22:00-01

video-open

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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Steve Mason;
ANCHOR=Connie
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(( HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE NOW ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... PHILLIP SPARKS/CHIEF ECON. DEVELOPMENT: WELL THE INVESTMENT IS FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. IT WILL BE A REGULATION, NHL SIZE RINK, 85 FEET WIDE 200 FEET LONG, AND WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT'S BEING CALLED THE BIGGEST DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE HOTEL ROANOKE RENOVATION.
SHERMAN HOLLAND DEFEATS HIS BOSS-- ROANOKE'S COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE MARSHA COMPTON FIELDER IN TODAY'S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
IT'S TUESDAY, JUNE TENTH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY--
THE FOUR WAY REPUBLICAN CONTEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL GOES MARK EARLEY'S WAY-- ))
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P-GOP-PRIMARY


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=EQU
TAPE#597-17 /ROLLED FROM TRUCK
GRAPHIC=n7pt


Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC, I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=gop


The Republican ticket for statewide office is now finalized...
LEADER RACE #1


Tonight the Attorney General's slot was won by Mark Earley. He beat Southwest Virginia's Jerry Kilgore, Ken Stolle and Gil Davis.
double boxes ELLEN/Jean


Ellen Qualls tonight is in Chesapeake, the home turf of the State Senator Earley--
SUPER=@ellen1;
SUPER=06-Norfolk;
(ad lib)
(roll cue: ".....ALL ABOUT NOVEMBER.")
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SUPER=@Earley;
RUNS=:07
out=applause fade
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chesapeake; :03
VO RUNS=:17
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(( ))
SUPER=01-Anne Kincaid/Earley Campaign Consultant; :09
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LIVE=ellen full
SUPER=06-Norfolk;
(ellen ad lib)
double boxes Connie/Ellen
(questions: but Gil Davis was really getting high poll numbers last week,

what happened to that... )

P-holland-fielder


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=AFR
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN 97


In Roanoke City, voter turnout was less than 10-percent in the democratic primary.
LEADER RACE #3


While the race was expected to be close in the days before the primary-- Sherman Holland overwhelmingly beat incumbant Marsha COmpton Fielder with 69-percent of the vote.
double boxes Connie/andrew


Andrew Frieden joins us now from Sherman Holland's Headquarters where the
celebration is underway SUPER=@andrew1;
SUPER=71-Roanoke;
(ad lib)
(roll cue: "...under Marsha compton Fielder.")
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SOT
IN Q=I;d just like
SUPER=01-Marsha Compton Fielder/Commissioner of Revenue;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=what will happen,
LIVE=andrew full

2-SHOT andrew guest
SUPER=71-Roanoke;



SUPER=01-Sherman Holland/(D) Commissioner of Rev. Nominee;



SUPER=71-Roanoke;
(ad lib)
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p-web-page


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=campaign 97


If you want to see more on tonight's race results... dissolve to chyron Check out our NEWS-7 homepage at WDBJ-7 dot com.
The winners of the races will be displayed there...
Again, for those of you who are on-line, that address is WDBJ-7 DOT COM.

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P-Bank-Robbery


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-25
GRAPHIC=bank robbery
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;


A bank robbery suspect is still at large tonight.
The National Bank of Blacksburg on Route 460 was held up today at gunpoint about 3:45.
Authorities say the suspect apparently took a taxi to the bank and then stole the vehicle.
The taxi was recovered a short time later outside Montgomery Regional Hospital.
The suspect is described as a white male, six feet tall, wearing a gray T- shirt, faded blue jeans and aviator sun glasses.
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P-Missing-Girls


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#597-19
GRAPHIC=murder inv.


A man accused of killing a Spotsylvania teen last year may be off the hook.

The state crime lab wrongly determined fibers taken from the victim matched fibers from Karl Michael Roush's van.
16 year old Sofia Silva was abducted from her home last September.
Her body was found in a creek 30 miles away.
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VO-NAT


The Silva case came to the forefront after a similar abduction and murders of two sisters- also in Spotsylvania.
SUPER=03-Spotsylvania Co./Last Month;


The Lisk girls disappeared after school last month.
Their bodies were found in a river 40 miles away.
Authorities aren't ruling out a link between the Lisk and Silva cases- but Roush is NOT a suspect.
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tease#1

music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


Tonight on Primetime Sports-- the William Byrd Terriers are state champs...Roy Stanley has a recap.
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VO-NAT


