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SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Steve Mason;
ANCHOR=Connie
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SOT
IN Q=Here's what's next

((HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME... KATHY BENNINGTON/WOOLWORTH'S CUSTOMER: THE TIMES ARE CHANGING. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUSH, RUSH, EVERYTHING'S SUPERMALLS. NOBODY LIKES THE LITTLE CORNER STORE. THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF WOOLWORTH'S AS, THE LITTLE CORNER STORE. I'M REALLY GONNA MISS IT.
THEY SELL A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING-- AND GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN SHOPPERS HAVE FOUND BARGAINS-- BUT NOW WOOLWORTH'S STORES ARE CLOSING THEIR DOORS.
PLUS, ROAD RAGE-- AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS WITH BAD EXCUSES ARE APPARENTLY BOOSTING THE HIGHWAY DEATH RATE. SHE WAS DRIVING TOO SLOWLY, THEY KEPT TAILGATING ME," "I WOULD NEVER HAVE SHOT HIM IF HE HADN'T REAR-ENDED ME.))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=rear ended me


top-story


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's THURSDAY July 17th--
Our top story--
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SOT 20:12:44
IN Q=We've had

((WE'VE HAD VOLUMINOUS NUMBER OF CALLS THAT HAVE COME IN SINCE CUNANAN WAS IDENTIFIED AS OUR NUMBER ONE SUSPECT. THESE CALLS HAVE PROVED TO BE VERY FRUITFUL. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=very fruitful.
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VO-NAT


As the search continues for Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer is named in an arrest warrant for a murder in Chicago.
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P-Cunanan


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#Net D
GRAPHIC=News 7 Prime Time


Good Evening, this is News 7 PRIMETIME on WEFC..
I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=Murder Investigation


The alleged serial killer is suspected of killing millionaire developer Lee Miglin last spring-- an arrest warrent was issued this afternoon in Chicago.
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VO-NAT


Andrew Cunanan is also the primary suspect in four other killings-- including that of Gianni Versace.
There's now a 45-thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the fashion designer's killer.
And now, Miami police are studying clues, to see if the serial killer may have struck again--
Just ten-miles from the Versace murder scene, police found a 49-year-old Cuban doctor dead in the bedroom of his home.
Neighbors say they heard two shots and saw a man run from the house-- a man who fit the general description of Andrew Cunanan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:01:21
IN Q=One of the

((ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS SAW A WHITE MALE, ABOUT FIVE-TEN, SLIM BUILD, WELL-DRESSED WITH DARK HAIR. ))
SUPER=01-Det. Nelda Fonticiella/Metro-Dade Police; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=dark hair.
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VO-NAT


Meantime, the manhunt for Cunanan continues, nationwide-- with warnings the suspect is armed and dangerous.
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P-TWA


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#Net E
GRAPHIC=None
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SOT 20:37:51
IN Q=NAT SOUND
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=NAT SOUND
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Long Island, NY; :


A moving tribute to those who died in the crash of TWA Flight 800-- one year ago today.
Unveiled at the beachside service-- a memorial with the names of those who died.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We have gathered

(( ))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=of your lives
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VO-NAT


While the healing process may be underway, many family members and friends say the wounds will not close-- until they know exactly why the jet crashed.
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P-Valley-Metro


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=597-
GRAPHIC=None


Bus drivers for the Roanoke Valley's public transportation agency have been working for weeks now without a contract.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Valley Metro management and union representatives held another negotiating session today.
One driver we spoke with says company officials are trying to --quote "cut costs and give the bus drivers less money."
But after today's meeting officials with Valley Metro had few comments.
They say the negotiations are going fine and they will have a joint statement when talks finish--that's expected to be Sunday.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=None


The company was receiving about one million dollars in federal money.
But those dollars are NOT expected to be renewed next year.
That's led Valley Metro to focus on other ways of generating revenue.

