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Council-Pay


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-34
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Seal


The mayor of Roanoke is thinking twice about giving himself a pay raise after public opposition.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


David Bowers says he'll ask city council to delay a vote on his 28-percent salary increase.
Also hanging in the balance is a two-thousand dollar pay hike for city council members.
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SOT BOWERS 1 9:59:42
IN Q=inherently

((INHERENTLY, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT SOMEONE SETTING YOUR OWN SALARY. I KNOW THAT. AND SO DO THE PEOPLE OF ROANOKE. YET THAT'S THE SYSTEM WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED UNDER.))
SUPER=01-David Bowers/Roanoke Mayor;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q= worked under
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VO-NAT


But the President of the Wildwood Civic League says the pay raises aren't fair.
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SOT 14:18:39
IN Q=There are many

((THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE THAT ARE MAKING LESS THAN 16-THOUSAND-DOLLARS A YEAR AND LIVING ON THAT AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCILMEN SHOULD THINK ABOUT.))
SUPER=01-Roy Stroop/Wildwood Civic League President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=think about
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VO-NAT


Stroop says he's heard only negative feedback about the raises.
Meanwhile, the Virginia Police Benevolent Association plans to stage a rally against the city council raises Monday afternoon.
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Pay-Raises


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None


Pay raises are also in the works in the New River Valley.
The Montgomery County board of supervisors and Pulaski County school board members will get pay hikes.
The Pulaski board voted itself a raise for the first time since 1984, doubling members' pay from 900 to 18-hundred dollars a year.
Montgomery supervisors voted to increase THEIR pay to nine thousand dollars a year, a 30-percent jump.
Montgomery's compensation will be the maximum the state allows for a county of its size.

Tuskegee-Apology


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE


It was 60-years ago that the Tuskegee Experiment began-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


Today a presidential apology to the black men who's syphilis was left untreated- in a federal experiment.
Clinton said the men were betrayed by the American government.
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SOT 15:30:27
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((WHAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DID WAS SHAMEFUL. AND I AM SORRY. APPLAUSE.))
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VO-NAT


The experiment began in the 1930's in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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SOT 15:29:29
IN Q=

((WE ARE DELIGHTED TODAY TO CLOSE THIS VERY TRAGIC AND PAINFUL CHAPTER.))
SUPER=01-Herman Shaw/Tuskegee Experiment Victim;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=and painful chapter."
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VO-NAT


The president pledged a 200 thousand dollar grant for Tuskegee University to help encourage black students to pursue careers in medical research.
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FL-Collapse


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=


Invesitagors are trying to figure out why a Miami kennel club collapsed-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami Shores, FL;

crushing two workers to death and trapping three others.
Demolition was underway at the Biscayne Kennel Club- the second oldest dog track in the country.
Workers were cutting away supports for the main building when the structure gave way- with five people inside.
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SOT 14:03:32
IN Q=

((LUIS FERNANDEZ/METRO DADE FIRE AND RESCUE: BASICALLY IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WERE TRAPPED SEVERELY IMMEDIATLEY PRETTY MUCH UPON DEMOLITION OR UPON DESTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. THEY HAD AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS STRUCTURE HEAVY CONCRETE TIE BEAMS AND COLUMNS. THAT HAD PRETTY MUCH COLLAPSED AROUND THEM.))
SUPER=01-Luis Fernandez/Metro Dade Fire And Rescue; 00-04!
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=collapsed around them.
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VO-NAT


Two of the injured workers were treated and released. One is in "good" condition.
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Hager


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=John Hager


His former position as an executive with American Tobacco Company may pull Republican lieutenant governor candidate John Hager into the tobacco legal wars.
An attorney in a Pennsylvania tobacco lawsuit says he may subpoena Hager.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Hager says it's political exploitation -- and that he has NO comment on the health dangers of nicotine.
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SOT 15:42:43
IN Q=As I say