And thanks to a Roanoke gastroenterologist, there's a new way to detect gall bladder disease.
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WEFC!!! go to break

P-Ice-Rink


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=none


Many people are walking on air, thinking about skating on ice.
The latest business news for Roanoke-- within a year or so, the Star City will have an ice rink downtown.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charlottesville;


A developer who built one in Charlottesville has signed off on the deal.
"The Roanoke Ice Park" is likely to have many of the same characteristics.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The key, of course-- location, location, location.
The new rink will stand on what's now a parking lot next to the Norfolk Southern office building.
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SOT ice rink II 12:38:44
IN Q=It has

((JIM TROUT/ROANOKE CITY COUNCILMEMBER: IT HAS GOOD EXPOSURE FROM THE INTERSTATE. IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND LOOK OVER AT NIGHT AND SEE THE ICE SKATING AND YOU'D FEEL LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK.))
SUPER=01-Jim Trout/Roanoke City Councilmember; :03
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=Central Park.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE


According to the current plan, the regulation-size rink will serve as a practice facility for the Roanoke Express, as well as youth hockey teams.
It will be open to the public about 40 hours a week.

P-Taylor


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=taylor, whitey


Whitey Taylor's race to beat his creditors to the bank has ended ...in Bankruptcy Court.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./File Tape;


Franklin County Speedway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Despite his efforts to raise 20-thousand dollars to stall foreclosure on the track, Taylor's attorney filed the bankruptcy petition this morning.
It lists 170-thousand dollars in assets. One hundred -SIXTY- five thousand in debts.
A reorganization and payment plan is expected to be worked out in the next couple weeks to pay Taylor's creditors.
Meantime, the track is still open.
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P-Morton


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=Education


Frederick Morton is off to a solid start with the Montgomery County School Board.
Morton was selected, in a unanimous vote, as the next school superintendent.
He's currently working for a school system near Buffalo, New York.
Morton replaces Herman Bartlett--after his contract was NOT renewed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;


Board member Wat Hopkins says he was swayed by Morton's concern for kids and his desire to put education first.
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12:26:12
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IN Q=I thought

((WAT HOPKINS/MONTGOMERY CO. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER:I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT HE SPOKE SO MUCH ABOUT CONSENSUS BUILDING, ABOUT LISTENING, ABOUT BEING RESPONSIVE TO WHAT THE TEACHER THINKS IS IMPORTANT, TO WHAT PARENTS THINK IS IMPORTANT AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY RIGHT NOW. ))
SUPER=01-Wat Hopkins/Montgomery Co. School Bd. Member; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=right now.


GO TO BREAK

P-Race-Relations


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NET-F
GRAPHIC=RACE RELATIONS


Black people see a problem.
Whites don't.
That gap in perception of race relations is a key result of a new survey by the Gallup Organization.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :


The poll says most whites believe blacks are treated fairly, while fewer than half the blacks who were questioned believe that's the case.
Whites see themselves as having very little personal bias against blacks.
But blacks say whites who think that are deceiving themselves.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


Majorities of both groups believe race relations will continue to be a problem in the future.
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/52-54/Partly Cloudy/Continued Warm/80-84;
SUPER=331-Mostly Clear/And Mild/52-56/Mostly Sunny/And Warm/82-86;
SUPER=332-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/46-50/Turning/Partly Sunny/74-78;
SUPER=333-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/52-56/Sunny/And Warm/78-82;
SUPER=334-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/44-48/Partly Cloudy/And Warm/75-79;
SUPER=X5001;


p-Endoscopic-Ultrasound


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#597-20
GRAPHIC=the human body


A new technique developed in Roanoke may help doctors everywhere detect gall bladder disease.
For patients, mainly women, it's an important discovery--
Here's more from intern reporter Joy Sutton.
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SOT
IN Q=For nearly
SUPER=03-Roanoke; 00 :
SUPER=01-Kathy Murray/Gallbladder Disease Patient; 23 :
SUPER=01-Dr. James Dill/Gastroenterologist; 53 :
SUPER=19-Joy Sutton; 1:25 :
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OUT Q=JSU Health Check.

