WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 03/29/97

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Tornadoes

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Tornado

Tornados crashed through parts of Kentucky and Tennessee early this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bonnieville, KY;

In Kentucky, 2 people were killed and at least 26 hurt.
Many people are returning to their homes and searching for the belongings today...
About 150 homes were destroyed or damaged.
SUPER=03-Chattanooga, TN;

Two people are in critical condition after a tornado touched down in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Several people were hurt when the twister hit an apartment complex.
At least 70 people were forced into a nearby shelter.
20 thousand residents and one hospital lost power during the storm.
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Suicide-folo

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Heaven's Gate

As people across the nation consider the suicides of 39 California cult members, many are asking "who were these people.?"
One of them was from Abingdon. 26 year old Michael Sandoe went to Abingdon High School. His principal says he was class president his senior year.
Sandoe joined the Army out of high school and served in Desert Storm. His mother says she had no idea he was involved with the cult.
Relatives of other cult members are also having trouble understanding what happened.
Reporter Paul Adler has more.
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SUPER=01-Alberta Heard/Cousin; :39
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SUPER=01-Sister Carol Diemunsch/Former Principal; 1:10
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Heavens-Gate

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Nesbreak
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TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=Heaven's Gate

The son of Heaven's Gate cult leader Marshall Applewhite has issued a message.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Heaven's Gate Video;

Mark Applewhite says he is appalled that his father apparently led 38 cult members to commit suicide.
Members were told their deaths would clear the way for them to take a ride to Heaven in a U-F-O trailing the Halle-Bopp comet.
Born again Christian MARK Applewhite says he hadn't seen his father in 35 years and unlike the cult HE has the real ticket to heaven.
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Bombing

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=McVeigh

The trial of the man some people call the most hated person in America, begins Monday.
Jury selections begins in Denver in Timothy McVeigh's trial for the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building.
Rick Sallinger has a preview.
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SUPER=01-Stephen Johns/McVeigh's Attorney; :49
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Brush-Fire

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=dse
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=Brush Fire

Just days ago state forestry officials warned that an abundance of dead timber could pose a forest fire hazard.
Today their fears were realized in Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;

Firefighters battled 5 brushfires this afternoon in the Goodview area.
The fires charred about 15-acres before they were brought under control.
Officials say a passing train set the fires but ice storms fueled them.
SUPER=04-February, 1994;

Ice storms in 1994 and 1995 left the forest floor littered with dead branches.
A forestry department spokesman issued the warning on Tuesday.
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C'burg-Calling

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Bell atlantic

Beginning Tuesday, phone calls between Christiansburg and the Roanoke and Salem exchanges will no longer be considered long distance.
Bell Atlantic has extended the local calling service in response to customer demand.
A task force set up through the Christiansburg-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce collected over 700 signatures on a petition requesting the service.
It will mean a slight increase in local rates for Christiansburg customers.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
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Still to come on News 7 at 11, President Clinton and the reverend Jessee Jackson condemn last weeks racial attack of a black teenager,
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and from Roanoke, we'll see how the Victory Stadium Speedway is getting ready to start their season in a SMALL way.
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The powerful storms that swept through the Ohio valley missed us-- all we got was a quick burst of rain...and very windy conditions this afternoon.
The front that triggered those storms left behind clear skies for us today, and temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than normal.
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Race-Relations

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

The racial beating of a black 13 year old boy in Chicago prompted President Clinton to use his weekly radio address to call for an end to hate crimes.
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(( PRESIDENT CLINTON; WE MUST STAND TOGETHER AS A NATION AGAINST ALL CRIMES OF HATE AND SAY THEY ARE WRONG. WE MUST CONDEMN HATE CRIMES WHENEVER THEY HAPPEN, WE MUST COMMIT OURSELVES TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND WE MUST SOW THE SEEDS OF HARMONY AND RESPECT AMONG OUR PEOPLE.))
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ANCHOR=Eric
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The boy was riding bicycle last week when three white teenagers beat him into a coma.
Today Jesse Jackson opposed any retaliation for the beating, saying an eye for an eye leaves us blind, disfigured, and dead.

On-Record

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GRAPHIC=Rail Merger

With more and more details of a plan to carve up Conrail leaking out, people are wondering what this will mean in terms of employment for the railroads involved in the deal.
Len Besthoff reports.
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OUT Q=LB, News-7.

