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ANCHOR=Jean
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Good Evening.
Police make an arrest today in the I-81 Rest Stop murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Livingston Bud Pritchett of Roanoke is charged in the murder-
Police say it was an ATM transaction moments after the murder that led
police to the suspect.
SUPER=03-Salem;
An oxygen tank exploded in Salem tonight- sending it 500 feet away and onto
the roof of a building.
It happened at the highway Machinery and Supply Company in Salem.
No word on what triggered the explosion.
SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM;
And bystanders to the rescue when a pet store catches fire- They race in to
save the cats and dogs.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for News 7 at Eleven.
News-Heads
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Coming up-
A serious tractor trailer accident just moments ago on Orange Avenue-
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VO-NAT
Police arrest this man today- charging him with the I-81 rest stop murder.
An Oxygen tank explodes at one Salem business tonight.
Plus bystanders race in to save dogs and cats when a pet store goes up in
flames.
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News 7 is next.
Ironto-Murder
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=Pritchett
A former truck driver is charged in the murder of a Roanoke man shot to
death at the Ironto rest area last week.
Police arrested 33 year- old Livingston "Bud" Pritchett of Roanoke today,
eight days after Estel Singleton's murder.
As Tracy Altizer reports, an A-T-M transaction moments after the murder led
police to the alleged killer.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Lt. Jim Ruhland/Virginia State Police; :11
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :27
SUPER=03-Ironto/Last Wednesday; :34
SUPER=@Tracy1; 1:00
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=News 7 Christiansburg.
Follo-Ironto
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-28
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
It's been more than a week of pain and frustration for the family of 57-year
old Estel Singleton.
But today's arrest only triggered more unanswered questions especially from
Susan Singleton-- the victim's daughter-in-law.
She spoke to News7 only after we agreed NOT to show her face on camera.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT17.49.02 - 17.49.12
IN Q=It certainly brings
((SUSAN SINGLETON/VICTIM'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: IT CERTAINLY BRINGS A SENSE OF
RELIEF ON ONE SENSE BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND THE
BIGGEST ONE IS WHY.))
SUPER=01-Susan Singleton/Victim's Daughter-In-Law
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=biggest one is why
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Police are continuing their investigation into the murder.
But, the Singletons say the arrest has helped to bring a sense of closure
to their family.
Truck-Ax
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A fatal collision in Roanoke less than an hour ago.
Roanoke police say the accident happned tonight at about 10:15 at the corner
of Orange Avenue and 13th Street.
The driver of a car, a woman hit the curb, veered into oncoming traffic and
slammed into a tractor trailer.
Police believe she died instantly.
The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.
So far there's no word on the cause of the accident.
The victim's name has not been released yet.
Barlow
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=Hold Murder Investigation
Sixteen years ago, her body was found in a ditch near Bedford.. but
authorities haven't given up the search for the killer of young Brandy Barlow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-October, 1980; :00
The two and a half-year old Barlow disappeared from her home in October,
1980.
Police searched for weeks, but never found her.
Then, in February of 1981, four men walking along State Route 6-77
discovered Brandy's body stuffed in a culvert.
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Bedford police Chief Milton Graham says he plans to re-open the
investigation into Barlow's murder within the next few months.
Graham's hoping new forensic technology and investigative techniques can
provide his department with some new leads.
Several local and state agencies have promised to provide extra manpower
once the investigation is underway.
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Goodyear
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=Goodyear
The strike at the Goodyear Tire plant in Danville is officially over.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Members of the United Steelworkers across the country overwhelmingly approved
a new six year contract tonight.
The deal calls for pay raises and enhanced retirement benefits for workers.
Employees can return to work immediately
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SOT 01:29:00
IN Q=The plant is
(( ))
SUPER=01-Danny Barber/Local 831 President; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=heads held high
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
The contract affects 12-thousand workers at nine plants...including
18-hundred in Danville.
