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(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... REGGIE HUTCHINS: THESE ARE THE BALLOONS THAT I HAVE.
A 10 YEAR OLD DANVILLE BOY IS BACK HOME-- NEARLY A MONTH-- AFTER HE WAS GUNNED DOWN WHILE ANSWERING THE DOOR.
A BEDFORD COUNTY FATHER WHOSE SON'S RUSH LIMBAUGH BOOK WAS CONFISCATED AT SCHOOL MAY LOSE THE FIRST ROUND OF HIS COURT BATTLE. ))
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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 Wednesday May 14TH, our Top Story
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((WE HAVE TAKEN A HISTORIC....FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.))
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VO-NAT


Russia moves a step closer to being a partner IN NATO.
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P-NATO


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NET-E
GRAPHIC=N7PT


Good Evening, this is News 7 PRIMETIME.
I'm Connie Stevens.
The NATO alliance was formed specially to guard Europe AGAINST the former Soviet Union.
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VO-NAT


Today's news marks one more chapter of the Cold War closed-- with a deal brokered in part by Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his friendly adversary in Washington.
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SOT 20:02:38
IN Q=NATO

((NATO WORKING WITH RUSSIAN AND OTHER FRIENDS OF FREEDOM WILL SEE THAT WE WORK TO PREVENT A RETURN TO NATIONAL RIVALRIES, TO DEFEAT NEW THREATS TO PEACE AND FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY LIKE THE ETHNIC RIVALRIES THAT HAVE TORN BOSNIA ASUNDER. ))
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OUT Q=Bosnia asunder.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=CLINTON


The President says a more secure Europe means a better world for all of America.

P-Nursing-Fire


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
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VO-NAT


The confirmed death toll now stands at nine in a fire that engulfed a home for mentally retarded adults and the elderly.
SUPER=03-Harveys Lake, PA; :


It happened last night in the tiny town of Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.
Seven survivors remain hospitalized.
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SOT 15:14:27
IN Q=At a time like

((JIM DURSO/LUZERNE CO. RED CROSS: THERE'S NOT AN AWFUL LOT WE CAN SAY TO THE PEOPLE. WE JUST WANT TO GET THEM THROUGH THIS IMMEDIATE SHOCK AND GRIEF.))
SUPER=01-Jim Durso/Luzerne Co. Red Cross;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=SHOCK AND GRIEF."
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VO-NAT


It took 200 firefighters several hours to put the blaze out at the two-story home.
Firefighters haven't determined the cause of the fire.
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p-roanoker-fire


ANCHOR=connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-21


wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Monday;


It's been two days since the fire at Leisure Publishing in Roanoke County.
The business that publishes Roanoker Magazine and Blue Ridge Country is struggling to recover from the damage.
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SOT 6:38:49
IN Q=ONLY UP

((RICHARD WELLS/PUBLISHER: ONLY UP IN THE UPPER LEVEL. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND WHERE THE FIRE WAS WAS THERE ACTUAL DAMAGE. ))
SUPER=01-Richard Wells/Publisher;
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OUT Q=actual damage.
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VO-NAT


Even though the fire was confined to the top floor, smoke damage is apparently the biggest inconvenience.
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((IT'S VERY HARD, AS YOU CAN SEE WALKING AROUND HERE. TO GO ON BUSINESS AS USUAL, I DIDN'T SEE THAT MONDAY AFTERNOON, BUT NOW WE'RE LIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND MY CONTRACTOR SAYS HE MAY BE HERE A MONTH. ))
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VO-NAT


That's because a local building code mandates everything with soot on it must be replaced.
Wells says the toughest part of the whole ordeal was making one last trip into the burning building to grab some files.
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SOT 6:38:10
IN Q=TO SPEND

((RICHARD WELLS/PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER: TO SPEND 17 YEARS IN AN OFFICE AND TO HAVE TO REDUCE THAT TO ONE ARMLOAD OF STUFF IS SOMETHING NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE.
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OUT Q=TO MAKE
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VO-NAT


Leisure Publishing expects to complete all current projects, but there will be delays.
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P-Gardner


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-24
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit


A federal judge says a nine- year- old Bedford County boy probably should NOT have been reading a Rush Limbaugh book in school last year--
Not because of the content, but simply because it was too advanced for him.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape; :00


A teacher confiscated Jason Gardner's copy of "The Way Things Ought to Be", and his father sued, claiming the boy's First Amendment rights were violated.
SUPER=04-Today;


In court today, Judge James Turk indicated he would dismiss the part of Gardner's lawsuit involving the Limbaugh book.
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SOT 23:57:26
IN Q=The incident regarding

