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News-Heads
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Breaking news-
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VO-NAT
Fire tonight at Bedford County Memorial Hospital- the hospital is being
evacuated.
A news 7 crew is there.
A plane crash in Montgomery County- where we'll have a live report.
Plus an update on that Waterslide Accident.
And one bank is closing locally.
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News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
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Good Evening.
A small plane crashed on the Montgomery-Roanoke County line.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
It happened at about five tonight- it's believed there are no survivors. A
news 7 crew is there. We'll have a live report at eleven.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
If you're a Signet banker you might be interested to know the branches in
Southwest Virginia will close.
The bank is restructuring.
SUPER=03-Concord, CA;
A company spokesman says no structural damage has been found in that water
slide collapse from yesterday
One student was killed 16 others are still hospitalized.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for NEws 7 at Eleven.
Hospital-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJa
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=Fire
We have more on that fire at Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Like we told you earlier the Blaze broke out about nine fifteen tonight-
reportedly on the second and third floors of the hospital.
Double Boxes=Jean/Steve
Steve Smallshaw joins us now live from Bedford.
SUPER=@Steve1
SUPER=06-Bedford
background-Hospital
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=Fire
Some background information on the Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital.
According to Carilion's 1996 Annual Report, the facility has 161 licensed
beds-- 50 for acute care, and 111 long-term beds.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford/File Tape; :
It is an accredited facility, in accordance with the Joint Commission for
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
There is also an Adult Daycare Center-- the Maupin Sizemore Center for
Adults-- located on the grounds of Bedford Memorial Hospital.
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plane-crash
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TAPE#97-34
SS=plane crash
A plane crash in Montgomery County killed two people this afternoon.
The single-engine Cessna slammed into a hillside around five o'clock today.
double boxes andrew/Jean
Andrew Freiden has been covering the investigation.
How far are you from the crash scene?
LIVE=andrew ad lib
SUPER=@Andrew1;
SUPER=05-Montgomery Co.;
(roll cue: " several people saw what happened.)
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IN Q=
SUPER=01-Wilmer Brammer/Witness; :00
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :19
SUPER=01-Sean Hall/Witness; :40
RUNS=:56
OUT Q=in amazement.
LIVE=andrew ad lib
SUPER=05-Montgomery Co.;
double boxes Andrew/Jean
GE-Layoffs
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WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-35
GRAPHIC=General Electric
G-E in Salem has had big cuts in its workforce before.
But not the 30- to- 60- thousand- dollar- a- year jobs being eliminated this
time.
Len Besthoff explains.
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SOT
IN Q=GE will
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-John Mushko/GE Engineer; :23
SUPER=01-Stephen Thomas/GE Engineer; :48
SUPER=@Len1; 1:05
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
((
G-E will cut 125 salaried positions in Salem over the next few months.
The company, which makes control systems for industrial machinery, says this
"doesn't just respond to a serious cost challenge. It also positions the
business for competitive growth in global markets."
Letters received by salaried workers say G-E is suffering from a lack of
business.
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SOT 09:40:32 tape one
IN Q=I've got a
((JOHN MUSHKO/GE ENGINEER: I'VE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. I'VE BEEN TO
PUERTO RICO TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. BEEN UP TO BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA THREE
TIMES. I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO. SO IT'S NOT A REAL LACK OF
WORK.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=a real lack of work.
The move will leave G-E with about 1000 salaried people, and 900 hourly.
Engineers like Stephen Thomas, who was let go in a small cutback in April,
says G-E has been loosely following a rating system to decide who must leave.
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SOT 13:00:33 tape two
IN Q=They have been rating
((STEPHEN THOMAS/GE ENGINEER: THEY HAVE BEEN RATING ALL THE SALARY EMPLOYEES
A, B, OR C. A BEING THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE AND C BEING A NON- PERFORMER AS THEY
CALL THEM. AND THAT IS HOW IS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO ABOUT PICKING THE PEOPLE
TO BE LAID OFF. ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=laid off.
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SOT tape two 18:04:05
IN Q=In spite
((In spite of G-E's optimism, a number of workers we spoke with have some
doubts about the long term prospects for this plant. They believe that
outsourcing will occur, both on the hourly and salaried side of the plant. It
is important to note though, that even after this cut, 1900 people still work
here. Len Besthoff, News-7.))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
Old-97
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WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Danville City Council is taking the middle road in the war over the
proposed Old 97 parkway.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
There was standing room only at tonight's city council meeting, but many
left with unanswered questions.