Explosion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-29
GRAPHIC=NONE
A flying oxygen tank shocked some people driving in Salem earlier this
evening.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
The tank caught fire and exploded- the force sending it 500 feet away on top
of this building.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT18.19.40 - 18.19.52
IN Q=I was driving
((RHONDA SELLERS/WITNESS:I WAS DRIVING BY AND MY SON AND I WERE HERE AND HEARD
THIS BIG "WOOSH" SOUND AND THEN ALL THESE SPARKS AND EVERYTHING FLEW THIS WAY.
I HAD TO STOP AND BACK-UP BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS GOING TO DROP ON MY
CAR.))
SUPER=01-Rhonda Sellers/Witness;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=drop on my car
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VO-NAT
The explosion happened at the Highway Machinery and Supply company--a repair
shop for loaders.
The tank was filled with 600 pounds of highly flammable liquid oxygen.
Flames from the blast also burned this car parked next to the tank.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Firefighters don't know what triggered the explosion.
Plant-Explosion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NETA
GRAPHIC=NONE
A chemical plant explosion kills three firefighters and injures 16 others
in Arkansas.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-West Helena, AR;
The blast blew heavy black smoke and toxic chemicals into the air- forcing
evacuations of nearby homes and a regional hospital.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:09:35
IN Q=
((THE MAIN CHEMICAL IN THE FIRE WAS AZINPHOSEMETHYL. IT GIVES OFF A VAPOR
CLOUD.))
20:10:08
((YOU COULD JUST SEE IT BILLOWING UP. IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD BE A MILE IN THE
AIR.))
SUPER=01-Denneth Winfrey/Phillips Co. Sheriff; 00-07
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=MILE IN THE AIR."
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VO-NAT
The plant packages pesticides and herbicides.
Tonight doctors are giving firefighters and residents antidote to ward off
the effects of the poisons.
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Pet-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
*************WIPE*************WIPE*************WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM;
A pet store went up in flames in New Mexico-
This was the scene as people risked their lives to save the pets.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:08:08
IN Q=
((COME ON... NAT SOUND...))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=NAT SOUND."
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VO-NAT
People carried puppies and dogs to safety-
Children even pitched in hauling glass cases out.
Firefighters told the people to back away- but bystanders kept running into
the store- despite the smoke and flames.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:08:33
IN Q=
((HE'S OK. HE'S OK. JUST SHAKEN. YOU'RE OK.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=you're ok."
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VO-NAT
Eventually everyone was ordered back- firefighters feared oxygen cylinders
at a medical supply next door would explode.
All of the cats and dogs were saved- but some of the smaller animals like
ferrets, reptiles and fish did not make it out.
No word on what caused the fire.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7, plans to move workers from a West Virginia Kroger
warehouse to Salem run into a snag,
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VO-NAT
and over one hundred jobs are leaving Roanoke as US Airways announces its
streamlining.
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Lake Level
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Roll
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Jones
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-33
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Roanoke prosecutors have traded a capital murder charge for a first degree
murder CONVICTION.
17-year-old (STEPH-ahn dee-WAYNE Jones) Stephan Dwayne Jones pled no contest
to the killing of another 17-year old.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/December 11, 1996;
On December 11th, Antwan Gray was shot dead in the 24-hundred block of
Center Avenue... near the Lansdowne Housing Complex.
Jones continues to claim he's innocent... but he apparently felt his alibi
wasn't strong enough to hold up in court.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:13:06
IN Q=He had told
((TOM BLAYLOCK/JONES' ATTORNEY: HE HAD TOLD THE POLICE HE WAS AT HIS AUNT'S
HOUSE AT THE TIME, THE ROUGH TIME, OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME. AND IT
APPEARS THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVE HE HAD BEEN THERE, BUT
NOT AT THE EXACT TIME OF THIS CRIME. ))
SUPER=01-Tom Blaylock/Jones' Attorney;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=this crime
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VO-NAT
The 17-year old was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
He won't be eligible for release until his early 40's.
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Ok-Trial
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=McVeigh
A witness testified he saw Timothy McVeigh in a Ryder Truck-
That testimony and phone records took center stage at the trial today-
Byron Harlan was there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Byron Harlan/CBS News; 1:06
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=CBS News, Denver."
