WDBJ 7 news at 10am for 06/27/97

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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
STARTING TUESDAY, IF YOU DON'T BELT YOUR KIDS YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW-- THAT'S WHEN SEVERAL OTHER RULES OF THE ROAD TAKE EFFECT.
THE ROANOKE VALLEY'S FIRST FEMALE FIREFIGHTER ISN'T BATTLING BLAZES ANYMORE, SHE'S BATTLING TROUBLE CLOSER TO HOME.
IT'S FRIDAY JUNE 27TH...
OUR TOP STORY--
THE SUPREME COURT SAYS THE BRADY LAW IS FLAWED.
THE HIGH COURT SAYS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANNOT FORCE LOCAL OFFICIALS TO CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN BUYERS. FOUNDATION: THE BACKGROUND CHECKS CAN SAVE LIVES. CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF CITIZENS, CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THE SUPREME COURT WILL NOT STOP THAT.))
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P-Scotus

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=n7pt

Good Evening, this is News 7 PRIMETIME.
I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=supreme court

The High Court Justices voted FIVE to FOUR that the Federal Government has no right requiring local police to conduct criminal background checks on would-be gun owners.
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VO-NAT

The high court did, however, leave intact a five-day waiting period before a person can buy a hand gun.
President Clinton called it a setback he'll side step.
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SOT 18:01:01
IN Q=My goal is clear
((PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: MY GOAL IS CLEAR. NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, NO HANDGUN ANYWHERE IN AMERICA. NO STATE SHOULD BECOME A SAFE HAVEN FOR CRIMINALS WHO WANT TO BUY HANDGUNS. ))
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****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART****
The Brady Gun Control law was named after former White House Press Secretary James Brady who was seriously injured during the assasination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
It's a law the National Rifle Association has challenged from the start.
Today's ruling was a welcome vindication.
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SOT 18:01:36
IN Q=If a check is
((WAYNE LAPIERRE, NRA: IF A CHECK IS GOING TO BE DONE, IT'S GOING TO BE DONE NOW UNDER THE INSTANT CHECK AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THE WAY THE NRA HAS ADVOCATED.))
SUPER=01-Wayne LaPierre/National Rifle Association; :
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VO-NAT

Gun control advocates concede today's battle, but not the war.
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P-Brady-React

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-36
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

Virginia's been doing its own checks under its own state law since 1989.
The Commonwealth's background check was the first in the nation, used as a model for 26 other states...
SUPER=03-Chesterfield Co./July 1996

and also used by Bob Dole last year as a model for a federal system.
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IN Q=So Virginia
((CAPT. LEWIS VASS/VA. STATE POLICE: SO VIRGINIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE BRADY LAW. SO THIS COURT DECISION HAS NO IMPACT ON US.))
SUPER=01-Capt. Lewis Vass/Va. State Police;
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VO-NAT

Since 1989, Virginia has prevented gun sales to more than 12-thousand people.
More than seven thousand of those had a felony conviction on their records.
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p-Third-District

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=SUPREME COURT

In other U-S Supreme Court action, the justices struck down Virginia's only black majority congressional district.
SS=VIRGINIA SEAL

The justices refused to hear an appeal from the state and the ACLU.
So the ruling made by a federal three judge panel stands.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

The panel said the district is UNconstitutional because race was the predominant factor in determining the lines.
The third district runs from Richmond to Tidewater.
The decision means Virginia's only black congressman, Bobby Scott, will have to run in a new district.
And Virginia lawmakers have something new to fight over.
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p-New-Laws

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=va seal

Virginia drivers will have some new laws to follow when they hit the road for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

So motorists, listen up.
Starting Tuesday, children age four to 16 must wear safety belts.
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IN Q=Car crashes
((JEANNE CHENAULT/DMV SPOKESWOMAN: CAR CRASHES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE ONE OF THE LEADING KILLERS FOR THIS AGE GROUP. SO KEEPING THESE CHILDREN RESTRAINED, WHETHER IT'S IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT OR SEAT BELT SYSTEM, WILL HOPEFULLY DECREASE THIS PARTICULAR KILLER FOR THEM.))
SUPER=01-Jeanne Chenault/Dept. of Motor Vehicles Spokeswoman;
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VO-NAT

