12:00-01

NOON-HEADLINES

TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
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VO-NAT


In Denver, jurors hear more from families hit hard by the deaths of 168 people in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Talent=Melanie


And some nursing home patients are still away from home following Tuesday's nights fire at Bedford Memorial.
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TALENT=Patrick
SS=None


Clouds are rolling BACK into the picture after a pleasant reprieve from the ill tempered weather. I'll have forecast details, along with NBA action in sports this afternoon.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


Stay with us, News 7 at Noon is next.

OK-trial


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Oklahoma Bombing Trial


More emotional testimony is underway in Denver in day two of Timothy McVeigh's penalty hearing.
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VO-NAT


Jurors today are hearing more tearful testimony from survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing and relatives of the dead.
But the judge today blocked the testimoy of a nine year old boy whose mother died in the blast.
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4:03:42 ((HE KILLED A HUNDRED AND 68 PEOPLE AND THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT YOU JUST DON'T GET OFF THAT EASY. ))
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VO-NAT


Judge Richard Matsch (maych) said he reviewed the boy's statement and found it too inflamatory.
The government is hoping the testimony of others will be so powerful it will persuade jurors to sentence Timothy McVeigh to death.
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Nursing-Home


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath


It may be at least a week before elderly patients at Bedford Memorial Hospital enjoy familiar surroundings.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford/Tuesday Night;


Emergency workers transported 32 residents to the Carriage Hill Retirement Center after a fire Tuesday at the hospital.
The incident caused extensive damage to a few rooms and startled some residents.
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SOT 00.05.56 - 00.06.13
IN Q=I went to

((FLORENCE HARGRAVE/NURSING HOME RESIDENT: I WENT TO OPEN MY BEDROOM DOOR AND SAW THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE AND I SAID LET ME GET OUT OF HERE AND RUSHED TO THE REAR STAIRWAY AND THEY BROUGHT ME DOWN INTHE WHEELCHAIR AND PUT ME ON THE AMBULANCE AND EVERYTHING WAS NICELY DONE LIKE CLOCKWORK.))
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VO-NAT


Investigators are calling the fire an accident. They are blaming it on a hot plate in a storage closet.
The plate was accidently turned on after a circuit breaker was flipped.
Officials say the fire could have been worse if it were not for the quick response of hospital and emergency workers.
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Hospital-fire


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Fire


One premature baby died as a four-alarm fire raged through a children's hospital in St. Louis.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/Yesterday;;

10:00:37
Eight critically ill children were among the 140 children and 200 adults who were forced to evacuate.
Authorities say the two week old baby's heart stopped just as the evacuations began and they DON'T attribute her death to the blaze.
Investigators are trying to determine if plywood left smoldering during construction work caused the blaze.
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p-plane-crash


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=amo
TAPE#Net (edit of 597-17)
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Invest


It will probably take a while to figure out what caused a fatal plane crash in Montgomery County Tuesday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;


Yesterday, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board started sifting through the debris of the Cessna 210.
The debris was scattered over a wide area, and members of the Elliston Volunteer Fire Department and the Shawsville Rescue Squad helped locate pieces of the plane.
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(( ))
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VO-NAT


The aircraft was making a practice approach to the Roanoke Regional Airport when the crash occured near the Roanoke County line.
Investigators located all of the plane's major components... but say they found no evidence of a collision before the final impact.
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P-crash-victims


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=plane crash


The three victims in that crash are all from families well known to many in the region.
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VO-NAT


Wells is the former C-E-O of James River Limestone a (Buck-anan) Buchanan company that was recently sold.
He was an aviator who had been flying for well over four decades.
Tim Sprinkle is the son of Ray Sprinkle a former school board chairman in Botetourt County.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Friends say he had finally found his niche as a flight instructor at Hillman aviation.
Charles David Smith is the son of Salem City Manager Randy Smith.
Known as David, he was a flight instructor at Hillman aviation as well-- with plans to someday becoming an airline pilot.
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MULTIPLE-MURDERS


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation


A suspected serial killer may be hiding out in Boston.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Boston, MA;


Yesterday authorities announced several possible sightings of 27 year old Andrew Cunanan (koo-NAH'-nin).
He's wanted in three states in connection with four murders.
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(( HE IS WANTED FOR MURDER IN MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY AND FLORIDA AND SHOULD BE

CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND ARMED. ))
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OUT Q= DANGEROUS AND ARMED.
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VO-NAT
The killings began in Minnesota, where two men were murdered, one of them,

Cunanan's (koo-NAH'-nin's) former lover.
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City-Democrats


