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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Robin Reed;
SUPER=70-Steve Mason;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=

(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL--NEW OWNERS FOR A COUPLE OF RADIO STATIONS IN OUR AREA.
IT WAS PEACH BRANDY- -UN-TAXED, ILLEGAL STUFF-- TOP GRADE ALCOHOL--
FIVE OF THE SIX MEN INVOLVED IN THE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BUST PLEAD GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=in federal court


top-story


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's MONDAY, April 14th, our Top Story
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VO-NAT


A second opinion for the eight year old boy accused of murdering his
stepfather--- AFTER one group of psychiatrists says he's NOT competent to stand

trial.
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P-Rosser


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-13
SS=n7pt


Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC. I'm Connie Stevens.
GRAPHIC=murder inv.


Psychological evaluations are underway at a Baltimore hospital for a Pittsylvania County boy accused of murdering his stepfather.
A source close to the case tells NEWS-7 that this latest round of testing was ordered because psychiatrists from the University of Virginia Medical Center concluded the child is not fit to stand trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December 1996;


It's been nearly four months since 55-year old Bernard Rosser was found dead inside his Gretna home.
SUPER=04-The Franklin News-Post;


An autopsy showed he died from a severe blow to the head.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


According to the source, another hearing won't be scheduled until the current psychological tests are complete.
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P-Radio-Stations


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-10
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SOT wjjs master 03:50:48
IN Q=

((MIKE SLENSKI/WJJS & WRDJ GENERAL MANAGER: I DON'T THINK THE LISTENERS WILL SEE MUCH AT ALL, EXCEPT MAYBE AN OVERALL STRONGER ORGANIZATION. MAY BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE MORE THINGS. THERE MAY BE MORE LOCAL CONCERTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES, BETTER PRIZES, MORE FUN.)) ))
SUPER=01-Mike Slenski/WJJS & WRDJ General Manager;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=more fun.
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** CONNIE ON CART**
SUPER=03-Madison Heights;


There's a lot of moving and shaking in the local radio business these days.
But it's not to the beat of THE MUSIC as much as it is the color of money.
Capstar out of Austin, Texas is in the process of wrapping up multi-million dollar deals with urban station WJJS and oldies format WRDJ two Madison Heights stations with large audiences.
SUPER=03-Roanoke


It's a similar story at Roanoke's "Hot Country" J-93 FM.
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97-09 at five
IN Q=The purchaser

((LLOYD GOCHENOUR/J93FM OWNER: THE PURCHASER THAT HAS SIGNED THE PAPERS IS CAPSTAR, AND THEY WILL TAKE OVER MAY FIRST 1997.))
SUPER=01-Lloyd Gochenour/J93FM Owner;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=May first, 1997.
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VO-NAT


Capstar is gobbling up J-93 for three point one million dollars.
Lloyd (GO-ken-hour) Gochenour has owned J-93 since 19-69.
He's keeping the A-M station that shares the same building.
Gochenour says one million-dollars of the earnings is going in a charitable trust.
If federal regulators approve these new purchases, Capstar will eventually own five local stations.
Rock-n-roll station WROV, country station WYYD, plus WJJS, WRDJ and J93.
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P-Reno


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=reno


Saying she's relying on both the law and the facts in the case-- Attorney General Janet Reno says she will NOT name an independent counsel to investigate Democratic fundraising.
Reno says the Justice department can do it's own investigation.
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VO-NAT


That's angered some republicans- who say Reno should resign.
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SOT 15:22:03
IN Q=

((THE NOTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION INVESTIGATING THE ADMINISTRATION IS REALLY A PROBLEM.)) 15:22:34 ((THE BUCK STOPS WITH JANET RENO. THERE APPEARS TO BE SPECIFIC AND CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THERE'S BEEN WRONGDOING HERE.))
SUPER=01-Rep. Henry Hyde/Chairman Judiciary Committee; :02-05!
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=BEEN WRONGDOING HERE."
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=DEMOCRATS


Allegations range from Vice President Gore dialing for dollars from the White House- and President Clinton offering the Lincoln Bedroom to big donors.
The Democratic National Committee is also accused of taking foreign money that could have influenced foreign policy.