((AS I SAY I'VE BEEN RETIRED FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I'M NOT A SCIENTIST. I DON'T FEEL PARTICULARLY QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.))
SUPER=@Hager;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=that question.
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VO-NAT


Hager was head of Research and Development for American Tobacco in the 1970's.
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Gov-Ads


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97


A blast of politics is hitting Virginia airwaves.
Both candidates for Governor are already running TV ads...six months before they appear on the ballot.
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SOT
IN Q=George Allen

((GEORGE ALLEN CALLS HIM OUR GREATEST ATTORNEY GENERAL. JIM GILMORE GREW UP IN THIS BLUE COLLAR NEIGHBORHOOD, WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH COLLEGE, VOLUNTEERED FOR THE ARMY AND CAME HOME TO LAW SCHOOL.))
SOT BEYER AD PRE-PRO

((HE'S NOT ANOTHER LAWYER LOOKING FOR A JOB IN POLITICS. DON BEYER. HUSBAND, FATHER, BUSINESSMAN. HE BUILT A FAMILY BUSINESS FROM THE GROUND UP. ))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=the ground up.
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VO-NAT


The Gilmore campaign says that last part's a glitch.
Beyer took over his father's car dealership. from tape 97-18
SUPER=03-Richmond/Saturday;


The Beyer camp says its capitalizing on Convention excitement.
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SOT 05:16:53
IN Q=What we

((SUSAN PLATT/BEYER CAMPAIGN MANAGER: WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS SEIZE ON THAT ENTHUSIASM AND THAT ENERGY AND BEGIN THE CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK ON TELEVISION. TO TAKE TO ALL THE CITIZENS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.))
SUPER=01-Susan Platt/Beyer Campaign Manager;
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OUT Q=Commonwealth.
TALENT=Jean
SS=HOLD


Meanwhile, three of the four Republicans running for attorney general say they'll be on TV through June 10th... when voters will select a candidate in a primary election.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Still to come on the newscast, we'll tell you why some educators say the internet is the wave of the future,
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VO-NAT

and after only three months on the market, a prominent Roanoke business is no longer for sale.
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Advance-Auto


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=Advance


Advance Auto Parts is no longer on the fast track to be bought out.
Len Besthoff has more on one of Roanoke's oldest homegrown companies.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-John Stroud/Regional Chamber of Commerce; :41
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(( The Roanoke based chain announced that after only three months, it's off the selling block.
Advance says instead it plans to continue its strategy of new store growth and expansion.
Right now it has 688 locations in 10 states.
One industry expert expressed surprise at the move, saying maybe we all thought they were making more money than they were, and when potential buyers had a chance to open the books, there wasn't as much profit as they thought.
Advance is privately owned by Roanoke's Taubman family.
It has been based here since the thirties.
Business leaders admit it would have been a big loss if the company found a buyer and its headquarters moved out of town.
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SOT 05:06:58
IN Q=I think

((JOHN STROUD/REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: I THINK IT'S GREAT NEWS THAT ADVANCE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IS GONNA REMAIN IN THE VALLEY AND THE TAUBMANS HAVE MADE THIS DECISION.))
SUPER=01-John Stroud/Regional Chamber of Commerce;
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OUT Q=this decision.
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SOT 05:54:11
IN Q=The company

((The company would not rule out a sale altogether. You need to read this release closely. It says that a sale of Advance would not serve its best interests at this time. Len Besthoff, News-7.))
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RUNS=:12
OUT Q=News-7.


