17:00-01
News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news heads
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Next on News 7-
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VO-NAT
Some major layoffs at one area company. Len Besthoff will bring us details.
Signet's closing its branches in this region.
Plus one Hokie is switching hats- and Techs.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Well the mood about our weather appears to be grim indeed and the forecast
may not help those feeling deprived of sun.
MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=CST
TAPE#MED HEADS
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Health Check-- most of us prefer going to experienced physicians--
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VO-NAT
but it truly counts when you're considering angioplasty, to open clogged heart
arteries.
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2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
(ad lib)
Video-Open
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#video open
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SOT
IN Q=i could
((I COULD SEE IT COMING....COME TO THIS. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=COME TO THIS.
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VO-NAT
125 General Electric employees are losing their jobs at the Salem plant.
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5-ge-layoffs
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-17
GRAPHIC=NEWS-7 AT FIVE
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=general electric
For the past few weeks there's been much speculation about job cuts inside
the drive systems plant.
Today those rumors became fact.
double boxes Jean/Len
Len Besthoff first reported on this cost cutting move at General Electric a
week ago.
Len how are workers reacting to the news?
ANCHOR=len
Jean they seemed to expect the reduction of 125 salaried positions, but not
the reason why it's taking place.
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=06-Salem;
The employees we spoke with say G-E has told them there's not enough work.
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SOT 09:40:32
IN Q=I've got a
((JOHN MUSHKO/GE ENGINEER: ))
SUPER=01-John Mushko/GE Engineer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=a real lack of work.
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VO-NAT
The company that designs and manufactures control systems for large
industrial machines says "the action is necessary to enhance the
competitiveness of the GE business in Salem."
The job cuts will take place over the next four to eight weeks.
Those affected will get a weeks pay for each year of service with the
company.
G-E noted this move won't impact its hourly workforce.
With the adjustment it will have a little more than a thousand salaried
workers and 900 hourly employees.
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LIVE=len full
SUPER=06-Salem;
Jean earlier this year G-E laid off 138 HOURLY workers.
They were brought back to work within a week.
double boxes Jean/Len
(QUESTION: BUT THIS TIME AROUND, NO HOURLY EMPLOYEES ARE AFFECTED?)
5-Signet
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=signet
Signet Bank is pulling out of Southwest Virginia and putting 25 branches up
for sale.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Today's announcement is part of a major restructuring.
The Richmond-based bank will focus on its core area that includes
Baltimore, Washington D-C, Richmond, and Tidewater.
Bank officials say the local branches will remain open until a buyer is
found.
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SOT 11:19:48
IN Q=There will be no displacements
((RON OTTAVIO/SIGNET VICE PRESIDENT: THERE WILL BE NO DISPLACEMENTS OF
EMPLOYEES AS WE MOVE THROUGH IDENTIFYING A POTENTIAL BUYER, AND CUSTOMERS WILL
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE SAME SERVICE AND THE SAME PRODUCTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING AND ARE RECEIVING FROM SIGNET RIGHT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Ron Ottavio/Signet Vice President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=from Signet right now.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Signet has 14 branches in Roanoke, Danville and the New River Valley...
Together they employ about one hundred people.
The transition to a new owner should take about six to nine months.
5-danville-gj
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5 pm
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Danville man's been arrested on three separate charges spanning five
years-- including murder and wounding a 10-year old.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Police arrested 34-year old Frank Edward Clements this morning.
Clements is accused of robbing the American National Bank in Danville five
years ago.
He's also charged with murdering Tyrone Dawkins in 1993 and shooting 10-year
old Reggie Hutchins two months ago.
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SOT 4:15:51
IN Q= I would like
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS, AND I HOPE THAT IF
YOU DON'T PUT ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON, THE TREMENDOUS COOPERATION BETWEEN THE
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WORKING THESE CASES
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ONGOING FOR A LONG TIME.))
