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News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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Coming up next-
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VO-NAT
In one hour the tightest ship in the shipping business could run out of
steam- UPS workers could walk off the job.
A federal express plane crashes into a ball of fire-
Plus we'll meet a Franlin County girl who's got her own Chincoteague pony.
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ANCHOR=Jean
News 7 is Next.
Newsbreak
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
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Good Evening.
The clock is ticking toward midnight
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
when United Parcel Workers could walk off the job.
Both sides are meeting tonight.
We'll have the latest for you at eleven.
SUPER=03-Newark, NJ;
Investigators say it's too early to tell why a Federal Express plane flipped
over and caught fire overnight.
The crew was able to escape through a cockpit window.
SUPER=03-Portland, OR;
Three workers are dead when a steel girder collapsed at the Portland
International Airport.
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
And we'll meet a local girl who's dream came true. She's the owner of a
Chincoteague pony.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for News 7 at Eleven.
UPS
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#97-41
GRAPHIC=UPS
It's less than one hour away from a midnight strike deadline for U-P-S
workers.
While negotiations are continuing, tonight signs seem to indicate the
walkout is imminent.
Double Boxes=Jean/Stacy
Stacy Martin is standing by at Roanoke's U-P-S facility.
Stacy what's going on there?
LIVE=Stacy Full;
SUPER=@Stacey1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
((Rollcue:of failed negotiations.)
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Brad Reynolds/UPS Customer; :17
RUNS=:44
OUT Q=full time positions.
LIVE=Stacy Full;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Stacy adlibs
Double Boxes=Jean/Stacy
React-ups
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=ups
Area business that use U-P-S to deliver merchandise are bracing themselves
in case of a strike.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/1994;
Elizabeth Arden had a bad experience back in 1994 the last time UPS workers
went on strike.
It was a busy season and transport managers say a lot of their shipments were
delayed.
The company has already diverted some of its merchandise to alternative
carriers to avoid getting trapped in the UPS system.
But other catalog companies that use UPS such as Quality Fulfillment
Services here in Roanoke say they're sticking with UPS, for now.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:26:54
IN Q=We've been
((LARRY MORGAN:WE'VE BEEN MAKING PLANS...HANDLING NOW.))
((JERYL ROWE/PRESORT EXPRESS:WE ARE INCREASING EXTRA STAFF TO HANDLE WHATEVER
VOLUME IS NECESSARY FOR US TO HANDLE AS FAR AS FIRST CLASS PRIORITY MAIL OR
OTHER MAILINGS THAT WOULD BE EFFECTED THROUGH A UPS STRIKE))
SUPER=01-Larry Morgan/President QFS; :00
SUPER=01-Jeryl Rowe/Presort Express; :19
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=UPS strike
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
Nationally the lead negotiators for U-P-S and the Teamsters union have been
meeting with a federal mediator.
U-P-S said earlier that it had put its ''last, best'' offer on
the table.
The union called that a ''bargaining tactic.''
Cycle-Ax
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-55
GRAPHIC=NONE
Two people are seriously injured tonight in Montgomery County after their
motorcycle was struck by a car.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
It happened on North-fork Road near Ironto around 9-15.
State police say the driver of a Ford Mustang apparently crossed the center
line striking the motorcycle.
Authorities are still trying to determine who was driving the car.
The couple on the motorcycle was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial.
No word yet on the extent of their injuries.
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NY-Bomb
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net B
GRAPHIC=NONE
Three men arrested in New York may have been a planning suicide bombing- on
New York's subways.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Brooklyn, NY;
That word from a federal law enforcement official in Washington.
Police raided the apartment- confiscating five devices- each strong enough
to kill someone.
Police shot two suspects when it appeared they were going to activate a
device.
The men are hospitalized and a third suspect is in custody.
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14:02:48
((JAMES KALLSTROM/F.B.I.: THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE TERRORISM TASK FORCE IN NEW
YORK. THE CITIZENS SHOULD BE REAL HAPPY WE HAVE THE BEST MOST COOPERATIVE TEAM
OF PEOPLE HERE WORKING ON THSEE CASES. THEY SHOULD FEEL GOOD AND TAKE PRIDE IN
THE FACT THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.))
SUPER=01-James Kallstrom/F.B.I.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q= this didn't happen."
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VO-NAT
The men may have arrived in the U-S within the past two weeks- They're all of
middle Eastern origin.
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Collapse
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
An accident at the Portland International Airport
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Portland, OR;
kills three construction workers-
Part of a parking garage under construction gave way- falling on workers
below.