Truck-Ax


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=Accident


A tire blowout sent an antique fire truck into the woods near interstate 81.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


State Police say the driver of a truck hauling a 1927 Kazim Shriners fire truck, lost control when a tire blew.
The flatbed truck ran off the right side of the road and down an embankment.
One of the southbound lanes near mile marker 132 was closed for several hours while the vehicle and its cargo were pulled from the ravine.
The antique truck only had minor damage.
The Shriners were on their way to an event in Big Stone Gap.
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Last-Education


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11PM
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-30
GRAPHIC=Raising The Bar


Imagine a classroom with every book in the world on the shelf and you're imagining a Virginia school with a computer hooked up to the Internet.
The promise of computer technology is our final chapter **TAKE FULLSCREEN LIVE Raising the Bar** in "Raising the Bar: Virginia's Schools."
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SUPER=01-Wallace Saval/Petersburg Public Schools; :37
SUPER=01-Ida Hill/Assistant State Superintendent; :44
SUPER=01-Twyla Smith/Petersburg 5th Grader; :58
SUPER=01-Sherri Spivey/Henrico Co. Teacher; 1:19
SUPER=01-Jacob Mitchell/Henrico 4th Grader; 1:47
SUPER=@Ellen1; 2:00
RUNS=2:24
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.


(( This is NOT your father's classroom.
nat sot "i have a dream"
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sot P-BURG TWO 11:19:33

((ASHLEY BROWN/PETERSBURG 5TH GRADER: IT HAS A VOICE. IT HAS A TAPE OF WHAT HE DID. AND THEN I TYPED A REPORT OF WHAT I THOUGHT OF HIM.))
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Ashley Brown knows what a CD-ROM can do for her...but-
sot P-BURG TWO 11:18:53

((ASHLEY BROWN/PETERSBURG 5TH GRADER: I WOULD LIKE TO GET ON THE INTERNET TO SEE--TO PULL UP INFORMATION ON OTHER THINGS INSTEAD OF ALWAYS USING THE ENCYCLOPEDIA.))
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sot P-BURG ONE 10:36:00

((WALLACE SAVAL/PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS: LET ME BE VERY CANDID WITH YOU. WE'RE A POOR SCHOOL DIVISION.))
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Petersburg has only one computer per one hundred children with access to the Internet.
And most are in libraries, where children use them for just minutes a week.
But even the oldest computers are like teachers the school could never afford.
sot P-BURG TWO 10:48:09

((WALLACE SAVAL/PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS: YOUR SELF-ESTEEM IS NOT AT-RISK. I MEAN THE MACHINE'S NOT GONNA CALL YOU A DUMBBELL OR ANYTHING OR SAY THAT YOU'RE SLOW.))
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sot tape one 03:12:15

((IDA HILL/ASSISTANT STATE SUPERINTENDENT: THE ABSENTEE RATE GOES DOWN. THERE ARE SOMETIMES FEWER DROPOUTS BECAUSE OF ACCESS TO THE COMPUTERS.))
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Access to software, to CDs, to closed networks, okay.
But there's debate over the Internet.
sot P-BURG TWO 11:16:03

((TWYLA SMITH/PETERSBURG 5TH GRADER: MY MOM THINKS SOMETHING BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME AND STUFF. BUT WE MIGHT GET THE INTERNET AT HOME.))
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sot P-BURG TWO 10:51:36

((WALLACE SAVAL/PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS: YOU GOTTA HAVE THE INTERNET. THERE ARE NO BOOKS IN THIS LIBRARY THAT ARE THE EQUAL TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. BECAUSE THE WHOLE WORLD IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.))
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Henrico teacher Sherri Spivey has five computers in her classroom-- and one at home.
sot SHORT PUMP TWO 35:30

((SHERRI SPIVEY/HENRICO CO. TEACHER: THIS PICTURE OF A RAINFOREST FROG APPEARED. AND THIS BIOLOGIST HAD BEEN PART OF A TEAM THAT DISCOVERED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN SPECIES OF A FROG. AND IT CAME, AND THEN I BROUGHT THAT TO SCHOOL. I PRINTED IT OFF. AND I SAID "THIS PICTURE HERE DIDN'T COME FROM A BOOK, I GOT IT THROUGH MY COMPUTER."))
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sot TAPE ONE 03:26:59

((IDA HILL/ASSISTANT STATE SUPERINTENDENT: TEACHERS ALL OVER THE STATE ARE ASKING FOR MORE TRAINING. BECAUSE THEY'RE FINDING IN MANY INSTANCES THAT STUDENTS ARE MOVING AHEAD OF THEM.))
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sot SHORT PUMP TWO 20:14