The child belt law now closes the gap between child safety seats and front seat passengers already required to be belted.
Also taking effect on the first: a 250- dollar fine and three demerit points for turning around at an interstate crossover.
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TALENT=Connie
SS=HOLD

Turn on those headlights if you're using your wipers in the rain or snow.
It increases your visibility...and starting Tuesday, it's also the law.

p-Henry-Murder

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tte
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;

Henry County police believe a woman found murdered along a dead-end street yesterday morning knew her attackers.
Police say they have two suspects, but have NOT made any arrests.
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IN Q=Right now
((DAVID KING/HENRY CO. INVESTIGATOR: WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF INTERVIEWING THOSE SUSPECTS. WE'VE RECOVERED SOME PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND THAT'S IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO THE FORENSICS LAB IN ROANOKE.))
SUPER=01-David King/Henry Co. Investigator;
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;

Police found the body of 37-year-old Stephanie Parler of Chatham with a gunshot wound to the head.
A police dog searched the woods for a murder weapon today but nothing turned up.
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P-EDWARDS

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=Diane Edwards

Diane Edwards was the first woman to become a paid professional firefighter in the Roanoke Valley.
But eight years later, times have changed for Edwards.
Keith Humphry has her story of perseverance.
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IN Q=Eight years ago
SUPER=03-Salem/June 1989; :00
SUPER=10-Diane Edwards/Salem Firefighter/June 16, 1989; :08
SUPER=10-Diane Edwards/Former Firefighter/Today; :28
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; :48
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OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.

(( Eight years ago she signed on with the Salem Fire Department- -undaunted by competition from her male counterparts. STOCK TAPE: 89-39 24:25 I THINK WITH TIME AND A LITTLE PATIENCE ON BOTH SIDES, I THINK WE'LL DO FINE.
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After three and a half years on the job, Edwards got run over by a 15-ton fire truck one snowy night at three o'clock in the morning.
In an instant her dream career came to an end.
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IN Q=when you're injured
((WHEN YOU'RE INJURED ON THE JOB, YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT THE RIGHTS YOU HAVE ARE LITTLE TO NONE. THAT YOUR EMPLOYER AND THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY BASICALLY HOLD ALL THE CARDS.))
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She was terminated, collected Worker's Compensation- -at about two thirds the rate of pay she'd been making fighting fires.
The Worker's comp benefits keep getting interrupted ...like when Edwards decided to go back to school to become a physician's assistant.
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IN Q=I try to keep
((I TRY TO KEEP MYSELF FOCUSED. I'VE FOUND A CAREER THAT I WANT TO PURSUE, AND I'M TRYING TO PURSUE THAT THE BEST THAT I CAN. And yet in the back of your mind you will always be a firefighter? YES, AND IN MY HEART.))
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A psychiatrist hired by the city's insurance company accused her of "malingering," exaggerating the symptoms of her injury.
She just had an appendectomy, so benefits stopped again when she had to take leave from a part-time, minimum-wage job in a day-care nursery.
She does get child support and relies on produce from the garden for food on occasion. But it's tough, making ends meet.
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IN Q=You think
((YOU THINK, "IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME." I THOUGHT THAT TOO, "IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME." AND I WAS IN A CAREER THAT IS A DANGEROUS CAREER, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.))
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She just wants to "become a viable part of society again," she says.
Keith Humphry NEWS 7.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
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Tonight on Primetime Sports-- the Salem Avalanche is hoping to make up for its dismal first half of the season in the Carolina league.
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VO-NAT

But first-- the battle in the war on drugs took to the skies of central Virginia, in search of Marijuana plants. Stay tuned.
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WEFC!!! go to break

P-Pot-Search

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=marijuana

Area farmers may not be ready to harvest their crops yet.
But in central Virginia this week, police pulled up an ILLEGAL crop.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst Co.

