12:00-01
School-shooting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shooting
In Mississippi, an eleventh grader is under arrest for allegedly shooting
several people after killing his mother.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pearl, MS;
The shootings occurred at a high school near Jackson and police say it
stemmed from a troubled romance.
Two people were killed, included the alleged gunman's ex-girlfriend.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Four others were wounded.
Police say earlier the teen killed his mother by slashing her throat.
The wounded were taken to area hospitals.
Their conditions do not appear to be life-threatening.
israel
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace
In a goodwill gesture, Israel today released the ailing spiritual leader of
the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.
(shayk AHK'-mehd yah-SEEN') Sheik Ahmed Yassin is now in Jordan after
Jordan's King Hussein urged Israel to
take positive steps to salvage mideast peace.
Jesse Schulman reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
7:00:36
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Central Israel; :00
SUPER=03-Jerusalem, Israel; :36
SUPER=01-Jesse Schulman/Reporting; :44 (NO SU)
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=JESSE SCHULMAN, CBS NEWS, Jerusalem.
((
SHEIKH AHMED YASSIN WAS RELEASED FROM AN ISRAELI PRISON WHERE HE WAS
SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE, AND FLOWN BY MEDICAL EVACUATION HELICOPTER TO THE
JORDANIAN CAPITAL OF AMMAN.
THE AILING MUSLIM CLERIC WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE ISLAMIC RADICAL GROUP HAMAS
AND ITS SPIRITUAL GUIDE.
PALESTINIANS HAD LONG CALLED FOR HIS RELEASE ON HEALTH GROUNDS - BUT THEY
ARE TODAY CONDEMNING ISRAEL'S DECISION TO DEPORT HIM TO JORDAN INSTEAD OF
ALLOWING HIM TO RETURN TO HIS HOME IN THE GAZA STRIP.
ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT SAYS IT RELEASED YASSIN IN PART BECAUSE OF HIS FAILING
HEALTH.
THE SIXTY ONE YEAR OLD IS PARALYZED, PARTIALLY DEAF AND SUFFERS FROM
CHRONIC AND SUFFERS FROM CHRONIC INFECTIONS.
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAYS PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU AGREED TO THE RELEASE
AT THE REQUEST OF JORDAN'S KING HUSSEIN AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE TO HELP THE
PEACE PROCESS.
BUT THERE'S ALREADY SPECULATION OF MORE CYNICAL MOTIVES, RANGING FROM FEAR
OF HAMAS REVENGE SHOULD YASSIN DIE IN ISRAELI CUSTODY, TO THE UNCONFIRMED
SPECULATION YASSIN'S RELEASE COULD HAVE BEEN PART OF A SECRET SPY SWAP.
JESSE SCHULMAN, CBS NEWS.))
E-Power-Line
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=Powerline
An announcement from American Electric Power lets Craig County off the hook,
but as Joe Dashiell reports Bland and Tazewell Counties sit in the new path
of a high-voltage power line.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A-E-P selected
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Carson/American Electric Power; :26
SUPER=@Joe2; :49
RUNS=1:02
OUT Q=JD News 7
((A-E-P selected its new preferred route and five alternatives with the
help of experts from Virginia Tech and West Virginia University.
The company claims the latest plan has the least impact on people and the
environment.
Opponents have questioned the need for a new 765-kilovolt line, but AEP
hasn't built a new backbone here since 1973, and the company claims the region
risks major outtages without the construction.
SOT
IN Q=It's becoming very critical
((DAN CARSON/AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER: IT'S BECOMING VERY CRITICAL. CONSTRUCTION
OF THE LINE IS IMPERATIVE. IT'S CRUCIAL FOR OUR BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE RELIABLE SERVICE IN THIS AREA. IT'S CRUCIAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN VIRGINIA REGION.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=western va region.
The 132- mile route crosses the state line west of Bluefield. It moves
south through Bland and Tazewell counties which weren't a part of the previous
plan.
