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ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news heads
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Next on News 7-
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VO-NAT
Police identify the man killed at rest stop yesterday-
JonBenet Ramsey's parents speak publically about their daughter's murder.
Property owners take note- Appraisers are out in Botetourt County-
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
A vigorous cold front produces strong winds here and dangerous thunderstorms
in eastern Virginia. All the details coming up.
MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=CST
TAPE#MED HEADS
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Health Check-- growing evidence women may be able to reduce their risk
of getting breast cancer-- by exercising.
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VO-NAT
AND-- by changing a single gene-- scientists have created a breed of super
mice.
There could be major health implications.
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SOT
IN Q=He was a friendly person
((HE WAS A FRIENDLY PERSON. HE WAS A CARING PERSON, VERY OUTGOING, VERY
NEIGHBORLY.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=very neighborly.
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VO-NAT
Friends remember Estel (ESS-tuhl) Singleton, while authorities continue the
search for his killer.
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5-Ironto
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=murder inv.
So far the investigation of yesterday's homicide on Interstate 81 in
Montgomery County has not produced an arrest.
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VO-NAT
57- year- old Estel (ESS-tuhl) Singleton was shot and killed Wednesday
morning at the Ironto rest area.
He had moved to Roanoke from Bluefield about six years ago when his wife
became ill,
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
and today former neighbors in Garden City said they considered him a good
friend.
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SOT
IN Q=I just thought what a terrible
((REBA SCOTT: I JUST THOUGHT WHAT A TERRIBLE THING THAT WAS TO HAPPEN. IT'S
HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT'S JUST AWFUL, BUT I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT BEING HIM.
WHEN I HEARD THE NAME THIS MORNING, I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.))
SUPER=07-Reba Scott
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=could not believe it.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Singleton's relatives say they don't know why he stopped at the rest area
Wednesday morning, and authorities are not reporting any major developments in
their investigation.
5-Ramsey
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=HOLD
JonBenet Ramsey's parents say they did not kill their daughter.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Boulder, CO;
The Ramsey's spoke with reporters in Colorado-
Patsy Ramsey says she's appalled anyone would think she or her husband were
involved in the murder.
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SOT 15:03:49
IN Q=
((PATSY RAMSEY/JONBENET'S MOTHER: BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU I DID NOT KILL
JONBENET. I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I LOVED THAT CHILD WITH THE
WHOLE OF MY HEART AND SOUL.))
SUPER=01-Patsy Ramsey/JonBenet's Mother;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=OF MY HEART AND SOUL."
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VO-NAT
John and Patsy Ramsey say they'll work to find their daughter's killer.
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SOT 15:37:44 approx.
IN Q=
((JOHN RAMSEY/JONBENET'S FATHER: WE WILL FIND YOU. WE WILL FIND YOU. I HAVE
THAT AS THE SOLE MISSION FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.))
15:37:56
((PATSY RAMSEY: YOU MAY BE ELUDING THE AUTHORITIES FOR A TIME BUT GOD KNOWS WHO
YOU ARE AND WE WILL FIND YOU.))
SUPER=01-John Ramsey/JonBenet's Father;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=we will find you. TRIPLE OUT
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VO-NAT
The Ramsey's spoke publically now that they've been formally interviewed by
police.
JonBenet was found slain four months ago in the family's home.
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5-Texas-Standoff
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=standoff
Negotiations are back ON in the Texas Standoff.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Davis, TX;
Republic of Texas leader Richard McClaren answered the phone where he's
holed up with 13 group members.
A spokesman says McClaren wants the standoff to end peacefully.
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15:19:28
((CONCERNS ARE MOUNTING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY BE STAGING A MASSIVE ARMED
CONFRONTATION.))
SOT 15:19:53
((MR. MCCLAREN HAS STATED HIS DESIRE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER IN A COURT OF LAW
AND IS ASKING FOR SOME GUARANTEE THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO ARGUE HIS CASE.))
SUPER=01-Ron Beams/Republic of Texas Spokesman;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=argue his case."
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VO-NAT
The seige is now in its fifth day.
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5-Ok-Trial
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=ok trial
A book is now evidence at the Oklahoma City bombing trial-
A novel that describes a plot to blow up F-B-I headquarters.
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VO-NAT
Timothy McVeigh's cousin testified McVeigh sent him a copy of "The Turner
Diaries"-
He told the jury McVeigh predicted events in the book would come true,
Also on the stand today- an arms dealer who says McVeigh came to him six
months before the bombing- desperate to get his hands on bomb components.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
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Attorney General Jim Gilmore is setting the record straight after one of his
assistants called a female attorney "a bushy tailed feminist" in an official
letter...-that's next on NEWS-7 at FIVE...