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=12
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#=97-31
GRAPHIC=Democrats


The elections are still months away, but candidates for Roanoke's constitutional offices are busy lining up support.
Today, local democrats formally kicked off their campaigns for Commonwealth's Attorney, City Treasurer and Sheriff.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Seeking new terms are Commonwealth's Attorney Don Caldwell, and City Treasurer David Anderson.
The slate also includes George McMillan, the chief deputy who hopes to succeed Alvin Hudson when the current sheriff retires.
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IN Q=Being 15 years

((GEORGE MCMILLAN/D- CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF: BEING 15 YEARS AS CHIEF DEPUTY TO SHERIFF HUDSON IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ASSET I'VE HAD. HE'S TAUGHT ME A LOT. I FEEL LIKE I'VE MATURED IN THE JOB AND I'M READY TO HANDLE IT NOW.))
SUPER=01-George McMillan/(D) Candidate for Sheriff;
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OUT Q=to handle it now.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Campaign 97


Democrats will hold a mass meeting for three of the constitutional offices on Saturday.
Commissioner of Revenue Marsha Compton Fielder faces a challenge from Sherman Holland in the demcoratic primary on Tuesday.

220-Ax


ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Accident


Officials shut down route-220 last night for 45 minutes following a car crash.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;


The car struck an electric pole after the driver lost control of it. The vehicle eventually flipped over, landing upside down.
Two people and a dog were apparently in the car. Emergency workers took both people to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, one had to be airlifted.
The dog is believed to be still missing.
Power was knocked out to some homes in the area because of the wreck.
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Dead-Trooper


ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=None


A veteran trooper with Virginia State Police is being credited with saving the life of a child, before losing his own.
Mechanicsville native Norman W. Hampton and his wife Frankie were strolling along the beach Tuesday at Pawley's Island, South Carolina, when they heard a cry for help.
A boy had fallen off his raft in the surf and was struggling.
Hampton managed to push the boy back onto the raft before disappearing.
His was the first drowning on the island this year.
Hampton worked for the state police for 34 years, serving in Culpeper, Warsaw and the Richmond area.


E-Brzonkala


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=Christy Brzonkala


The future of a new federal law is riding on a high profile case involving Virginia Tech.
Former student Christy Brzonkala's claim she was raped by two former football players went to the U-S Court of Appeals yesterday. But Brzonkala's case
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fairfax/February 1996;


is NO longer about her unproved rape story.
It's a constitutional test of the federal Violence Against Women Act and Title Nine protections of women on college campuses.
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IN Q=Title IX

((DEBORAH BRAKE/BRZONKALA ATTORNEY: TITLE IX REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO RESPOND TO SEX DISCRIMINATION ON THEIR CAMPUSES. AND RAPE IS THE MOST SEVERE FORM OF SEX DISCRIMINATION AND THE UNIVERSITY IN THIS CASE REFUSED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.))
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Former player Tony Morrison appeared yesterday.
He was found guilty of sexual assault by a school panel that then lessened his guilt to "abusive conduct" in a later hearing.
But he was NOT criminally charged.
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SOT 54:26
IN Q=That's the

((DAVID PAXTON: THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CASE IS THAT THEY'VE ALLEGED IT AND ONCE THE RECORD IS SEEN, IT'S NOT AS IF IT'S A SITUATION WHERE YOU SAY NO, NO, NO, AND THEN DO IT ANYWAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO THAT.))
SUPER=01-David Paxton/Morrison's Attorney;
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OUT Q=to that.
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VO-NAT


Morrison is currently fielding football scholarship offers from other Big East schools.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=HOLD


The three judge appeals panel will rule in several weeks.

Military-Ralston


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=none


Another military sex scandal could prevent an Air Force General from becoming President Clinton's top military advisor.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


General Joseph Ralston is a top candidate to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.. even though he had an adulterous affair in the 19-80's while separated from his wife.
Defense Secretary William Cohen discussed the matter with the general and said he was supporting Ralston's bid to succeed General John Shalikashvili who retires in September.
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tease#1

HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie


Still to come,
Political disagreements are leaving flood victims high and dry when it comes to disaster relief.
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VO-NAT


and,
The F-B-I is trying to get deadly weapons off the street after an F-B-I van was robbed earlier this week.
First, let's check in with Patrick.
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Talent=Patrick

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E-Crenshaw


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit


WDBJ-7 is being sued by Crenshaws' TV and Appliance Stores for a series of stories that aired last year.
The lawsuit alleges WDBJ-7 conspired to harm the company's buisness, and asks for 30 million dollars in damages.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File


The suit refers to reports WDBJ-7 aired about Crenshaw's purchase of Holdrens stores in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
We reported Crenshaws, after initially honoring Holdren's extended warranties, stopped doing so.
Crenshaws says after the reports, sales decreased significantly.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=None


WDBJ-7 General Manager Bob Lee called the lawsuit "ridiculous", and said the station would withhold further comment pending consultation with its attorneys.
In March, WDBJ-7 filed a lawsuit against Crenshaws concerning nearly 50 thousand dollars in unpaid bills for advertising purchased months after the station aired the warranty reports.
The state is reviewing the issue of Crenshaw's warranty coverage.