There are reports that some workers were also injured but no airport
passegners were hurt.
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Fed-Ex
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash
A federal investigator says it's too early to say what caused a Fed-Ex plane
to crash.
As Liz Mullen reports the crew was able to jump out a window to safety.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Newark, NJ; 00
SUPER=01-Christine Whitman/New Jersey Governor; 13-17!
SUPER=01-Robert Boyle/Port Authority Director; 36-39 very quick!
SUPER=01-John Goglia/Nat'l Transportation Safety Bd; 1:02 quick!
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=CBS News, Newark."
((Within fifteen seconds, the five people aboard the flaming Federal Express
jet
managed to pull themselves to safety. Dazed, thy watched as the MD-11 burned
out of control.
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, R-NJ
They were out on the runway by the time the emergency personell from the
airport got there which was in seconds of it coming down.
Officials at this, the busiest of three New York area airports, say there was
no indication anything was wrong aboard the jet as it approached Newark from
Anchorage Alaska. On hitting the runway, the MD-ll flipped over, a wing broke
off, and immediately fire broke out.
ROBERT BOYLE/ EXEC. DIR., PORT AUTHORITY:WE HAD JUST PRACTICED SOMETHING
SIMILIAR TO THIS ...IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR TRAGEDY.
JOE BIERMANN/ WCBS HELICOPTER REPORTER: IT LOOKS LIKE THE ENGINE BROKE OFF.
This is not the first time this plane has had a hard landing. In November of
1994, federal records show the same plane with a different crew had a hard
landing in Anchorage. The NTSB report says the plane suffered what it termed
"substantial damage".
JOHN GOGLIA/NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD: WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT
INCIDENT IS RELATED TO THIS AT ALL.
About six hours after the crash landing, Newark partially reopened and
planes were able to take off even as fire crews doused the smoldering
fusilage. Inside the airport, passengers felt the repercussions of the crash
that blocked the busiest of Newark's runways.
Liz Mullen CBS News, Newark.))
Willey
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-54
GRAPHIC=Jones
Virginia has another connection to Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit
against the President.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Former attorney general candidate Gil Davis is one of her lawyers.
Now, Davis and his team have subpoenaed Richmond area resident Kathleen
Willey to give a deposition in the case.
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TALENT=Jean
SS=NONE
Willey's the daughter-in-law of former Democratic state senator Ed Willey.
She worked as a social secretary in the Clinton White House in 1993.
Jones' attorneys allege that Willey was herself sexually harassed by
President Clinton.
For her part tonight, Kathleen Willey's saying through her attorneys that
she's outraged by the attempt to involve her in the Paula Jones suit, and that
her privacy is being violated by the allegation.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Coming up next on News 7 at 11, one group says recent bank mergers could
cost you money,
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VO-NAT
and we'll tell you why authorities say three Virginia murders may be the work
of a serial killer.
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ANCHOR=Robin
wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
TALENT=Robin
SS=NONE
SUPER=80-81/50/0.00''/81/49/0.00''/78/44/0.00''/75/46/0.00'';
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SUPER=82-3.39''/minus 0.38''/19.88''/minus 3.45'';
SUPER=83-Down 0.99 foot/Down 0.45 foot;Lake levels
Missing-Girls
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=sly
TAPE#97-44
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Virginia could have a serial killer.
Investigators have determined the murders of three young Spotsylvania County
girls are the work of the same person.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Investigators today confirmed that the cases have been linked... through
evidence collected from the three victims: 16-year old Sofia Silva, 15-year old
Kristin Lisk and her 12-year old sister Kati.
Police would not say what the common evidence is, but they do say the killer
is probably acting out a fantasy.
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SOT 11:28:57 News conference field tape
IN Q=The offender has a secure
(( ))
SUPER=01-Capt. Pat Sullins/Spotsylvania Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q= somewhere else
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VO-NAT
The Lisk sisters disappeared May first and were later found floating in a
Hanover County river.
Eight months earlier, Sofia Silva's body was discovered in a King George
County creek.
A multi-agency police task force continues its investigation into the
killings, following up eight thousand leads.
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Bank-Fees
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-45
GRAPHIC=Banking
As North Carolina banks gobble up Virginia banks, the news gets grimmer for
Virginia bank customers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
That's the message from the U-S Public Interest Research Group and the
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council.
SUPER=@file;
A new report shows bank profits are way up... but so are fees.