The proposal may face new opposition there, but A-E-P officials hope a new
approach will help them complete a project that's already four years behind
schedule.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
5-AEP-Reaction
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-38
GRAPHIC=Powerline
The change of location is NOT the announcement some power line opponents
were hoping for.
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VO-NAT
The Giles County group, "Citizens Organized to Protect the Environment",
believes the new route is actually worse than the old one--
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./File Tape;
And that it appears to impact even MORE people.
Cliff Shaffer (SHAY-FER) says his argument is still the same-- that the
power line is NOT needed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Our primary
((CLIFF SHAFFER/POWER LINE OPPONENT: OUR PRIMARY POSITION, IS THAT THIS POWER
LINE, IS NOT INTENDED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUT INSTEAD TO
ALLOW AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER TO SELL MORE ELECTRICITY, OUT OF STATE, AND OUT
OF THIS REGION. ))
SUPER=01-Cliff Shaffer/Power Line Opponent; :09
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=of this region. (quick out!!)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Shaffer says his group has been in contact with Bland County concerning the
powerline.
JET-COLLISION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=plane crash
At Denver International Airport three people were injured in an early
morning collision between a shuttle bus and a cargo jet.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver, CO;
10:15:25
It happened on a taxiway at the airport.
The driver of the bus, which transports airport employees, and the jet's
co-pilot were among the injured.
There is no word yet on who was responsible for the crash.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
TWA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE/
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Federal investigators believe they know what caused that streak of light
that more than 200 people reported seeing just before T-W-A flight 800 crashed.
A new study by the C-I-A says it wasn't a missile- but the plane itself
breaking up and spilling burning fuel after a mid-air explosion.
The cause of the explosion is still unknown.
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NICHOLS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Nichols, Terry
The jury selection process inches along today in Denver, where Terry Nichols
is on trial for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Yesterday the Judge got into a verbal sparring match with one prospective
juror.
The man, who was a computer programer, said he thought computers could do a
better job than humans at decided guilt or innocence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Meanwhile, an appeals court has denied Nichols' civil challenge to the death
penalty in the bombing case.
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Bickley
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-70
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Wythe County man who allegedly made threatening comments to an I-R-S
employee over the phone was found not guilty this morning in federal court.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
David Bickley says he was upset with the government because they owed him
money.
Last March he called the I-R-S and told a female employee to get a gun and
shoots him to end his misery.
Bickley says he does NOT regret what he did, but he has learned a lesson from
the experience...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:21:42
IN Q=I have
((DAVID BICKLEY:I HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL OF WHAT I SAY...OR HOW I SAY
IT))
SUPER=01-David Bickley/Defendant;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=say it
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VO-NAT
A Federal Judge says Bickley comments were indecent and insensitive, but
there was not enough evidence to prove Bickley intended to harm anyone.
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Girls-Girls
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=legal scales
Jurors have asked for a V-C-R and lunch as they deliberate the obscenity
case against the Roanoke night club, "Girls, Girls, Girls."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
This morning the jury heard closing arguments and was given final
instructions before begin deliberations about an hour ago.
The panel of five women and three men must decide if the nude dancing is
offensive or whether it has some redeeming artistic, political or social value.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
News 7 at five and six will have the latest information.
SPACEWALK
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
The crews on the space shuttle "Atlantis" and the Russian space station
"Mir" are gearing up for a "first" today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
7:08:06
An astronaut and a cosmonaut will venture out for a five-hour
spacewalk.
While a spacewalk is NOT unusual, this will be the first time that a person
from outside the U-S will conduct the walk from an American ship.
The American- Russian team will retrieve four experiment boxes that were
attached to Mir's docking module last year.
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tv-ratings
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=tv ratings
Parents are now getting some additional warnings about how appropriate T-V
programs are for their children.
Letters warning parents about violence, language and sexual content were
added today to the current ratings system.
N-B-C executives have refused to go along with amended system, citing
constitutional concerns.
