WDBJ 7 news at 10am for 05/02/97

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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
A SALEM HIGH SCHOOL PHYS- ED TEACHER HAS BEEN SLAPPED WITH AN ASSAULT CHARGE... AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY KICKED ONE OF HIS STUDENTS.
ONE NEWSPAPER IN ARIZONA REPORTS A HOMOSEXUAL AFFAIR MAY HAVE LED TO THAT WARPLANE CRASH IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES. ))
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top-story

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Friday, May Second, our Top Story
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VO-NAT

A bicyclist is struck and killed by tractor trailer in Lynchburg.
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P-L'burg-Fatal

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=n7 pt

GOod Evening you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC.
I'm Connie Stevens.
The investigation is still underway in this afternoon's accident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

Around 4:15, this Peterbilt tractor trailer was headed south on Route 501 when it reportedly struck a woman riding her bicycle in the same direction.
The woman.. who police believe was in her 20's or 30's.. was thrown from the bike and killed instantly.
A medic crew transported the 71- year- old truck driver to the hospital.. police said he was emotionally shaken by the accident.
The identities of both the cyclist and the driver have not been released.
No word yet on whether any charges will be filed.
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P-Ironto-Murder

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-14/net-h
GRAPHIC=murder inv.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;

The investigation into the murder of 57 year-old (Es-tull) Estel Singleton continues.
Singleton was found shot to death Wednesday at the Ironto rest area.
Today police returned to the scene to use Roanoke County's state-of-the-art crime scene mapping device, one of only two in the state.
And they joined forces with state police and Montgomery County sheriff's deputies to scour the area for any evidence that may have been overlooked.
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((LT. JIM RUHLAND/VA STATE POLICE: WE HAVEN'T FOUND A SET OF CAR KEYS AT THIS POINT. AND HIS POCKETS WERE EMPTY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY CHANGE THAT MAY BE LAYING AROUND OR ANYTHING THAT COULD BE PERSONAL BELONGINGS. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Jim Ruhland/Va. State Police;
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VO-NAT

Singleton was from Bluefield, West Virginia, but lived in Roanoke for the last six years.
Police say they are tracking leads locally, as well as out-of-state.
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P-Salem-Coach

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None

A Salem High School physical education teacher is accused of assaulting one of his students.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

According to police, the incident happened last week on this field.
The student.. whose identity is not being released... says he was playing soccer during gym class
SUPER=04-Yearbook Photo;
when he was kicked in the leg by 49- year- old Walter Braine.
The student did NOT require medical attention.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=None

Braine is also the school's soccer coach.
His employment status with Salem is not clear---superintendent Wayne Tripp
will only say Braine is "not on the job at this time."
A hearing in Juvenile Court has been scheduled for next week.

P-Reed

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=James Reed

A preacher apparently made a difference when it came to sentencing his nephew today in Roanoke.
Eighteen year old Robert Reed will serve a two- and- a- half year term in prison for manslaughter.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

But then he may get a chance to go live with his uncle in New York City.
The Reverend Doctor Adolph Roberts is a Baptist minister in Harlem, who promises to give his sister's son a job and an education when Robert gets out of prison.
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((REV. ADOLPH ROBERTS/HARLEM CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH: HE SEEMS TO HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT HE IS NOT WHAT HE APPEARS TO BE.))
SUPER=01-Rev. Adolph Roberts/Harlem Calvary Baptist Church
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-July 1996

Reed has already served nine months in jail, so he has less than two years to go. He could have gotten up to TEN years.
The judge approved a transfer to New York, once he's out.
Reed fatally stabbed Michael Dent last Summer after Dent struck Reed in the face at Hurt Park Apartments.
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P-Autumn-Lane

