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MIR-AX

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
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Some scary moments in space this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


A Russian supply ship crashed into the Mir space station during a test of the automated docking system.
The two Russians and one American on board were not injured.
SUPER=04-Today;


One of the station's modules has sprung a pressure leak, but pressure is reported to be normal elsewhere in the station.
It's the latest in a series of problems for the eleven-year-old space station.
But NASA says at this time there are no plans to abandon Mir.
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Cousteau


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


Explorer, filmmaker, friend of the sea.
Jacques Cousteau is being remembered today for a lifetime devoted to making the Earth's blue waters less mysterious, something to be cherished and protected.
Cousteau died in Paris this morning at the age of 87.
Kimberly Dozier has more.
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9:02:50
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SUPER=@file;
SUPER=01-Kimberly Dozier/Reporting;
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=Kimberly Dozier, CBS News, London

((
He inspired a generation about life under the sea, transporting audiences from our living rooms, to thousands of miles around the globe, thousands of feet beneath the surface.
Jacques Cousteau was first among explorers, on his ship the Calypso, taking us with him, on every adventure.
For him, almost everything was possible, conquering a sickly childhood and a devastating car crash to become one of the world's foremost explorers, and possibly its most famous Frenchman.
He challenged modern technology to keep up with his dreams -- inventing the aqualung, to go deeper underwater than ever before.
Cousteau challenged governments to stop polluting the ocean -- his second home -- and start taking better care of the environment, his voice speaking out for the farthest reaches of the earth.

Cousteau SOT "The future of mankind...bound with Antarctica.."


His work brought him both renown, and tragedy -- his son and heir apparent Philippe was killed in a seaplane crash (in 1979). His other son Jean-Michel continues Jacques Cousteau's work, mindful of his father's warning to the world: The future of civilization depends on water. I beg you to understand this.
Kimberly Dozier, CBS News, London.))

Keith-obit


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


He was perhaps America's most famous T-V uncle.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=04-"Family Affair";
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=(nats of show)
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VO-NAT


Brian Keith, who starred as Uncle Bill in the 60's sitcom Family Affair, was found dead yesterday at his Malibu home.
Officials say he apparently committed suicide by shooting himself.
Tabloid reports say he was suffering with lung cancer and emphysema.
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Medicare


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=medicare national


The Senate has voted to make sweeping changes in Medicare.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Yesterday;


Yesterday lawmakers voted to raise the eligibility age from 65 to 67 and inflate premiums for senior citizens making over 50-thousand dollars a year.
The bill passed following a heated Capitol Hill debate.
One Senator called upping eligibility a guarantee for the future.
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SOT

4:00:58
IN Q=STAND UP
SUPER=01-Sen. Rick Santorum/(R) Pennsylvania;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=THAT'S HEALTHY FOR THEM.
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VO-NAT


The White House opposes the plan which would affect millions of Americans.
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SCOTUS


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=supreme court


Some more key decisions as the Supreme Court works to wrap up business before its summer break.
Today the high court dropped the ax on one effort to limit the government's interference in religion.
It's declared the 19-93 Religious Freedom Restoration Act unconstitutional.
The Justices today also refused to resurrect a one-point-three billion-dollar deal meant to settle hundreds of thousands of claims over asbestos exposure.

E-Missing-Plane


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-37
GRAPHIC=NONE


He'd been missing since Sunday morning, but last night a Roanoke pilot turned up unharmed in St. Augustine, Florida.
David Turner left the Roanoke airport, but never arrived at his destination of CLEARWATER, Florida.
Last night airport officials in St. Augustine found his plane on the ground there.
He later contacted his wife and told her he was unaware anyone was searching for him.
She chalks it up to mis-communication, saying her husband decided to change his plans and headed somewhere else without telling anyone.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;


The discovery ends a multi-state search by the Civil Air Patrol.
The C-A-P searched Turner's anticipated flight path by air yesterday.
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WHITEWATER


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton


"The Washington Post" reports that Whitewater and F-B-I investigators are digging to find women from President Clinton's past.
The paper reports investigators have questioned Arkansas troopers about any affairs President Clinton may have had while he was governor.
The Whitewater prosecutor is looking for anyone Mr. Clinton may have confided in about Whitewater.