And while Virginia bank fees are "in the middle of the road" nationally,
consumer advocates say the recent bank acquisitions may change that.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:11:46
IN Q=The logical
((THE LOGICAL RESULT OF HAVING THESE MERGERS IS THAT BRANCHES WILL BE CLOSED,
FEES WILL BE RAISED, AND THAT THERE WILL BE FEWER CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. AND
AS THE RESULT OF THE REPORT SHOWS, THE BIGGER THE BANK THE HIGHER THE FEES.))
SUPER=01-Jean Ann Fox/Va. Consumer Advocate;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=the higher the fees.
TALENT=Jean
SS=Banking
The consumer advocates say shop around for cheaper accounts, which you're
most likely to find at smaller community banks and credit unions.
And, they say, lobby your lammakers about ATM fees.
Death-Tax
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-40
GRAPHIC=Farming
The new balanced budget is making it easier for some farmers to keep their
business all in the family.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
The measure changes the law for inheritance taxes-- money paid to the
federal government once a farm is handed-down from one generation to the next.
The old law set exemptions for the tax at 600 thousand dollars.
But, some farmers claimed that figure was too high and made it difficult to
avoid selling-off farm land to pay the tax.
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SOT 13.04.25 - 13.04.42
IN Q=Farmers are having
((LINDA BOITNOTT/DAIRY FARMER: FARMERS ARE HAVING TO SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF MONEY TO TRY TO DO AS MUCH ESTATE PLANNING AS THEY CAN AND CAN'T AFFORD--SO
THEY CAN AT LEAST THINK THAT THE FARM WILL BE ABLE TO STAY IN FAMILY HANDS.))
SUPER=01-Linda Boitnott/Dairy Farmer;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=in family hands
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VO-NAT
Farmers in the region waged a letter-writing campaign about a month ago to
pressure Congress to increase exemptions.
The goal was to raise exemptions to two million dollars, but the new budget
will eventually allow only one point three million dollars.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The revised exemptions will not go into effect until 1998 and they'll be
phased in over ten years.
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=None
The Food Police have struck again. When we return, we'll see why they're
making the soft drink industry nervous,
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VO-NAT
and we'll see how a local girl has found a special buddy in the waters off
Chincoteague.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Warm-Hearth
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=mjo
TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=Nursing Home
Warm Hearth Village is expanding to better serve the aging population in the
New River
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VO-NAT
Super=03-Montgomery Co.
Valley. This morning staffers presented plans for the new 120 bed facility.
The long term care center will offer 60 beds for nursing care and 60 beds of
intensive assisted-living.
The space is in high demand considering more than 35 million people will be
65 or older by the year 2000.
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4:58:34
SOT
IN Q=We doubt
((JOHN SANKEY/WARM HEARTH VILLAGE PRESIDENT/CEO: WE DOUBT THAT IT WILL FILL UP
IMMEDIATELY. BUT THERE IS A PENT UP DEMAND AND BEING A NEW FACILITY WE DO
THINK IT WILL ATTRACT A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE'VE ACTUALLY PROJECTED FOR OUR
FINANCIAL PURPOSES A ONE YEAR FILL UP. ))
SUPER=01-John Sankey/Warm Hearth Village Pres.
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=fill up
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VO-NAT
Officials plan to break ground next March and hope to open the facility by
the Summer of 1999.
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Caffeine
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NEt
GRAPHIC=NONE
Did you know Dannon coffee yogurt has as much caffeine as a can of Coca-
Cola?
Probably not-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
but one group wants to change that.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants caffeine content on
labels. It warns pregnant women, children, and people with osteoporosis to
avoid caffeine.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:16:56
IN Q=
((MICHAEL JACOBSEN/CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: ANYONE WHO
EXPERIENCES ANXIETY JITTERS OR SLEEPLESSNESS SHOULD CUT BACK ON OR CUT OUT
COFFEE AND OTHER CAFFEINE FOOD AND BEVERAGES AND SEE IF THAT RELIEVES THEIR
SYMPTOMS.))
SUPER=07-Michael Jacobsen;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=THAT RELIEVES THEIR SYMPTOMS."
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VO-NAT
Caffeine can cause an increased risk of infertility and miscarriage.
Doctors say people used to caffeine experience withdrawal symptoms when they
don't have any.
That includes headaches fatigue and the inability to concentrate.
The American Medical Association has already asked the F-D-A for caffeine
labeling..
