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ANCHOR=Keith
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX tonight:
ANOTHER murder-suicide- -this time in the community of Glen Lyn.
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VO-NAT
And a most unusual criminal conviction involving the possession of a
lean-to on the Appalachian Trail.
We'll show you the shelter occupied all Winter by 58-year old Peggy
Childers.
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Sports-head
ANCHOR=Steve
In sports, Winston Cup points leader Dale Jarrett talks about
Martinsville, the New York Jets make a huge pre draft move, will Tiger Woods
be in Greensboro next week?
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VO-NAT
and Patrick Ewing responds to allegations he and a teammate sexually
harassed two women.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
How does it go...April snow showers bring cold May flowers? Whatever, a
dusting is on tap for the mountains tonight.
Giles-Shooting
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A Giles County man killed his live- in girlfriend today, then turned a high-
powered rifle on himself.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Family members found the bodies of 34 year- old Anthony Meadows and 32 year
-old Susan Jean Sartin this morning in the home they shared in Glen Lyn.
They had gone to check on the couple after a call from Meadows alarmed them.
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SOT 19:29:11
IN Q=
((WILLIE LUCAS/GILES CO. INVESTIGATOR: JUST INDICATED THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE
PROBLEMS, THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY END IT.
QUESTION: WAS HE THREATENING HER LIFE AND HIS AT THAT POINT?
LUCAS: NO THREATS TO ANY INDIVIDUALS, JUST THAT "IT" WAS GOING TO END. ))
SUPER=01-Willie Lucas/Giles Co. Investigator;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=going to end.
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VO-NAT
Fifteen minutes earlier Meadows had dropped off a child at his sister's
house.
Lucas says Sartin had wanted to leave Meadows, but he's not certain that's
what prompted the shooting.
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Neonatal-Carilion
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-15
GRAPHIC=Carilion
The State Health Department will settle a dispute between some nurses and
Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file
Some nurses have reported understaffing in the neonatal intensive care
unit, claiming the number of nurses on duty falls below state guidelines.
A Health Department investigation of the complaints is underway and should
wrap up tomorrow.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Carilion officials say the unit is not understaffed, and the babies are
properly cared for.
A spokesperson says personnel records indicate the hospital IS meeting
state guidelines.
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Childers
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-12
GRAPHIC=Peggy Childers
**Note Anchor Tag**
A woman who believes she's an heir to the British crown was convicted-
-again, today- -of occupying an Appalachian Trail shelter for most of the
Winter.
What happens to Peggy Childers now... we still don't know.
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SOT
IN Q=A 3-sided
SUPER=01-Woody Lipps/Forest Service Officer; :07
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :14
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SUPER=@keith1; :47
SUPER=01-Kathy Nichols/Forest Service Agent; 1:06
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=else to do.
(( A three-sided lean-to is no place to LIVE.
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SOT 10:36:55
IN Q=
((THE SHELTER IN QUESTION IS MEANT FOR JUST OVERNIGHT STAYS. THERE'S REALLY NO
FACILITIES THERE. THE BUILDING ISN'T HEATED. IN FACT, IT'S OPEN ON ONE SIDE TO
THE ELEMENTS.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=
The 58-year old former candidate for Congress had taken over the shelter on
Fullhardt Knob.
She'd put up a tent INSIDE, stashed firewood underneath it, stretched a tarp
over the opening.
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SOT 10:39:15
IN Q=
((PERSONAL BELONGINGS SCATTERED AROUND THE SHELTER. IT WAS PRETTY WELL
OCCUPIED. THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM LEFT IN THERE FOR SOMEBODY PASSING
THROUGH TO USE THE SHELTER ALSO.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=
She told forest rangers she'd been there since September.
They arrested her March 3rd.
The judge COULD have locked her up for six months, but he wants to find an
alternative.
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SOT standup 11:53:23
IN Q=
((THERE ARE SIGNS THAT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HIKERS ARE GLAD PEGGY CHILDERS HAS
LEFT. ON GOOD FRIDAY, DENISE AND DEWEY WROTE IN THE TRAIL LOG BOOK, "HAPPY TO
SEE THE WOMAN SUFFERING FROM DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR IS GONE."))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=
The Forest Service contacted social service agencies... but they'd exhausted
their resources trying to help Childers since 1989.
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SOT 10:34:10
IN Q=
((IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY ALL OVER AGAIN. SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. AND
AS A RESULT, WE HAVE TO TAKE HER INTO COURT. THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM MAY OR MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH HER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=else to do.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Peggy Childers
The Judge gave the Probation office a week to come up with a solution.
Terp
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=Don Terp
Don Terp says Roanoke County doesn't need its police department.
Today, he said the county should return the responsibility for law
enforcement to the sheriff.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton;
Terp wants the voters to decide the issue. He's calling for a referendum in
November of next year.