E-Tractor-Ax


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=NONE


A bulldozer accident killed a Roanoke contractor yesterday.
Sixty-three-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;

year- old Ivan Maurice Green was killed when a bulldozer rolled over on him.
Green and another man were trying to clear land near Route 1-16.
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SOT 15:17:49
IN Q=BOTH MEN WERE

((CLAUDE WEBSTER/FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY: BOTH MEN WERE TRYING TO START THE SMALLER MACHINE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE LARGER MACHINE PULLED THEM BOTH DOWN THE HILL.))
SUPER=01-Claude Webster/Franklin Co. Public Safety;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=DOWN THE HILL
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VO-NAT


The smaller bulldozer slid downhill, and rolled onto Green.
Claude Webster says the steep, rocky hillside made rescue efforts treacherous.
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SOT 15:21:21
IN Q=We had to secure

((CLAUDE WEBSTER/FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY: WE HAD TO SECURE THE DOZERS. THEY WERE STILL BOTH ATTACHED TOGETHER-- SO WE HAD TO SECURE THEM USING THE HEAVY DUTY WRECKER. SO IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG-- IT WOULD'VE INJURED THE WORKERS. ))
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OUT Q=THE WORKERS
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VO-NAT


Green was a self employed contractor.
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P-Henry-Shooting


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=legal scales


Last week a Chatham man was shot while allegedly trying to burglarize a Martinsville home.
Yesterday he turned himself in to State Police yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;


Randall Lee Gilbert faces several charges including burglary and grand larceny.
State Police say Gilbert and another man broke into a Martinsville home last Monday.
When Les Hussey returned to his home, he found the two men.
Hussey then shot Gilbert in the chest, the other man ran away.
Gilbert is free on a 20-thousand dollar bond.
The other man is still at large.
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E-Green


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-40
GRAPHIC=Green


Animals and Valerie Green do NOT go together, according to a court order, but now a Franklin County prosecutor is looking into whether she has some new pets.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./File Tape


Green is under a court order NOT to have any pets, because of her convictions for animal neglect.
Commonwealth's attorney Cliff Hapgood says he's investigating allegations by the Franklin County Humane Society that Green has animals at her home.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD


Green's attorney Wayne Inge (inj) says he hasn't seen the material.
Inge says he'll wait and see what Hapgood decides.

P-Hooper


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-33
SS=hooper


Tributes to the man who led the Roanoke Police force for 30 years continue today.
M. David Hooper died Monday of cancer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Flags are flying at half staff in front of city buildings.
Members of the police force are wearing black ribbons over their badges.
And groups that didn't always see eye to eye with the chief are offering their condolences.
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SOT six preview
IN Q=It's not good

((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY ANY TIME A GOOD OFFICER GOES DOWN.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President; :00 quick
SUPER=01-David Mays/Police Benevolent Association; :05
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=everyone involved.
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VO-NAT


Police officers from across the country are expected for Chief Hooper's funeral at St. Andrews Catholic Church tomorrow afternoon.
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E-huff-lane


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=NONE


Roanoke got the approval they needed from the school board last week,
but last night neighbors expressed their distaste for the proposed new access road from Interstate 5-81 to Valley View Mall.
Andrew Freiden has the story.
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IN Q=the road
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=03-Roanoke/May 29; :08
SUPER=01-Raymond McKee/Huff Lane Neighbor; :15
SUPER=01-Anna Shelton/Huff Lane Neighbor; :36
SUPER=01-Bettie Hutton/Huff Lane Resident; :43
SUPER=@Andrew1; 1:04
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OUT Q=af, news7 roanoke.

(( The road will come within 60 feet of Huff Lane Micro Village--
Three previous public meetings featured parents of Huff Lane schoolchildren protesting the project.
But this night, neighborhood residents took center stage-- they say the city never asked them what THEY thought about it.
SOT 20:15:30

((RAYMOND MCKEE/HUFF LANE NEIGHBOR: THERE'S MANY ISSUES THAT WE HEAR THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT ON THE TABLE. AND BEFORE THE BUILDING STARTS-- WE WANT THESE ISSUES ADDRESSED. AFTER IT'S SAID AND DONE WE'LL HAVE NO VOICE.))
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Residents are concerned about construction dust, having a pedestrian walkway to the mall, loss of viewshed, and increased traffic noise.
SOT 18:53:52

((ANNA SHELTON/HUFF LANE NEIGHBOR: THEY HAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN, AND AT NIGHT YOU HEAR THE NOISE-- YOU HEAR THE BREAKS SCREECHING ))
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butt/butt/butt
SOT 19:46:31