But the food industry opposes the idea.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-81/50/101/1953/54/1981;
SUPER=306-64/57/78/Calm/30.30/6:24am/8:28pm;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear With Near/Record Lows/54-56/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/84-86;
SUPER=331-Record Lows/Possible/54-56/Mostly Sunny/And Pleasant/85-88;
SUPER=332-Near Record/Lows/48-50/Turning/Mostly Sunny/83-86;
SUPER=333-Clear And/Cool/50-54/Mostly Sunny/Wind W-10/80-85;
SUPER=334-Patchy Fog/Late/46-49/Turning/Mostly Sunny/80-84;
SUPER=X5001;
S-Score
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=steve
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=Packers
Lets start with football where the defending Super Bowl champion Green bay
Packers met the runner up in New England.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/ESPN; :00
Bi Kini's and the frozen tundra...never thought I'd see that combination. The
game wasn't pretty; Packers win 7-3. MVP Brett Farve played and then took a
seat.
About the only exciting thing; seeing familiar faces like former Virginia
Tech stars Antonio Freeman and yes Eugene Chung. Numbers!.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-/Winston-Salem/0/j/Lynchburg/5///;
SUPER=X5012
SUPER=0105-j/Pulaski/10//Danville/7///j/Bluefield/5//Martinsville/0//2nd Game
B.F. 5-4/;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Toronto/2/j/Detroit/4////Seattle/1/j/Milwaukee/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Boston/1//Kansas City/1/10///Chicago/9//Anaheim/4/2//;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/0/j/Florida/1////Colorado/1/j/Pittsburgh/4//Walker 30th
HR/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/San Diego/2/j/Montreal/9////St. Louis/1/j/Philadelphia/2//Final in
10 innings/;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0092-j/Los Angeles/4//Chicago/1///;
SUPER=x5032
SUPER=0114-/Phoenix/67/j/Cleveland/79///;
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=....last score."
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S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#=R-37
GRAPHIC=Indy motor Speedway
Busch Pole Qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway turned out the
fastest Winston Cup laps ever.
SS=Ernie Irvan
Ernie Irvan's speedometer produced the most smoke as he captured the pole.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN/ESPN; :00
Points leader Jeff Gordon, who has won the past two poles at Indy, had a
decent qualifying run, but would fall back to 24th when the first day was done.
Thanks to drivers like Darrell Waltrip. DW put the Western Auto Chevrolet on
the pole. Waltrip got out of his Monte Carlo and did the Icky Shuffle in
celebration.
Dale Jarrett then shuffled DW to the side.; knocked DW off the top spot with a
speed of over 177 miles per hour.
But with his mother in a hospital in critical condition; Irvan mustered the
strength to put the Havoline thunderbird on the pole with a speed of 177.736
miles per hour.
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SOT
IN Q="They
((ERNIE IRVAN/BRICKYARD POLE WINNER:))
SUPER=01-Ernie Irvan/Brickyard Pole Winner; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=...get the pole"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Now here's your first round top 25.
(/////SOT/////)
WIPE TO QUALIFYING
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5016;
SUPER=0107-1. Ernie Irvan/177.736/2. Joe Nemechek//3. Dale Jarrett//4. Darrell
Waltrip//5. Dale Earnhardt//;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0107-6. Mike Skinner//7. Ricky Rudd//8. Ken Schrader//9. David
Green//10. Rich Bickle//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-11. Robby Gordon//12. Bobby Hamilton//13. Sterling Marlin//14.
Wally Dallenbach//15. Bill Elliott//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-16. Jeremy Mayfield//17. Rick Mast//18. Michael Waltrip//19. Steve
Grissom//20. Johnny Benson//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-21. Chad Little//22. Ted Musgrave//23. Ron Barfield//24. Jeff
Gordon//25. Bobby Labonte//;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=.....LAST CAR.
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S-Druck
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-16
GRAPHIC=49ers
The San Francisco 49ers welcomed their top draft pick to camp yesterday.
SS=Druckenmiller
This morning quarterback Jim Druckenmiller signed a 6 year-- 5 and a half
million dollar contract.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Rocklin, CA; :00
Druckenmiller receives a signing bonus of just over 2 million dollars. The
signal caller arrived in Rocklin this morning and took part in 49er training
camp both in the AM and in the afternoon.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="it
((JIM DRUCKENMILLER/SIGNS WITH 49ERS:))
SUPER=01-Jim Druckenmiller/Signs with 49ers; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=...where I was staying"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
Druckenmiller is about two weeks behind on the complex west coast offensive
playbook, which he studied while in LA.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I was
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=..which really helped"
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S-Ravens
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-12
GRAPHIC=Ravens
While Druckenmiller has arrived, Baltimore Raven top draft pick; linebacker
Peter Boulware is still holding out.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Westminster, MD; :
His absence means that second round draft pick Jamie Sharper has had a
chance to show his stuff to the Raven's coaches.