P-McDougal


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# NET-D
GRAPHIC=legal scales


A three-year prison sentence for Whitewater figure James McDougal -- who could have gotten as much as 84 years.
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VO-NAT


The sentence came after prosecutors told the judge that McDougal's been cooperating in the probe.
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SOT 20:09:52
IN Q=I would also say

((KENNETH STARR/WHITEWATER INDEPENDENT COUNSEL: I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THERE WAS TESTIMONY WITH RESPECT TO MR. MCDOUGAL'S MEDICAL SITUATION, THE JUDGE THEN IMPOSED SENTENCE AFTER HEARING FROM MR. MCDOUGAL, WHO EXPRESSED CONTRITION, RESPONSIBILITY, IN ASKING FOR THE COURT TO TEMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY. ))
SUPER=01-Kenneth Starr/Whitewater Independent Counsel; :
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=justice with mercy.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Little Rock, AK; :


After his sentencing today, McDougal made the comment that he's not sure Bill and Hillary Clinton will be found free of wrongdoing.
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P-Plane-Search


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=abr
TAPE#Net-e
GRAPHIC=NONE


The Air Force is stepping up the search for the missing pilot and warplane with the addition of a "Blackbird" spy plane.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Eagle, CO;


The plane flies high enough for pilots to see the curvature of the earth.
The search is now concentrating on five possible impact sites.
A five man ground crew carried metal detectors and mountaineering gear through some locations covered with up to 12-feet of snow.
The search crew says it's tracking every lead.
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SOT 17:03:38
IN Q=we want to make sure

((WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT EVERY SHRED OF INFORMATION WE HAVE THAT WE CAN FOLD IN WITH ALL THIS OTHER INFORMATION TO GIVE US THE BEST POSSIBLE PLACES TO LOOK.))
SUPER=01-Col. Keethler/Search Team;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=to go look
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VO-NAT


Captain Craig Button and his A-10 Thunderbolt have been missing since Button veered away from a training formation April second.
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SOT 17:08:09
IN Q=the individual

((THE INDIVIDUAL WENT THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO INCLUDE COLD WEATHER TRAINING AND SURVIVAL-- YOU'RE TAUGHT TO SURVIVE AS AN AIR CREW MEMBER. SO THERE IS ALWAYS THAT POSSIBILITY AND THERE'S ALWAYS THAT HOPE. WE'RE NOT GIVING THAT UP.))
SUPER=01-Col. Denver Fletcher/Search Team;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=GIVING THAT UP
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VO-NAT


Officials say there are about a hundred sites they are still considering exploring.
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tease#1

music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


It may put some of the fun back into summer, but tonight warnings NOT to put too much hope into a potential lyme disease vaccine.
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VO-NAT


Plus what is Tiger Woods doing for the amature golf game? Head over to the links with us, when NEWS-7 PRimetime returns.
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WEFC!!! go to break

P-Moonshine


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=LEGAL SCALES


Six guilty pleas in federal court today linked to manufacturing moonshine.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./August 1996


When state and local authorities busted the still on route 672 last year, they charged a Pittsylvania County man with making UN-taxed peach brandy.
A FEDERAL indictment identified Amos Law as the brains behind the organization.
He arranged everything- -including finding a secluded spot and providing the equipment and raw materials.
He got Lewis Ayers to operate the still. Law was his best... and ONLY customer.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


They'll be sentenced later, along with four other men.

p-Buchanan


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=buchanan


A dry cleaner in Lynchburg hopes to clean- up in the House of Delegates election.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rustburg


Ron (bew-CAN-non) Buchanan is running for the Republican nomination in the district Joyce Crouch now represents.
Buchanan says one of his priorities is economic development.
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SOT
IN Q=That's where the state government

((RON BUCHANAN/R- CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE: THAT'S WHERE THE STATE GOVERNMENT CAN WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR TO BRING JOBS LIKE WE HAVE HERE WITH FRITO-LAY, GOOD HIGH-PAYING JOBS.))
SUPER=01-Ron Buchanan/(R) Candidate for Delegate;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=high-paying jobs.
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VO-NAT


Buchanan tried for the GOP nomination in the Fifth Congressional District last year, but lost.
He hopes to raise enough money this time around to "get his message across".
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=crouch


Crouch announce a few weeks ago she would NOT be seeking another term.