S-Ward-System
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tja
TAPE#97-61
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Representation on Roanoke's City Council is being debated.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Committee For Better Representation wants city voters to approve the
November referendum which would create a ward system.
City council would then consist of five districts, with one Council member
elected to represent each district, and the mayor and vice-mayor elected at
large.
Currently all members represent the city at-large.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=12:36:53
IN Q=A district system
((BILL BESTPITCH/COMMITTEE FOR BETTER REPRESENTATION: A DISTRICT SYSTEM PUTS
COUNCIL MEMBERS CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT, GIVING YOU MORE DIRECT
ACCESS TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ON CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT MEMBERS WILL PROMOTE A
GREATER FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES))
SUPER=01-Bill Bestpitch/Comm. For Better Representation;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=neighborhood issues.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Opponents to the ward system believe it would pit city neighborhoods against
each other.
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E-Women-Count
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
In the Commonwealth, it's doesn't appear to be the political year of the
woman.
If every female candidate in the House of Delegates races wins -- the
percentage of women would remain about the same.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:32:01
IN Q=Right now
((CLAUDIA SALOMON/MAKE WOMEN COUNT: RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 21 WOMEN IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY. THAT'S 15- PERCENT OF OUR LEGISLATURE... SO WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO
GO.))
SUPER=01-Claudia Salomon/Make Women Count; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=way to go.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The bi-partisan group "Make Women Count" announced its endorsements
yesterday and heard from Don Beyer and Roxane Gilmore.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:36:32
IN Q=I think
((DEL. JEAN CUNNINGHAM: I THINK VIRGINIA IS VERY MUCH STILL THE OLD SOUTH. WE
TALK TALK ABOUT IT BEING THE NEW DOMINION, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THE OLD
DOMINION HERE. AND IT WILL TAKE SOME MOVING AND PROMPTING AND SOME RECOGNITION
BY MEN I THINK OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FEMALE VOTE: YOU GET IT MOBILIZED AND
YOU COULD HAVE A REAL PROBLEM.))
SUPER=01-Del. Jean Cunningham/(D) Richmond;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=a real problem.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Make Women Count contributes money and expertise to female candidates of any
party.
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Farming-Campaign
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=farming
Virginia's candidates for governor campaigned for farm votes yesterday at
the State Fair of Virginia.
Both Democrat Don Beyer and Republican Jim Gilmore embraced a ten-point
initiative to promote agriculture and forest products.
The candidates appeared separately at a forum sponsored by the Virginia
Farm Bureau Federation and the Virginia Agribusiness Council.
The groups are pushing "The Ag Initiative," which calls for farm-friendly
policies and a balance between environmental protection and landowner rights.
Young-Farmers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#net (edit of 97-62)
GRAPHIC=Farming
And there isn't any place more farmer friendly than Halifax County, where a
couple was just named Virginia's "Young Farmers of the Year."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.;
Not only do Dan and Sara Reese grow tobacco, but pumpkins, strawberries,
even okra also share the land.
Don Reese wants to be prepared in case the government eliminates tobacco.
Health advocates wonder why all farmers don't make the switch -- from tobacco
to veggies.
But Don Reese admits he could not feed his family on vegetables alone.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It's a lot more
(( ))
SUPER=01-Don Reese/Young Farmer of the Year;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=cantaloupe you grow."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Another moneymaker is the family store which helps insure they can keep their
farm.
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Cold-Cure
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=medical news
It's not a cure for the common cold, but close.
Researchers say they've successfully tested a new medicine that attacks the
cold virus itself, not just its effects.
The announcement was made at a medical convention in Canada.
But store sales are still years away.
Road-Watch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-71
GRAPHIC=NONE
An unlikely alliance begins today-- It's an effort to improve safety
along Interstate 81.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
State police enlisted truckers to improve safety along Virginia's Highways.
It's all part of a new campaign called "Road Watch."
