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News-Heads

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news-heads
GRAPHIC=NONE


Straight Ahead on News 7-
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VO-NAT


A judge has apparently talked with only survivor of the crash that killed Princess Diana.
A train crash near London today.
Plus another big store is going up near Valley View mall.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None


We will go from summer heat to autumn chill, all in one weekend. Details just ahead.

medical-heads


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=cst
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some long-term ideas that could some day be on the drawing board for Carilion's newest hospital.
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VO-NAT


Plus, legal maneuverings are already taking shape-- after two widely used prescription diet drugs were recalled this week.
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((THERE WILL BE A PLAINTIFF/ATTORNEY FEEDING FRENZY ))
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2-SHOT
ANCHOR=jean
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Video-Open


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#video open
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT


A judge has spoken to the lone survivor of the crash that killed Princess Diana.
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5-Diana


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five


Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=diana crash probe


Bodyguard Trevor Rees Jones is the man investigators hope will answer many questions that surround the crash.
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VO-NAT


But it appears Trevor Rees Jones doesn't remember the crash.
One report says he does recall when they first got into the car and that driver Henri Paul seemed fine.
French investigators said Paul had three times the french blood alcohol limit.
SUPER=03-Paris;


Paul's body has been released from a Paris morgue where it had been held for further testing.
He'll be buried on Saturday.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE

5-Charles


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-b

wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Manchester, England;


Back in England, Prince Charles attended his first public engagement since his ex-wife's death.
The Prince got a warm reception at a community center- where he thanked the public for its support.
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SOT 10:07:07
IN Q=

((PRINCE CHARLES: OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC SUPPORT AND THE WARMTH OF THAT SUPPORT HAS HELPED QUITE ENORMOUSLY AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW ENORMOUSLY GRATEFUL AND TOUCHED BOTH THE BOYS AND MYSELF ARE.))
SUPER=07-Prince Charles;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=and myself are.
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VO-NAT


Charles also said he's proud of Princes WIlliam and Harry- saying they've shown great courage during an extremely difficult time.
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5-London-Train


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=TRAIN AX


A passenger train crashed near London-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Southall, England;


Authorities say six passengers were killed and more than 140 were injured- some seriously.
The packed express train plowed into a freight train in Southall just West of London.
The train then caught fire- trapping some passengers inside.
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SOT 15:07:36
IN Q=

((WE GOT A FEW PEOPLE OUT, BLEEDING, A FEW CRUSHED ARMS, BROKEN ARMS, BLEEDING.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=BROKEN ARMS, BLEEDING."
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VO-NAT


Railroad officials said the empty freight train was being moved into a yard when it was hit on its side by the passenger train travelling on the main line.
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5-MD-TRAIN


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NET-D

WIPE WIPE WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Seabrook, MD/This Morning;


Back in the U-S, an Amtrak work train caught fire in Maryland-- disrupting service this morning for commuters between Baltimore and Washington, DCTERMS.
The blaze broke out on the engine about four this morning, ten miles north of the nation's capitol.
An Amtrak spokesman says it appears the fire was caused by hydraulic fluid that ignited.
No one was injured--
Two high-voltage lines fell onto the burning train-- so overhead power was cut before the blaze could be put out.
Amtrak says the damage was NOT serious.
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5-Central-Fidelity


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-31
GRAPHIC=central fidelity


When Wachovia announced it was taking over Central Fidelity bank, many wondered how that would affect the estimated 600 Central Fidelity employees in Lynchburg.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg


Part of that question was answered today as bank officials met with city government and business leaders.
Wachovia says it will consolidate Lynchburg's bank information center with a similar facility in Winston- Salem, North Carolina.
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SOT 12:40:48
IN Q=Many of the

((JAY LIVINGSTON/CENTRAL FIDELITY: MANY OF THE FUNCTIONS SUPPLIED BY THE LYNCHBURG OPERATIONS CENTER ARE REDUNDANT TO THE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WACHOVIA OPERATIONS SERVICES GROUP SUPPORTS. THEREFORE WE'VE DECIDED THAT THE LYNCHBURG OPERATIONAL CENTER WILL IN FACT BE CONSOLIDATED INTO WACHOVIA'S OPERATIONAL SERVICES GROUP IN WINSTON- SALEM.))
SUPER=01-Jay Livingston/Central Fidelity; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=in Winston-Salem.
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VO-NAT


Of the 170 workers at the Lynchburg facility, more than 80 will stay on to work for M and I, another information processing firm.
The rest have been offered positions elsewhere in the Wachovia Corporation.
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5-target


ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-38
GRAPHIC=NONE


The Valley View Mall area continues to grow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