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VO-NAT
And in Botetourt County-- the tax man is still hanging around, as property
reassessments are under way.
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Anchor=Connie
We've heard lots of talk this week about volunteerism--
On Health Check-- we'll feature one way you can help save a life-- it's
the platelet Pheresis program, through the American Red Cross.
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Also coming up-- get ready to rejuvenate your green thumb...
Anchor=Connie
Patrick kicks off another Growin It Season in just a few minutes, stick
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5-Gilmore
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=gilmore
Attorney General Jim Gilmore has reprimanded one of his lawyers for what he
describes as an offensive letter.
A letter from Assistant Attorney General Alison Landry to a Richmond
attorney called the attorney "a bushy-tailed feminist."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape;
Attorney Eileen Wagner was the letter's recipient.
Wagner represents Christy Brzonkala in her alleged rape case against two
Virginia Tech football players.
SUPER=04-Today;
Gilmore's assistant mocked Wagner for, quoting the letter, "chronic
tantrums" and a "hopelessly manipulative" style, along with the feminist slur.
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SOT 04:57:25
IN Q=It's an
((IT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS THING TO SAY IN A LETTER. I LET ASSISTANT KNOW... WORKING
ON.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=working on.
TALENT=Jean
SS=HOLD
Eileen Wagner says she has experienced "very little but rudeness" from
Gilmore's office.
The case Landry's letter dealt with was an alleged gang rape of a Virginia
STATE University student by VSU football players.
5-Boty-Assessment
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=NONE
Botetourt County residents have started seeing some unfamiliar and...in many
cases... unwanted faces at their doorsteps.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
It's been FIVE YEARS since appraisers have been out in that area assessing
individual property values.
But the process started up again a few weeks ago.
Because Botetourt County operates under the General Charter Rule of the
Commonwealth, it's required to conduct property appraisals in 4 to 6 year
incriments.
While that might make it easier for the county... it COULD mean
significantly higher taxes for some residents... depending on the tax rate.
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SOT 5:40:15
IN Q=It might
((HAROLD WINGATE/WINGATE APPRAISAL SERVICE: IT MIGHT BE MORE DIFFICULT FROM A
PROPERTY OWNER STANDPOINT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A BIGGER INCREASE THAN
THEY WOULD IF IT'S ANNUALLY.))
SUPER=01-Harold Wingate/Wingate Appraisal Service;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=it's annually
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VO-NAT
It will take a year until all of the assessments are complete... and they
won't be put into place until the start of the 1998 fiscal year.
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5-NS-WORKERS
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-11
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Union employees at railroads across the country staged informational pickets
today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Specifically, workers are upset about higher standards being proposed to
qualify for certain disability pensions.
The Railroad Retirement Board has until the end of July to complete the
disability revisions it's working on.
The unions have hinted they may go on strike if all the parties involved
don't reach a compromise.
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SOT 15:51:13
IN Q=Like I
((JAMES NELSON/LOCAL 6 FIREMEN & OILERS: LIKE I SAID I CAN'T ANSWER THAT
BECAUSE A LOT OF UNION CHIEFS INVOLVED IN THIS AND I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SPEAK
FOR THEM AT THIS TIME. But this could prompt a walkout possibly? NELSON: YES
SIR IT COULD.))
SUPER=01-James Nelson/Local 6 Firemen & Oilers;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=it could.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
The American Association of Railroads expressed surprise at the nationwide
pickets.
It says the standards for certain disability pensions have not been updated
in a half- century.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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Grab your lawnmowers, your pitchforks and your hoes...It's time for another
season of Growin It.
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5-GROWIN-IT
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NEWSCAST=FIVE
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TAPE#NONE
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Growin' It season begins today-- and that means you better get your garden
tools ready.
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Patrick Evans is on the Roanoke City market to find out more about what's
ready to plant, and how well regional crops are doing as we head into May.
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TAPE#tease 3
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There's more NEWS-7 on the way-- in tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- the
Roanoke Express officially changes its look.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- the benefits of exercise--
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VO-NAT
There's clear evidence it can protect against heart disease, stroke,
diabetes and osteoporosis.
Now we may be able to add breast cancer to that list as well.