((PAUL LACY/SCHOOL SYSTEM ATTORNEY: I THINK AS YOU HEARD THE COURT SAY THAT THE TEACHER WAS ACTING AT ALL TIMES IN THE EDUCATIONAL BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD, AND NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BOOK SAID OR THE MESSAGE IT WAS TRYING TO CONVEY.))
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OUT Q=trying to convey.
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VO-NAT


But it's likely Judge Turk will let the rest of the lawsuit go forward.
Gardner says this year, teachers have told Jason to remove an Oliver North bumper sticker from his book bag, and an anti- Clinton button from his shirt.
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SOT 23:53:11
IN Q=There's a handful

((THOMAS GARDNER/JASON'S FATHER: THERE'S A HANDFUL OF TEACHERS THAT I THINK HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT HE WANTS TO READ. FOR THE MOST PART ALL THE TEACHERS ARE GREAT, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE.))
SUPER=01-Thomas Gardner/Jason's Father; :00
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OUT Q=there's a couple.
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VO-NAT


Gardner says as far as he's concerned, his son can continue to bring conservative reading material to school.
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P-Hager


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=HAGER


Virginia's first statewide candidate to use a wheelchair has picked up a national endorsement.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Justin Dart is a chief architect of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
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IN Q=With colleagues

((WITH COLLEAGUES LIKE JOHN HAGER IN OFFICE WE SHALL OVERCOME.))
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IN Q=We believe

((JOHN HAGER: WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE, AND ALL ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY, ALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY AND HAVING THAT CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE.))
SUPER=01-Justin Dart/National Disabled Advocate; :00
SUPER=@Hager; :11
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=to participate.
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VO-NAT


The Hager campaign estimates one in six Virginians is "touched by disability," either having a disability themselves, or a family member or close companion lives with one.
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p-Davis


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=DAVIS


Gil Davis has launched his television campaign.
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VO-NAT


The attorney for Paula Jones in her harassment suit against President Clinton is the first of four Republicans to hit TV statewide.
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Davis has already given more than 600- thousand dollars of his own money to his campaign.
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SOT 11:48;51
IN Q=We're going

((GILD DAVIS/R- ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE: WE'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DELIVER THIS MESSAGE. AND I DON'T PERSONALLY KNOW WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE ULTIMATELY.))
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VO-NAT


Davis says he's prosecuted more than a thousand felons and is the only candidate truly qualified to defend Virginia before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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TALENT=Connie
SS=HOLD


On the issue of rest stop safety, Davis scoffs at
SS=KILGORE

fellow Republican Jerry Kilgore's plan to "privatize" rest stops.
Davis calls the plan illegal.
SS=DAVIS


He says Virginia shouldn't turn public safety over to Burger King and Exxon like some other states have done.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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Other items we're covering tonight--
For millions of overweight Americans who've flunked the diet and exercise regimen-- this could be some hopeful news.
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VO-NAT


And meet the National Collegiate Boxing champ--who's had his share of battles outside the ring. The story next on NEWS-7 Primetime.
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WEFC!!! go to break

p-hutchins


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-19
GRAPHIC=hutchins


A ten-year old Danville boy who was shot while answering his front door, is back at home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


Reggie Hutchins doesn't talk much about the shooting last month, but his mother says it's important to speak up.
Carolyn Hutchins believes the shooting was retribution for her family's efforts to rid the neighborhood of drug dealers.
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IN Q=My husband

((CAROLYN HUTCHINS/REGGIE'S MOTHER: MY HUSBAND HAD CONFRONTED SOME OF THE PEOPLE DOWN THE STREET, BUT IN A POLITE WAY TO JUST NOT PARK AROUND OUR HOUSE.))
SUPER=01-Carolyn Hutchins/Reggie's Mother;
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OUT Q=our house.
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VO-NAT


The fourth grader was shot once in the chest and once in the stomach--He then spent three weeks in critical care--
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SOT 6PM PKG
IN Q=What still

((REPORTER SPEAKS: WHAT STILL HURTS? AROUND MY SIDE, AND MY STOMACH, WHERE THEY TOOK THE STAPLES OUT. ))
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OUT Q=staples out.
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VO-NAT


Reggie will return to school soon...
Meantime his parents want to move out of the neighborhood, but they say the medical bills will have to be paid first.
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P-VMI


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=VMI


The publicity over women at Virginia Military Institute has worked wonders for V-M-I recruiters.
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VO-NAT


THIRTY high school girls have sent in the 300-dollar deposit necessary to hold a position in the corps of cadets.
Thirteen of them are Virginians. A dozen states are represented, PLUS two COUNTRIES: Russia and Taiwan.
Sixty-four female applicants have been accepted.
And it's not too late for some of the rest to send in their money.
Based on past ratios, as many as 37 women may fall into the ranks of the class of two- thousand- one in August.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


V-M-I has reached the minimum number of women the superintendent said would be needed to make co-education work.