A Target Discount store will go up next door to Wal Mart.
Grading has already started on the last large parcel of land available.
Target is one of the most successful discount chains in the country, and is Wal Mart's chief rival.
Sources tell News 7 Target won't be the only new store in this development.
Five other companies have reportedly signed up, including the Sports Authority, Pet-smart, and the restaurant Ruby Tuesday's.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
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The Republican Candidate for Governor campaigns with a former presidential hopeful-- the story when NEWS-7 at FIVE returns...
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VO-NAT


Plus getting from north to southwest Roanoke is a little easier--as phase one of the Peters Creek Extension is complete.
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ANCHOR=Connie


Firm, these plans are not...but Carilion officials have some ideas for Radford Community Hospital.
The story, on Health Check. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


The annual plant give-away will soon be UNDERWAY in Blacksburg.
ANCHOR=connie


If it's in the ground it's fair game-- stay tuned for the story. cc sponsor
Comm Break#1


5-Danville-Biz


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-32
GRAPHIC=NONE


An explosion of chain restaurants in Danville is creating rumblings among some residents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


Ever since the magazine Restaurants and Institutions picked Danville as a prime restaurant location, chains have given the city a whole new flavor.
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SOT 18:03:46
IN Q=I think it's a great idea

((KIMBERLEY PRITCHETT: I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. IT GIVES A LOT OF VARIETY. AND IT LEAVES ALL THE MONEY IN DANVILLE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN TO LYNCHBURG OR GREENSBORO AND I THINK IT'S GREAT.))
SUPER=07-Kimberley Pritchett;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=I think it's great
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VO-NAT


But 83-year-old Esther Thornton prefers the family-owned Mary's Diner, serving up homemade meatloaf for 46 years.
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SOT 17:41:43
IN Q=Well I've been

((ESTHER THORNTON: WELL I'VE BEEN KNOWING THE ONES THAT RUNS THIS ALL MY LIFE SO I JUST LIKE TO COME HERE.))
SUPER=07-Esther Thornton;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=just like to come here
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VO-NAT


The owner of Short Sugar's-- locally known for its barbeque, says there's a difference between hometown spots and the nationwide chains.
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SOT 18:44:56
IN Q=I live in Danville

((TERRY GENTRY/SHORT SUGAR'S OWNER: I LIVE IN DANVILLE, BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 13 YEARS. ALL MY MANAGERS LIVE HERE, THE MONEY'S NOT GOING OUT OF TOWN. WE SPEND OUR MONEY IN THIS AREA, WE'RE HERE ALL THE TIME.))
SUPER=01-Terry Gentry/Short Sugar's Owner;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=all the time
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VO-NAT


National chain, Red Lobster says it does its share for the area--by purchasing supplies from local businesses.
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5-Gilmore


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-35
GRAPHIC=gilmore


Jim Gilmore emphasized his military service today during a visit to the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton;


The Republican candidate for Governor spoke at the Vinton War Memorial at a campaign event honoring veterans.
He pledged to fly the POW- MIA flag over the state capitol, and give veterans a voice in the governor's office.
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SOT 13:50:16
IN Q=I'm not thinking about Don Beyer

((JIM GILMORE/R- CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT DON BEYER AND ANYTHING HE WAS OR WAS NOT ABLE TO DO. I'M THINKING ABOUT MY OWN SERVICE AS A VETERAN. I THINK I HAVE A LINK WITH VETERANS. I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING OUT THERE IN UNIFORM.))
SUPER=@Gilmore1;
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OUT Q=there in uniform.
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Gilmore also campaigned today with former Tennessee Governor and Republican presidential candidate Lamar Alexander.
Alexander endorsed Gilmore's plan to improve public schools, and said that Gilmore, not Democrat Don Beyer, will be Virginia's next "education governor."
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5-Peter's-Creek


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-36
GRAPHIC=road improvements


It probably WON'T be the road less traveled in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Mayor David Bowers cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Peters Creek Road Extension this morning.
After 12 years of planning and two years of construction, traffic started flowing.
The four-lane link between northwest and southwest Roanoke is a welcome addition to many nearby residents.
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SOT 10:02:20
IN Q=I tell you

((JOHN NEMETH/CHERRY HILL RD. RESIDENT: I TELL YOU ONE THING, THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB. IT TOOK THEM A WHILE, BUT THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB, AND THINK ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE PROUD OF NORTHWEST ROANOKE. ))
SUPER=01-John Nemeth/Cherry Hill Rd. Resident;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=proud of northwest Roanoke
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VO-NAT


Nemeth and his wife were the first to take a cruise along the new road.
Greenways enthusiast Barbara Duerk took the first bicycle ride.
There was a bit of a kink this morning, though.
Workers had to fix a problem with traffic lights.
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groovy music UNDER