P-Woolworth


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-30
GRAPHIC=None


An American institution is closing its doors--
Woolworth's five and dime stores will be no more.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The company has two stores in our area-- one in Roanoke and another in Danville.
Those employees will be among about ten-thousand others in the country to lose their jobs.
Last year, Woolworth's lost 37-million dollars nationwide. (/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:04:56
IN Q=I think there's

((FRED MARX/RETAIL SALES EXPERT: I THINK THERE'S A PLACE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD KIND OF STORE. BUT IT'S CALLED A DRUG STORE. IT ISN'T THESE LITTLE TRYING TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE, LITTLE CATCH ALL, NEIGHBORHOOD FIVE AND DIMES. THEY DON'T MAKE IT TODAY. ))
SUPER=01-Fred Marx/Retail Sales Expert; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=don't make it today.
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VO-NAT


Nationally, Woolworth will convert about a quarter of its locations into its Foot Locker and Champs specialty shops-- but no word on what will happen with stores here.
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P-Lowe's


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-31
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe wipe
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :

In other retail news, it looks like the Roanoke Valley could get another Lowe's superstore.
The hardware giant has discussed with Roanoke County the possibility of locating a second "big box" location across from the Walmart on route 220 just past Tanglewood Mall.
Lowe's already has a store at the Crossroads Mall in Roanoke.
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P-Mary-Dalton


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-34
GRAPHIC=Legal scales


A 19-year-old woman is pleading not guilty to charges of murdering and robbing an elderly man.
Mary Katherine Dalton stood trial for more than 12 hours today as her family testified against her.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;


Both sides agree...
Mary Katherine Dalton relied on 72-year-old Aubrey Adkins for money and drugs.
He was devoted to her.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./ December, 1995;

crime scene
But Mary Dalton's brother Michael says in 1995, she lured Adkins to the side of the road and left the passenger door wide open...
moments before her boyfriend shot and killed Adkins. today's trial video
Mary Dalton wept today as her brother testified against her.
Michael Dalton was convicted a year ago of murdering and robbing Adkins but says he confessed to protect his sister.
Defense Attorney Bryan Haskins says Mary Dalton would have no reason to want Adkins dead.
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P-Road-Rage


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-34
GRAPHIC=Safe Driving


Federal safety officials, testifying before Congress, are worried about agressive drivers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


It's known as road rage-- and it's to blame for an increase in deaths on the highway this past year.
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SOT 15:21:22
IN Q=The so-called

((THE SO-CALLED 'REASONS' FOR 'ROAD RAGE' CAN BE INCREDIBLY TRIVIAL. THAT MEANS THAT MOTORISTS ARE BEING SHOT, STABBED, BEATEN AND RUN OVER FOR TOTALLY INANE REASONS, SUCH AS, "HE CUT ME OFF,"SHE WAS TAILGATING ME," "NO ONE GIVES ME THE FINGER," "HE WAS PLAYING THE RADIO TOO LOUD SO, I SHOT HIM,))
SUPER=01-David Willis/AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; :
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=so I shot him.
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VO-NAT


A recent Triple-A study found the majority of aggressive drivers are men aged 18-to-26.
About a third of the nation's car crashes and two-thirds of the nearly 42-thousand highway fatalities last year may have been caused by agressive drivers.
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music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop


A stepped up campus security force will greet students at one area college this fall. That story, up next on News 7 Prime Time.
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VO-NAT


Also--you say "tomato," I say "tomhato," -- but the Virginia State Police says "marijuana." And it's caused quite a bit of embarrassment for a Montgomery County couple.
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WEFC!!! go to break

P-Boty-Growth


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-40
GRAPHIC=NONE
Botetourt County's population is quickly expanding---and there are the

inevitable growing pains.
Tonya Flory explains how the new is impacting the old.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:57:58:10
IN Q= In the 90's
SUPER=01-Jerry Burgess/Botetourt Co. Administrator; :01
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; :07
SUPER=01-Jim Johnson/Va Cattlemen's Assoc.; :18
SUPER=01-Ray Sprinkle/Realtor Developer; :48
SUPER=@Tonya1; :57
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q= News 7.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:57:58:10
IN Q= In the 90's

((JERRY BURGESS:IN THE 90'S IT'S BEEN THE FASTEST GROWING LOCALITY IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY, AVERAGING ABOUT TWO-PERCENT A YEAR INCREASE IN POPULATION))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q= in population.