SUPER=@Morris
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=a long time
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VO-NAT
Clements allegedly shot ten-year-old Reggie Hutchins when the boy opened his
front door.
The boy's mother calls the crime an act of revenge against the family for
trying to clean up the neighborhood.
Meantime, the Danville Scorpion Motorcycle Club is teaming up with Danville
Police in a softball game next week to raise money for Hutchins' hospital
bills.
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5-Ok-Trial
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-A
GRAPHIC=MCVEIGH
The penalty phase of Timothy McVeigh's trial begins tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
Today the judge set some limits- He will allow prosecutors to bring some
SUPER=03-Denver;
victims to the stand- but the emotional testimony will be limited.
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=:13
OUT Q=and he's ready."
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VO-NAT
McVeigh could face the death penalty.
Yesterday, the jury found him guilty on all eleven counts- in the Oklahoma
City bombing.
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5-Scotland-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=FIRE
Fire fueled by whiskey filled the sky in Scotland-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Alexandria, Scotland;
One million bottles of Scotch went up in flames at the Loch Lomond
Warehouse.
When whiskey burns- it's not easy to put out.
It took more than 80 firefighters more than five hours to bring the blaze
under control.
The cause of the fire's under investigation.
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5-Horses-Flooding
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-D
wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pickaway Co., OH;
It's not fire- but WATER causing problems in Ohio.
Flooding is driving many people from their homes.
One economist says it's costing farmers milions of dollars.
On one farm, a group of horses is in danger.
More than one dozen horses are stranded on a grassy area- completely
surrounded by water.
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tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Second hand smoke in state buildings, it's a problem for some employees--
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VO-NAT
Was it a no brainer for Virginia Tech's athletic director? He's leaving
Blacksburg and heading south...
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ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- they're supposed to help you lose weight, build muscle or
get an energy boost--
But the government warns you might get more than you bargained for with
ephedrine pills, tablets and teas.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Also coming up-- Patrick is checking out soccer tryouts...
ANCHOR=Connie
A traveling team is in the works... his story when we come back.
cc sponsor
Comm Break#1
5-County-Chief
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=roanoke co seal
The next police chief in Roanoke County will either be Captain Ray Lavinder
or the Chief of Police in Newark (new-ARK), Delaware.
Members of a selection committee interviewed six finalists last week out of
a field of 73.
SS=lavinder
They've narrowed it down to Lavinder and Chief Bill Hogan in Delaware.
One of them will be named- -possibly as soon as next week- -to
SS=Cease
replace John Cease who left last month for a job in Wilmington, North Carolina.
SS=Roanoke Co.
Lavinder is a native Virginian- He's been on the force 18 years.
Hogan was originally from Huntington, West Virginia. He says he has family
in the Roanoke Valley.
5-Braine
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-20
GRAPHIC=braine
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Dave Braine officially became a Yellow
Jacket today, accepting a job with Georgia Tech.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Atlanta;
Braine announced his decision at a press conference in Atlanta this
afternoon.
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SOT 2:44:02
IN Q=I don't want anybody
((DAVE BRAINE/FORMER TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; I DON'T WANT ANYBODY BACK IN
BLACKSBURG TO THINK THAT WE DON'T APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID FOR US AND WHAT THEY
MEANT TO US BECAUSE THEY DID AN WE'LL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL, BUT THIS IS A NEW
CHALLENGE, AND IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CHALLENGE AND I'M VERY MUCH EXCITED TO
HAVE THE OPPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THAT CHALLENGE ))
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/Former Va. Tech Athletic Director;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=on that challenge
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg
Braine had high praise for Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen.
Torgersen says the entire university community is sad to see him go.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:31:54
IN Q=
(( DAVE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET FOR VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS, PROBABLY THE
MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN THE HISTORY OF THIS UNIVERSITY, AT THE
SAME TIME WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS, AND I HAVE TO WISH HIM WELL, AND I DO WISH HIM
WELL. I HOPE HE IS AS SUCCESSFUL AT GEORGIA TECH AS HE WAS AT VIRGINIA TECH ))
SUPER=01-Paul Torgersen/Virginia Tech President;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=was at Virginia Tech
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=va tech
Torgerson has appointed associate athletic director Sharon McCloskey to
serve as Interim Athletic Director, while the university searches for Braine's
replacement.