Council members agree Danville needs a high speed expressway ... but they
won't say whether Old 97 is the solution.
The 16-million-dollar proposed parkway would run around the congested
Franklin Turnpike, taking drivers from the north straight to jobs and shopping
within the city.
But more than 5000 people are fighting the parkway, saying it will carry
drivers further away from local businesses.
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SOT 11:37:37
IN Q= Council has said
((BRIAN TURPIN/ATTORNEY: COUNCIL HAS SAID THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S
PROGRESSIVE AND FUTURISTIC AT SOME TIME DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
CAREFUL NOT TO TERMINATE THE PLANS FOR THE OLD 97 PARKWAY. AND THAT PARTICULAR
PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING TO ME.))
SUPER=01-Brian Turpin/Attorney
RUNS=:11
OUT Q= disappointing to me
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VO-NAT
City Council did agree to widen Franklin Turnpike -- but would not specify
whether it would include three, four or five lanes.
Members killed a proposed cul-de-sac on Franklin Turnpike ... that would
have diverted traffic at the city-county line.
Council will present a formal statement in two weeks.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast, the jury prepares to decide the fate of
convicted killer Timothy McVeigh,
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VO-NAT
And the F-B-I is on alert as a van carrying a large cache of military weapons
is stolen.
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wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
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Roll
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Ok-Trial
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=MCVEIGH
It's back to work in the morning for the jury that convicted Tim McVeigh-
Jurors must decide whether McVeigh should be executed.
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VO-NAT
The judge will allow prosecutors to bring some
SUPER=03-Denver;
victims to the stand- but he's limiting the emotional testimony.
So far defense lawyers have not said whether McVeigh will testify.
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SOT 15:06:12
IN Q=
((STEPHEN JONES/MCVEIGH'S ATTORNEY: WE WENT BACK TO WORK WITH HIM YESTERDAY
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VERDICT AND WORKED WITH HIM. SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
OFFICE WORKED ALL NIGHT IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THIS MORNING AND WE'RE READY
AND HE'S READY.))
SUPER=01-Stephen Jones/McVeigh's Attorney;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=and he's ready."
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VO-NAT
Jurors found McVeigh guilty on eleven counts- in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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FBI-Weapons
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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
The search goes on in Memphis for some high-powered loot.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Memphis, TN;
Someone made off with an unmarked FBI van from a motel parking lot-
Today agents found the van burned out- and missing a stash of weapons.
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SOT 20::09:23
IN Q=
((JOHN HANCOCK/FBI SPECIAL AGENT: THE VEHICLE CONTAINTED APPROXIMATELY ONE
DOZEN SHOULDER WEAPONS INCLUDING M016'S, M-P FIVES, A SHOTGUN AND GAS DELIVERY
WEAOPONS.))
SUPER=01-John Hancock/F.B.I. Special Agent;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=AND GAS DELIVERY WEAPONS."
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VO-NAT
The FBI says the van and weapons were being used as part of a training
exercise.
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Smoke-Complaint
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NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=Tobacco
Last month, the American Heart Association issued the strongest report to
date about the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Meanwhile, one Virginia state worker was well into his fight to breathe a
little easier in the workplace.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=The state
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Julio Del Corso/Tax Dept. Worker; :12
SUPER=04-December 1992; :37
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:10
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( The state Department of Taxation is in an old shoe factory.
In the middle, there's a crossroads of sorts, where smoking is allowed.
It's called "the park."
sot 04;33:00
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: AND YOU HAVE TO PASS THROUGH TO GET
TO WHERE I WORK. AND WHEN I GO ON A BREAK, I HAVE TO PASS THROUGH IT TO GO TO
A CAFETERIA THAT'S FILLED WITH SMOKE. WHEN I WANT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, I
HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THIS PARK AREA SO I CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM.))
runs=:12
Next to the park is the cafeteria.
Some tables are smoking.