The trend of outmigration from the cities is a mixed blessing, demanding more services and schools in suburban and rural areas, and sometimes putting a strain on those who make their living off the land...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:31:53
IN Q= We were here

((JIM JOHNSON:WE WERE HERE AND OUT AGRICULTURE WAS HERE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AROUND US AND IT GETS A LITTLE TOUGH))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q= little tough

But if they're willing to sacrifice the family farm they grew up on, the value of the property is double or even triple.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:59:27
IN Q= Farming is very

((JERRY BURGESS:FARMING IS VERY TOUGH NOW AND SO THEY'RE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THAT LAND AT A GOOD PRICE IS SOMETHING THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DESERVE))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=like they deserve

although in most cases the sentimental attachment is stronger than the dollar...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:
IN Q= In some situations

((JIM JOHNSON: IN SOME SITUATIONS YOU'LL SEE HOUSES SPROUT UP ALL THE WAY AROUND THE FARM AND WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT ALSO))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q= of that also
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SOT 12:03:50
IN Q= There basically running

((RAY SPRINKLE:THEY'RE BASICALLY RUNNING SHORT OF GOOD LAND TO BUILD ON IN ROANOKE COUNTY. WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF BEAUTIFUL LAND IN BOTETOURT WITH BEAUTIFUL VIEWS AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE WANT TO COME DOWN HERE))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q= come down here
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:38:14:56
IN Q= This wide open

((TONYA FLORY:THIS WIDE OPENED FIELD WILL SOON BE DOTTED WITH HOMES, BUT THE INFLUX OF RESIDENTS WON'T COST BOTETOURT COUNTY TAXPAYERS. ACCORDING TO ZONING REGULATIONS, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO BUILD THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q= sewer system
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SOT 13:01:16
IN Q= We built

((JERRY BURGESS:WE BUILT AND OPENED TWO NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND WE'RE RENOVATING AND EXPANDING THE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q= good shape

Subdivisions and industrial parks continue to crop up along route 220 and all over this once rural community...Tonya Flory, News 7.

P-Bedrosian


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=Al Bedrosian


Dick Cranwell's challenger for a seat in the House of Delegates is challenging legislators to spend more time in their own houses.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


Republican Al Bedrosian chose to announce his legislative reform ideas right on his front lawn.
Bedrosian supports term limits, limits on the number of bills introduced in the General Assembly, and recesses during those sessions.
But he says NO limits should be placed on education.
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SOT 9:20:29
IN Q=The education issue

((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: THE EDUCATION ISSUE IS PARAMOUNT IN MY MIND BECAUSE I'VE GOT THREE CHILDREN AND I THINK WE NEED TO OPEN UP THE DEBATE ABOUT EDUCATION. WE NEED TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOLING. I THINK ALL THOSE IDEAS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE INSTITUTIONS HAS PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN SOME AREA.))
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Candidate;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=in some area
TALENT=Connie
SS=Al Bedrosian


The businessman says he's running for political office in an effort to help return state government to the citizens.

P-Ferrum-Police


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-32
GRAPHIC=Ferrum College


Security at Ferrum College has been upgraded, but it's more than just new alarms.
The Public Safety Office is now a fully accredited police force.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;


The office was upgraded by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.
The new status also benefits students.
Working alongside sworn police officers, criminal justice students can take what they've learned from books and put it into action.
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SOT 3:56:10
IN Q=He was able

((PETER LEFFERTS/V.P. STUDENT AFFAIRS:HE WAS ABLE TO COMBINE THOSE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES WITH HIS CLASSROOM WORK,NOW HE'S GONE ONTO THE ACADEMY IN SALEM AND BEEN HIRED IN ROANOKE TO SERVE AND AN OFFICER FULL TIME))
SUPER=01-Peter Lefferts/V.P. Student Affairs;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=full time.
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VO-NAT


And Ferrum officers not only serve and protect students, they're also back-up support for the Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:08:12
IN Q=A lot of

((PHILLIP YOUNG/FERRUM POLICE OFFICER:A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I'VE TALKED TO IN THE STORES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE SAID THEY'RE REAL HAPPY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT CLOSE BY THAT THEY CAN USE IF THEY EVER NEED ANYTHING))
SUPER=01-Phillip Young/Ferrum Police Officer;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=need anything
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VO-NAT


