldman.
The judge also says he'll order surrender of expensive crystal and
artworks.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Nicole Brown Simpson's family won a similar order earlier this week.
It's all part of attempts to collect on the civil judgments against Simpson
in the wrongful death case.
p-Autumn-Lane
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Roanoke developer didn't follow his stop work order, now he's headed to
court.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March 8;
The city filed CRIMINAL charges against Phillip Bane for failing to bring
his 11- home project up to code.
Among Bane's alleged violations-- covered storm drains, street debris and
improper drainage fields.
This will be the second time Bane's been to court for not following city
code.
The first time, he was fined one- thousand dollars, 900 of it was
suspended.
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P-State-Schools
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-10
GRAPHIC=Education
Students in Virginia public schools got improved marks this year from the
State Board of Education.
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SOT 08:05:47
IN Q=There's some
((RICHARD LAPOINTE/VA. SUPERINTENDENT FOR PUB. INSTRUCTION: THERE'S SOME NICE
MOVEMENT. I BELIEVE THE MORE RIGOROUS STANDARDS THE BOARD IS MOVING TOWARD
WILL TAKE US TO AN EVEN HIGHER PLATEAU.))
SUPER=@LaPointe;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=plateau.
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VO-NAT
The Board heard that more students are taking algebra before the 9th grade,
and more are receiving advanced studies diplomas.
Last year, Virginia students showed NO improvement on nearly two- thirds of
the indicators.
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P-Chelsea
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=chelsea
First Lady Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea continue their two-week
tour, deep in Africa--
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tanzania, Uganda; :
It was Chelsea who spoke up today, at the urging of her mother--
A group of school girls asked about the problems of American youth-- and
the 17-year-old had some ideas of her own.
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SOT 20:18:45
IN Q=We make
((CHELSEA CLINTON: WHETHER WE START OUT UP HERE OR DOWN THERE WE ARE THE ONES
WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE UP OURSELVES WHAT WE MAKE, AND MAKE OUR OUR LIVES AND
MAKE OF OUR FUTURES WHAT WE MAKE. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE IN
OUR COUNTRY STILL HAVE TO WORK ON. ))
SUPER=07-Chelsea Clinton; :
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=NAT SOUND SINGING (03 seconds)
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VO-NAT
The First Lady says she hopes their visit will quote-- "plant a seed" for
improving the lives of women in Africa.
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P-Highway-Trees
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-15
GRAPHIC=NONE
Area highways are getting a little greener, thanks to some high school
volunteers and a program called "America's Treeways".
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.
Hundreds of redbud and willow oak trees were planted today along several
major roadways in Appomattox, Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties.
It's all part of a joint effort between the Virginia Department of
Transportation and the National Tree Trust aimed at beautifying the state's
highways.
Since 1991, the Tree Trust has helped plant nearly five million trees in 48
states.
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Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Mostly Clear/Light Winds/44-46/Clouding Up/Wind S-10/70-72;
SUPER=331-Clear And/Mild/44-48/Increasing/Clouds/72-74;
SUPER=332-Mostly Clear/Wind SE-10/40-44/Mostly Cloudy/Showers Late/66-69;
SUPER=333-Mostly Clear/Light Winds/40-42/Mostly Cloudy/Wind S-10/68-70;
SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/Wind S-10/40-44/Considerable/Cloudiness/66-68;
SUPER=X5001;
P-Mammograms
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=BREAST CANCER PREVENTION
If you've been confused with all the press surrounding mammography, you're
probably not alone.
But today experts in Washington have put the controversy to rest, at least
for the time being, by announcing the recommendation that women should get
mammograms starting at age 40.
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SOT
IN Q=The National
SUPER=01-Barbara Rimer/National Cancer Inst. Advisory Board; :20
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :28
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=third-party payers.
((
The National Cancer Institute has been the last holdout in the controversy
over the value of mammograms for women in their forties.
And experts at the NCI now say that regular mammograms for women aged 40 to
49 can reduce the death rate from breast cancer by 17 percent.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:46:01
IN Q=For women at
((DR. BARBARA RIMER/NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD:FOR WOMEN AT AVERAGE RISK--
FOR WOMEN 40-49 YEARS OF AGE
IT IS PRUDENT TO HAVE MAMMOGRAMS EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=two years
President Clinton, whose own mother died of breast cancer, endorsed the
recommendations.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:46:16
IN Q=Breast cancer
((BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER AMONG WOMEN, IT EFFECTS
ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER, AND HAS TOUCHED NEARLY EVERY AMERICAN
FAMILY INCLUDING MY OWN.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=including my own.
Now the NCI, The American Cancer Society and breast cancer advocacy groups
all agree that women in their forties can benefit from mammograms.
Women in high risk groups should seek medical advice to determine if they
should begin even earlier and have mammograms more frequently.
But the biggest issue for many women may not be when to start but how to
pay.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:46:49
IN Q=And we certainly
((AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT OUR STATEMENT ENCOURAGING AND REALLY STRESSING THE
IMPORTANT OF PAYMENT, THAT THAT MESSAGE GETS OUT TO ALL THIRD-PARTY PAYERS.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=third party payers.
))
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Connie vo-NAT
And of course, mammography isn't foolproof.