With the help of National Guard and State Police helicopters, Amherst County authorities took to the skies in search of marijuana.
Two days of searching turned up a total of 113 marijuana plants, each valued at about one thousand dollars.
More importantly, authorities say, they've sent a message.
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IN Q=Definitely it sends
((JIMMY AYERS/AMHERST CO. SHERIFF: DEFINITELY IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE, WHEN THEY GROW CROPS, AS WE CALL IT, OR A QUANTITY THAT CAN BE SEEN OR DETECTED YOU CAN DETECT THE STUFF IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS, MOST LIKELY THEY STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING CAUGHT WITH IT.))
SUPER=01-Jimmy Ayers/Amherst Co. Sheriff; :00
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VO-NAT

Ayers says it's possible his department will conduct other helicopter searches later this summer.
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p-GLASGOW-FLOODING

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=FLOOD RELIEF

Glasgow residents are tired of fleeing rising flood waters.
A new federal grant won't eliminate flooding there, but it will help lessen the impact of future floods.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Glasgow/July 1995;

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a one and a half million dollar flood safety project for the Rockbridge County community.
SUPER=04-Today;

The hazard mitigation grant gives residents the opportunity to relocate
their homes to elevate them above flood levels--- or sell them to the
government for demolition.
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IN Q=WE DO NOT
((RITA CALVAN/FEMA REGION THREE DIR.: WE DO NOT WANT TO USE OUR MITIGATION MONEY FOR THINGS LIKE DAMS AND LEVIES WHICH WE KNOW DO NOT WORK. THEY SOLVE A PROBLEM IN ONE PLACE AND MAKE IT WORSE SOMEPLACE ELSE. SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF MOTHER NATURE'S WAY.))
SUPER=01-Rita Calvan/FEMA Region Three Dir.;
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Fifty-six Glasgow homes are eligible for the federal grant.
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p-Pulaski-Furniture

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=NONE

Pulaski has 43 new jobs thanks to an expansion by a major employer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski;

But Pulaski Furniture expects its import- export center will need even more people as that portion of its business grows.
The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its newest facility this morning.
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((JOHN WAMPLER/PULASKI FURNITURE PRESIDENT: IT WAS LOCATED REAL CLOSE TO OUR CORPORATE OFFICES, AND ALSO IT'S CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE WHERE A LOT OF CONTAINERS COME IN AND OUT SO THAT HELPED.))
SUPER=01-John Wampler/Pulaski Furniture President;
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VO-NAT

Pulaski Furniture snapped up the property shortly after it was vacated by Diversified Apparel.
The move represents an initial investment of roughly two- million- dollars.
The company says the building is appealing for both its interstate access and the room on the site for expansion.
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P-Graduates

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=NONE

With graduation season just behind us-- here are the latest factoids for aspiring professionals.
Nationwide, it's turning out to be a good year for pharmacy and engineering students.
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dissolve to pre-pro
Students earning degrees in pharmacy this year can expect job offers at more than 51-thousand dollars a year.
Chemical engineers are bringing in an average of 42-thousand plus.
Graduating artists on the other hand-- face a a common problem:
How to eat regularly.
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SUPER=04-File Tape;

Art professors say most beginners cannot make a living without some other practical skill to offer.
Every spring, five to ten thousand aspiring Picassos emerge from American colleges with degrees in fine arts.
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ANCHOR=Connie

A picture is worth a thousand words--
But not if you just don't get it. That's the theme for our Video of the Day straight ahead on NEWS-7 Primetime, right here on WEFC. cc sponsor