But the regular season is getting closer and the Ravens need their number
one pick in camp.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Right now...
((JAMIE SHARPER/RAVENS LINEBACKER FROM UVA: ))
SUPER=01-Jamie Sharper/Ravens Linebacker from UVa; :
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...........WITH US."
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S-Trades
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-14
GRAPHIC=MLB
Some major League baseball teams beat the clock last night in playing lets
make a deal.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-Major League Baseball; :00
The Chicago White Sox made a late minute move; sending left handed pitcher
Wilson Alvarez, closer Roberto Hernandez, and pitcher danny Darwin to the san
francisco Giants in return for six minor league players. The Giants are
struggling on the hill.
The Cleveland Indians; acquired left hander John Smiley in a six player
trade with Cincinnati.
SUPER=03-Oakland, CA/July 15;
Also, The Oakland A's have traded Mark McGuire, who had played his entire
career in Oakland, to St. Louis where he is reunited with manager Tony larussa.
Oakland gets three pitchers.
Finally, Texas all star catcher Ivan Rodrigues resigns with the Rangers; a 5
year, 42 million dollar deal.
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Sport tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
More sports headed your way including a quick look at the Big East and the
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VO-NAT
ACC's football media days; which both kicked off today.
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S-East
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-18
GRAPHIC=Big East football
Big East football media day held court at the meadowlands today. Acording to
the polls; Miami is picked to finish first, followed by Syracuse.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
The Virginia Tech Hokies fall in right behind the ornagemen and are picked
to finish third in the conference. West Virginia was voted fourth; then Boston
College. Rutgers was picked last.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-30
GRAPHIC=ACC
The ACC's football media day also kicked off this afternoon.
SS=UVA
Virginia's first conference opponent is North Carolina; the cavs third
game of the season.
UVa must replace 14 starters on offense and defense and will field a lot of
youth.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We've been...
((GEORGE WELSH/UVA HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-George Welsh/UVA Head Coach; :
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=........not much experience."
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville;
But pre season all american candidate Anthony Poindexter says the Cavaliers
will not be happy with seven wins this season.
Poindexter believes with a little help from the recruiting class that
Virginia can challenge for the A-C-C and a national championship.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We Can do
((ANTHONY POINDEXTER/UVA DEFENSIVE BACK: ))
SUPER=01-Anthony Poindexter/UVA Defensive Back; :
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=..........IT TAKES."
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Pony
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-46
GRAPHIC=NONE
Meet "Misty of Chincoteague."
Well, the gender and the name have been changed.
And Keith Humphry didn't have to go all the way to Virginia's Eastern Shore
to find "Buddy," a Chincoteague pony living in Franklin County.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Dad had made
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00
SUPER=03-Chincoteague; :06
SUPER=07-Erin Murphy; :14
SUPER=01-Lee Bogle-Murphy/Erin's Mother; :34
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
((
Dad had made it clear they weren't going to be bringing any animals back
from their visit to the pony penning at Chincoteague last year.
Erin Murphy and her Mom were there just to watch the annual auction.
Then they trotted out "Buddy," and Mom's hand shot up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:03:15
IN Q=
((IT WAS A VERY SPOOKY FEELING, BECAUSE I GO "OH OH, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
WITH THIS THING?" AND SHE LOOKED AT ME, AND I GO, "MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
AND SHE'S LIKE: "YOU WANT THE HORSE DON'T YOU?" AND I GO, "YEAH." AND SHE GOES,
"WELL." AND SHE JUST RAISED HER HAND AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW WE HAD THE HORSE
AND WE WERE TRYING TO SIGN THE PAPERS FOR IT.))
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SOT 11:55:40
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((I THREW MY HAND UP AT THE TIME WHEN NOBODY ELSE DID. AND I GOT HIM. I KEPT
BIDDING.))
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It took a couple of rounds for her to prevail. She didn't say what the
winning bid was, but the average foal goes for about 17-hundred dollars.
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SOT 11:55:25
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((THE AUCTION ITSELF WAS JUST REALLY A LOT OF FUN TO WATCH. AND I THINK YOU
JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN WATCHING IT AND WANTING TO DO. I JUST THOUGHT, WELL I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED TO. SO I WILL. AND I DID. ))
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They're boarding space at a neighbor's farm for now. By the Murphy's hope
to have a proper pasture of their own for "Buddy" before long.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.
by SS