P-Davis


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=sly
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=Gil Davis


Gil Davis says he's willing to spend one million dollars of his own money in his campaign for Virginia attorney general.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


Most of that million will go toward television advertising.
Davis is best known as the lawyer representing Paula Jones in her sexual-harassment lawsuit against President Clinton.
He also was the center of attention when former client Ramona Hines of Pittsylvania County released a videotape showing him chatting with her about disrobeing for Playboy magazine.
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Talent=Connie
SS=NONE


Davis is running against state Senators Kenneth (Stah-ly) Stolle of Virginia Beach and Mark Early of Chesapeake, along with former Public Safety Secretary Jerry Kilgore.

p-masters-react


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=woods


Tiger Woods has become a household name, since tearing up the course in Augusta, Georgia yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-CBS Sports;


The youngest man, also the first African American to win the Masters put on quite a clinic.
Woods broke a 32-year old record before wearing the green jacket.
His success on the links is breathing new life into golf.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


And the excitement is spilling onto the local courses.
Roanoke's Pine Valley League attracts a more diverse group to the links.
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SOT 2:46:34
IN Q=IT'S A MIXED

((TOMMY PRICE/COUNTRY SIDE GOLF COURSE: IT'S A MIXED LEAGUE, AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE IN IT, WHITES ARE IN IT. WE PLAY EVERY TUESDAY AT COUNTRY SIDE. IT STARTS AT 5:15. WE PLAY NINE HOLES.))))
SUPER=01-Tommy Price/Country Side Golf Course;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=PLAY NINE HOLES
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VO-NAT


The league is even offering a three day youth program, to teach the game of golf.
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tease#2

music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


Tonight on Primetime Sports-- The Martinsville Speedway prepares for the Big 5-oh...and it's not this weekend's race.
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VO-NAT


Also tonight... you've heard of spelling bees- How about a quilting bee?
It's also a lesson for some elementary school students...stick around.
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WEFC!!! go to break

p-Quilt


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=NONE


What do Zebras, Teddy bears and apples have in common?
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;


Probably nothing, except for being featured on quilts made by students at Blacksburg's Gilbert- Linkous Elementary School.
As part of the Patchwork to Learning program, each student designed a square, which teachers and parents assembled into quilts for each class.
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SOT 2:42:32
IN Q=

((JUSTIN HOLLAND/1ST-GRADER: FIRST I BROUGHT IN A NECTARINE AND I CUTTED IT IN HALF AND I PAINTED IT AND THEM PRESSED IT ON. )) 2:37:51 ((DANIEL SCHROEDER/3RD-GRADER: I LEARNED THAT BLACKSBURG IS AN IMPORTANT PLACE AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT CLEAN.))
SUPER=01-Justin Holland/First Grader;
SUPER=01-Daniel Schroeder/Third Grader;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=keep it clean.
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VO-NAT


The project also provided lessons for catering management students at Virginia Tech.
They used a picture from each quilt to make a giant EDIBLE quilt.
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SOT 2:40:59
IN Q=

((JILLIAN SMITH/1ST-GRADER: YEAH, I'M PROBABLY GONNA EAT A LOT BECAUSE IT SMELLED GOOD WHEN I WAS IN HERE. ))
SUPER=01-Jillian Smith/First Grader;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=I was in here.
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VO-NAT


