18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
How do you evacuate the state?
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VO-NAT
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX: someone claims to have planted nerve gas
SOMEWHERE in Virginia.
We'll see where the call came from.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And we'll learn why they're standing in the aisles on school buses in
Bedford County.
Sports-head
ANCHOR=Steve
In sports, Week three of Friday Football Extra is here, we will have a
preview. Some interesting news to report on the Redskins Terry Allen,
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VO-NAT
and we will have Busch Pole qualifying from Loudon as number 33 captures the
top spot.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
The weekend weather story is easy to report with sunny skies and nice
humidity levels. Also up tonight, a lot of spanish in weatherschool.
Ironto-Rest
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-62
GRAPHIC=None
A threatening phone call prompted authorities to shut- down the Ironto Rest
stop on interstate 81 this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Ironto;
Someone used a pay phone at the rest area to call 9-1-1 around one- thirty,
claiming to have planted NERVE gas somewhere in Virginia.
Sheriff's officials and state police began scouring the area almost
immediately.
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SOT
IN Q=We're looking
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF:WE'RE LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF WE CAN SEE
ANYTHING UNUSUAL, FINGERPRINTING THE PHONE TRYING TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND ANY
WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED SOMEONE AT THE PHONE AND JUST TRYING TO HANDLE IT THE
BEST WE CAN THAT WAY, WHEN SOMEONE SAYS SOMEWHERE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
THAT'S, THAT'S A BIG ORDER.))
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=big order.
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VO-NAT
The rest area was re-opened within an hour.
So far, authorities have not made an arrest.
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Valley-Metro
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#97-61
GRAPHIC=None
Drivers for the Roanoke Valley's public transportation agency finally have a
new contract.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Last Month;
Members of the bus drivers union met last weekend and gave their approval to
the latest proposal from Valley Metro.
This comes about a month after the union rejected the company's first offer.
Neither side is talking about the details of the new pact but Valley Metro
officials did confirm it includes a pay hike for the drivers.
The new deal also increases company contributions towards workers' insurance
premiums.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=None
The last contract expired on June 30th, then was extended on a day-by-day
basis while negotiations continued.
The new agreement will be in effect for two years.
Bus-Overcrowding
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#97-52
GRAPHIC=Education
Reports of overcrowded school buses concern parents in Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.
One parent told News 7 that his child is having to stand in the aisles or
sit on somebody's lap, because there aren't enough seats on the bus.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.24.47 - 12.25. 02
IN Q=Right now we're
((TOM PARAMORE/BEDFORD CO. SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR: RIGHT NOW WE'RE
COUNTING KIDS SO TO SPEAK; HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE IN EACH BUS AND TO SEE IF
THERE'S ROOM TO MOVE A BLOCK OF CHILDREN OFF OF ONE BUS INTO ANOTHER BUS TO
HELP ALLEVIATE THE OVERCROWDING PROBLEM AND WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS NOW.))
SUPER=01-Tom Paramore/Schools Transportation Supervisor;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=that process now.
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VO-NAT
During the first week of classes the number of students riding buses was
about average, according to school officials.
But they concede that was also misleading, because most parents were driving
their kids to and from school during that time.
By law, no more than 64 elementary school students are allowed to ride a
school bus.
But because buses in Bedford County carry elementary, middle school and high
school students, administrators say they try not to exceed 50 students.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Education
By law school offiicals have 30 business days from the start of classes to
resolve the problem.
Bedford County plans to add new bus routes and eventually buy more buses.
Campbell-Ax
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-59
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
State police say alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed a Campbell
County woman last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Last Night
43- year- old Jeanne Elizabeth McCabe of Evington died when her car ran off
Route 29 and struck a tree.
McCabe suffered massive head injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead
on arrival at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Trooper Ken Hudson says McCabe had been drinking prior to the accident.
Her boyfriend, who had been traveling in another car, was arrested at the
scene and charged with being drunk in public.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
A national study points up the dangers of binge drinking on college
campuses--coming up on News 7 at Six we'll see what some area students are
doing to raise awareness.
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VO-NAT
and the sky's the limit this weekend in the New River Valley. We'll have a
preview of the Sky Fest Air Show--featuring war birds, sail planes,
parachutists and more.