((Prosecutors are moving through a maze of phone records to show someone placed
calls from the Dreamland Motel--outside of Junction City, Kansas, to
co-defendant Terry Nichols just days before the bombing.
The caller used a phone card, that prosecutors say Nichols and Tim Mcveigh
acquired under a fake name.
They also show, someone used that same card to call a Ryder Truck rental
business in Junction City five days before the bombing.
The defense was able to show that the F.B.I. phone analyst could not say who
used the card, or describe the content of those phone conversations.
The jury also heard from one of tim Mcveigh s friends, Kevin Nicholas, who
said Mcveigh told him that he and Nichols shared a phone card and that Mcveigh
sold some blasting caps to another man in early 1995.
Kevin Nicholas also answered questions about an anti-government letter
Mcveigh sent to Kevin s aunt, saying Mcveigh had militant talents that are in
short supply and that he was prepared to be involved in direct action.
BYRON HARLEN/CBS NEWS: Posecutors are trying to create a picture of a man in
whom anger toward the government continued to build and peaked with the bombing
of the Murrah
federal building in Oklahoma City.
Byron Harlan, CBS News, Denver.))
US-Airways
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHU
TAPE#97-32
GRAPHIC=US AIRWAYS
U-S Airways says it's either going to be a global competitor or a superior
small, regional carrier.
At a crossroads in its corporate history, the airline announced today it
will eliminate its aircraft maintenance operation in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
One hundred-eight union machinists will be affected... though they can be
relocated to Tampa, Charlotte or Pittsburgh.
Dave Carter has worked here- -first for Piedmont, than U-S Air- -for almost
35 years.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:15:30
IN Q=U-S Air
((US AIR HAS AN EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE DELVE INTO THEM PRETTY DEEP.
EVEN HERE WE DO. WE KEEP THEM GOING.))
SUPER=01-Dave Carter/Machinist
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=keep them going.
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VO-NAT
He could have his pick of duty stations within the U-S Airways system, but
he says he thinks he may just take early retirement.
Meanwhile the airline is also eliminating jet service to such cities as
Cincinnati and San Antonio... mothballing 22 older planes... actually cutting
back its capacity six-and-a half percent by NEXT summer.
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Kroger
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Kroger
Kroger's plan to move it's distribution center to Roanoke County is now on
hold.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
A West Virginia Judge ordered a temporary injunction this afternoon forcing
the supermarket chain to keep its Charleston facility for at least 60 days.
Residents from six counties around Charleston filed a lawsuit against the
company... claiming the proposed move violates a contractual agreement with the
state.
The supermarket chain had planned to move its distribution center to Roanoke
County next week.
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Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Jim Gilmore made it official today, When we return we'll see how a
statewide tour is kicking off his campaign for Governor today,
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VO-NAT
and we'll see why one swan's love affair has been anything but smooth sailing.
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COMM#1
Gilmore
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=Gilmore
Jim Gilmore's been the official Republican candidate for governor for weeks.
Today, he put the platform under his campaign in a four city kick-off tour
that begin in Roanoke and ended in Richmond.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=He officially
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Gilmore1; :13
SUPER=@Ellen1; :56
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
((05:26:51
He's officially put the more in Jim Gilmore.
More teachers, more money for higher education, more money and laws to fight
drugs and crime, and more tax dollars going back to the voter than Don Beyer's
promising.
SOT 05:43:30
((WE WILL ABOLISH THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ON PERSONAL CARS AND TRUCKS HERE IN
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.))
RUNS=:14
butt-together with cheers
SOT 05:30:39
((IN THE GILMORE ADMINISTRATION WE WILL PROVIDE FUNDING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
LOCALITIES FOR FOUR THOUSAND NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.))
RUNS=:10
But there's a string attached and Gilmore's quick to point it out.
Virginia revenues need to grow TWO BILLION dollars over the next five years.
He's confident they will because of a strong economy.
SOT 06:05:57
((BUT THE TIME HAS COME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SAY THAT THE WORKING PEOPLE
OF VIRGINIA ARE ENTITLED TO A DIVIDEND ON ALL THIS SUCCESS.))