The cake will be served at a public reception tonight at 6:30.
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Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Scattered Frost/Mostly Clear/30-32/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/60-62;
SUPER=331-Clear & Cold/Light Winds/32-34/Sunny & Mild/Light Winds/62-65;
SUPER=332-Clear & Cold/Light Winds/27-29/Mostly Sunny/Wind SW-10/57-59;
SUPER=333-Widespread Frost/Light Winds/28-30/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/58-60;
SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/And Cold/28-30/Mostly Sunny/Wind SW-10/58-60;
SUPER=X5001;

RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie


Don't go away-- our video of the day makes quite a fashion statement-- you can only see it right here on NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC. cc sponsor go to break

P-Lyme-Disease


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=lyme disease


Recently, there have been about 12-thousand cases of Lyme Disease a year-- caused by the bite of the deer tick.
But there could soon be a vaccine available, not this summer, but for the next one anyway.
It hasn't been approved yet, but in a study of 11-thousand people, it showed promise in preventing Lyme Disease.
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SOT 20:23:19
IN Q=This looks

((DR. LEONARD SIGAL/ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL: THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY GOOD VACCINE. NOT ONLY VERY GOOD IN THE SENSE OF EFFECTIVE, BUT ALSO VERY GOOD IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS VERY WELL TOLERATED, HAS VERY FEW SIDE EFFECTS.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Leonard Sigal/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; :02
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=side effects.
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VO-NAT


But some-- like this patient-- claim there are side effects.
Marvin Fichter says he took the vaccine and is now suing the company that developed it, claiming an adverse reaction left him partially paralzyed.
In fact, the head of the Lyme Disease Foundation questions why the vaccine is being rushed into the F-D-A approval process.
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SOT 20:24:06
IN Q=I think the motivation

((KAREN FORSCHNER/LYME DISEASE FOUNDATION: I THINK THE MOTIVATION FOR GOING PUBLIC IN THE MEDIA RIGHT NOW IS TO TRY TO BE THE FIRST TO GRAB A PIECE OF THE 200-300 MILLION DOLLAR MARKET THAT IS PROJECTED FOR NEXT SPRING. ))
SUPER=01-Karen Forschner/Lyme Disease Foundation; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=next spring
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VO-NAT


Many though, believe a vaccine is the way to go-- but support groups are cautioning people not to get their hopes up just yet.
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cool-video


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime


Time now for the video of the day.
For the top shots-- we turn tonight to the world of fashion.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOUND
SUPER=75-San Francisco; :04
SUPER=75-Pamela Winfre/Fashion Show Coordinator; :33
RUNS=:39
OUT Q=interesting thing.

((
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SOT 10:21:50
IN Q=NAT SOUND
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=NAT SOUND


No, we're not talking the Paris runways-- or their new ensembles.
Rather, this is the first-ever Protective Clothing Fashion Show-- featuring clothing you can wear anyWHERE.
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SOT 10:22:04
IN Q=NAT SOUND
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=NAT SOUND


Say, to the local toxic waste dump, where spring clean-up's a breeze in this lightweight Level C Protective garment of Syranex coated Tyvek.
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SOT 10:22:15
IN Q=NAT SOUND
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=NAT SOUND


Cheryl can stroll into a burning building or active volcano in this smart flame retardant Nomex outer shell.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:22:38
IN Q=The fact that

((PAMELA WINFRE/FASHION SHOW COORDINATOR: THE FACT THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A FASHION SHOW OUT OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IS A VERY INTERESTING THING.))
RUNS=:06
OUT=interesting thing.