By doing away with the police department, Terp says the county could save
between one- point- five and three million dollars a year.
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SOT
IN Q=I hope people volunteer
((DON TERP/I- SUPERVISORS CANDIDATE: I HOPE PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TO GET PETITIONS
SIGNED ON NOVEMBER 4TH OF THIS YEAR, AND I HOPE THEY SUPPORT IT RIGHT STRAIGHT
THROUGH AND GET THIS THING CLEARED UP AND GET BACK TO PUTTING THAT MONEY WHERE
IT CAN BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE, SUCH AS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THAT'S WHERE IT
BELONGS.))
SUPER=01-Don Terp/(I) Supervisors Candidate;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=where it belongs.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Don Terp
Terp is running for the Hollins District Seat on the Board of Supervisors.
Incumbent Bob Johnson will announce his intentions tomorrow.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six,
Virginia Tech marks a milestone.
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VO-NAT
And it was one of history's darkest periods--now a survivor offers a moving
personal recollection as part of the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
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Holocaust-Museum
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=None
Never forget.
Those words are driving a Richmond family to re-create the nightmare that
was its Holocaust experience almost 50 years ago.
Their Virginia Holocaust Museum opens in two weeks.
Ellen Qualls has a preview.
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SOT
IN Q=Our neighbors
SUPER=01-Jay Ipson/Holocaust Survivor; :00
SUPER=03-Richmond; :22
SUPER=@Ellen2; :26
RUNS=2:10
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
((
sot tape one 16:33:17
((JAY IPSON/HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: OUR NEIGHBORS HAD STARTED SLAUGHTERING WITH
BUTCHER KNIVES THE JEWS IN THE STREET.))
runs=:05
Jay Ipson's childhood memories aren't easy to hear.
sot tape one 16:33:27
((THEY TOOK THE RABBI AND CUT HIS HEAD OFF AND PARADED IT THROUGH THE STREETS.
WE WERE ALMOST RELIEVED WHEN THE GERMANS PUT US INTO A GHETTO.))
runs=:08
In 1941, life became a three year hell for Lithuanian Jews.
This museum re-creates the horrible scenes.
550 Jewish scholars killed in one night in their own synagogue... also the
scene of a tragedy that a child remembers.
sot 16:52:16 TAPE 2
((CATS AND DOGS WERE BROUGHT IN AND THEY WERE ALL THE PETS OF THE CHILDREN IN
THE GHETTO. THEY WERE KILLED. THEY WERE SKINNED. THEIR HIDES WERE SHIPPED TO
THE RUSSIAN FRONT TO BE MADE INTO GLOVES AND EARMUFFS. AND THE CARCASSES WERE
FED BACK TO THE JEWS IN THE FORM OF FOOD.))
runs=:17
One of the museum's prized finds is this photo, with a young Jay clearly
visible, of the family waiting in a selection line for the gas chambers.
In the Ipson family, only Jay and his parents were selected to survive.
His sister, grandparents, aunt, and uncles were sent on to what the Nazis
called "the final solution."
sot tape two 17:03:03
((THIS IS THE ROAD TO THE NINTH FORT. EXACTLY--WHEN YOU WERE TOLD TO GO TO THE
LEFT, YOU WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO THE NINTH FORT. AND THERE YOU WERE EXECUTED.))
runs=:10
Two chilling facts for Virginians: the number of Holocaust victims is
roughly Virginia's population today.
The number of children killed in the Holocaust equals Virginia's current
school enrollment.
sot TAPE ONE 16:40:00
((JAY IPSON: THE FINAL SOLUTION ROOM IS AN OPTIONAL ROOM. WE'RE GONNA ASK THE
TEACHER BEFORE WE SHOW IT TO ANY CHILDREN. THE REST OF IT: IT HAPPENED TO ME
WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD; IT HAPPENED TO MY SISTER WHO DIED IN THE HOLOCAUST;
IT HAPPENED TO OTHER CHILDREN. WE SURVIVED. WE'VE LEARNED. WE'RE TRYING TO
PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING.))
runs=:21
The surviving Ipson's escaped into hiding.
14 people spent nine months in a wood-lined underground cave sharing time
near an oxygen tube.
Finally, Eisenhower and the Allies liberated the Holocaust victims.
The Virginia Holocaust Museum opens in Richmond on May first.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Saint-Clair
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
Republican leaders in central Virginia know who THEY want to run for the
open House of Delegates seat in the 22nd District.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Delegate Joyce Crouch announced last month she is stepping down.
Now she and and half dozen other elected officials hope Lynchburg
optometrist Gary St. Clair will seek the GOP nomination.
St. Clair says he's flattered by the support but has NOT made a decision.