SPY-SENTENCE


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


A former C-I-A agent will spend 23 years in prison for spying for Moscow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Alexandria;


Harold Nicholson was sentenced today in Alexandria.
He was arrested last November and is the highest-ranking C-I-A official ever accused of spying for a foreign power.
His cooperation with investigators helped him avoid a life sentence.
Today, before his sentencing, he apologized, saying he sold secret documents to Russia to get money for his three children.
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FLOOD-RELIEF


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=none


Congress and the White House are on a collision course today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


The House and Senate plan to vote on a disaster-relief bill that President Clinton already says is dead on arrival.
Mr. clinton says he'll veto the 8 billion dollar measure because it includes unrelated Republican amendments.
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FBI-TRUCK


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None


In Memphis, authorities have recoverd some of the arsenal that was stolen from an F-B-I SWAT vehicle, but some of the deadliest arms are still missing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Memphis, TN;


Police are also questioning several people in connection with the theft.
The weapons were inside the F-B-I van when it was stolen from a motel parking lot in Memphis.
The vehicle was later found burned out and abandoned.
The weapons taken included automatic rifles and grenade launchers.
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Tease#2

SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie


Still ahead on News 7 at Noon,
Roanoke City and Clifton Forge are getting incentives to lower their teen pregnancy rate.
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VO-NAT


and,
The future looks bright for V-M-I with a donation from a local night vision equipment company.
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E-Partners-Pregnancy


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=Teen Pregnancy


Roanoke City and Clifton Forge are scoring high marks in Virginia in an undesirable category-- unwanted pregnancy rates.
But, some residents are trying to change that.
They held a community forum last night in Salem to talk about the problem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;


Virginia's current unwanted pregnancy rate is 30 percent.
If the state becomes one of the top five states at lowering that number, it would qualify for 20 million dollars in federal funding.
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IN Q=in order

((MOLLY RUTLEDGE/ALLEGHANY-ROANOKE HEALTH DISTRICT: IN ORDER FOR LOCALITIES TO GET A PIECE OF THAT MONEY, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY INPUT IN TELLING THEM WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN TELLING THEM WHAT WE NEED TO IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUT OF WEDLOCK BIRTHS. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Molly Rutledge/Alleghany-Roanoke Health District;
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OUT Q=wedlock births
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VO-NAT


Molly Rutledge from the Roanoke City Health department says it is important to reduce pregnancy rates,
SUPER=@file;

because children born out of wedlock are more likely to have problems later in life.
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SOT 6:35:08
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((MANY OF THE CHILDREN DO LESS WELL IN SCHOOL, AND GET INTO MORE TROUBLE AS REFLECTED IN SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS. ))
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VO-NAT


The forum continues tonight in the New River Valley. Results of the two meetings will be combined and added to the state-wide plan.
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ITT


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=12pm
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#=97-34
GRAPHIC=VMI


Cadets from Virginia Military Institute will soon be training with the latest in military equipment.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


I-T-T Industries donated two pair of night vision goggles today to the Military Institute.
The company says the gifts will give future military leaders a "head start" in night vision training.
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SOT 10:09:10
IN Q=ANYTHING WE CAN DO

((JOHN DOMALSKI/ITT VICE PRES.: ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE MILITARY TRAIN BETTER..WHICH THE ENABLES THEM TO FIGHT BETTER AND PROTECT THE COUNTRY BETTER ))
SUPER=01-John Domalski/ITT Vice President;
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OUT Q=THE COUNTRY BETTER
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VO-NAT


VMI Dean of Faculty Kernel Alan Farrell says alliances with industry are a step in the right direction.
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SOT 10:15:21
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((COLONEL ALAN FARRELL/VMI DEAN OF FACULTY: COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE AND THE ACADEMIC WORLD IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE. ))
SUPER=01-Colonel Alan Farrell/VMI Dean of Faculty;
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OUT Q=WAVE OF THE FUTURE
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=ITT