((JACOB MITCHELL: WHEN I SIT AT MY DESK I DON'T HAVE A KEYBOARD TO TYPE ON. I HAVE TO USE MY PENCIL TO DO STUFF. AND I DON'T HAVE A BRAIN IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TO USE MY OWN BRAIN.))
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SOT STANDUP


The General Assembly has allocated 100 million dollars to upgrade school technology.
The irony is that the poorest schools have to spend the money to rewire old schools ...and the richer divisions have new schools, with wires in the walls, so they can spend it on more computers.
But wherever you go, rich or poor, kids are excited-- and that makes the work of education a lot easier.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

Thumbprinting


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-25
GRAPHIC=First Union


Some local banks are asking customers for a thumbs-up, but the idea is getting a thumbs-down from some people.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


The program is meant to stamp-out check fraud. At First Union, customers who don't have checking accounts are required to give a thumb-print in order to cash checks.
One customer said the process made him feel like a "common criminal."
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SOT 12.54.17 - 12.54.32
IN Q=We certainly don't

((TY SMITH/FIRST UNION BRANCH MANAGER; WE CERTAINLY DON'T MEAN TO GIVE THAT IMPRESSION TO CUSTOMERS. ALL WE'RE ASKING IS IF THE CUSTOMER DOESN'T HAVE ANY SORT OF DEPOSIT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR INSTITUTION WE ASK THEM TO PROVIDE A PHOTO ID AND ALSO TO PROVIDE A THUMB-PRINT. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES HAVE A DEPOSIT-RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR BANK IT'S JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL.))
SUPER=01-Ty Smith/First Union Branch Manager;
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OUT Q=business as usual
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VO-NAT


Thumb-prints go on the back of each check, and are not kept on file.
Nationally, banks lose about 800 million dollars annually from check fraud-- almost ten times as much as in bank robberies.
The program has been underway for about a month at this First Union. And, so far Smith said it's helped discourage non-customers from coming back.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=First Union


First Union also has the program in its Maryland and Washington D-C branches. Other banks in the Roanoke area are expected to follow suit.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE


Still to come on News 7 at 11, one of the tabloids says it has embarrasing photos of one of the nation's best known couple,
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VO-NAT

and Rocky Mount gets an early start of its new Y-M-C-A.
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Gifford


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Frank Gifford and wife Kathy Lee are not talking to the press- after a tabloid photograph apparently showed Gifford with another woman.
Liz Mullen reports on the Globe article that's causing quite a stir.
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SUPER=04-"Live With Regis and Kathie Lee"; 55
SUPER=01-Liz Mullen/CBS News; 1:04
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(("The GlobeE" says that this grainy picture of a couple in an intimate embrace is Frank Gifford.. in the arms of another woman. The photo.. along with others, will appear in next week's issue. According to the Globe, the "other woman" is a 46-year-old former flight attendant and the trysts allegedly took place on April 30 and May 1 at New York's Regency Hotel.
In a joint statement, the Giffords said that quote: This experience has been as painful for us as it would be for any other couple. However, we will get through this together. Apparently, the editor of "The Globe" told the "New York Post" that he hadn't planned on running the photos.. but was compelled to do so after the Giffords denied the reports of an affair. For her part, Kathie Lee made no mention of the scandal in today's "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" show.
LIZ MULLEN/CBS NEWS: FOR WHAT ITS WORTH, THE GLOBE PHOTOS WERE APPARENTLY TAKEN FROM A VIDEOTAPE WHICH TERRY RASKIN OF THE GLOBE TOLD WCBS RADIO WAS MADE BY A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR WORKING FOR ONE OF THE PARTIES IN THE WOMAN'S CURRENT MARRIAGE. LIZ MULLEN, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

Lake-Gaston


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=None


Construction crews installed the last section of the 76-mile Lake Gaston pipeline this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Isle of Wight Co.