(( 15:48:39 walking 2-shot
For nearly thirteen years Kathy Murray suffered from gall bladder disease that went UNDETECTED.
Despite numerous tests, her condition worsened, and even caused pancreatitis-an inflamation of the pancreas.
It wasn't until she was rushed to 12:39:51 establishing shot of hospital Carilion Roanoke Community hospital that she underwent a new technique in detection-- endoscopic ultrasound. backtime video
She says it saved her life.
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SOT 15:52:00
IN Q=The difference

((KATHY MURRAY: THE DIFFERENENCE IS UNBELIEVABLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WENT THROUGH FOR SO MANY YEARS AND THE SURGERY WAS VERY SIMPLE. I WAS OVENIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL AND I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT BETTER SINCE ))
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OUT Q=better since

12:09:36 two shot w/Dr. pan down to tube
Dr. James Dill was the first in the country to use endoscopic ultrasound to detect gallbladder disease.
It was originally used to spot cancer. 12:12:39 gall bladder shots on monitor
Dill says the device-- in this new frontier-- has a 94 percent accuracy rate for diagnosis.
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SOT 12:16:44
IN Q=Many people suffer

((DR. JAMES DILL, GASTROENTEROLOGIST:MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM GALL BLADDER DISEASE..HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF PAIN AND THE STANDARD GALL BLADDER TESTS DO NOT FIND THE PROBLEM ))
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OUT Q=find the problem

12:29:25 pan down from esophagus to gall bladder
The patient is under sedation while a gastroscope is inserted in the esophogas until it reaches the stomach. 12:10:47 close-up of tube
Using an ultrasound probe the doctor can look at the gall bladder to search for stones and signs of disease. find shot of dr.
This week, Dill was invited to speak at the National Institutes of Health conference-- to discuss his findings, and other issues affecting womens health.

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SOT 12:25:34
IN Q=We would like

((DR. JAMES DILL/GASTROENTEROLOGIST: WE WOULD LIKE MORE PEOPLE TO BE AWARE SO THAT MORE DOCTORS WILL LEARN THIS TECHNIQUE AND MORE PATIENTS WILL BE RELIEVED OF SUFFERING ))
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OUT Q=relieved of suffering

standup tag.
98-percent of the people affected by the disease are women.
Research shows that standard procedures missed up to 50-percent of gall bladder disease.
Joy Sutton, Health Check.))

P-Kevorkian


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-e
GRAPHIC=kevorkian


Jury selection is underway this week Michigan, for Jack Kevorkian's latest trial.
The assisted suicide advocate is accused of helping a woman with multiple sclerosis kill herself.
Kevorkian has been tried and acquitted three times in five Detroit-area deaths.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Ionia, MI; :


This time, he's not attending the proceedings.
His lawyer says Kevorkian feared his presence might cause a disturbance.
More than a dozen people protested against him outside the theater where jury selection is being held.
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SOT 17:02:16
IN Q=People with

((PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE. PERIOD. AND AS LONG AS PEOPLE GET THE RIGHT SUPPORTS THERE'S NO REASON TO DIE.))
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cool-video


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


Meantime, the man some have called Dr. Death is embarking on a second career-- as a jazz musician.
In fact, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's C-D release marks our video of the day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Manhattan, NY; :


The 69-year-old wrote eleven of the 12 songs himself-- he can also be heard playing the organ and flute.
Here's a short sample.
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SOT 15:35:17
IN Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=NAT SOUND MUSIC
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VO-NAT


Only five-thousand copies of the C-D titled "A Very Still Life"-- have been released.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop



SP-Score


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=VF96-2
GRAPHIC=None


State championship action on tap in Primetime sports; but first a note from the big leagues.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA/Marlins vs. Giants; :00


Florida vs. the San Francisco Giants and Marlins pittcher Kevin Brown throws major league baseball's first no hitter of the season.
He struck out 7. Glen Allen Hill is one of his victims here.
It was not a perfect game though. Why; In the bottom of the eighth; Brown hits Marvin Benard. Marlins win 9-nothing, now the numbers. WIPE TO BOARDS
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5012
SUPER=0094-j/William Byrd/4//Tabb/1//Byrd 2A State

Champs//Brentsville/1/j/Grayson Co./4//Grayson State Champs/;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0094-/Powhatan/0/j/Glenvar/1//Glenvar A State

Champs/j/Rustburg/2//Loudoun Valley/0//Rustburg State Champs/;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Kinston/13//Salem/1////Winston-Salem/7/j/Lynchburg/10///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Baltimore/7//Boston/2//4-2 Balt. in 2nd