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=none

Some Roanoke residents have been complaining to the city for months--
They say a contractor has not complied with city ordinances--
Today, a crew sifted through rubble at the construction site.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Property owner Phillip Bane wants to develop the Autumn Lane property.
So he allowed the Virginia Department of Transportation to dump construction debris there as fill.
Residents say some of this material did not meet federal regulations and now a sifting process has begun to remove the inappropriate material.
Bane is already facing criminal charges relating to the Autumn Lane Site. He's scheduled to appear in court May 13th for failing to comply with city ordinances there.
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tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
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SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop

Tonight on Primetime Sports- Mike Has qualifying results for this weekend's Save Mart 300.
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VO-NAT

But first-- from Confederate History Month to allegations of racism at a Blacksburg night spot, race relations are on the minds of many Virginians...the story when we come back.
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WEFC!!! go to break

P-Button

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=military plane crash inv.

The Air Force pilot whose plane crashed in the Colorado Rockies has been buried.
The service came the same day that an Arizona newspaper, the Tucson-based "Citizen" reported
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VO-NAT
that military investigators believe he committed suicide out of fear he was about to be exposed as a homosexual.
SUPER=@File; :

Craig Button was flying on a training mission over Arizona on April second when he disappeared.
SUPER=03-Eagle, CO/Last Week; :

The wreckage was later found in Colorado.
The Air Force maintains any theory about the circumstances surrounding the pilot's death is purely speculation.
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p-Budget

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

A balanced budget by the year 2002....that's the deal that was made on capitol hill today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD;

President Clinton says both Republicans and Democrats compromised to make it work.
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SOT 16:23:18
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((THEY'RE TAKING A SMALLER TAX CUT THAN THEY ORIGINALLY SOUGHT. WE'RE PROVIDING A LARGER SAVINGS IN THIS BUDGET THAN PREVIOUSLY IN MEDICARE AND IN OTHER AREAS.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD

The budget allows for tax breaks for families, investors and students.
The plan also extends the Medicare trust fund for a decade.

P-Supreme Court

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=abo
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=va supreme court

Governor Allen has made his choice to fill the vacancy on the Virginia Supreme Court.
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SOT 14:08:45
IN Q=To sit as a justice
((CYNTHIA KINSER/VA. SUPREME COURT APPOINTEE: TO SIT AS A JUSTICE ON THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE CONGRESS OF VIRGINIA IS A DISTINCTION THAT COMES TO FEW PEOPLE, WITH MUCH GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY, I ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT))
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

The honorable Cynthia Kinser of Pennington Gap accepted.
Kinser is currently the United States magistrate Judge for the Western District here in Virginia.
She was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Roscoe Stephenson Junior.
Governor Allen selected Kinser from a pool of 31 applicants-after the General Assembly couldn't agree.
Kinser's appointment must still be approved by both houses.
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P-Race-Relations

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-22
GRAPHIC=Race Relations

Recently racism and issues of racial insensitivity have been in the news.
Some say it shows ignorance, others believe it's all been blown out of proportion.
Scott Prince talked to local community leaders and has this report.
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SUPER=01-Reginald Shareef/Radford University Professor; :46
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SUPER=01-Claudia Whitworth/People Uniting To End Racism; 1:25
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((FUZZY ZOELLER/PRO GOLFER: MY COMMENTS WERE NOT INTENDED TO BE RACIALLY DEROGATORY. ))
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Fuzzy Zoeller's prepared statement came days after he made a racial joke about Masters champion Tiger Woods.
Here in the Commonwealth, there was another race- related apology.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I WOULD APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE WHO SOMEHOW GETS THAT FEELING BECAUSE THAT CLEARLY WAS NOT THE INTENT. ))
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The Governor was referring to his proclamation of Confederate History Month.
While many whites see the Civil war era as an important part of this region's history, to many African Americans the Confederacy is a symbol of hatred and slavery.
Radford University professor Reginald Shareef says the differing reactions to these recent incidents is proof of a culture clash.
He says even in this era of political correctness... some whites still 'don't get it.'
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((DR. REGINALD SHAREEF/RADFORD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: MINORITY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BY STIGMATIZED BY COMMENTS. SO OUR REACTION IS VERY STRONG. AND THE MAJORITY COMMUNITY, IN MY OPINION, OFTEN SITS BACK AND SAYS, 'WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.' ))
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Allegations of racism are also being made against a Blacksburg night spot.
On one occasion, the owner of Club 221... formerly known as Impaxx... allegedly told an employee not to let any black customers in.
Owner Martha Curry denies she's a racist.
But that wasn't enough to stop protests from the NAACP.
There are some activists, however, that say allegations like these are nothing new... and that there are more important racial issues to tackle.
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((CLAUDIA WHITWORTH/PEOPLE UNITING TO END RACISM: I DON'T THINK THAT'S NEARLY AS SERIOUS AS A CLASSROOM OR A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THE SAME THING IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION OR RELIGION. ))
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STAND UP
So what impact will these latest incidents have?
No one knows for sure.
But most agree that until there is a deeper understanding of all cultures, racism will never be eliminated.
Scott Prince, News- 7.))