((BETTIE HUTTON: THAT THE BUILDER GETS HIS WISHES AND THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY DON'T...APPLAUSE. ))
RUNS=:08


The agreement between the School Board and the City has Valley View Developers putting up close to 200 thousand dollars to build a masonry wall,
While the city will put up 1.35 million dollars to build the new road.
SOT 18:42:17

((ANDREW FREIDEN/REPORTER: ROANOKE CITY OFFICIALS WANT THE ROAD PROJECT TO SUCCEED. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, NEW AREAS AROUND VALLEY VIEW WILL BE OPEN TO POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT MEANS A LARGER TAX BASE FOR THE CITY. ))
RUNS=:10


But Huff Lane school gets benefits too-- new air conditioning, an improved parking lot, and four more classrooms.
If the plan continues on its current course, construction will start on the road next summer.
Andrew Freiden, News7, Roanoke.))

Smoking-Health


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#97-41
GRAPHIC=tobacco


Tobacco may be a hot political topic, but it is also a health concern.
And even a beauty concern.
A best selling author is warning her readers that just like the sun, smoking contributes to premature aging.
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SOT 12:48:18
IN Q=what it does

((WHAT IT DOES IS ACTUALLY ROBS THE OXYGEN FROM THE SKIN AND IT MAKES YOU ALL WRINKLED AND YOU KNOW THOSE WOMEN THAT HAVE THE ACCORDION PLEATED UPPER LIP, WELL LADIES THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET IF YOU SMOKE. IT'S THE WORST THING THAT YOU COLD PROBABLY DO FOR YOUR SKIN BESIDES THE EFFECTS OF THE SUN. ))
SUPER=01-Elaine Brumberg/Health & Beauty Author;
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OUT Q=OF THE SUN
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


To protect yourself against the sun Brumberg advises using a sunscreen with an S-P-F number of at least 15 every day.

P-Welfare-Reform


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-29
GRAPHIC=Welfare in Virginia


Roanoke area welfare recipients risk losing their benefits if they don't find a job within 90 days.
The program known as VIEW--Virginia's Initiative For Employment Not Welfare starts October first.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Supporters say the program will help end a cycle of dependency.
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SOT 15:06:24
IN Q=What governor Allen

((SCOTT OOSTDYK/DEPUTY SECRETARY HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES:WHAT GOVERNOR ALLEN HAS SAID BASICALLY IS HERE ARE YOUR RESOURCES..HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. BUT IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT YOU HAVE TIME LIMITED BENEFITS. YOU ONLY HAVE TWO YEARS TO BE ON WELFARE))
SUPER=01-Scott Oostdyk/Health & Human Resources
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OUT Q=to be on welfare
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VO-NAT


The program has already started in some parts of Virginia.
So far 70-percent of the affected recipients have found jobs.
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SOT 15:05:55
IN Q=The earlier

((SCOTT OOSTDYK/DEPUTY SECRETARY HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES: THE EARLIER PEOPLE GET STARTED ON EARNING THEIR OWN LIVING THE MORE EXPERIENCE THE HAVE WHEN WELFARE REALLY KICKS IN ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL))
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OUT Q=the federal level
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Welfare in Virginia


Those welfare recipients who do not find jobs will be required to do community work or volunteer for a government non-profit organization.


P-New-Bridge


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mjo
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=None


They're doing more than crossing Tom's Creek in Blacksburg.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;


A Virginia Tech professor teamed up with V-DOT and the town of Blacksburg to design a more efficient bridge.
The span, on Tom's Creek Road, has beams made of graphite and fiberglass in a vinyl resin.
Researchers hope to prove they're more durable than traditional steel beams.
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11:04:11
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IN Q=One of the

((JACK LESKO/VA TECH ENGINEERING PROFESSOR: ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASON THAT YOU WANT TO USE A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, OR POTENTIALLY USE A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, IS THE DURABILITY. THE PROBLEMS WITH TRADITIONAL MATERIALS IS THAT THEY REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE. ))
SUPER=01-Jack Lesko/Va. Tech Engineering Professor
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OUT Q=of maintenance.
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VO-NAT