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE


Annuals are going, going gone-- that is if you're quick with a shovel.
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(PATRICK AD LIB)
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;

STOCKS BUMP NEXT

5-GROWIN-IT


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


The Grand Plant Give-Away that traditionally ends the "annuals" season at Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens is just seconds away. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Master of Ceremonies-- our own Patrick Evans is standing by to start the proceeedings.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;
SUPER=01-Bob Lyons/Horticulture Gardens Director;
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;

DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
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SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Patchy Fog/63-65/Near Record Highs/Clouding Up/88-90;
SUPER=331-Partly Cloudy/Wind SW-10/62-65/Sunny Early/Increasing Clouds/90-92;
SUPER=332-Partly Cloudy/Wind SW-10/63-65/Partly Cloudy/Near Record High/86-88;
SUPER=333-Partly Cloudy/Patchy Fog/58-60/Sunny Early/Clouding Up/84-88;
SUPER=334-Partly Cloudy/Wind SW-10/60-62/Increasing Clouds/Shower Late/84-86;
SUPER=X5001;
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health music under


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE


Week Number Four of Friday Football Extra kicks of in just a matter of hours-- and Steve Mason is live at our Game of the Week.
ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- Roanoke Valley golfers rally together for a cause--
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VO-NAT


...Heading to the links, in the name of medical research, for Niemann Pick Disease-- a group of genetic disorders affecting children.
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IN Q=If we don't

((IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS NEXT YEAR, THAT MEANS WE FOUND A CURE. ))
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OUT Q=a cure.

health bump
Comm Break#3


six-preview


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
SUPER=@Keith1;


Good Afternoon, I'm Keith Humphry--here's a look ahead to what we're working
on for NEWS-7 at SIX.(---------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;


Hollins College is honoring a former student who also happens to be one of the few who survived an unexpected snowstorm on Mount Everest last year.
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Talent=Keith


The school is getting an everlasting reminder of the athlete.
double boxes Jean/Keith


Tonya Flory we'll have a live report from the dedication ceremony...just 40-minutes from now.
ANCHOR=Jean


SOunds interesting-- we'll check it out.

5-Carilion


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=carilion


The Carilion Health System's newest facility under construction could potentially become more than just a hospital.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;


Carilion broke ground on its new Radford Community Hospital project in January.
This week, the health care giant met with the Montgomery County Planning Commission in a work session to discuss some zoning changes on the site.
During that meeting, Carilion laid out long term ideas for the hospital, including an adjoining wellness center, adult day care center, restaurant and residential complex.
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SOT 03:07:55
IN Q=Right now

((BETH MYER/CARILION SPOKESWOMAN: RIGHT NOW ANY PLANS THAT ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT OUT IN THE PUBLIC ARE VERY PRELIMINARY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED ON, THERE'S NO TIME FRAME.))
SUPER=01-Beth Myer/Carilion Spokeswoman;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=time frame.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


The new facility will replace the current Radford Community Hospital, which is 50 years old.
One of the designers of the project notes that many of these long term proposals may never happen at all.

5-Fen-Phen


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-39
GRAPHIC=diet pills


Even before the MEDICAL fallout settles from this week's removal of 2 widely-used prescription diet drugs from stores nationwide...
SS=lawsuit

the LEGAL fallout is getting underway.
The prognosis: LAWSUITS.
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SOT 20:22:41
IN Q=I think these

(( PAUL RHEINGOLD/ATTORNEY: I THINK THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST CASES WE'VE EVER BEEN HANDED AS LAWYERS. THE PRODUCTS LIABILITY AGAINST THE COMPANIES ARE EXCELLENT. THEY DIDN'T GIVE ADEQUATE WARNINGS AND THE DOCTORS WERE REALLY JUST MAKING PROMISCUOUS USE OF THESE DRUGS. ))
SUPER=01-Paul Rheingold/Attorney; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=these drugs.
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****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART****
Paul Rheingold has taken out ads in national newspapers..soliciting patients who may have been harmed by the drugs..
They were taken off the market after the F-D-A discovered--of 291 patients who'd taken Fenfluramine and Redux, a third had signs of heart valve damage-- even though they had no symptoms.
One products liability expert says this case could rival any of the largest mass litigations in the nation's history.
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SOT 20:23:24
IN Q=If 30-percent

((KENNETH FEINBERG/PRODUCTS LIABILITY EXPERT: IF 30% OF THE USERS HAVE LEGITIMATE HEART VALVE DAMAGE AND IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT THAT HEART VALVE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY INGESTION OF THE PRODUCT, THAT IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS PROBLEM I WOULD SUSPECT.))
SUPER=01-Kenneth Feinberg/Products Liability Expert; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=would suspect.
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VO-NAT


Liability experts say just what side effects the manufacturer was aware of may be key in answering what is sure to be a torrent of lawsuits.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=diet drugs


Still, there is no proven link between the drugs and potentially deadly side effects-- so some are worried about a rush to the courthouse before all the evidence is in.