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SOT 16:54:29
IN Q=These are
((THESE ARE WOMEN WHO HAD MODERATE AMOUNTS OF EXERCISE.. WALKING 4-TIMES A
WEEK .. OR EVEN WOMEN WHO JUST WALKED REGULARLY AT THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
HAD A DECREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME
OR CREATE LOTS OF PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT TO GET BENEFITS OF EXERCISE. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=benefits to exercise.
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six-preview
ANCHOR=teresa
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
SUPER=@Teresa1;
Good Evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.
Coming up tonight on NEWS 7 at six,TAKE FULL SCREEN
our special series "Bosnia- Peacekeepers" continues.
46- Danville National Guardsmen are serving overseas to help the country
heal after years of fighting.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia Herzegovina;
Tonight we'll take you into Tuzla where a grenade exploded there killing 71-
young people who were celebrating a national holiday-- known as the "Day of
Youth" .
Today a monument is a reminder of those lives lost.
The Danville soldiers rarely talk with residents, but the number of new
graves is proof how bad the war really was.
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SOT
IN Q=You can't
((CLINTON MOYER/DANVILLE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER:YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT, YOU SIT AT
HOME AND WATCH IT ON TV, YOU HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT TO ACTUALLY BE HERE AND
SEE IT IS AMAZING. ))
SUPER=01-Clinton Moyer/Danville National Guard Member; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=is amazing.
LIVE=teresa full
SUPER=22-Danville;
Tonight at six-- we'll hear more from Clinton Moyer as well as two parents
who lost children during the war.
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More from your travels in Bosnia at Six...thanks Teresa.
5-Mighty-Mouse
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=Health Check Bug
Mighty Mouse is no longer just a character out of the cartoons.
Rather-- there is now a new breed-- Supermice, they are called-- created
by scientists, who think they've found the key to manipulating muscle growth.
There could be some major health implications.
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SOT
IN Q=They do look
SUPER=03-Baltimore; :10
SUPER=01-Dr. Se-Jin Lee/Johns Hopkins Researcher; :34
RUNS=:59
OUT Q=relatively less fat.
((
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SOT
IN Q=They do look
((THEY DO LOOK A LITTLE STRANGE. THE SHOULDERS AND THE HIPS ARE REALLY BIG AND
BULKY AND YOU CAN SEE THE SHOULDERS ARE MUCH BIGGER IN THE MUTANT MOUSE. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=mutant mouse.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a mouse with
two-thirds the normal muscle mass-- They engineered it by turning off a
single gene-- called Myostatin, also found in humans.
Turned on, it limits muscle growth.
Turned off, it could have profound applications-- including hope in
treating muscular dystrophy-- a wasting disease that destroys muscle tissue.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:11:43 from 5-6:30 feed
IN Q=It's still early
((DR. SE-JIN LEE/JOHNS HOPKINS RESEARCHER: IT'S STILL EARLY WITH RESPECT TO
GETTING TO APPLICATIONS. BUT ULTIMATELY OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR REBUILDING DISEASED OR
DAMAGED MUSCLE.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=damaged muscle.
The implications aren't just for medicine.
Livestock also carries the
Myostatin gene.
Researchers envision herds of cattle and flocks of chicken with two to
three times the amount of meat as a normal animal, and relatively less fat.))
5-Breast-Cancer
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 597-17
GRAPHIC=breast cancer prevention
The strongest evidence yet that exercise can protect women from breast
cancer comes from today's New England Journal of Medicine.
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VO-NAT
The researchers, from Norway-- tracked some 25-thousand women for an
average of 14 years.
They found that women who exercise at least four hours a week have about
one-third lower than usual the risk for breast cancer.
The women in the study who were thin, under 45 years of age, and who
exercised regularly had the lowest risks of all.
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SOT 16:55:24
IN Q=It give us
((DR. CHRISTINA FINDLAYSON/UNIV. OF COLORADO: IT GIVES US ONE MORE PIECE OF
EVIDENCE WE CAN USE TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO HAVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE... OF GOOD
COMMON SENSE NUTRITION AND MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Christina Findlayson/Univ. of Colorado;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=moderate physical activity.
5-Pheresis
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=abo
TAPE#597-20
GRAPHIC=american red cross
If you have two hours, you can help.
That's the message the American Red Cross wants you to know about Platelet
Pheresis.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Through the procedure, you donate only the platelets from your blood.
The City of Roanoke and the Red Cross have declared May "Platelet Donation
Awareness Month."
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SOT 10:59:11
IN Q=This is a perfect
((MAYOR BOWERS: THIS IS A PERFECT WAY FOR PEOPLE IN ROANOKE TO VOLUNTEER, TO
HELP OUT THE RED CROSS, AND TO HELP OUT SO MANY PEOPLE- CANCER VICTIMS AND
SERIOUS SURGERY PATIENTS WHO NEED THIS KIND OF ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTEER
EFFORT.))