P-Boxer


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=VMI


Making it all the way to graduation at V-M-I isn't easy.
But for one cadet, the rigors of four years in Lexington was nothing compared to his childhood.
Scott Prince introduces us to Andy (WHEN) Nguyen.
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((He's barely 5 feet tall and weighs a meager 112 pounds... but don't make him angry.
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((PUNCHING THE PUNCHING BAG. ))
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VMI senior Andy Nguyen is the National Collegiate Boxing champion in his weight class... winning the title just four years after he first slipped on a pair of gloves.
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IN Q=When coach

((ANDY NGUYEN/COLLEGIATE BOXING CHAMPION: WHEN COACH ASKED ME TO BOX MY RAT YEAR I SAID, 'NO WAY. I CAN'T BOX." ))
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Those are pretty surprising comments... considering Andy's been a FIGHTER for most of his life.
When he was just six years old living in Saigon, his parents... fearful of communist rule... sent him to America.
He hasn't seen them since.
And once he arrived in this country he found himself up against the ropes again.
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SOT 11:08:48
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((NGUYEN: I WAS ABUSED WHEN I WAS A CHILD TOO AND THAT HELPED ME TO GROW UP A LOT. )) BUTT! BUTT! BUTT!
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((NGUYEN: THAT KIND OF PUTS PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT LIFE IS AND WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE. ))
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Andy could have thrown in the towel at that point... but he didn't.
He went on to live with a family in Richmond, where he flourished in school.
Now he's set to receive his degree in biology and in a few weeks he'll join the Air Force.
Clearly, by rolling with the punches of life, Andy Nguyen has proven himself a winner both in and out of the ring.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Lexington.))

P-Snowshoe


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-18
GRAPHIC=None


Snowshoe Mountain Resort is getting a major facelift.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Courtesy: Snowshoe


A new chairlift, renovated ski shop, and upgraded snowmaking system are all part of the 12 million dollar plan.
Silver Creek mountain, part of this resort, will feature a tubing park and lighted slopes.
The resort's ski runs should open by Thanksgiving.
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P-Fat-Drug


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=OBESITY TREATMENT


A drug that blocks the absorption of almost a third of the fat people eat is closer to approval.
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VO-NAT


Government advisors have signed off on the pill.
Unlike other new fat drugs that control appetite cravings in the brain, Xenical works in the intestines.
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SOT 20:18:46
IN Q=As a result

((AS A RESULT OF THAT, PEOPLE LOSE ABOUT 500 CALORIES A DAY IN TERMS OF FAT, ON AN AVERAGE DIET, AND THAT 500 CALORIES A DAY LEADS TO ABOUT ONE POUND OF WEIGHT LOSS PER WEEK. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Charles Lucas/Xenical Trial Physician; :
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VO-NAT


But the drug does have some fairly annoying side effects, such as stomach upset.
And even the drug's manufacturer says it's no magic pill.
You still have to diet and exercise.
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P-Eggs


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=SALMONELLA


There's a salmonella epidemic in the nation's egg supply-- it apparently started sometime in the last 20 years.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :


That was the warning today from the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
The watchdog group says eggs have become the leading cause of food poisoning.
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SOT 14:09:33
IN Q=You have to

((CAROLINE SMITH-DEWALL/CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: YOU HAVE TO COOK THE EGGS UNTIL THE YOLKS ARE FIRM. WE DON'T MEAN ROCK HARD, WE JUST MEAN FIRM. COOKING THEM TILL THEY'RE FIRM WILL HELP ELIMINATE THE BACTERIA IN THE EGG. THOROUGHLY COOK EGG DISHES SUCH AS FRENCH TOAST AND OMELETS. ))
SUPER=01-Caroline Smith-DeWaal/Center for Science in the Public Int.; :
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OUT Q=and omelets.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


Also, don't let your children lick cookie or cake batter that contains raw eggs, and keep your eggs refrigerated.

cool-video


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


For tonight's video pick-- you've heard of a kid in a candy store- How about a kid in a toy store- for a free shopping spree?
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SOT 10:21:27
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((ON YOUR MARK GET SET GO!!!))
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OUT Q=get set Go!
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Santa Monica, CA;