Game//Oakland/4//Detroit/6/9//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Milwaukee/4/j/Cleveland/5////Chicago/0//New York/12/8//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0091-/Seattle/3/j/Toronto/8////Texas/1//Minnesota/9/6//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0092-j/Florida/9//San Francisco/0//Brown No

Hitter//Philadelphia/5//Montreal/4/8//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Pittsburgh/5//Cincinnati/4/8///New York/8//Chicago/5/6//;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/2//Colorado/1/4///Houston/1//Los Angeles/0/1//;
RUNS=:45
OUT Q=....last score."
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SP-Byrd


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-9
GRAPHIC=VHSL Logo

They are celebrating in Vintotn tonight as William Byrd beat Tabb 4 to 1 to win the Group Two A state championship title.
Roy Stanley has more.
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SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Vinton/William Byrd vs Tabb; :00
SUPER=01-Rodney Spradlin/William Byrd Head Coach; :27
SUPER=34-William Byrd/4/Tabb/1/; :56
SUPER=01-Chris Manning/Winning Pitcher; 1:05
SUPER=01-Tommy Chambers/Drove In A Run; 1:19
SUPER=01-Gary Walthal/William Byrd Assistant Coach; 1:27
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:36
RUNS=1:47
OUT Q=.......news 7 sports."
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SP-Glenvar


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-27
GRAPHIC=VHSL


To softball. The Glenvar Lady Highlanders captured the Group A state championship tonight; beating Powhatan 1-nothing.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Powhatan/Highlanders vs. Indians; :00


Glenvar can thank pitcher Amy Layman for the victory. The senior pitched all 17 innings of the game and recorded 21 strikeouts while giving up only one hit.
In the late innings; Glenvar finally scored the winning run. Renee
SUPER=34-Glenvar/1/Powhatan/0;

Anderson lines this shot into left field and Elizabeth Wilbourne comes on home. 1-nothing Glenvar and that was the final. The lady Highlanders win the group A state softball championship 1-nothing.
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SP-State


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=VHSL


Two other state championships to report. First; Grayson County won the Group A state baseball championship tonight by beating Brentsville District 4-1. We Selfe had 14 strikeouts in the victory. it's the Blue devils first ever baseball state championship.
In softabll; Rustburg captured the group 2A state championship tonight. The Lady Red devils topped Loudoun Valley 2-nothing. It's Rustburg's third title in 5 years. new-scores
ANCHOR=steve


Now here's a look at tonight's scores from all the ranks. WIPE TO SCORES
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SUPER=X5012
SUPER=0094-j/William Byrd/4//Tabb/1//Byrd 2A State

Champs//Brentsville/1/j/Grayson Co./4//Grayson State Champs/;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0094-/Powhatan/0/j/Glenvar/1//Glenvar A State

Champs/j/Rustburg/2//Loudoun Valley/0//Rustburg State Champs/;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Kinston/13//Salem/1////Winston-Salem/7/j/Lynchburg/10///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Baltimore/7//Boston/2//4-2 Balt. in 2nd

Game//Oakland/4//Detroit/6/9//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Milwaukee/4/j/Cleveland/5////Chicago/0//New York/12/8//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0091-/Seattle/3/j/Toronto/8////Texas/1//Minnesota/9/6//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0092-j/Florida/9//San Francisco/0//Brown No

Hitter//Philadelphia/5//Montreal/4/8//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Pittsburgh/5//Cincinnati/4/8///New York/8//Chicago/5/6//;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/2//Colorado/1/4///Houston/1//Los Angeles/0/1//;
RUNS=:45
OUT Q=....last score."



P-Barbie-Doll


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE


Mattel's latest Barbie doll-- "Share A Smile Becky" is already learning some real-life lessons.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;


Barbie's newest friend was unveiled last month.
Becky has a disability.
The problem-- the doll can't get into Barbie's Dream House, there's not enough room for her wheelchair.
Mattel is now looking at the accessibility of all its Barbie accessories.
The design flaw was discovered by a little girl with cerebral palsy.
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preview-boards


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
GRAPHIC=none


That's all for us-- but for more news from today's primaries tune in for NEWS-7 at ELEVEN over on WDBJ-7. dissolve to pinnacle
Plus, you can check out our homepage for all the race results.
You'll find us at WDBJ-7 dot com.
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ANCHOR=Connie


Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime. Hope we'll see you tomorrow.
by SS