I-T-T has LOANED night vision goggles to the Institute before, but this is the first gift of its kind from the company. WEATHER
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Stocks


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks


On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was up 49 points.
tease#3

SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie


Up next,
It's a dog eat dog tournament for Abingdon as the William Byrd Terriers get a win in the Group Two-A quarterfinals.
We'll have all the highlights from the local high school diamond.
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VO-NAT


and,
After 150 years Cartier proves diamonds are still a girl's best friend.
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NBA


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-8
GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS


On the court last night, the Bulls have taken a 2 games to none lead in the NBA finals after taking out the Jazz in game two 97 to 85.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/NBC-NBA; :00


The Mailman, Karl Malone, was anxious to deliver a victory in game two.
But Michael Jordan came out on fire, hitting even a three pointer. He had been shooting 12 percent from the three point line.
But here's a three for you. Take a look at Utah's Chris Morris jacking one up from way beyond the line to keep the Jazz in striking distance.
But Michael leads the fast break, SUPER=32-Utah/85/Chicago Bulls/97/Bulls

Lead 2-0; fires the pass to Scottie Pippin for the slam and the Bulls beat the Jazz 97 to 85..
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Byrd


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-10
GRAPHIC=VHSL PLAYOFFS


The William Byrd Terriers got a little scare last night courtesy of Abingdon in the Group Two-A baseball quarterfinals.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Vinton/Group AA Quarterfinals; :00


The Terriers, as usual, got great pitching as starter Brian Rickerson strikes out Abingdon's Anthony Phillips with the called third strike.
But offense was a little slow to come around. In the second inning Parker Humphries hits into the fielders choice, but it's enough to get Ryan Wheeling home from third with the eventual game winning run.
Byrd would win it 2-to-nothing as closer Chris Manning, the hard throwing southpaw, strikes out Eric Wilson to end the game.
SUPER=34-Abingdon/0/William Byrd/2;


Byrd wins 2-to-nothing, and not gets ready for a rematch with Chatham Friday night in the semi-finals.
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((RODNEY SPRADLIN/WILLIAM BYRD HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Rodney Spradlin/William Byrd Head Coach;:00
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OUT Q=...THE BALL GAME."
ANCHOR=Patrck
SS=Hold


That game will take place at Byrd on Friday.

Franklin


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=Net (edit of S7-9)
GRAPHIC=VHSL Baseball


Franklin County's baseball season came to an end last night in a 6-2 loss. Lake Braddock pitcher Steve McGinn struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in a dominating performance at W.W. Naff Field.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount/Bruins vs. Eagles; :00


Franklin County took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first, thanks to a string of errors by the visiting Bruins. A bad throw by the lake Braddock catcher allows Brian Strong to score.
But the Bruins scored 4 runs in the top of the seventh. Brent Boyer knocks
in the eventual game winner. His single SUPER=34-Lake Braddock/6/Franklin

Co./2; plates D'Arcy Wills to make it 3-2 Bruins and they advance to the group 3A state semifinals with a 6-2 victory. Franklin County finishes the season with a 22 and 2 record.
The Eagles bid farewell to seven seniors including Larry Bowles, who pitched five strong innings last night.
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Glenvar


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-6
GRAPHIC=VHSL LOGO


The Glenvar Highlanders have advanced to Group A state softball semi-finals after hammering St. Paul.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Group A Quarterfinals; :


Moving the game from Tuesday to yesterday proved to be the right call as the weather cleared to perfection.
Glenvar scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first. Kelli Julg's grounder to third is overthrown at first base--a runner scores and the Lady Highlanders led 1 to nothing.
Still in the first, Renae Anderson hits a grounder that gets through and goes to left field--Julg scores from third to make the score 2 to nothing, Lady Highlanders.
The Glenvar defense then stopped a potential St. Paul rally. Watch the Lady Highs pull off the 1 to 6 to 3 double play to clean the bases.
SUPER=34-St. Paul/1/Glenvar/22;


And pitcher Amy Layman cleaned up the rest, pitching a no hitter and striking out 11. Glenvar rolls to the 22-to-1 win.
The Highs next play at Castlewood Friday night at 6.
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Cartier-Anniv


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=none


There's some extra sparkle today in California's Golden Gate city.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;


Cartier is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a showing of rare, vintage pieces at its San Francisco boutique.
The one-of-a-kind exhibit includes the famous Barbara Hutton tiger brooch and earrings created for the movie star, and a diamond snake necklace and tiara.
The jewels will be on display for a week. (----------------)
by SS