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SOT 5:04:42
IN Q=I still have
((DR. GARY ST. CLAIR/POSSIBLE CANDIDATE: I STILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE THINKING TO
DO. ALL THIS ENCOURAGEMENT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER TO SAY NO. BUT I NEED TO
TALK MORE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A DECISION
HERE VERY, VERY SOON.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Gary St. Clair/Possible 22nd District Candidate; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=very very soon.
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VO-NAT
Lynchburg dry cleaner Ron Buchanan is the only Republican to officially
announce his candidacy for the seat.
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Bedford-Driver
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A former school bus driver will spend a year in jail for taking indecent
liberties with a six- year- old Bedford County boy.
35- year- old Walter Wayne Pugh of Huddleston was found guilty in February
of exposing himself to the boy and showing him pornographic materials.
Judge William Sweeney this week gave Pugh a five- year sentence, with four
years suspended.
The victim was "not" a passenger on Pugh's school bus.
Tor
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
A Virginia Tech basketball player is cleared of misdemeanor charges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape;
Center Alvaro Tor was charged with possession of stolen property.
The item in question was a license plate that was reported stolen.
Tor's girlfriend told police she found the tag in the grass and tossed it up
to Tor's apartment balcony.
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Talent=Keith
SS=Virginia Tech
Tor displayed it in his window.
A rising junior from Spain, Tor started eight games for the Hokies last
season.
A judge dismissed the charge this morning.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
The stock market was mixed as blue chip issues declined.
The Dow dropped 21 points.
NASDAQ was UP seven points.
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Literacy
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-8
GRAPHIC=Education
Reading might be more fun if it was in 3-D, had more mystery and caused more
goosebumps.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin;
Just a few of the suggestions third- graders at Dublin Elementary School
shared at a literacy town hall meeting with Miss Virginia Runner-up Rachel
Snider.
Their comments on the role reading plays in their lives will be combined
with others from students in each state in a report to President Clinton.
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SOT 22:14:13
IN Q=
((RACHEL DEHAVEN/ASST. PULASKI CO. LIBRARIAN: THE KIDS WERE VERY EXCITED WHEN I
TALKED TO THEM AND TOLD THEM THIS WAS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO TELL PRESIDENT
CLINTON HOW THEY FELT ABOUT READING. ))
SUPER=01-Rachel Dehaven/Asst. Pulaski Co. Librarian;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=felt about reading.
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VO-NAT
The program is a joint effort of the Reading Is Fun project and the Miss
America Pageant.
It was inspired by President Clinton's challenge to make sure every child
can read by the end of third grade.
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Tech-Anniversary
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
If you happened to fly over the Virginia Tech campus this afternoon, you
wouldn't have had any trouble guessing which birthday the school is
celebrating.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Students turned out in droves to fill in a giant 125 outlined on the
drillfield.
Overhead, an aerial photographer snapped a photo which will commemorate the
anniversary.
About two thousand students were expected to show up for the event.
Tech now enrolls 23 thousand students from more than 100 countries.
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
The count down to Martinsville Speedway's 50th continues--we will hear
from Dale Jarrett, Roanoke's Susan Dunagan receives an award, the Jets make a
draft move,
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VO-NAT
and who is on the move from Virginia and Virginia Tech? some of the area's
top players talk about the upcoming draft.
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S-Yankees
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-1
GRAPHIC=Yankees
The Yankees were in Milwaukee this afternoon to battle the Brewers.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Milwaukee, WI/Brewers vs. Yanks - MSG; :00
Paul O'Neill had his shades on looking for a bright star this afternoon and
he would find one in the form of teammate Joe Girardi.
The Yankee Catcher tied the game with an RBI single in the second, and then
came through with this two run double in the top of the fourth inning to chase
home two more runs.
SUPER=35-Milwaukee/5/New York/4;
But Milwaukee comes back to win 5-4 and the Yanks have now lost 5 straight.
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S-Golf
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-2
GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods
Masters champion Tiger Woods has confirmed through his public relations
office that he will not play in next weeks Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic;
the upcoming stop on the PGA tour.
S-Dunagan
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-3
GRAPHIC=Susan Dunagan
Roanoke College women's basketball coach Susan Dunagan has been named
the Division III District 5 coach of the year.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association sited Dunagan for leading the
Maroons to a 25 and 3 record, the ODAC tournament championship and an 8th
straight trip to the NCAA's.
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S-Ewing
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-4
GRAPHIC=NBA
Knicks center Patrick Ewing has issued an immediate response to a story
in the New York Post alleging
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
he and a Knicks teammate sexually harassed two flight attendants during a
recent flight in a private jet.
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SOT
IN Q="Like
((PATRICK EWING/KNICKS CENTER:))
SUPER=01-Patrick Ewing/Knicks Center; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=...start now"
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S-Race
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-36
GRAPHIC=MARTINSVILLE 50th
Three big days of racing get underway tomorrow morning at the Martinsville
Speedway as the Winston Cup drivers jump on the track at 11 for three hours of
practice.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00
Leading the way tomorrow is current Winston Cup points leader Dale Jarrett,
who says finding a good handling car and extra speed in practice is the main
objective.