5-smoke-complaint
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-19
GRAPHIC=va seal
A trip to the state tax department is NO treat for any Virginian.
But it's a daily grind for some state workers who say years of complaints
over secondhand smoke have only clouded the issue over clean air.
double boxes Jean/Ellen
Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom with more.
ANCHOR=ellen
Jean, Julio Del Corso is a real estate appraiser for the state tax
department.
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=22-Richmond;
He's filed a grievance after months of complaints with NO response from
state tax commissioner Danny Payne.
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SOT
IN Q=I come in
SUPER=01-Julio Del Corso/Tax Dept. Worker; :00
SUPER=03-Richmond; :14
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=asthma-related complaints.
((
sot 04:33:51
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: I COME IN IN THE MORNING. AND I WALK
TO ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING AND IT'S A SMOKE AREA. IT'S AN OPEN AREA.
IT'S LIKE AT A BASKETBALL COURT, YOU GO TO CENTER COURT AND PEOPLE AT CENTER
COURT ARE SMOKING. AND YOU HAVE TO PASS THROUGH TO GET TO WHERE I WORK.))
runs=:12
Some state buildings are smoke free.
The tax department has very centrally located smoking areas.
State law requires that reasonable efforts be made to separate those areas
from non-smokers.
sot 04:36:09
((JULIO DEL CORSO/TAXATION DEPT. WORKER: IN MARCH OF '97, WE CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SMOKING IN THE BUILDING. PARTICULARLY THE
CONCENTRATION IN THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS, INCLUDING THE CAFETERIA.
EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT SMOKE COMPLAIN THERE IS NO SMOKE-FREE PLACE THEY CAN EAT
LUNCH OR TAKE THEIR BREAKS WITHIN THE BUILDING. THIS IS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN RESOURCES TO UPPER MANAGEMENT. AND THE ISSUE IS SETTLED.))
runs=:22
It's NOT settled for Del Corso.
And it wasn't in 1992 for Suzanne Bennett, who was finally given a respirator
mask by the tax department to stifle her asthma-related complaints.))
LIVE=ellen full
SUPER=22-Richmond;
Suzanne Bennett wore the mask because she needed the job.
Julio Del Corso says he's afraid he'll be fired for speaking out.
double boxes Jean/elln
The tax department says it's tested the air and it meets OSHA standards for
nicotine, but it's still considering a separately ventilated smoker's room.
That's been discussed now for six years.
5-plane
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Roanoke county emergency workers are checking out reports of a plane crash
on the Roanoke-Montgomery County line.
State police are also responding to the scene on Cove Hollow Road near
Wilson's truck stop.
Officials at the Roanoke airport tower are also checking into the report,
and tell News 7, it may involve a small aircraft.
We have a crew on the way and will have more details on News 7 at Six.
tease#2
groovy music UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
Boys and girls of all ages can try out for the latest traveling soccer club
in the Roanoke Valley...
Patrick Evans has the scoop when we come back.
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-SOCCER-TRY
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=NONE
Despite the rainy weather some young people, dedicated to playing soccer,
are trying out for a new club.
Patrick Evans has more details on how you can participate.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans; :00
SUPER=03-Salem; :10
SUPER=01-Pete Johnson/Soccer Coach; :22
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=News 7 at Five.