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Dalton
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A pregnant Pittsylvania County woman will serve 19 years in jail for helping
to kill and rob a man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chatham/July;
19-year-old Mary Dalton was convicted in the fatal shooting of 72-year-old
Aubrey Atkins.
Her brother Paul is already in jail for the same crime, which occurred two
years ago.
Meanwhile, Mary Dalton's fiance Joseph Smith awaits an October trial -- he
is charged with pulling the trigger in the murder.
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Democrats
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-54
GRAPHIC=Don Beyer
The State Council of Higher Education may not think it's a great idea, but
Don Beyer does.
Today, the Democratic Candidate for Governor endorsed the plan for a higher
education center here in the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Beyer and the rest of the Democrats' Statewide Ticket rolled into Roanoke
late this afternoon for the opening of the party headquarters downtown.
Though the State Council of higher Education has questioned the need for
the university center in Roanoke, Beyer says the project has his unqualified
support.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's absolutely foolish...
(( ))
SUPER=@Beyer1;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=sinful thinking.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Gilmore
The Republican Candidate for Governor, Jim Gilmore, campaigned today in
Charlottesville, where he pledged to create 250- thousand new jobs during the
next four years.
Gilmore said he hopes to build on Governor Allen's record of economic
development, and he said no area of the commonwealth will be overlooked.
Megan-Beyer
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
Meanwhile, the FAMILIES of the three Democratic candidates also have been
putting in some time on the campaign trail.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Megan Beyer, Susan Payne and Jef Dolan spent the day traveling through
central Virginia, including a stop at Linkhorne Elementary School in Lynchburg.
Last spring, Don Beyer caught flak when he asked for votes in a high school
government class.. his wife sees today's visit as something different.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:08:30
IN Q=We are not
((MEGAN BEYER/WIFE OF CANDIDATE: WE ARE NOT POLITICKING WITH THESE CHILDREN AT
ALL. THEY DON'T VOTE AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING IN AND TRYING TO GET THEM
EXCITED ABOUT THE COMPUTERS THAT THEY'RE USING, TO CHEER THEM ON AS THEY TELL
US WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AND TO SHOW THEM THAT AS A GREATER COMMUNITY,
THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN STATEWIDE POLITICS, WE ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR
EDUCATION. I HOPE PEOPLE DON'T FIND THAT OFFENSIVE.))
SUPER=01-Megan Beyer/Wife of Candidate; :00
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=find that offensive.
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VO-NAT
Democrats say the families' campaign tour was designed to highlight the
party's education platform.
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Binge-Drinking
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-58
GRAPHIC=None
The latest studies show alcohol abuse is still the number one problem on
college campuses.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Reports indictate over-consumption, known as binge drinking, is rampant on
campuses across the country.
SUPER=03-Salem;
Local schools like Roanoke College are asking students to help make their
peers aware that they can literally drink themselves to death.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:06:03:00
IN Q=It's this new
((KATHERINE GRAHAM/SENIOR:IT'S THIS NEW FANTASTIC, WILD, CRAZY LET'S BE
INDEPENDENT THING AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO EDUCATE ESPECIALLY THE NEW
STUDENTS, THE FRESHMEN TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU DRINK 10 BEERS IN A NIGHT. YOU
KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET SICK, YOU'RE GOING TO HURT YOURSELF))
SUPER=01-Katherine Graham/Senior;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=hurt yourself.
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VO-NAT
The University of North Carolina is currently doing a first-of-its-kind study
to gauge alcohol levels in students.
Researchers want to know how much college students really drink.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:48:00
IN Q=The percentage
((MAC JOHNSON/ROANOKE COLLEGE DEAN OF STUDENTS:THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS
REPORTING DRINKING HAS DROPPED SOME, SO WE SEE THAT AS GOOD NEWS.))
SUPER=01-Mac Johnson/Roanoke College Dean of Students;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=good news.
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VO-NAT
Washington and Lee University health educators acknowledge drinking is
visible among students and that young people may underestimate the danger
because they see everyone doing it.
Student groups are trying to curb drinking on campus by having upperclassmen
show freshmen they can have fun without alcohol.