(( Norfolk Southern and C-S-X have said their joint takeover of Philadelphia- based Conrail should present growth opportunities on a number of fronts, including employment.
But they're reluctant to discuss the deal's short term implications.
Members of the financial community believe they know why.
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((GEORGE BRAMMER/A.G. EDWARDS-VP INVESTMENTS: YOU'LL HAVE A BENEFITS DEPARTMENT IN BOTH COMPANIES, YOU'LL HAVE A TAX DEPARTMENT IN BOTH COMPANIES, YOU'LL HAVE HUMAN RESOURCES IN BOTH COMPANIES AND THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMBINED, AND STREAMLINED. AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WILL BE OF CONCERN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN PHILADELPHIA.))
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N-S C-E-O David Goode has suggested the company's three- thousand- plus workforce in the Roanoke Valley should emerge in good shape.
Another N-S executive said this about its 900 office jobs downtown.
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((BILL BALES/NORFOLK SOUTHERN: WE HAVE A TRADITION HERE IN THIS CITY AND I DON'T SEE OUR CHAIRMAN, WHO IS A NATIVE OF THIS AREA, TURNING AROUND AND SENDING HALF OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO PHILADELPHIA. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING MORE THERE THAN THEY CAN ALREADY ACCOMPLISH HERE. AND CERTAINLY IF WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING UPWARDS OF FIVE BILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE PIECE OF CONRAIL THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF MOVING EXPENSES WHEN WE CAN DO THE SAME JOB IN THIS REGION HERE.))
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For more watch On Record, Sunday morning at 11, on WDBJ.
Len Besthoff, News-7.
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bone-marrow

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NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick's diagnosis of leukemia is attracting national attention to the need for more bone marrow donors.
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SUPER=03-Salem;

The marrow center of the Virginias is gearing up local registration efforts, working to increase the national databank of donors.
Cost is often a barrier.
It costs 47 dollars for an individual to become a donor.
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((A LOT OF CORPORATE SPONSORS HELP. THEY PAY FOR THE TISSUE TYPING OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. SO ULTIMATELY IT'S A TAX WRITE OFF TOO. ))
SUPER=01-Steve Lovelace/Bone Marrow Donor Center;
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OUT Q=off too.
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Roy Walker received a marrow transplant two years ago. He says the cost is worth a human life.
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((ROY WALKER/BONE MARROW RECIPIENT: I WOULDN'T BE TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR SOME KIND PERSON WHO HAD DONATED HIS MARROW. ))
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put pre-pro here.
To find out how to organize a marrow registration drive, call 1-800-marrow-2, or 985-3512.
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Mini-Cup

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium Speedway

A new flag will be waving at Victory Stadium in April.
Drivers in four race car classes will try to take the checkered flag when the race season begins.
Denise Allen has more on Danny Taylor's three year race deal with Roanoke City.
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(( This is not Winston Cup racing, but drivers of these mini-cup cars say the action at the Victory Stadium Speedway will be just as exciting.
The Virginia Mini-Cup Association has an all stock car rule which they say makes the sport more affordable and equals the playing field.
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SOT 12:53:38
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((WILLIE WINES, JR/VA MINI-CUP ASSOC: FOR THE DRIVER IT'S A LOT MORE FUN TO RACE NOSE TO TAIL, DOOR TO DOOR. FOR THE FANS IT'S A LOT MORE EXCITING TO WATCH A BUNCH OF CARS IN A GROUP OTHER THAN SPLIT UP.))
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The cars reach speeds up to 100 miles per hour.
Each has local business sponsors and Express Hockey is sponsoring the MINI-CUP racing series at Victory Stadium.
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((RANDY SPENCE/MINI-CUP DRIVER: WE'LL IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A BIGGER CAR. IT'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM INSIDE OF THEM. YOU'RE ALMOST LAYING DOWN AND THE MIRRORS, EVEN WITH THE MIRRORS ON THE SIDE YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT VISUAL DOWN THE SIDES OR AROUND THE BACK.))
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Danny Taylor says mini-cup racing is just one of four classes his racing series offers.
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((DANNY TAYLOR/VICTORY STADIUM SPEEDWAY: WE'LL HAVE A LATE MODEL STOCK CAR TRACK CHAMPION, A PURE STOCK CAR TRACK CHAMPION, A MINI-STOCK CAR TRACK CHAMPION AND A ROOKIE DIVISION TRACK CHAMPION.))
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Twenty race dates make up the first full season of motor-sports in Roanoke.
Taylor says he's had good response from drivers and fans alike.
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SOT 13:14:53
IN Q=THIS FACILITY IS
((THIS FACILITY IS VERY SIMILAR TO WINSTON'S OLDEST RACE TRACK AND IT'S THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SHORT TRACK IN THE COUNTRY AND YES IT'S A DRIVER'S RACE TRACK.))
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And the mini-cup car drivers agree.
They hope this inaugural season is just the beginning of many races dates to come.
Denise Allen News 7.))
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Soft Music Under
ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up next we'll let you know if Friday's Big Game is getting bigger,
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and we'll meet one local girl who would surely know how to spell success.
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Big-Game