Forecasts
SUPER=#565;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Mostly Cloudy/With Drizzle/50-52/Mostly Cloudy/Wind E-10/63-65;
SUPER=331-Clouds And/Drizzle/52-54/Continued Cloudy/And Cool/63-66;
SUPER=332-Mostly Cloudy/With Drizzle/48-50/Mostly Cloudy/Wind E-10/62-64;
SUPER=333-Drizzle & Cool/Wind E-15/48-50/Mostly Cloudy/Wind E-10/62-64;
SUPER=334-Clouds And/Showers/48-50/Variable/Cloudiness/60-64;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
In tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- Virginia Tech's head football coach talks
about Dave Braine's decision to leave his post as athletic director.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- practice makes perfect--
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VO-NAT
and now new studies highlight how important this old adage is when it comes to
preforming ballon angioplasty
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I would encourage
((DR. STEPHEN ELLIS: I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE PATIENTS FOR THEIR OWN WELL BEING TO
ASK THEIR PHYSICIANS WHAT THEIR PROCEDURE VOLUME IS, AND WHAT THEIR PROCEDURE
OUTCOMES MIGHT BE. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=might be.
health bump
Comm Break#3
5-Angioplasty
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=caridac care
Two studies on heart patients produce similar findings.
When it comes cardiologists performing angioplasty, experience counts.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH; :
Balloon angioplasty is an increasingly common technique-- a ballon is
expaned inside a heart artery to push open a clogged area.
Two studies in the American Heart Association's Journal "Circulation" find
that doctors who perform fewer procedures are more likely to have high
complication rates.
Doing less than 70 procedures a year meant a major complication rate of
over nine percent but doing 270 angioplasties a year meant a rate of only three
percent.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:40:39
IN Q=Typically
((DR. STEPHEN ELLIS/CLEVELAND CLINIC: TYPICALLY THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP THAT
SHOWS THE RESULTS GET BETTER AS YOU PERFORM MORE THAN 75 TO PERHAPS AS MANY 150
PROCEDURES A YEAR. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Stephen Ellis/Cleveland Clinic; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=procedures a year.
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VO-NAT
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have
guidelines for numbers of procedures to maintain competency but only half the
physicians in the study met the criteria.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:41:16
IN Q=I think the
((DR. PAUL TEIRSTEIN/SCRIPPS CLINIC: I THINK THE CARDIOLOGY COMMUNITY SHOULD
LOOK AT THIS DATA CAREFULLY AND THINK ABOUT TRYING TO CONCENTRATE THE NUMBER OF
PROCEDURES INTO FEWER CARDIOLOGISTS HANDS. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Paul Teirstein/Scripps Clinic; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=cardiologists hands.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
About 440-thousand angioplasties are preformed each year.
While these studies focused on angioplasty alone, similar studies have been
done on several surgical procedures.
The common conclusion is "practice makes perfect."
5-Ephedrine
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-25
GRAPHIC=ephedrine
The Food and Drug Administration wants to crack down on the marketing of
the dietary supplement Ephedrine.
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VO-NAT
Ephedrine is often touted as a way to get an energy boost or to lose
weight.
The F-D-A says the stimulant-- sometimes sold under the name Ma (WANG)
Huang, Ephedra or Epitonin...is responsible for 800 injuries and 17 deaths.
Now the agency wants to limit how much of the drug can be put into any
supplement and to force makers to warn that taking too much of the drug can
kill.
The F-D-A says people with heart disease, high blood pressure, or
neurologic disorders should not use ephedrine supplements-- because the
amphetamine-like stimulant can cause heart attacks, stroke, seizures, or death.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The biggest fear is that
((DR. KEN FUJIOKA/SCRIPPS CLINIC: THE BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THE OVERWEIGHT
POPULATION WHICH HAS THE MOST HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BE GIVEN THIS DRUG WHICH
FURTHER INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE SO IT MIGHT INTO A SERIOUS PROBLEM ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Ken Fujioka/Scripps Clinic; :
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=serious problem.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
The FDA proposal is open for public comment through August 18th.
After that, the FDA will develop a final regulation.