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Drug-Bust
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Cocaine
Drug enforcement authorities in the Richmond area have taken a lot of heat
lately from a city councilman unhappy with their eradication efforts.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But after the past two days he shouldn't have much to complain about.
This week a joint task force from the region has netted two consecutive,
record busts for the eastern half of the state.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT FROM RICHMOND FEED
IN Q=If we
((JERRY OLIVER/RICHMOND POLICE CHIEF: IF WE CAN MAKE THESE KINDS OF SEIZURES
LOCALLY IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA THE KIND OF COMMERCE THAT IS GOING ON AROUND US AS
IT RELATES TO DRUGS. IT ALSO MAY GIVE PEOPLE SOME IDEA OF THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Oliver/Richmond Police Chief;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=trafficking.
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VO-NAT
Among the goods seized today, 16 pounds of crack and powder cocaine said to
be worth more than a MILLION- dollars.
That tops yesterday's bust, which landed more than nine pounds of crack.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Stocks turned higher in the final hour of trading this Friday.
TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE
RUNS=:25
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The Dow gained 82 points to close at 77 hundred 43.
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Bosnia-Troops
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=Bosnia Peacekeepers
Local residents are invited to line Danville streets tomorrow afternoon, to
welcome Southside soldiers homes from Bosnia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Benning, GA/Yesterday;
The troops arrived in Georgia early yesterday morning, and their plane will
arrive in Danville around four-P-M tomorrow.
SUPER=03-Bosnia/April;
The National Guard unit served six months in Bosnia detecting land mines and
patrolling the streets for peace.
From the airport, a bus will take the troops to the National Guard Armory,
driving along 58 West to Piney Forest Road.
Local stores are already putting messages on their marquees, and residents
may stand along the streets to give the soldiers a homecoming welcome.
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Air-Show
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-56
GRAPHIC=None
Spirits will be soaring across the New River Valley this weekend.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin;
An airshow is planned this weekend to benefit the "Make a Wish Foundation".
The New River Valley Airport in Dublin is hosting the event.
Organizers say it's a good time for the family.
(/////SOT/////)
13:24:24
SOT
IN Q=Oh, it
((DEBBIE SEAGLE/AIRSHOW DIRECTOR:OH, IT DEFINITELY IS, THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO
FOR EVERYONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LITTLE KIDDY RIDES, WE HAVE THE FLIGHT
SIMULATORS FOR ALL AGES, IT LOOKS LIKE...A LITTLE BIT DIZZY. ))
SUPER=01-Debbie Seagle/Airshow Director; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=bit dizzy.
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VO-NAT
Seagle recommends ear plugs for small children.
The airshow gets underway tomorrow-- and continues through Sunday.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
The complete rundown of the 16 games our Friday Football Extra crews will
bring you, Both Va. tech and UVa coaches talk about tomorrow's games,
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VO-NAT
and the Washington Posts reports on some distturbing news about Redskihns
running back terry Allen.
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S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-37
GRAPHIC=NEW HAMPSHIRE
We begin tonight on the track and up north in Loudon, New Hampshire where the
Winston Cup cars went through time trials for this Sunday's CMT 300.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Loudon, NH/Speedvision; :00
Jeff Gordon was one of the fastest in practice but he only was able to lock
down the 13th starting spot.
Neither he nor the rest of the drivers could handle Ken Schrader, who won his
second straight pole at the track with a lap at 129 point 182 miles an hour.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="You don't get...
((KEN SCHRADER/CMT 300 POLE WINNER:))
SUPER=01-Ken Schrader/CMT 300 Pole Winner; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...POLE, ALSO."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Dale Earnhardt was just 34th quickest and missed the top 25. Here are the
drivers who made it.
WIPE TO QUALIFYING
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SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-11. Kyle Petty//12. Bobby Labonte//13. Jeff Gordon//14. Geoff Bodine
//15. Darrell Waltrip//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-16. Jimmy Spencer//17. Mark Martin//18. David Green//19. Dale
Jarrett//20. Johnny Benson//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-21. Ted Musgrave//22. Michael Waltrip//23. Steve Grissom//24.
Derrike Cope//25. Hut Stricklin //;
RUNS=:25
oc...HUT STRICKLIN.