Hiring standards have also risen.
Officers get drug screenings and F-B-I background checks.
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P-Tomato-Bust


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=None


Raymond Millirons never thought his garden was much to look at, but it caught the attention of a state police helicopter earlier this week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Riner/Tuesday;


Investigators on the ground quickly found out-- what the man in the sky thought was marijuana--was nothing more than 14 tomato plants.
You might think "end" of the story-- but the Richmond Times Dispatch picked up on what happened.
It's the second time in three years authorities "raided" the Millirons' property.
(/////SOT/////)

5:19:10
SOT
IN Q=Well I

((RAYMOND MILLIRONS:WELL I THINK IT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T, THAT THEY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MARIJUANA AND TOMATO PLANTS, I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A LITTLE SCOUTING AROUND AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT MARIJUANA LOOKS LIKE.))
SUPER=07-Raymond Millirons; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=looks like. (laughter).
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=None


The (Mill-irons) Millirons say they're not mad-- just a little embarrassed-- since they're now-- the talk of the neighborhood.
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/68-70/Mostly Sunny/And Hot/90-93;
SUPER=331-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/70-72/Mostly Sunny/And Humid/94-96;
SUPER=332-Partly Cloudy/And Muggy/63-66/Partly Sunny/And Humid/85-89;
SUPER=333-Mostly Clear/Light Winds/65-70/Partly Sunny/Wind W-10/88-90;
SUPER=334-Clear And/Calm/60-65/Hazy And/Hot/88-90;
SUPER=X5001;


P-Fertility


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-35
GRAPHIC=Infertility


On Health Check tonight-- a new high-tech treatment for infertility.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Here's the living proof two-month old Emma, conceived in a laboratory and born to Maureen and Micheal Ott.
39-year-old Maureen has defective eggs-- after four failed in-vitro fertilizations, she allowed doctors in New Jersey to experiment-- and perform what's called a cytoplasmic transfer.
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SOT
IN Q=This is

((DR. JACQUES COHEN/ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER: THIS IS SURGERY ON A CELLULAR SCALE. WE BASICALLY DO A MICROSURGERY TECHIQUE ON ONE CELL, THE EGG. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Jacques Cohen/St. Barnabas Medical Center
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=one cell, the egg.
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VO-NAT


The egg is made up of two parts-- a nucleus, which contains a mother's genetic material...and cytoplasm which fuels the egg's development.
Doctors removed a small amount of the cytoplasm from the healthy egg of another woman, a donor.
They inserted it into Maureen's egg, along with her husband Micheal's sperm.
Then, the embryo began to develop.
Despite the involvement of another woman, genetically, Emma is purely Micheal and Maureen's.
Doctors have performed this transfer in only six cases-- and in four cases, they failed.
A second woman is now pregnant-- and of course, there is Emma.
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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


While most newlyweds are looking for privacy on their honeymoon--one Russian couple was apparently in search of some attention.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-St. Petersburg, Russia


Natasha and Sergei certainly got it.
The newlyweds agreed to live in a store window in St. Petersburg, for 15 days-- as a living advertisement for a furniture store.
As they went about their daily lives, the crowds gathered--
While many were amused and intrigued-- the National Bolshevik Party protested outside the store-- saying the display made a farce of marriage.
At the end of the two weeks, the couple headed home in a horse-drawn carriage with a home-full of new furniture-- payment for their services.
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SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop



SP-Score


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#S7-12
GRAPHIC=News 7 sports


Updates from the East/West baseball ans football all star games, the lattest on Tiki and Ronde barbers contract talks, and Avalanche and Hillcats highlights,
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NCAA; :00


But first, basketball. The denver Nuggets have signed both first round draft picks. Danny Fortson and Bobby Jackson have agreed to three year contracts. Fortson, the 10th pick, has a 6.7 million dollar deal while Jackson has a 2.4 mil dollar pact. now your numbers.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Wilmington/2//Lynchburg/1///j/Frederick/8//Salem/7///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Boston/7//Baltimore/7/8///Cleveland/3//Milwaukee/2/9//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/New York/4//Chicago/1/7///Toronto/4//Texas/1/6//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Kansas City/3/j/Oakland/11///;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=0092-/Los Angeles/7//Florida/8/9///Cincinnati/9//Pittsburgh/4/9//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Montreal/5//Philadelphia/4////Chicago//New York////;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Colorado///Atlanta/////San Diego///St. Louis////;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/San Francisco///Houston////;
SUPER=x5032;
SUPER=0114-/Charlotte///Cleveland/////Utah///New York////;
RUNS=:45
OUT Q=....last score."
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take a break!!