5-Pet-Medicine
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-26
GRAPHIC=pet health
From daily medications, to occasional treatments-- sometimes your pet needs
to take a pill or liquid medicine.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Humane Society of the U.S.; :
Many people find liquid medication is easier, you just need an eye-dropper.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:54:33
IN Q=You can make
((DR. MASSER/EMERGENCY ANIMAL CENTER: YOU CAN MAKE A LITTLE POCKET
IN THE CORNER OF THEIR LIPS AND JUST HOLD THE MOUTH STILL, LET HER TAKE THE
MEDICINE. GOOD GIRL. IF YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR DOG A PILL YOU WANT TO HAVE HER
SITTING CLOSE TO YOU. LIFT HER LIPS AND PULL ON THE UPPER JAW AND HER LOWER JAW
WILL RELAX AND YOU CAN DROP THE PILL FAR AT THE BACK OF THE MOUTH, GENTLY HOLD
HER MOUTH CLOSED ONCE YOU'VE GIVEN THE PILL TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE SWALLOWS, YOU
CAN RUB HER NOSE, OR BLOW ON IT TO ENCOURAGE HER TO SWALLOW.))
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=encourage her to swallow.
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VO-NAT
You can hide pills in food-- but sometimes they'll get spit right back out.
Also, peanut butter may help-- it sticks to the pill.
But cats generally won't touch it.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Earlier in the newscast, we reported Tech athletic director Dave Braine is
headed to Georgia Tech..
ANCHOR=Connie
So what does Virginia Tech think about this? Here's Mike Stevens.
S5-Braine
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-27
GRAPHIC=TWO MINUTE TICKER
Welcome folks to the two minute ticker, and the start of another transition
period at Virginia Tech.
SS=Ga. Tech
Dave Braine officially left the Hokies this afternoon in order ot take over
as the new athletic director at Ga. Tech.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta; :00
The announcement came this afternoon in Atlanta, but Braine says it did not
come without much consideration for his family and friends back here in
Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
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."
(----------------)
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."
(----------------)
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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S5-Draft
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-28
GRAPHIC=MLB
The Major League Baseball Draft began today and local star Jason Anderson was
selected.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Radford/1997 Season; :00
After playing the waiting game today; the Radford University pitcher and
former Glenvar standout was chosen by Oakland.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Basically
((JASON ANDERSON/FOURTH ROUND PICK:))
SUPER=01-Jason Anderson/Fourth Round Pick; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...tomorrow night"
(----------------)
VO-NAT(Con't)
Kelly Dampeer; Jason's teammate at Radford; has not been drafted at this
time, but should go in the later rounds tomorrow. Dampeer and Anderson tried
out for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Hold MLB
Virginia Tech right handed pitcher Denny Wagner was a supplemental draft
pick between the first and second rounds. The junior was 10 and 4 this past
season.
SS=Two Minute ticker
More on Dave Braine at six; see ya then.
5-Arthur
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=NONE
If you have children you know who Arthur is-
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:45:01
IN Q=
((NAT SOUND. ARTHUR! DON'T WORRY DAD. I'LL WORK OUT ALL THEIR SCHEDULES
SOMEHOW.))
SUPER=04-"Arthur";
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=their schedules... somehow."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Arthur the Aardvark is taking children's television by storm.
He's the creation of Marc Brown- who started drawing Arthur in 1976..
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:45:49
IN Q=
((MARC BROWN/"ARTHUR" CREATOR: MY SOUND TOLAN ASKED ME TO TELL HIM A BEDTIME
STORY AND HE SAID DAD, TELL ME A STORY ABOUT A WEIRD ANIMAL, AND I DON'T KNOW
WHY, BUT FOR SOME REASON AN AARDVARK POPPED INTO MY HEAD.))
SUPER=01-Marc Brown/"Arthur" Creator;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=popped into my head."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Brown says Arthur deals with the same problems other 3rd graders face.
(----------------)
bye
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
That's it for NEWS-7 at FIVE-- See you later, Goodnight
GRAPHIC=NONE
by SS