ANCHOR=Eric
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GRAPHIC=Big Game

Nobody won last night's Big Game lottery.
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SUPER=04-Last Night;

The jackpot for the multistate lottery was already at a record 56 MILLION dollars.
Now this Friday's drawing will be 77 MILLION dollars.
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Spelling-Bee

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-16
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A veteran spelling bee champion is on her way to Washington, DCTERMS.
Courtney Olson of Giles County correctly spelled otitis (oh-tight-is) to win The Roanoke Times Regional Spelling Bee for the second straight year.
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((COURTNEY OLSON/SPELLING BEE CHAMPION: O-T-I-T-I-S. WE HAVE A CHAMPION. clapping))
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Olson's victory wins her a spot in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.
Her prizes include an all expenses paid trip to D-C and one hundred dollars in spending cash.
Olson beat out divisional champions from 18 other southwestern Virginia counties.
Christopher Barbatti and Lauren Kennedy came in second and third place.
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S-Horse

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GRAPHIC=News 7 sports

The national championship match up is set, highlights from the Express/Hampton game and some college lacrosse to come,
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SUPER=03-Florence, KY; :00

But first a big scare in the horse racing world. In the Jim Beam Stakes at Kentucky's Turfway Park; Inexcessive Good goes down with jockey Chris McCarron on board.
The horse suffered a dislocated ankle and compound fracture while McCarron was carried off on a stretcher but is okay. The rest of tonight's sports next.
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S-UNC

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-26
GRAPHIC=Final Four

Arizona topped North Carolina 66-58 in the NCAA final four opener today, giving Wildcat coach Lute Olson his first ever shot at a national championship.
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SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN/Wildcats vs. Tarheels; :00

To the RCA Dome we go! Dean Smith's Tarheels charged out to an early lead. Vince carter was the firestarter; finishing a couple of ally oops. UNC led 15-4 to start the game. despite Carter scoring 16 of his 21 in the opening half;
the Cats came back to outscore the Heels 30 to 16 the wrest of the first half. Miles Simon tallied 15 of his 24 on the day as the Catts had a 34-31 advantage at intermission.
Arizona used a 12-4 run midway through the second half to open it up; But
Antwawn Jamison cut the Arizona SUPER=34-Arizona/66/North Carolina/58;
lead to 5 with this ally-oop from Ed Cota but there was not one Heel who could stop Mike Bibby.
Bibby scored 17 of his 20 in the second half; Bibby and Simon combined for 44 points to send Lute Olson and Arizona to their first ever appearance in the national championship, wining 66-58.
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S-Kentucky

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-5
GRAPHIC=Final Four

It will be an all out cat fight for the crown. The Arizona Wildcats will now meet the Kentucky Wildcats for the national championship Monday night at 9 from the RCA Dome.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN/Gofers vs. Wildcats; :00

Rick Petino is headed back to the national championship thanks to efforts from Ron Mercer. The All-American scored 19, despite leg cramps.
Kentucky's full court pressure had an affect; Mercer capitalizes on one of
15 Minnesota turnovers in the first SUPER=34-Kentucky/78/Minnesota/69;
half.
The Gofers rallied to take the lead 52-51 in the second half on this shot by Bobby Jackson.
But Rick Petino advances to the national championship with the 78-69 win.
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((RICK PETINO/KENTUCKY HEAD COACH:))
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S-Express

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ICE-97
GRAPHIC=Express/Hampton Roads

The Express fell to Hampton Roads tonight 4-nothing at the Round House. That loss; coupled with Richmond's 3-2 win over Knoxville tonight clinches a third place finish for the Renegades. Roanoke will most likely play the Admirals in the first round of the ECHL playoffs.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke/Admirals vs. Express; :00