P-Parker

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=597-16
GRAPHIC=none

A Salem mother of four will take to the stage tomorrow as a member of the class of 1997.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

Julie Parker got her bachelor's degree in psychology.
The college mom entered the working world straight from high school--but later felt the urge to hit the books again.
But, this time --being a student and a mother meant more responsibilities.
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((JULIE PARKER/ROANOKE COLLEGE GRADUATE: THE CHILDREN DO COME FIRST. I TENDED TO THEM AS BEST I COULD--TO THEIR NEEDS AND NOT ALWAYS TO THEIR WANTS. BUT, WE DID IT DAY-BY-DAY AND I FOUND THAT WHILE THEY WERE AWAY AT SCHOOL OR PRE-SCHOOL WAS THE BEST TIME TO GRAB MY BOOKS AND GET TO WORK.))
SUPER=01-Julie Parker/Roanoke College Graduate;
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

Parker minored in education and is now a substitute teacher at elementary schools in the area.
But her college experience isn't over yet--next year she says she'll try for her master's degree.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=ROANOKE COLLEGE

Graduation ceremonies at Roanoke College begin at 10-30 tomorrow.
Forecasts
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SUPER=330-Turning Cloudy/Showers Late/54-56/Scattered Showers/And
Breezy/70-72;
SUPER=331-Becoming Mostly/Cloudy/56-58/Scattered Showers/Likely/74-76;
SUPER=332-Mostly Cloudy/Showers Late/50-54/Occasional Showers/And
Breezy/65-69;
SUPER=333-Clouding Up/Showers Late/50-54/Widely Scattered/Showers/65-69;
SUPER=334-Mostly Cloudy/Showers Late/50-54/Occasional Showers/Likely/68-70;
SUPER=X5001;
RRE-CST-TOSS
ANCHOR=Connie

Move over Tickle Me Elmo and Beanie Babies--
We think we've spotted the makings of an even bigger craze-- Virtual Pets.
Don't be left out-- there's more News-7 Primetime after this break, right here on WEFC. cc sponsor go to break

P-Alzheimer's

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-17
GRAPHIC=ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

The American Psychiatric Association has released guidelines designed to help families of Alzheimer's patients.
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VO-NAT

The Association wants physicians to start writing prescriptions-- telling their Alzheimer's patients not to drive.
California is the only state that requires doctors to report Alzheimer's patients to the D-M-V, so authorities can consider revoking their license.
The recommendation may be important-- as a recent Scandinavian study published in the Lancet, looked at the brains of elderly car crash victims.
They found a third of them showed clear evidence of Alzheimer's Disease.
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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