P-Gum-Disease

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=dental care

Three out of every four adults suffer from gum disease.
Intern Reporter Joy Sutton has more on a condition that's plaguing our mouths.
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SUPER=04-File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Dr. Donnie Mayhew/Periodontist; :15
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :25
SUPER=04-Commercial; 1:06
SUPER=19-Joy Sutton; 1:16
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Dentists say it all the time..brush after every meal, floss daily, and visit your dentist regularly.
But despite these words of wisdom 75-percent of adults still suffer from gum disease.
And most people don't even know they have it.
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IN Q=It's pretty much
((DR.DONNIE MAYHEW/PERIODONTIST: IT'S PRETTY MUCH SYMPTOM FREE. YOU CAN GO ALONG ACTUALLY FOR YEARS AND YEARS..YOU MAY NOTICE SOME BLEEDING HERE OF THERE BUT NO REAL PAIN ))
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But Mayhew says bleeding gums indicate a problem.
And symptoms such as bad breath, shifting teeth, and swelling gums are also signs to look for.
It starts as gingivitis.. an inflammation of the gums and can progress to moderate or severe forms of periodontitis.
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IN Q=A more advanced
((DR. DONNIE MAYHEW/PERIODONTIST: A MORE ADVANCED STAGE..A LOT OF INFLAMMATION OF GUMS.. A REAL DEEP POCKET.. A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BONE LOSS ))
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And this bone decay leads to tooth loss.
But Mayhew says you can prevent all this by simply taking proper care of year teeth and gums.
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IN Q=It's something you
((DR.DONNIE MAYHEW/PERIODONTIST: IT'S SOMETHING YOU HERE IN DENTAL OFFICES A LOT PEOPLE THINK HERE IS THE OLD BRUSH AND FLOSS LECTURE..BUT I WOULD SAY TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY ))
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IN Q=Brush your NAT SOUND
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OUT Q=no cavities! NAT SOUND
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IN Q=Studies also show
((JOY SUTTON/NEWS 7: STUDIES ALSO SHOW THAT GUM DISEASE IS NOT LIMITED TO ADULTS. 97-PERCENT OF CHILDREN SUFFER FORM GINGIVITIS. JOY SUTTON, NEWS-7 ))
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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

Our video of the day may seem more like a chore than anything else.
That's because, laundry is about to get more complicated.
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SUPER=75-/Public Service Ann.; 1:06
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A new generation of fabric care labels is hitting the market-- labels that use a bewildering array of symbols to tell you how to care for your clothes.
You'll find symbols like this one-- which means hand wash.
And this one, means do not wring.
This symbol means you can press the garment with your steam iron.
But some more complicated.
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SOT 10:22:55
IN Q=Any idea
((ANY IDEA WHAT THIS SYMBOL IS? IT LOOKS LIKE AN ENVELOPE IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE SHAPE. IT MEANS LINE DRY. THEY BETTER PUT SOME CLOTHES ON IT THEN/ WHAT'S THIS SAY TO YOU? PERMANENT PRESS I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DID IT. TO MAKE OUR LIFE BETTER. THIS MEANS PERMANENT PRESS. OH, OH OK. DO YOU BELIEVE ME? NO, NO I DON'T. ))
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OUT Q=no, no I don't.

Major clothing retailers like QVC will help their customers make the switch.
The shopping channel has produced public service announcements explaining the new symbols...including the mysterious triangle.
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SOT 10:24:07
IN Q=A plain triangle
((A PLAIN TRIANGLE MEANS ANY BLEACH CAN BE USED. A STRIPED TRIANGLE, ANY NON-CHLORINE BLEACH. DO NOT WASH OR BLEACH IF EITHER ONE OF THESE SYMBOLS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A BLACK X. (:10) ))
SUPER=04-Public Service Announcement; :
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VO-NAT

So you may not know them now, but you'll be hearing a lot about these labels in the coming weeks.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop

SP-Score

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-6
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME LIVE

Tonight on Primetime sports, Avalanche highlights from Salem, plus Roy Stanley chats with manager Bill McGuire.
Also on the links, King makes the cut while Chip is in a holding pattern.
And Tyson and Holyfield have a new referee.
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VO-NAT CON'T