SP-Barber


ANCHOR=stvee
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-11
GRAPHIC=Tiki


News 7 sports learned this eveningthat former Cave Spring and Virginia star Tiki Barber has signed an NFL contract.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlotteville; :00


Tiki has come to terms with the New York GIants. His contract is for three years. No monetary terms have been released at this time because other players contracts are still being negotitated.
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ANCHOR=Steve


Brother Ronde is still negotiating his contract with Tampa Bay.

SP-salem


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=CL-97
GRAPHIC=Avalanche


The Salem Avalanche took on Frederick tonight over at Salem Memorila Stadium.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Keys vs. Avalanche; :00


The Av's would play in front of a good size audience tonight on a great evening for baseball.
In the bottom of the first; the Keys second baseman miss fired on a throw to second base; the error allows Salem's Kyle Houser to score a nd the Av's lead 1-nothing.
Still the same inning. Fredierck again gift wraps a run. This time an errant pitch gets by the catcher and Fory Wells comes in for a 2-nothing
SUPER=34-Salem/ /Fredierick/ ;

advantage.
To the fourth we go. Vincente garcia gets all of this pitch; hammering the rock over the left field wall. Wells scores as well; salem goes on to win __to __>
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SP-Cats


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-8
GRAPHIC=Hillcats

The Hillcats did not fair as well tonight as the Carolina League North Division leaders fell to Wilmington 2-1.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Blue Rocks vs. Hillcats; :00


A good crowd on hand at Historic City Stadium to watch the cats.
It would be a pitchers dual. In the top of the seventh; Wilmington leading 1-nothing. Tony Longueira connects on a soft grounder to third and Lynchburg third baseman Aramis Ramirez; cannot find the handle and Gary Coffey comes on home. 2-nothing rocks.
SUPER=34-Wilmington/2/Lynchburg/1; :

Ramirez takes a shot at redemption with this sacrifice fly to right that plates Tony Robinson from third; 2-1 Cats; but the Rocks spoil Lynchburg's final game of the homestand by that count.
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SP-Golf


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-27
GRAPHIC=City County Logo


Dot Bolling added another win to her list this summer by winning the Roanoke City County championship this afternoon at Hunting Hills.
Roy Stanley Has this report.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Bolling's three
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=@Roy2; :15
SUPER=01-Dot Bolling/Wins Third City County Championship; :28
SUPER=01-Marilyn Bussey/Tied For Second; :40
SUPER=@Roy1; :53
RUNS=1:02
OUT Q=.......news 7 sports."
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((Bolling's three shot lead at the start of the round left the tournament wide open for the final round at Hunting Hills.
A birdie at the 8-th hole allowed her to finish the front nine in 40 the same as Janet Cochrane and Marilyn Bussey who were tied for second.
Bolling added two birdies on the back to finish with a 75. Her total of 225 was a six shot win over Bussey and Cochrane who tied for second at 231.)) ((DOT BOLLING/WINS THIRD CITY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP: )) ((MARILYN BUSSEY/TIED FOR SECOND: )) ((Bussey and Cochrane finished tied for second place at 231. Valeta Pittman was third at 237.
Roy Stanley News 7 sports.))
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P-Little-Sorrel


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=VMI


Virginia Military Institute will become the new resting place for a famous Civil War horse this weekend.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/1994


The cremated skeleton of Stonewall Jackson's Little Sorrel will be buried at the base of his master's statue, on the VMI parade ground.
Jackson rode Little Sorrel in his famous Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1862. And he was riding the horse a year later when he was mortally wounded by his own men at the battle of Chancellorsville.
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Talent=Connie

Little Sorrel's mounted hide will remain on display at the VMI Museum. SS=VMI
by SS