You may have heard about the "virtual chicken" that ignited a toy craze in Japan.
The toy is here now in this country-- it's Manhattan debut marks our Video of the Day.
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SUPER=75-Pepper Schwartz/Sociologist; :40
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((
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((IT'S PRETTY COOL....TWO PER CUSTOMER...HAD TO HAVE IT...CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY.))
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***CONNIE AUDIO ON CART*****
The keychain sized computer game is called Tamagotchi-- Japanese for "cute little egg."
Players get to hatch, feed, discipline and clean up after a chicken on the screen.
The manufacturer reports selling close to a million in a month in Japan-- and thinks this virtual pet is virtually destined to be a hit in the U.S.
But there is some competion-- check out the Giga Pet.
Plans call for six different characters-- including Digital Doggie and Compu Kittie.
You might be wondering, what's going on?
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SOT 10:22:08
IN Q=You're going
((PEPPER SCHWARTZ/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SOCIOLOGIST: YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS EMOTIONAL RUSH JUST LIKE A REAL ANIMAL. WHEN IT SITS THERE, AND UM, WANTS TO BE FED AND YOU DO.. YOU FEEL BETTER. THIS IS GONNA ACT ON JUST THOSE EMOTIONS. ))
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SP-Score

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s7-7
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG

Coming your way on this Friday night edition of Primetime sports here on WEFC.
Qualifying highlights, interviews and the top 25 rundown from Sears Point.
Plus, Franklin County keeps rolling in baseball, Tiger keeps rolling in the dough.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Louisville, KY

But first, it was lady's day in Churchill Downs as the fillies version of the Kentucky Derby was held.
"Blushing KD" breezed to the win in the Kentucky Oaks winning by 2 and a half lengths over "Tomisue's Delight."
Tomorrow the real derby, where "Pulpit" and "Silver Charm" and "Captain Bodgit" remain the favorites.
Now your scores.
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WIPE TO SCORES
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SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0094-j/Cave Spring/12//Pulaski Co./2//D. Trumbower - 3 RBIs//Wm.
Fleming/3/j/Franklin Co./4///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0094-j/Northside/7//William Byrd/4///;
SUPER=X5011
SUPER=0093-j/Frederick/5//Salem/2////Lynchburg///Prince William////;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Detroit///Cleveland///Postponed By
Rain//Minnesota/2//Toronto/2/8//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Oakland/1/j/Baltimore/7////Anaheim///Chicago///Postponed By Rain/;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0091-/New York/2//Kansas City/0/4///Boston/1//Texas/1/3/Brewers-Mariners
-LATE/;
SUPER=0092-/St. Louis/4//New York/4/7///Pittsburgh/2//Atlanta/2/8//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Florida/1//Houston/2/2///Philadelphia/5//Colorado/2/2/Three Late
Games/;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Atlanta/86//Detroit/67/4/Game Four//L.A.
Lakers///Portland///10:30pm Start/;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/N.Y. Rangers/0/j/New Jersey/2//East Semi -Final Game
1//Anaheim/1//Detroit/1/3/West Semi-Final Game 1/;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0103-/Edmonton/1//Colorado/4/2/West Semi-Final Game One/;
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oc...LAST SCORE.
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SP-Qualify

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-36
GRAPHIC=SEARS POINT

Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace dominated qualifying tonight out in Sonoma, California - the site of this Sunday's Save Mart 300 road race.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Sonoma, CA/espn2; :00
56 cars attempted to qualify for the event. Wallace went out about midway through the time trials, and knocked Jeff Gordon off the pole with at the time a record run at 92 point 533 miles an hour.
But Mark Martin, one of the last drivers on the track went out and bumped Wallace off the pole with a record setting circuit at 92 point 807 miles an hour.
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((MARK MARTIN/SAVE MART 300 POLE WINNER:)) ((RUSTY WALLACE/QUALIFIED SECOND:))
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SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Qualified Second; :12
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VO-NAT CON'T