But it's not ready to start carrying water just yet.
Testing will begin in August, and the pipeline could bring water to Virginia Beach by December.
Legal disputes between Virginia and North Carolina delayed work on the project for years.
But engineers say the project will be finished under budget and ahead of schedule.
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Franklin-YMCA


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-29
GRAPHIC=NONE


Franklin County residents came out today to celebrate the early start to their new Y-M-C-A.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;


Children helped with the groundbreaking for the building which should be complete by next spring.
County businesses and resident were able to raise three and half million dollars for the building in only two years--way ahead of schedule.
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SOT 17.08.38 - 17.08.53
IN Q=The growth of

((RUSS MERRITT/FRANKLIN CO. YMCA EXEC. DIR.: THE GROWTH OF THIS "Y" AND COMING TO THIS POINT IS VERY RAPID MUCH BEYOND THE CURVE FOR MOST Y'S. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT'S HAPPENED IS BECAUSE OUR Y DOES FOCUS VERY STRONGLY ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ON VALUES, ON HAVING THE KID OF MISSION THAT REALLY DOES TOUCH PEOPLE'S LIVES.))
SUPER=01-Russ Merritt/Franklin Co. YMCA Exec. Dir.
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OUT Q=touch people's lives
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VO-NAT


The new building will have an aerobics room, outdoor hiking and jogging trail and two basketball courts.
Hayes, SEE, Mattern and Mattern designed the building.
And, though construction hasn't started, the design for the building has already won honors.
A local chapter of the American Institute of Architecture gave it an award for architectural design.
The area has used a temporary Y-M-C-A for the past two years.
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S-Score
ANCHOR=Steve
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NEWSCAST=11pm
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TAPE#=VF96-2
GRAPHIC=None


A big day for Peyton Manning; as he is is recognized for his accomplishments,
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN; :00


OFF the field. This morning the Tennessee quarterback received his degree from UT.
Peyton graduated with cum laude honors and the highest grade point average in speech communication; his primary focus of study.
Manning will play for the Volunteers as a graduate student this fall. Now your numbers
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oc...LAST SCORE.
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go to break

S-Qualify


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=CHARLOTTE MOTOR S'WAY


Bill Elliott destroyed the Winston all star race qualifying record tonight as he won the pole for the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00

Awseome Bill will be joined on the front row by Dale Earnhardt, who put the orange number 3 monte carlo on the outside pole.
Jeff Gordon was running fast, but locked up the breaks coming down pit road, missed his pit stop and will start at the back on the field.
But no one could catch Bill Elliott. Elliott put the McDonalds car on the pole with a speed near 144 miles per hour.
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IN Q=I felt

((BILL ELLIOTT/WINSTON ALL STAR POLE WINNER:))
SUPER=01-Bill Elliott/Winston All Star Pole Winner; :00
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now the top 19.
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S-Indy


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=RS96-1
GRAPHIC=Indy


A scary accident marred the final practice before qualifying for this year's Indianapolis 500 today.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN; :00


Driver Johnny O'Connell won't be in the field because of this crash into the wall this morning. He was taken to Methodist Hospital complaining of pain in his left foot and ankle.
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S-Blue


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-6
GRAPHIC=Soccer


William Byrd and Blacksburg are already made the Region III tournament. Tonight; they battled for the Blue Ridge District tournament title.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Terriers vs. Indians; :00


A rather pleasant evening for a battle between two soccer powers. A defensive chess match throughout. Watch Byrd's Parker reeves fire this shot. But the Indian's Randy Cross is there for the save.
O-O in the second half until the SUPER=34-Blacksburg/2/William Byrd/0;

Indians Cory Bond makes the perfect centering pass and John Davis is there for the point blank score. 1-nothing B-Burg.
The Indians secure the District tournament crown with Watson randolph's tally just a few minutes later; Blacksburg wins 2-nothing.
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ANCHOR=Steve
SS=Soccer


Lord Botetourt made the Region II tourney by beating Salem 2-1.