SUPER=@Bowers
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=volunteer effort.
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VO-NAT
The process involves taking blood from one arm, extracting the platelets and
returning it to the other arm.
Volunteers say it's painless- and you can even watch a movie while you give.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:02:44
IN Q=I believe
((SHANNON LOWE/RED CROSS: I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE THAT WOULD
PARTICIPATE IF THEY KNEW HOW, AND WERE AWARE OF THE PROCESS, AND WHO HAD
HELPED, AND HOW THEY COULD GET INVOLVED.))
SUPER=01-Shannon Lowe/Red Cross
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=get involved.
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To donate, call the American Red Cross at 9-8-5, 3-5-7-1 in Roanoke, and
8-4-6, 4-6-2-0 in Lynchburg.
The Red Cross says you'll be in and out in two hours.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Time now for sports and the N-B-A names its rookie of the year...
ANCHOR=Connie
Plus if you think the Roanoke Express is looking a little different, you're
right..here's Mike with details.
S5-Express
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=sma
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-27
GRAPHIC=Express
Good afternoon everyone. The Express will have a new look this season.
Steve Mason has the new logo, possibly a new practice facility and a new
coaches contract.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning; :00
SUPER=01-Tommy Benizio/Express Marketing Director; :15
SUPER=@Steve2; :35
SUPER=01-Joe Steffen/Express Owner; :44
SUPER=01-Pierre Paiement/Express General Manager; 1:02
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=.....news 7sports"
S5-NBA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-28
GRAPHIC=NBA
The NBA playoffs continue tonight, but this afternoon the big news in the
league is that Allen Iverson is the rookie of the year.
The 76ers guard from Hampton, narrowly edged Timberwolves guard Stephon
Marbury for the award.
The Grizzlies Shareef Abdur Raheem was third.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Cincinnati/Braves vs. Reds - TBS; :00
Lots of baseball action taking place this afternoon.
In Cincinnati, Reds manager Ray Knight wiped off the plate so the Braves
could monitor the strike zone.
Not that they needed any help.
After winning a record 19 games in April, the Braves begin the month of May
by hitting three homeruns and beating the Reds 4-to-2.
John Smoltz got the win to improve to 3-and-3.
SUPER=03-Denver/Cubs vs. Rockies;
The Rockies are hosting the Cubs this afternoon, and again taking advantage
of Chicago's propensity to make those errors.
Larry Walker's routine double play ball, sails into the outfield.
Eric Young and Quinton Mccracken score and right now the Rockies lead the
Cubs 5-to-1 in the bottom of the 7th.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=MLB
The Dodgers, Expos, Cardinals and Pirates already have picked up wins this
afternoon.
SS=two minute ticker
Coming up at six, details of a huge women's golf event coming to Forest this
month.
Have a nice eveing everybody.
take a break
5-Alcohol-Awareness
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=NONE
Some disturbing images of pain and death for students at Pulaski County High
School.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;
Emergency room nurses from Columbia Pulaski Community Hospital presented a
program to warn students of the dangers of drinking and driving.
It's a new nationwide effort started by E-R nurses who struggle daily to
save the lives of victims in alcohol-related crashes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:09
IN Q=
((CASSIE MOYE/ENC.A.R.E. NURSE: BECAUSE OF THE FRUSTRATION AND THE HELPLESSNESS
THAT WE ALL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER SUSTAIN LIFE IN THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE TRAUMATIZED. ))
SUPER=01-Cassie Moye/ENC.A.R.E. Nurse;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=they are traumatized.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
From graphic slides to scenes of a doctor telling parents their child is
dead, the program is meant to strike an emotional chord.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 57:18
IN Q=
((BEKKAH WARBURTON/STUDENT: I THINK THE THING WITH THE MOM AND THE DAD BECAUSE
I COULD PICTURE MY FAMILY THERE, AND IT SORT OF TOUCHED ME. ))
SUPER=01-Bekkah Warburton/Student;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=sort of touched me.
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VO-NAT
The program is called EN-CARE, for Emergency Nurses Cancel Alcohol- Related
Emergencies.
The nurses are taking the presentation to 13 schools as prom season gets
under way.
They're also available to speak on request.
(----------------)
bye
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
That's it for NEWS-7 at FIVE-- have a nice evening, Goodnight
GRAPHIC=NONE
by SS