All women must also have yearly breast exams by a health professional.
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cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-17
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
Tonight's video pick comes from high in the sky-- it was the biggest
billboard they could find.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Roanoke; :
The Virginia Lottery wants everyone to know about the Big Game, so they
hired sky-writer Jim Butler to get the attention of Roanokers, by smoking out
the jackpot.
He calls his craft a lost art--
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:31:15
IN Q=This is
((JIM BUTLER/SKY WRITER: THIS IS LIKE AIR SHOW SMOKE, WE CALL IT. IT'S A VERY
VERY FINE, ALMOST LIKE BABY OIL TYPE OF SUBSTANCE AND IT'S ACTUALLY JUST PUMPED
INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF THE PLANE AND IT BURNS AND CREATES THE ACTUAL SMOKE.
))
SUPER=75-Jim Butler/Sky Writer; :10
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=the actual smoke
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VO-NAT
Even though the message didn't last long-- lottery officials hope it sunk
in.
Tomorrow's 56-million dollar jackpot is the largest ever in the
Commonwealth.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop
SP-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-4
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME
Tonight on Primetime sports, Lefty is formally introduced as the new boss man
in Georgia.
Michigan wins the NIT title tonight. Botetourt has a new girl's head
basketball coach, and the W&L lacrosse team is off to its best start in over 20
years.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-MLB; :00
But first, the Atlanta Braves continue to clean house in the outfield today.
After shipping Marquis Grissom and Dave Justice to Cleveland on Tuesday,
the Braves get rid of Jermaine Dye this afternoon.
The only former Danville Brave to make it to the big leagues was traded along
with minor league pitcher Jamie Walker to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder
Michael Tucker and infielder Keith Lockhart.
Now your scores.
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TAKE A BREAK
SP-NIT
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-26
GRAPHIC=NIT
The NIT crowned its 1997 champion tonight and unfortunately for you ACC hoop
fans out there, it was not Florida State.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New York/ESPN; :00
The big reason the Noles were denied was Robert Traylor the big 250 pound
Michigan center.
Traylor had a career high 26 points and 13 rebounds scoring on an array of
power moves in the paint.
But FSU came back from an 18 point halftime deficit thanks to the shooting of
James Collins, who scored a team high 20.
SUPER=33-Michigan/82/Florida St./73;
But Maurice Taylor threw down this alleyoop to put the game away as Michigan
wins the first ever meeting between these two teams 82-to-73 to capture the NIT
title.
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SP-Lefty
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-27
GRAPHIC=NCAA HOOPS
Elsewhere in the College basketball today, while the NCAA final four teams
were continuing their travels to Indianapolis, former JMU head coach Lefty
Driesell was formally accepting his new job as the head coach of Georgia State.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta; :00
The 10th winningest coach in NCAA history inherits the worst team in all of
Division one basketball.
Georgia State has had just 3 winning season in the program's 34 years of
existence.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="This program...
((LEFTY DRIESELL/NEW GA. STATE HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Lefty Driesell/New Ga. State Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=...GOTTA PERFORM."
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Sp-Coach
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-26
SS=GIRL'S HOOPS
Speaking of coaches, Lefty isn't the only one with a new job tonight.
The top high school girls' program in the state the past two years completed
its changing of the guard today in Daleville.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Bristol/November 23, 1996; :00
Last November, the Lord Botetourt girls' basketball team captured its second
straight state championship.
It also was the final game for head coach David Wheat, who later resigned his
post.
SUPER=03-Daleville/This Afternoon;
This afternoon, Chuck Pound was given the keys to run the girls team as its
new head coach.
Pound is also the Cavaliers head baseball coach and a longtime basketball
assistant at the school.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I'M NOT FEELING...
((CHUCK POUND/NEW BOTETOURT GIRLS COACH:))
SUPER=01-Chuck Pound/New Botetourt Girls Coach; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...THAT TRADITION."
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SP-Lacrosse
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-27
GRAPHIC=W & L LACROSSE LOGO
If you like great college rivalries and fast paced, hard hitting action you
might want to be in Lexington this weekend the unbeaten Generals of Washington
and Lee host Roanoke College in lacrosse.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Lexington; :
W & L is off to its best start since 1974. The Generals are 6 and 0 and
ranked third in the latest division three national poll.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I just think...
((JIM STAGNITTO/W & L HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Jim Stagnitto/W & L Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=......all around."
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VO-NAT (cont.)
The last three meetings between the two division three powers have been
decided in sudden death overtime, with Roanoke winning the last two games.
This year Roanoke is 3 and 2 on the season and currently ranked sixth
nationally.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It's the same...
(( ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=.....IN THE COUNTRY."
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SP-Bristol
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#r-35
GRAPHIC=BRISTOL
The winston cup stars are off this week for their traditional Easter break,
but in just a couple of weeks they will be back in area in Bristol on April
13th.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Bristol, TN; :00
This afternoon, Ernie Irvan stopped by the track to check out some of the
expansion works.
The track will have 118 thousand seats for the spring race, plus new luxury
suites and a bigger track.
The back stretch wall has been moved back four week making way for a wider
racing groove.
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bye
ANCHOR=Connie
right here on WEFC...have a good night.
That's all for us-- Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, see you tomorrow,
by SS