5-Niemann-Pick


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-40
GRAPHIC=niemann-pick


Maybe you have never heard of Niemann Pick Disease-- but you're about to-- just as nearly 120 golfers in the Roanoke Valley, did today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem; :


The Hanging Rock Golf Course was the site for the First Annual fund-raising golf tournament, to benefit the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation.
Hunt Osmer organized the event-- his 12 year old daughter suffers from Niemann-Pick Type C.
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SOT 03:05:48
IN Q=It's a genetic

((HUNT OSMER/TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER: IT'S A GENETIC DISEASE, AND THE KIDS BASICALLY ACCUMULATE CHOLESTEROL IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THAT CAUSES THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION SO WE'RE HAVING A GOLF TOURNAMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ALSO TO RAISE MONEY FOR RESEARCH AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE SO FAR. ))
SUPER=01-Hunt Osmer/Tournament Organizer; :
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=so far.
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VO-NAT


These golfers today pulled in about 15-thousand dollars.
Next year, Osmer is hoping to host Niemann Pick Week in Roanoke-- he directs the national Niemann Pick Disease Foundation's education efforts.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


Niemann-Pick Disease is actually a GROUP of genetic disorders, the most common forms are A, B and C.
There is no cure for the condition, and few patients survive into their 20's-- 2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


Let's go now to sports, where a big game is slated for tonight in the Hill City--
ANCHOR=Connie


Here's Mike Stevens with that matchup.

S5-Mason


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-29
GRAPHIC=TWO MINUTE TICKER


Friday afternoon and that means the big games of the night on week number
four SS=FFE LOGO

of the high school season are a just a couple of hours away. Double Box MIKE/STEVE
The marquee matchup of the evening is in Lynchburg at City stadium where Steve Mason is getting set for a battle of unbeatens.
ANCHOR=STEVE
SUPER=@Steve1;
SUPER=22-Lynchburg;
(roll cue: "...opportunity they have tonight.")
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IN Q="Glass Is...
SUPER=01-George "Kila" Miller/Fleming Head Coach; ;00
SUPER=03-Forest/Last Friday;
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=...contain him."
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LIVE=STEVE FULL
SUPER=22-Lynchburg;


(roll Cue: "...15 games we will bring you tonight.") STEVE ADLIBS INTO FFE RUNDOWN
tape#S7-8
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IN Q=AUDIO FULL
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=...LOGO COMES FULL.

STEVE DOUBLE BOX TOSS BACK TO MIKE

S5-Qualify


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-30
GRAPHIC=DOVER DOWNS


Mark Martin won the pole position during qualifying this afternoon with a late run that knocked Jeff Gordon to the outside of the first row.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Dover, DE/Speedvision; :00


Gordon was the ninth car on the track and he immediately set the pace with a lap at 151 point 783 miles an hour.
Dale Jarrett was the fastest in the morning practice session, but he was almost three tenths of a second slower than Jeff.
Mark was the 35th driver on the track and he won the pole with a lap at 152 point 033 miles an hour.
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IN Q="You know...

((MARK MARTIN/MBNA POLE WINNER - 152.033:))
SUPER=01-Mark Martin/MBNA Pole Winner - 152-033; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...IN RACING.
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VO-NAT con't


Rick Mast was a strong 9th, now here's the entire top 25. wipe to chyron motion WIPE TO QUALIFYING
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5016
SUPER=107-1. Mark Martin/152.033/2. Jeff Gordon//3. Dale Jarrett//4. Dick

Trickle//5. Bobby Labonte//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-6. John Andretti//7. Joe Nemechek//8. Hut Stricklin//9. Rick Mast

//10. Ricky Craven//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-11. David Green//12. Chad Little//13. Bill Elliott//14. Ken Schrader

//15. Morgan Shepherd//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-16. Ricky Rudd//17. Brett Bodine//18. Jimmy Spencer//19. Kenny

Wallace//20. Michael Waltrip//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-21. Sterling Marlin//22. Rusty Wallace//23. Kyle Petty//24. Jeremy

Mayfield//25. Geoff Bodine//;

5-kicker


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE


Media mogul Ted Turner made quite a pledge last night to the United Nations.
A one BILLION dollar pledge.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York/Yesterday;


Turner says he'll donate 100 million dollars of Time Warner stock every year for the next ten years to create a new foundation to help refugees, fight disease and clean up land mines. (----------------)
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