Researchers will monitor the bridge for ten years-- watching for signs of wear and tear.
Although there are four other composite bridges in the country none has been used specifically for research purposes.
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WEATHER
SUPER=300-86/61/SW 8mph/30.14r/99/1952/49/1979;
SUPER=301-89/52/Variable 7mph/30.12r/101/1914/50/1979;

Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Fair/& Muggy/70-74/Variable Clouds/Storms Possible/88-92;
SUPER=331-Fair/& Muggy/72-76/Variable Clouds/Storms Possible/90-95;
SUPER=332-Showers/Possible/63-67/Thunderstorms/Likely/82-86;
SUPER=333-Fair/& Muggy/66-70/Variable Clouds/Storms Possible/86-90;
SUPER=334-Showers/Possible/64-68/Thunderstorms/Likely/80-85;
SUPER=X5001;



MOST-EXPENSIVE


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=Melanie
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=housing


Move over New York.
San Francisco is the now the nation's most expensive city for single family homes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;

10:45
The survey by the real estate arm of Ernst and Young compared the cost of buying a four- bedroom home to median family income.
On average, San Francisco residents spend nearly 40 percent of their income on housing.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold


The most affordable city is Oklahoma City where residents pay just 16 percent.

NBA-Draft


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=nba draft 6326


Charlotte, North Carolina hosts the N-B-A draft today.
The San Antonio Spurs are expected to make Tim Duncan the number-one pick.
Duncan was the Naismith and Wooden Award winner after averaging nearly 21 points and 15 rebounds a game for Wake Forest last season.

Roanoke


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#net (edit ofS7-11)
GRAPHIC=Roanoke


Roanoke College's assistant basketball coach is leaving.
Kevin Martin's replacement is a familiar face both to Martin and the college.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;


Former Maroon player and Martin's roommate, Hilliary Scott will fill the vacancy.
The former E.C. Glass standout was a two time division three college All-American at Roanoke from 19-91 through 19-94.
As for Martin, he is headed for Myrtle Beach South Carolina where he will work for Excel Telecommunications, but he says he won't be far from the game.
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SOT
IN Q=I love basketball

((I LOVE BASKETBALL. I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE OUT OF IT FOR GOOD, BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO DO PERSONALLY FOR THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO TRY TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE FINANCIALLY SOUND.))
SUPER=01-Kevin Martin/Leaves Roanoke After Two Years; :
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=more financially sound.
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VO-NAT


Both men will be coaching in Page Moir's basketball camp this week.
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UVA


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=UVA FOOTBALL


Three members of the University of Virginia's football team are in trouble after being charged in two separate incidents.
Defensive back Marcus Bullett and defensive end William Jackson were arrested Sunday and charged with stealing chairs from one of the university's dining halls.
Also, police say linebacker Andre McNeal verbally threatened an off-duty officer after he was told that he would have to pay a fee so his car wouldn't be towed.

Seattle-Oakland


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mlb


Randy Johnson won 19 battles, but Oakland won the war.
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VO-NAT

04:29:18
SUPER=03-Seattle, WA/SC Network;


Johnson tied the major league record for lefties by striking out 19 in Seattle's loss to the Athletics.
Johnson set the American League mark and tied the Steve Carlton's major league mark for lefthanders.
Mark McGwire did damage by clouting a homer that traveled an estimated 538 feet.
George Williams added his first homer of the year just before Johnson got Mark Bellhorn for his final strikeout.
And the Athletics beat the Mariners 4-to-1.
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Exide


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-36
GRAPHIC=RICHMOND RACEWAY


The popular Fall night race at the Richmond International raceway finally secured sponsorship for its September 6th night under the lights.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00


The Miller Brewing company pulled out after last season, leaving the folks in Richmond searching for sponsorship dollars.
But yesterday the race got a big boost as the Exide Battery Corporation signed on for the next three seasons.
SUPER=03-Martinsville/April 18;


Exide currently sponsors Jeff Burton's Ford on the Cup circuit and Chuck Bown's ride on the Super Truck series.
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Van-Gogh


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


A Vincent Van Gogh drawing that hasn't been seen in 50 years set a record at a London auction.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;


Van Gogh's Harvest in Provence, depicting an autumn landscape in France, was auctioned off for a record 14- point- one- million dollars last night in London.
Van Gogh completed the pen, pencil and ink drawing in 18-88, just two years before he committed suicide.
The previous record for a Van Gogh on paper was eight- point- three million. (----------------)
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