Some are non-smoking.
sot 04:31:55
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: IT'S A HEALTH ISSUE. AND YOU CAN
BREATHE IT AND IT'S JUST LIKE SMOKING. I MEAN, WE BREATHE SMOKE EIGHT HOURS A
DAY. THAT'S WORSE THAN SMOKING. I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO SMOKES
CONTINUOUSLY EIGHT HOURS A DAY?))
runs=:10
In 1992, a tax department official gave worker Suzanne Bennett a respirator
mask to wear.
After her case, the department tested the air, and says it meets OSHA
standards for nicotine.
Del Corso uncovered memos on the issue.
sot 04:32:23
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: IT SAYS NON-SMOKERS HAVE NO WAY TO
AVOID INHALING SMOKE BECAUSE SMOKE AREAS ARE LOCATED IN CENTRALIZED LOCATIONS.
I MEAN, THIS IS THE MANAGEMENT SAYING THIS. PLUS THEY SAY "AHA" PLANS ARE
STILL PENDING TO CREATE A SMOKING ROOM WHICH WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THESE
PLANS HAVE BEEN PENDING FOR SIX YEARS.))
runs=:22
sot 04:34:53
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: do you fear your job? OH YES. IT'S
LIKE I TOLD SOMEONE, YOU CAN'T BE A LITTLE BIT PREGNANT. I CAN'T BE A LITTLE
BIT FIRED SO I'M GONNA GO ALL THE WAY.))
runs=:08
He has a grievance pending with the department now.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast, owners of a water park says teenagers are to
blame for yesterday's fatal accident,
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and the President and Air Force One survive a close call with another plane.
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Air-Force
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A near miss for Air Force one- as it carried the President over the
Atlantic.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
The incident happened last week.
But it was just made public today. The Air Force confirms a United
parcel Service plane passed the President's plane within one thousand vertical
feet and three miles horizontal of separation.
The Independent Pilot's association says that's seven seconds within a
disaster.
That is technically a near miss- but the air force says its no big deal.
The Air Force says it did change the plane's course.
The incident happened about 200 miles west of Ireland.
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Waterworld
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
An update on that Waterslide collapse in California.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Concord, CA;
One student has now died- Sixteen others remain hospitalized.
The waterslide collapsed yesterday
when a group of students went down the slide together as part of a senior
prank.
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SOT 20:27:13
IN Q=
((I HEARD A CRACK AND I SAW BODIES AND WATER FALLING TO THE GROUND.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=water falling to the ground."
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VO-NAT
A Waterworld spokesman says no structural damage has been found in the
waterslide.
Witnesses say students ignored lifeguards warning to go down the slide one
at a time.
But some experts say the slide should have been able to support the weight.
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Forecasts
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Bedford-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJa
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
We have more on that fire at Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Like we told you earlier the Blaze broke out about nine fifteen tonight-
reportedly on the second and third floors of the hospital.
Double Boxes=Jean/Steve
Steve Smallshaw joins us now live from Bedford.
SUPER=@Steve1
SUPER=06-Bedford
S-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/White Sox vs. Indians; :00
Albert Belle returned to Cleveland last night to the sounds of boos and
taunts.
He silenced those folks with his bat by hitting a 3 run homer and a pair of
doubles as the Tribe lost to the Sox and their $55 million dollar Belle 9-to-5.
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S-NHL
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-3
GRAPHIC=STANLEY CUP
Game two of the Stanley cup finals last night with the Flyers trying to avoid
losing the first two of the series on their home ice to the Red Wings.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/Prism-NHL; :00
Game one Philly goalie Ron Hextall on the bench.
Garth Snow was in net, and so was this eventual game winning shot by the
Wings Kirk Maltby who drills it from long range two and a half minutes into the
second period.
SUPER=31-Detroit/4/Philadelphia/2/Wings Lead 2-to-0;
Detroit heads home for game three with 2 games to none lead. Last night's
final 4-to-2.
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S-Daly
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-24
GRAPHIC=nba playoffs
The NBA playoffs resume tonight in Chicago with the Bulls on top of the Jazz
one game to none in the best of seven final.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Orlando, FL; :00
Last night in Orlando, former Pistons and Nets boss Chuck Daly officially
came out retirement to take over as head coach of the Orlando Magic.
The 67 year old Daly gets a 3 year 15 million dollar contract.