Mitch Halpern, who worked the first fight eight months ago withdrew from this one this afternoon.
Tyson's camp had asked for him to be removed. Their request was denied, but Halpern says he doesn't want to be the focal point of the fight.
Mills Lane will take his place.
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SP-Avalanche

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#cl-97
GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE

The Salem Avalanche is closing out a three game series with the Wilmington Blue Rocks tonight at Salem Memorial. And right now we're in the top of the 11th.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Blue Rocks vs. Avalanche; :00

Mugsy the dog a number of kids were part of the more than 35 hundred fans in attendance tonight.
Salem was down 3-to-2 in the bottom of the fourth when Chad Gambill ripped this two run shot over the left field fence to put the Avalanche on top 4-to-3.
Wilmington would come back though and tie it in the fifth, as Carlos Beltran smacks a solo dinger to right center and it's a 4-all game.
SUPER=37-Wilmington/5/Salem/5/Top of 11th;

But back comes Salem in the bottom of the 6th, as Forry Wells connects on a double off the wall in deep center.
Ben Petrick scores and right now the game is tied at 11-all in the top of the 11th.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=avalanche

Salem is back home tomorrow night as Durham comes to town for the first of four games in the yard.

Sp-Carolina

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=CAROLINA LEAGUE

While Salem's second half start hasn't been perfect, it's light years ahead of the club's first half beginning.
Before tonight's game Roy Stanley talked with manager Moose McGuire about the team's status and what's ahead in the remainder of this 8 game home stand.
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SUPER=03-Salem; :03
SUPER=01-Bill "Moose" McGuire/Salem Avalanche Manager; :12
SUPER=@Roy1; :29
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((Avalanche manager Bill "Moose" McGuire is not exactly ready to claim the Carolina Leagues second half title.
But he is excited about the teams start.)) ((BILL "MOOSE" MCGUIRE/SALEM AVALANCHE MANAGER: )) ((ROY STANDUP: )) ((MCGUIRE: )) ((Swift comes to Salem with a 4 and 1 record and a 4 point 75 E.R.A.
Swift will start this Sunday's game at Memorial stadium against the Durham Bulls. Roy Stanley news 7 sports.))
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SP-Sullivan

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=CHIP SULLIVAN

Thunderstorms in the Memphis area today kept Chip Sullivan from playing his second round at the Fed. Ex St. Jude Classic.
Chip and 103 others will have to start their second round tomorrow morning at seven.
Only 47 golfers finished today.
Chip stands at 1 under par, and yes more rain is in the forecast for Memphis tomorrow.

SP-Seniors

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-11
SS=SENIORS TOUR

The second round of the U.S. Seniors Open outside of Chicago is in the books and
SS=BILLY KING (6463)

Billy King has made the cut.
Billy shot his second straight round of 73 to hit the halfway point at 6 over par.
The cut was plus 11.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Olympia Fields, IL/ESPN;:00

The leader at the turn is Kermit Zarley, who was on "SMOKIN" today birdying four straight holes on the back side in route to his second straight round on one under par.
Jack Nicklaus followed up yesterday's 73 with a 72, he is now at 5 over par.
An Chi Chi Rodriguez is safely in the with a round of 72 today.
He is 3 over for the Open.
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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 in 30- minutes ...Here's what you'll
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dissolve to boards see on NEWS-7 over on WDBJ-7.
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-Murder Charges

A Florida man will be charged with murder in the drowning deaths of his two children...
SUPER=77-Florida Boys Drown;

When he allegedly drove a vehicle with two boys in it-- into a canal.
SUPER=78-Disney Boycott;

And did Southern Baptists in our area boycott tonight's opening of the latest disney movie Hercules?
SUPER=x5025; Coming up at 11 Stop
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE

Jean Jadhon will be along over on WDBJ-7. Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, have a nice weekend, goodnight. SUPER=#4036 close/id