And away he went-- Seven-year- old David Miller took off to get all he could in five minutes.
The cart is a little big for this little tike to maneuver- but he managed to toss some toys in the cart and not on the floor.
Miller won the Toys-R-Us spree on the television show Nickelodeon.
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SOT 10:22:26
IN Q=

((DAVID MILLER: IT WENT FASTER THAN I THOUGHT. REPORTER: FASTER THAN YOU THOUGHT? REPORTER: DID YOU GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED? MILLER: MOST OF IT.))
SUPER=75-David Miller/Shopping Spree Winner;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=most of it.
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VO-NAT


Miller took home about a thousand dollars worth of toys.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop



SP-Score


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-27
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG


Tonight on Primetime sports here on WEFC, highlights from tonight's HIllcats-Avalanche game in Lynchburg, Steve Mason checks in with the new Roanoke Wrath, the NCAA Division II softball tourney is back in Salem.
And we'll check on the Knicks & Heat.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00


But first, Phil Jackson is reportedly the top choice of the Orlando Magic to coach the team next season.
And the Magic are willing to give Jackson a six year contract worth $30 million dollars to head south.
His current contract with the Bulls expires at the end of this season.
Also, tonight a report in Salt Lake City says that Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone will be named the league's Most Valuable Player this Sunday.
115 members of the media vote on this award, and the article says Malone edged Michael Jordan for the honor.
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go to break

SP-Hillcats


ANCHOR=mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=twe
TAPE#-cl-97
GRAPHIC=Hillcats/Avalanche


Salem and Lynchburg fell victim to the rain drops last night in Salem, but tonight the action shifted to the Hill City, where the two rivals hoped to survive a few sprinkles and each other.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Avalanche vs. Hillcats;


Birthday boy, Lynchburg GM, Paul Sunwall threw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight, on his 50th birthday.
Salem tried to spoil the party. Chad Gambill gets the base knock up the middle and Garrett Neubart scores for a 1-zip Avalanche lead after one.
The visitors tacked on another run in the 2nd, with Elvis Pena at the plate. Elvis proves he's no hound dog, lining a shot into center plating David Feuerstein.
But the 'Cats didn't whimper. Lynchburg loaded the bases for Nilsson
Antigua in the 4th and Antigua delivers SUPER=37-Salem/2/Lynchburg/4/Rain

Delay in 7th ; with the grounder through the right side of the infield for 2 RBI's and a 2-all game. Right now Lynchburg leads it 4-to-2 in a rain delay in the 7th.
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SP-Knicks


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=mike
TAPE#S6-28
GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS


The Knicks and Heat are battling tonight in the Eastern conference semi-final with New York trying to wrap things up this evening.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Miami/TNT; ;00


Down three games to one, the Heat desperately needed a win to stay alive.
But this is not how you get ahead. Larry Johnson to Charlie Ward, to the old man Buck Williams! And the former Maryland Terrapins dunks all over Alonzo Mourning.
John Crotty would come off the bench and try to ignite the Heat with a hesitation drive that gets him an open layin.
But Pat Ewing answered that with a
SUPER=32-New York/72/Miami/79/Fourth Quarter;


two handed jam and right now the Knicks TRAIL the Heat by 7 in the 4TH.
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SP-Wrath


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#ST5-27
SS=Roanoke Wrath


The Roanoke Wrath is the Valley's new premier soccer team.
The name Wrath is certainly a big change from The Riverdawgs.
And Steve Mason says more than a name has changed with this group.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=01-Steve Holt/Roanoke Wrath President; :17
SUPER=01-Grayson Prilliman/Wrath Player-Coach; :43
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=...mike in the studio"
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SP-Softball


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=NCAA SOFTBALL


Salem is again hosting another NCAA championship this week.
8 Division II softball teams from all over the country are ready to begin play at the Moyer complex tomorrow.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem; :00


This afternoon a number of teams checked into Salem for a little practice time on the Moyer diamonds.
Longwood College and the city of Salem are hosting the event.
The tournament begins tomorrow and runs through next Monday.
SUPER=04-Tonight;


This evening the teams were entertained at a championship banquet at the Salem Civic Center sponsored by your Hometown Station, and emceed tonight by our own Steve Mason.
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bye
ANCHOR=Connie


That's all for us-- but for more news in 30- minutes Jean Jadhon will be Primetime, see you tomorrow, goodnight. along with NEWS-7 at 11 over on WDBJ-7. Thanks for watching NEWS-7
by SS