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S-M.Vista
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=VHSL PLAYOFFS
This was supposed to be a big day for state tournament action for baseball
and softball, but as it turns out only Chatham and Magna Vista managed to stay
on schedule.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Ridgeway/Group AA Quarterfinals; :00
SUPER=34-Chatham/6/Magna Vista/1; :45
SUPER=01-Tommy Scolpini/Chatham Head Coach; :55
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=...HARD AGAIN TODAY."
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(( The weather was anything but perfect in Ridgeway, as fans bundled up hoping
for a little warmth from the sun.
But it was visiting Chatham that warmed things up in the top of the second
as Steve Terry hits this Jonathan Taylor pitch down the third baseline driving
home Ken Brumfield. 1-to-nothing. Then in the third, Chatham, would really
start burning up the bats. Thomas Meadows rips this shot to left field scoring
Chad Henderson and it's 2 -to-nothing Cavs.
Still in the third, J.C. Burchett whacks a double to left field, that almost
leaves the yard. Thats smash will plate two more runs to make it 4-to-nothing
Chatham.
Terry would come through again with another shot down the third base line to
plate two more runs as Chatham wins the game 6-to-1 and moves on to the State
semi-finals where the Cavs will meet the winner of the Byrd-Abingdon game that
was postponed by rain.))
((TOMMY SCOLPINI/CHATHAM HEAD COACH:))
S-Rain
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-8
GRAPHIC=HOLD VHSL
Rain wiped out many games last night in baseball and softball playoffs,
William Byrd and Abingdon's game will be played tonight in Vinton.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :00
Also, the Franklin County-Lake Braddock Group Three-A quarterfinal has also
been moved to tonight at 7 in Rocky Mount.
The Eagles come into that one 22 and 1 on the season.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold VHSL
The Grayson County-Haysi game in Group A is also now set for tonight at 6.
And in softball, Rustburg hosts Patrick County tonight at seven, while
Glenvar hosts St. Paul at 4:30 at Green Hill Park.
S-Draft
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-9
GRAPHIC=MLB
There was some excitement for the folks in the Glenvar area as for
Highlanders baseball star Jason Anderson was selected in the Major League
Baseball draft.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Radford/1997 Season; :00
After playing the waiting game today; the Radford University pitcher,
who struck out 93 and walked only 40 batters this season, was chosen by
Oakland.
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SOT
IN Q="Basically
((JASON ANDERSON/FOURTH ROUND PICK:))
SUPER=01-Jason Anderson/Fourth Round Pick; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...tomorrow night"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Kelly Dampeer, Jason's teammate at Radford, still hopes to be selected in
the in the later rounds tomorrow. Dampeer and Anderson tried out for the
Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend.
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SOT
IN Q="I just
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...for ourselves"
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Hold MLB
Virginia Tech right handed pitcher Denny Wagner was selected by the
Oakland A's today. He was the 42nd overall pick.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=NONE
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
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GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come tonight, we'll head to Blacksburg and Atlanta and hear from
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VO-NAT eng#
those affected by today's announcement that Dave Braine is leaving the Hokies
for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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S-Braine
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NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-27
SS=braine
Dave Braine is a smart enough businessman to know that "Tech" trading is
usually reserved exclusively for those on Wall Street.
SS=Ga. Tech
But yesterday he swapped Virginia Tech for Georgia Tech to become the Yellow
Jackets new athletic director.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta; :00
The announcement came yesterday afternoon in Atlanta, but Braine says it did
not come without much consideration for his family and friends back here in
Virginia.
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SOT
IN Q="I would be remiss...
((DAVE BRAINE/NEW GA. TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:))
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/New Ga. Tech Athletic Director; :00
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=...THAT POSSIBLE."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Braine spent the past nine and half years at Tech, and to be honest the
athletic department was a huge mess when he took over. In many ways he will be
a tough act to follow.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I hate to...
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
((PAUL TORGERSEN/VA. TECH PRESIDENT:))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Paul Torgersen/Va. Tech President;
RUNS=:31
OUT Q=...AT THAT TIME."
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VO-NAT con't
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA/December 1995;
Highly regarded Sharon McCloskey, Braine's senior associate athletic director
will take over the department on an interim basis.
Although she is a legitimate candidate to succeed Braine.
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