S-RVD


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-7
GRAPHIC=Soccer


On to the triple A ranks where Cave Spring battled Franklin County for the Roanoke Valley District tournament title.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Eagles vs. Knights; :00


We pick up the action with about 20 minutes remaining in the first half. The Knight Greg Allen makes the pin point pass to Joe Slack. he finds the range from in close to putt Cave Spring up 1-nothing.
Franklin County junior goaltender Josh Hale did shut the door of the
SUPER=34-Cave Spring/2/Franklin Co./0;

Knights often, but Cave got one more goal on a Steve Hamblen penalty kick and the Knights win their third straight RVD title with a 2-nothing win.
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S-Tiger


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-26
GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods


Masters champion Tiger Woods is tied for the lead in the the Byron Nelson Classic after two rounds.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Irving, TX/Today; :00


Today in the second round of the Byron Nelson from Irving, Texas Woods fired a second consecutive 6 under 64. His 12 under par total ties him with Lee Rinker for the lead. But the tandem only has a one stroke lead going into the third round.
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ANCHOR=steve
SS=Chip Sullivan


Chip Sullivan has made the cut! He shot a 2 under 68 for the day and is at 2 under for the tournament.

S-Futures


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#-s6-28
GRAPHIC=Futures Central Fidelity Classic

For the 2nd straight year; the Futures tour has invaded Bedford County, as the Central Fidelity Classic got underway this morning.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Forest;


One hundred fifteen former, current, and aspiring LPGA stars teed it up for today's opening round of the 50 thousand dollar event.
The par 72 course played a little longer than normal today due to some fairly windy conditions. A mild weekend could mean low scores and heated competition for the 75 hundred dollar first prize.
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(( ))
SUPER=01-Eloise Trainor/Tournament Director;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=...tournament on."
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VO-NAT con't


Tickets are 5 bucks; proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity.
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Sports tease


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none


Still to come tonight; will there be a game seven between New York and Miami?? We'll let you know in just a moment. Stay with us.

S-NBA


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-28
GRAPHIC=NBA Playoffs


The absence of suspended players Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston and Charlie Ward affected New York tonight as the Miami Heat forced a seventh game by beating the Knicks 95-90 tonight.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Heat vs. Knicks; :00


The Knicks tried to rally without their center. John Starks finds John Wallace on the perfect pass for the bucket.
It was not enough. Alonzo Mourning SUPER=32-Miami/95/New York/90;

took advantage of Ewing's suspension; nailing this three point. Zo had 28 points and 9 rebounds as the Heat force game 7 with the 95-90 win.
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S-Chip


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-27
GRAPHIC=child health


10 area businesses pittched in $1000 a piece today for CHIP, the Child Health Investment Partnership, which helps more than 1000 area children under the age of six each year,
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00


Held it's first annual "Tug for Tots" this afternoon at the First Union Plaza.
The 10 member team from American Electric power won the competition with a dominating performance.
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IN Q="It's a very...

((TERRY MCMAHAN/AEP TEAM COACH:))
SUPER=01-Terry McMahan/AEP Team Coach; :00
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=...TO PARTICIPATE."
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VO-NAT CON'T


CHIP had blocked out the lunch hour on the market for the event, but the whole thing lasted less than 30 minutes.
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IN Q="The only...

((LUCY WALTON/CHIP SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIRMAN:))
SUPER=01-Lucy Walton/CHIP Special Events Chairman; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...REALLY WELL."
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VO-NAT CON'T


Dr. Douglas Pierce sees hundreds of children every week, who'se parents are able to pay for good health care.
But 10 years ago he founded CHIP to help those who cannot.
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IN Q="iT'S HERE...

((DR. DOUGLAS PIERCE/CHIP FOUNDER:))
SUPER=01-Dr. Douglas Pierce/CHIP Founder; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...WE'VE HAD."
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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=sta
TAPE#none
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