RUNS=:05
It's a campaign pledge Governor George Allen would have liked to have
made...but some of his welcome with the General Assembly had worn out after a
blockbuster first two years of criminal justice and welfare reforms.
sot STANDUP 06:10:14
((THERE'S ALREADY BICKERING OVER THE NUMBERS. THE VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
ESTIMATES THE TAX CUT PLAN WOULD COST THREE BILLION DOLLARS. NOT THE ONE
BILLION DOLLARS JIM GILMORE'S ESTIMATING. THE GILMORE CAMPAIGN SAYS IT'S
WORKED HARD ON THE NUMBERS AND STANDS BY THE FIGURES. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7,
RICHMOND.))
runs=:16))
2-Truck-Ax
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
We have more on that fatal collision in Roanoke tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police say the accident happened around 10:15 at the corner of Orange Avenue
and 13th Street.
The driver of a car, a woman hit the curb, veered into oncoming traffic and
slammed into a tractor trailer.
Police believe she was killed instantly.
The driver of the truck is apparently in good condition but a bit shaken up
from the incident.
Police are not revealing the identity of the woman.
Traffic is still backed up at the intersection.
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Mason-Dixon
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=News 7 Poll
Most Virginians seem to approve of Governor Allen's proclamation of
Confederate History and Heritage month.
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VO-NAT
The latest News-7/Mason-Dixon survey says 72 percent of those questioned
liked the idea; 22 percent disapproved.
Even a majority of BLACK voters-- 54 percent approved of the proclamation.
The poll shows the Confederate battle flag is a much more divisive issue.
72 percent of white voters see it as a symbol of Southern pride and
heritage; 43 percent of the black voters look at it that way.
17 percent of white voters see the battle flag as a racist symbol; 50
percent of the black voters consider it an emblem of racism and slavery.
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Swan
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
They say birds of a feather flock together-- well not always.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA;
These swans come from different flocks, but they're inseparable.
Where the "swan-boat" goes, Elliot follows.
Park workers took the boat from the water one day-
Elliot followed- not going into the water to swim or eat for days.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:20
IN Q=
((THE BIRDS WE HAVE ALL MATES. HOWEVER ELLIOT KIND OF CAME BY HIMSELF. HE WAS A
LONER. WE PUT THE BOAT IN, IT SEEMED TO BE LOVE AT FIRST SITE.))
SUPER=01-Joe Robinson/Hollywood Park Employee;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=AT FIRST SITE."
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VO-NAT
The boat is now back in the water- so is Elliot.
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S-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
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WRITER=mIKE
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GRAPHIC=NONE
The Bulls lose on their home court, the Rangers roll on their home ice, and
plus Willie White and Chip Sullivan are resting easy tonight.
I'll tell you why in just a minute, but first let's check tonight's scores.
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wipe to boards!!!
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3-to-1//Detroit/1//Anaheim/1/1/Game Four/;
RUNS=:50
oc...LAST SCORE.
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go to break
S-Bulls
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-6
GRAPHIC=NBAPLAYOFFS
The Atlanta Hawks through they gave away game one in CHicago when the let the
Bulls come back and take a 3 point win.
Last night in the game two of the best of seven eastern conference final
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Chicago/TNT - Game Two; :00
The Hawks would make sure there would not be a repeat performance.
They took it right to the Bulls from the opening tap, as Christian Laettner
throws down the jam with authority.
Steve Kemp would come off the bench and answer that with some outside noise
cutting the Hawks lead to five.
But no one would stop Mookie Blaylock. The former Oklahoma Sooner scorched
the nets for 26 points in the first half.
And watch Mookie set the back screen for Alan Henderson, who goes back door
for the dunk and a 7 point lead.
But Michael got hot late in the half and cut the Hawks advantage to 2 at
intermission.