))
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VO-NAT


In vogue are modern miracle fibers that allow us to survive anything from bees...to bullets.
And Christie laughs in the face of hypothermia in her new for '97 Bayley Immersion Suit.
The buzz this season, according to one E.P.A fashion consultant is layers, layers and more layers.
So while Paris draws the jet and limousine set, this show attracts more of a hook and ladder crowd-- all coming to see clothes many of us just can't live without.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop



SP-Score


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-27
GRAPHIC=None


In primetime sports tonight; we will count down Martinsville Speedway's 50th birthday and see what Tiger is up to, but first-- PGA Pro Chip Sullivan
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem; :00


will be the featured speaker tomorrow night at the Roanoke Valley Sports Club monthly meeting at the Roanoke Civic center exhibit Hall. The social begins at 5:45. Dinner is at at 6:15 and then Chip takes the stage. For more information call 366-3946. Sullivan is currently working out for next week's Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Now your numbers.
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SUPER=0093-/Salem/2/j/Wilmington/3///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Oakland/1/j/Boston/10////Detroit/0//Milwaukee/6/8//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Seattle/5//Cleveland/1/9///Kansas City/3//Toronto/2/9//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/2//Baltimore/3/8///Anaheim/1//NY Yankees/1/8//;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/4//St. Louis/2//10 Innings//Montreal/8/j/Colorado/10///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Cincinnati/2//Atlanta/9/5///San Francisco/1//NY Mets/2/7//;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Washington/125//Philadelphia/101/4///Detroit/83//Orlando/89/4//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Minnesota/93//Miami/87/4///Cleveland/68//Charlotte/72/4//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/New York/40//Indiana/43/2///Toronto/44//Chicago/59/Half//
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0096-/LA Clippers/61//Dallas/47/Half///Golden State/30//Denver/38/2//;
RUNS=:50
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wipe to break

SP-Smith


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-4
GRAPHIC=Denver Broncos


Neil Smith, one of the top sack artists in the NFL, has found a new home.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NFL; :00


The 31 year old 5 time pro bowl defensive end has inked a one year deal with the Denver Broncos; thanks to a restructuring of John Elway's contract.
After just 6 sacks last season; the Kansas City Chiefs informed him last week they could not afford to resign him.
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SOT
IN Q="I would

((NEIL SMITH/HAS 86 CAREER SACKS:))
SUPER=01-Neil Smith/86 Career Sacks; :00
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=...chiefs"
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SP-Race


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#ST5-26
GRAPHIC=Martinsville 50th


Winston Cup cars are now gearing up for their second straight short track race.
Mike Stevens gets us ready for the Goody's Headache Powder 500 is this Sunday; the 50th birthday for the half mile track.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Mike1; :00
SUPER=00-Clay Campbell/Martinsville Speedway President; :09
SUPER=03-Martinsville/This Afternoon; :20
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=.....President Clay Campbell
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ANCHOR=Steve
SS=Tech basketball


One basketball note. Virginia tech has scheduled a news conference tomorrow to announce a new women's head basketball coach. Sources say Bonnie Henrickson will be named. She was at Iowa this past season and has coached at Tech as an assistant.

SP-Tiger


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-27
GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods


Tiger Woods 12 stroke win in yesterday's masters shook the golfing world. Today; he enjoyed himself.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Myrtle Beach, SC; :00


Woods, who is involved in several business ventures, unveiled his new restaurant; All Star Cafe in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Honestly

((TIGER WOODS/YOUNGEST MASTERS CHAMPION:))
SUPER=01-Tiger Woods/Youngest Masters Champion; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...of the world"
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SP-Baseball


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-28
GRAPHIC=MLB


Former Ferrum baseball star Billy Wagner notched his first win of the season today as his Astros beat the cardinals 4-2 in St. Louis in 10 innings this afternoon.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/Astros vs. Cardinals; :00


Tony LaRussa; one of baseball's managing masterminds, could not find a way to beat the Stros.
The Cards did get on the board first. Brian Jordan connects on this RBI single to make the count 1-nothing St. Louis.
Then, in the top of the 5th, Houston's Craig Biggio crushes this
SUPER=35-Houston/4/St. Louis/2;

pitch over the wall and the game is all tied up at 2.
Then, watch this catch. Derek Bell somehow makes the divising backhand catch on Jordan's shot to center field and the Astros win in 10 innings 4-2.
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bye
ANCHOR=Connie

That's all for us-- but for more news in 30- minutes...Jean Jadhon will be goodnight. along over on WDBJ-7. Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, see you tomorrow,
by SS