Bobby Labonte had a good run going until he reached turn 8a of the road course.
He'll have to try again tomorrow.
Now the top 25.
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WIPE TO QUALIFYING
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SUPER=X5016;
SUPER=0107-1. Mark Martin/92.807/2. Rusty Wallace//3. Jeff Gordon//4. Terry
Labonte//5. Brett Bodine//;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0107-6. Michael Waltrip//7. Geoff Bodine//8. Dale Jarrett//9. Wally
Dallenbach//10. Ricky Rudd//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-11. Kyle Petty//12. Ted Musgrave//13. Bill Elliott//14. Ward
Burton//15. Ken Schrader//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-16. Sterling Marlin//17. John Andretti//18. Robby Gordon//19. Mike
Skinner//20. Jeff Burton//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-21. Derrike Cope//22. Hut Stricklin//23. Bobby Hamilton//24. Ernie
Irvan//25. Jimmy Spencer//;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=.....LAST CAR.
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SP-Franklin

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s7-1
GRAPHIC=high school baseball

A near upset tonight in Rocky Mount as William Fleming took unbeaten Franklin County to the wire before losing 4-to-3 on the RVD diamond.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount/Colonels vs. Eagles; :00

The 1977 Group Three-A runner-up team, that includes among other current Ferrum head coach Abe Naff, was honored before the game.
In the bottom of the fourth Jeremy Atkins gets the game winner - with a two run homer to left field.
SUPER=34-Wm. Fleming/3/Franklin Co./4;

And the Eagles escape with a 4-to-3 win over Fleming.
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Sp-Tiger

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=TIGER WOODS

As we mentioned earlier on News 7 Primetime, we've heard more from Fuzzy Zoeller than we have from Tiger Woods since the Masters.
That's largely because hasn't made an appearance on the Tour in nearly a month.
But Roy Stanley tells us even when he's not playing, folks are paying - BIG BUCKS - to look and play like a Tiger.
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IN Q="Many people...
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SUPER=03-Roanoke; :21
SUPER=01-Johnny King/Blue Hills Golf Pro; :29
SUPER=@Roy2; :46
SUPER=01-Tara Duus/Play It Again Sports; :59
SUPER=01-Russ Welch/Finish Line; 1:17
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((Many say that Tigers record win at Augusta in the Masters has taken the sport of golf to another level.
And that is the case here in the Roanoke area.))
((NAT SOT: ))
((Junior Golf is a trademark of the Roanoke Valley.
And a check with the pros at several of the public golf courses indicates the interest is on the rise even before the clubs start their annual junior golf clinics this summer.)) ((JOHNNY KING/BLUE HILLS GOLF PRO: )) ((The increase can be backed up by the number of inquires about junior golf club sets at sporting good stores.
And most of Tigers clothing like hats, shirts, shoes and shorts have also become hot products.)) ((TARA DUUS/PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS: )) ((RUSS WELCH/FINISH LINE: )) ((Tiger is also skipping this weekend's Shell Houston Open. Roy Stanley news 7 sports.))
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preview-boards

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none

That's all for us-- but for more news in 30- minutes ...Here's what you'll
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dissolve to boards see on NEWS-7 at 11 over on WDBJ-7.
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-On the Homefront;

We continue our series Bosnian Peacekeepers-- this time we focus on the homefront.
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VO-NAT

It's been nearly three months since a group of Danville National Guardsmen were deployed as peacekeepers.
The time apart has been hard for the soldiers-- especially those with wives and children.
Roger Gilreath's son, Tyler, was less than two months old when he left for Bosnia.
His wife, Melissa, says phone calls and letters, on both sides, make all the difference.
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((MELISSA GILREATH/ROGER'S WIFE:WHEN I SEE HIM ON TV OR SOME OF THE LETTERS HE WRITES, HE WROTE ME A POEM, I READ IT AND JUST CRIED, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS READING IT, IT WAS HARD, AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE HANG UP THE PHONE IT'S HARD. ))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
watching NEWS-7 Primetime, have a nice weekend, goodnight. Jean Jadhon has that report and more news over on WDBJ-7. Thanks for