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SOT
IN Q="Usually...
((DALE JARRETT/WINSTON CUP POINTS LEADER:))
SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/Winston Cup Points Leader; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...AT THE END."
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FULL PINNACLE PAGE ON SHOW
Qualifying gets underway tomorrow at 3. Join us Saturday night at 7 for a
special look back at the first 50 years of Thunder at the Martinsville
Speedway.
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S-Jets
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=new york jets
While the NFL draft is not until Saturday; the new York jets; owners of
the top pick, have already made a deal. The Jets have traded the number 1 pick
to St. Louis in exchange for four draft choices.
S-Draft
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-27
GRAPHIC=NFL Draft
A few marque players from Virginia Tech and Virginia are attracting
attention; but for the most part; it's anybody's guess what's going to happen
this weekend.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Fort Lauderdale, FL/Orange Bowl; :00
SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :28
SUPER=01-James Farrior/107 Tackles, 8 Sacks Last Season; :37
SUPER=01-Tiki Barber/UVa All-Time Leading Rusher; 1:07
SUPER=01-Brian Jennings/Va. Tech Tight End; 1:34
RUNS=1:44
OUT Q=....hinder my opportunity"
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((Virginia Tech's Jim Druckenmiller is projected as a first round pick. His
size, strength in body and in arm, along with Peyton Manning's decision to stay
in Knoxville, have helped.
Pro Tech Management; Druckenmiller's agent office; said Wednesday that their
client could go as high as the 9th pick, owned by Arizona; or Atlanta might
select him as the 11th pick.
Now that Elvis has left San Francisco for Kansas City; the 49ers could use
their 26th pick on Druckenmiller.
Mel Kiper projects Virginia linebacker James Farrior going as high as 9th.
His speed, strength and versatility have increased his stock.
((JAMES FARRIOR:))
Farrior's stiffest competition among linebackers; could be his own teammate;
Jamie Sharper.
((JAMES:))
Virginia sources said this week that former cave Spring star Tiki Barber
is projected anywhere from the late first round; to the second and into the
third round.
((TIKI BARBER:))
Tiki's versatility as a tailback and return man have aided his cause.
Brother Ronde has also been mentioned as a second to third round pick. But both
Barbers along with Virginia Tech tight end Brian Jennings have not been able to
get a grip on where they will go.
((BRIAN JENNINGS:))
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Children's World
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=abo
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=None
They came, they saw and they PLAYED...THREE-THOUSAND preschoolers in Roanoke
County's Green Hill Park.
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SOT 10:20:03
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OUT Q=Nat sound
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**KEITH ON ENG**
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Cloudy skies didn't stop the National Association for the Education of Young
Children and Roanoke County Parks and Rec from holding their second annual
Children's Festival.
Kids got a chance to step behind the wheel or fly through the air.
Also keeping them busy were magic tricks and pony rides.
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SOT 10:14:59
IN Q=The children can
((TWILA BRISCOE/FESTIVAL ORGANIZER: THE CHILDREN CAN PULL FROM FOUR DIFFERENT
AREAS OF PLAY TODAY, THEY HAVE BROUGHT THEIR PICNIC LUNCHES, THEY'RE GOING TO
PICNIC IN THE PARK, AND THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY HAS PROVIDED FREE DRINKS
FOR EVERYBODY.))
SUPER=01-Twila Briscoe/Festival Organizer
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=drinks for everybody.
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VO-NAT
To deal with the onslaught of kids, festival planners made sure the children
stayed amused and that all lines were kept to a minimum.
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Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
(toss to Jean)
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#Promo
A parents group in Botetourt County says the Board of Supervisors is not
making the grade when it comes to educational funding.
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
Jean Jadhon is in the newsroom with more on this story.
Jean, will parents get an opportunity to voice their concerns to the Board?
Live=Jean Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Jean1;
Indeed they will Keith.
In fact, it will happen TONIGHT at a public hearing in Fincastle.
Last month, Board members said 2- point 2 million dollars would have to be
cut from the proposed school budget.
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VO-NAT
Some parents say that's unacceptable and believe their children's education
will suffer from it.
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Talent=Jean Full/Newsroom
We'll have the story, plus all the latest news, weather, and sports tonight
on News 7 at 11. Keith?
Talent=Keith
And for the region's first TEN O'clock newscast,
Take Prime Time Board Fullscreen
watch News-7 Prime Time on W-E-F-C.
It's on Channel 38 "over the air," and on a lot of cable systems--we're on
Cable Channel six in Botetourt County.
And don't forget to tune in to News 7 at 11, right here on W-D-B-J.
Talent=Keith
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