SUPER=32-Atlanta/103/Chicago/95/Series Tied 1-1;
He scored 27, but the Hawks take the home court advantage from the Bulls with
the 103 to-95 win
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S-Bird
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=none
Off the NBA court yesterday the league named Pat Riley it's coach of the
year.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Boston; :00
Meanwhile in Boston Rick Pitino took over not only as the Celtics head coach,
but also as its president
He replaces Red Auerbach, who after 47 years has been given a special vice
president's position.
Auerbach is 79 years old.
SUPER=04-NBA;
While Auerbach is moving up Larry Bird is moving out.
After 18 years in Boston as a player and front office member he has agreed to
take over the Indiana Pacers.
Bird's first head coaching position will take effect on this coming Monday
when he's formally introduced at Market Square arena in Indianapolis.
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S-NHL
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ICE-97
GRAPHIC=STANLEY CUP
The New York Rangers are one win away from the Eastern Conference finals.
Last night they shutout the Devils 3-to-0, to take a 3 games to one lead in
the best of seven semi-final.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/MSG - Game 4; :00
Again, the Rangers would have to deal with that guy from Animal House named
Nedemeyer, who trips up Wayne Gretzky and sends him into the boards head first.
But payback is so, so sweet for the Rangers night as Russ Courtnall feeds
Gretzky for the score - his 6th goal of the postseason.
Mark Messier added an empty netter SUPER=31-New Jersey/0/N.Y.
Rangers/3/Rangers Lead 3-to-1;
and now the Rangers can wrap up the series Sunday afternoon in Jersey.
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S-Willis
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-1
GRAPHIC=WILLIS WHITE
Over in Salem yesterday, the Rotary Club named Willis White its Citizen
of the year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Salem/This Afternoon; :00
The Salem High School Teacher and Football coach has taught mathematics for
33 years.
He began his career in Wythe County, before moving onto Roanoke City and
finally to Salem, where he has worked for the past 14 years.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/December 12, 1996;
Willis has been Blue Ridge district and Friday Football Extra coach of the
year on numerous occasions, but his biggest accomplishment came this past
December when the Spartans won their First Group AA Division 4 state
championship by beating Sherando at Victory stadium.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I think...
((WILLIS WHITE/SALEM ROTARY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR:))
SUPER=01-Willis White/Salem Rotary Citizen of the Year; :00
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=...PAID TO DO."
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up after a quick break on News 7 sports, it was a great day down south
for Chip Sullivan,
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VO-NAT eng#
And Roy Stanley tells us about another charitable golf event in the Roanoke
coming your way later this month.
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S-Sullivan
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=CHIP SULLIVAN
After struggling for a couple of months and missing the cut in seven straight
events, Chip Sullivan finally got on track yesterday during the first round of
the Bell South Open in Duluth, Georgia.
Chip shot a three under round of 69 highlighted by a 32 on the back side.
Don Pooley leads after the first 18 with an 8 under par 64.
The final two rounds of the tournament will be right here on your Hometown
Station Saturday and Sunday.
S-Golf
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-26
GRAPHIC=King Memorial Golf Logo
The Roanoke Valley has more than it's share of charitable golf events every
year, but Roy Stanley says a new event, the first annual King Family Memorial
Tournament is worthy of your time and attention.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="The first...
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=08-Johnny King/Blue Hills Club Pro; :25
SUPER=00-Brenda King Harvey/Blue Hills Golf Club; :55
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((The first King Family Memorial Scholarship was presented in 1992 and it was
worth 300 dollars to the recipient.
The Kings, Known to many as the first family of golf in the valley, had
second thoughts about adding another captain choice tournament.
But when it comes to golf and giving back as always, the Kings wanted to
give more.))
((JOHNNY KING/CLUB PRO: ))
((The proceeds from the golf tournament will benefit an area student in his or
her educational goals. And the Scholarship will be administered by the Roanoke
Valley Golf Hall of Fame.))
((BRENDA KING HARVEY/BLUE HILLS GOLF CLUB: ))
((ROY STANDUP: ))
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The Washington & Lee women's tennis team was knocked out of the winner's
bracket the NCAA championships today in California.
Kenyon College beat W&L 6 to 3 in the semi-finals.
The Generals now play in the consolation match tomorrow morning.
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