Frank Anzalone hoping this is not a preview of the first round of the playoffs.
The Admirals jumped on the Express early. Rod taylor notches this tally to put Hampton Roads on the board and on a roll.
SUPER=34-Hampton Roads/6/Roanoke/0 ;
Then; Aaron Downey takes the nice pass and scores to put the Admirals up 2-nothing and Hampton Roads never looked back as the Admirals beat the Express 6-nothing.
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S-NHL

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The Express's NHL affiliate did not fair much better. The Calgary Flames burned out by Vancouver.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Calgary, Alberta/Canucks vs. Flames; :00

Trevor Linden registered a short handed goal and an assists and Kirk Mclean stopped 28 shots as the canucks kept their playoff hopes alive witha 5-2 victory over Calgary.
SUPER=31-Vancouver/5/Calgary/2;
Vancouver moved to within three points of the Flames and Idle Chicago, who are tied for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Now the numbers
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S-Score

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Sports tease

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Still to come in sports; the Winston Cup drivers might have had the day off; but the Busch boys were hard att work;
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as was two of the nations top lacrosse team; Roanoke and Washington and lee battle it out in Lexington; Highlights coming up.
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S-Maroons

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-2
GRAPHIC=lacrosse

An incredibly fast start, a general charge, All-American goalie Chris Gordon, and a maroon defensive stop at the end made up today's ODAC mens lacrosse battle between Roanoke and washington & lee.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lexington/Maroons vs. Generals; :00

Bill Pilat's Maroons came in ranked 6th in the country at 3 and 2, while Jim Stagnitta's generals were a perfect 6 and OH and ranked 3rd.
Noke stormed out to a big lead. Bobby Vollario goes one on one and wins scoring unassisted in the third quarter. Roanoke led 10-3 at that point.
The generals came back and when long stick Robb Greenfield put this shot past Maroon Goalie Chris Gordon; the count was 10-6.
SUPER=34-Roanoke/11/W & L/8;
But Gordon notched 20 saves and Jeff Jones scored 4 goals. Maroon Brian Bernazanni then cranks this shot to the low stick side of W & L's goalie and Roanoke wins the ODAC clash 11-8.
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SUPER=01-Chris Gordon/Roanoke Goalie; :09
SUPER=01-Bill Pilat/Roanoke Head Coach; :16
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S-Busch

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-35
GRAPHIC=Busch NASCAR

The hot track this weekend; the Busch Grand National Series. Winston Cup is off until the first race at Texas 500 at texas International Raceway April 6th.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Hickory, NC/TNN; :00

The Galaxy Foods 400 was the ticket in Hickory North Carolina. And if a driver is in your way; just give him a little nudge and push him out of the way; That's what Randy LaJoie does!!
LaJoie and Dick trickle would battle back and forth for the lead in the 300 lap event. With 14 laps to go; Trickle takes the lead from Lajoie and goes on to record his first BGN win ever.
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Radio-Planes

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=NONE

Warm temperatures and clear skies mean high flying for area radio control plane operators.
The Roanoke Valley Radio Control Club sponsored The Star City Model Expo today at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Club members say the annual expo draws exhibitors from six states.
They say here aviation enthusiasts can exchange ideas and purchase the most advanced equipment.
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SOT 11:10:01
IN Q=YOU CAN GET
((MIKE STUBBS/EVENT MANAGER: YOU CAN GET IN THE HOBBY PRETTY INEXPENSIVELY. TWO OR THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL GET YOU FLYING WITH BASICALLY WHAT YOU NEED TO ENJOY THE HOBBY. YOU CAN SPEND UP INTO THE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON REAL EXPENSIVE AIRPLANE ENGINES AS THEY GET MORE SOPHISTICATED.))
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Those more sophisticated planes include these museum quality larger models.
The ones which look the most like their full-scale counterparts win the show.
Members say their club is growing by leaps and bounds because the sky is the limit with these model planes.
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IN Q=There is a lot
((MARSHALL MCCLUNG/RVRC PRESIDENT: THERE IS A LOT OF ADRENALIN WHEN YOU GO TO FLY A PLANE YOU JUST FINISHED BUILDING. IT'S JUST THE LOVE OF AVIATION.))
SUPER=01-Marshall McClung/Roanoke Valley Radio Control Club;
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The R-V-R-C homefield in is Salem just behind Timber Truss Housing Systems.
Members say they fly almost everyday--weather permitting.
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