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S-Alleghany
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB97-1
GRAPHIC=VHSL Logo
One of the oldest high school football rivalries in the state will be
renewed tonight in the alleghany Highlands when Alleghany County and Covington
hook up on the Cougars home field.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Low Moor/Mountaineers vs Blues; :
The Mountaineers have already equaled their record from last year by opening
the season with a win over the fighting Blues of Parry McCluer.
Alleghany's only victory last year was against the Cougars and the rivalry
between these two schools, only a few miles apart has continued over the Years.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It's an old
((MAX LOWE/ALLEGHANY HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Max Lowe/Alleghany Head Coach; :
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=.......of the game."
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Covington; :
The Cougars have opened the season with two losses to teams from West
Virginia.
Kickoff in Covington is 7-thirty and we'll have the highlights tonight on
Friday Football Extra.
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S-FFE
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#FB97-2
GRAPHIC=FFE LOGO
That is just one of 16 games our friday Football Extra crews will visit
tonight. Here's the list.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=..LOGO COMES FULL."
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TF97-1
GRAPHIC=Tech football
22nd ranked Virginia tech hosts Syracuse tomorrow at lane Stadium in a 6:05
kickoff. The orangemen will key on stopping Teh Hokies ground game.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Oxendine
((PAUL PASQUALONI/SYRACUSE HEAD COACH:))
((FRANK BEAMER/VIRGINIA TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Paul Pasqualoni/Syracuse Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :16
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=...last year"
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=VF97-1
GRAPHIC=UVa football
Virginia goes out of conference and out of division 1 to face 1-double A
Richmond at Scotts Stadium in a 3:30 kick off. The Spiders 2 and OH start can
be linked to a strong defense.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="They're
((GEORGE WELSH/VIRGINIA HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-George Welsh/Virginia Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=...heavy hitters"
ANCHOR=Steve
SS=VMI
VMI is at home tomorrow against cross state rival William and Mary in a 1pm
start.
SS=Liberty
Liberty is on the road against Western carolina.
SS=JMU
James Madison hosts East Tennessee State at 6.
SS=Ferrum
Ferrum will chase it's first win of the season at 1:30 tomorrow at home
against Wesley.
SS=W & L
Washington and Lee plays Johns Hopkins in Baltimore at 1:30 tomorrow.
S-CBS
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Steve
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE
wipe to pinnacle page
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FULL SCREEN PINNACLE
The college football season on CBS begins tomorrow afternoon right here on
WDBJ. In Athens, Georgia; it's the Georgia Bulldogs hosting the South
Carolina Gamecocks.
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S-Allen
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=RS97-1
GRAPHIC=Redskins
The Redskins make their home debut at the new Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Sunday against Arizona.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Redskins vs. Panthers; :00
For running back Terry Allen, the game plan and his healing broken thumb
are small time compared to today's Washington Post; which reports that Allen
was legally drunk when he crashed his car into a tree near his home in Georgia
over the summer. He's facing charges of driving under the influence and fleeing
police.
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S-Collins
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=CP97-1
GRAPHIC=Panthers
Better news for the Carolina Panthers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Redskins vs. Panthers; :00
Starting quarterback Kerry Collins, who missed the Skins and the Falcons
games with a broken jaw, has a 50-50 chance of starting Sunday against the
Chargers. He's been taking most of the snaps with the first team in practice
this week.
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S-Chip
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=chip sullivan
Chip Sullivan just wrapped up his second round at the CVS Charity Classic in
Sutton, Massachusetts by shooting a two under par 69.
That coupled with yesterday's one over round puts him at one under for the
tournament, and he should just make the cut by a stroke.
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Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#Promo
A Fincastle couple has turned their hobby into a business.
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
Jean Jadhon has a preview of what we're working on for you later tonight.
Talent=Jean Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Jean1;
Keith, the Littletons are running a bamboo farm, one of the few to grow the
crop successfully in this part of the country.
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VO-NAT
They have buyers from as far away as Atlanta and Houston.
They also give some of their bamboo to the animals at Mill Mountain Zoo--the
kangaroos and panda are especially fond of it.
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Talent=Jean
Join us for that story and more tonight on News 7 at 11, followed by Friday
Football Extra.
Talent=Keith
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