State Police vehicles are being outfitted with C-B Radios-- and they will
communicate with Truckers who will provide extra sets of eyes and ears.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:24:20
IN Q=some of the
((GERALD MASSENGILL/STATE POLICE: SOME OF THE FINEST FRIENDS WE HAVE ON THE
HIGHWAY ARE THE TRUCKERS. AND AS YOU SEE IN MANY INSTANCES, WHEN OUR TROOPERS
NEED HELP, ASSISTANCE OF ANY TYPE, NORMALLY, THERE'S A TRUCKER THERE TO RENDER
THAT ASSISTANCE. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Col. Gerald Massengill/Virginia State Police;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=that assistance
(----------------)
VO-NAT
State Police officers monitor C-B Channel 9 for distress calls, and they
encourage commuters to dial "pound-7-7" when they spot an emergency.
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Richmond-Hotel
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
A historic Richmond landmark is getting a second chance at grandeur.
A trip to the auction block proved beneficial for the John Marshall Hotel.
Michael Ford has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Ralph Spencer/Harrison & Bates; :14
SUPER=01-Greg Granger/Owner's Son; :43
SUPER=01-Helen Inconstant/Realtor; 1:02 QUICK
SUPER=01-Michael Ford/Reporting; 1:08
SUPER=01-Gil Granger/Highest Bidder; 1:12
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=cbs news
Global-Climate
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Anyone at the White House needing a weather forecast is in luck today.
Hundreds of meteorologists are attending a conference on global climate
issues like global warming.
They're also being allowed to do their forecasts from the White House lawn.
News 7 Chief Meteorologist Robin Reed is there, and he will report live
during News 7 at Five and News 7 at Six.
WEATHER
SUPER=300-62/54/W 12/29.97R/90/1953/32/1993;
SUPER=301-67/47/NW 9/29.93R/93/1933/34/1993;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear & Chilly/Light Winds/38-42/Sunny &/Cool/65-69;
SUPER=331-Clear, with/Diminishing Winds/38-42/Sunny Skies/Light Winds/65-69;
SUPER=332-Clear &/Very Chilly/35-39/Sunny/Skies/65-69;
SUPER=333-Clear &/Cold/32-36/Sunny,/Unseasonably Cool/58-62;
SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/Light N Winds/30-35/Sunny &/Cool/62-66;
SUPER=X5001;
Dominion-Business
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=NONE
Dominion Business School is now a full fledged college.
And Dominion College has the right to issue degrees.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
In addition to the name change, Dominion moved to a bigger building, has new
Internet- ready computers, medical lab upgrades and even a mock doctor's
office.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:15:08
IN Q=We feel as though
((KATHLEEN DUNCAN/DIRECTOR, DOMINION COLLEGE: WE FEEL AS THOUGH WITH A NEW
LOCATION WE'RE CENTRALLY AS I SAID, THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL POPULATION MIGHT BE A
POTENTIAL TARGET FOR US.))
SUPER=01-Kathleen Duncan/Dominion College;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q= target for us.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
For now Dominion will offer just one degree, they say they're looking to
expand.
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Yanks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-14
GRAPHIC=YANKS/INDIANS
The defending world series champion Yankees made it clear they are determined
to be two-time winners.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Indians vs. Yanks - FOX; :00
After falling behind 6 to 1 after four innings the Yankees completed a most
unlikely comeback with three homers in a row in the 6th inning courtesy of Tim
Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill.
SUPER=35-Cleveland/6/New York/8/Yankees Lead 1-0;
The Yankees win game one 8 to 6.
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Braves
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-11
GRAPHIC=BRAVES/ASTROS
The Braves opened their best of five against the Astros on a winning note
yesterday.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta/Astros vs. Braves - ESPN; :00
The Astros put up quite a fight.
But the first pitch of the second inning spelled their doom as Ryan Klesko
lifts this Darryl Kile pitch out of Turner Field.
It would be the last hit the Braves would get all game.
But Atlanta wins it 2 to 1 as Greg SUPER=35-Houston/1/Atlanta/2/Game One;
Maddux strikes out seven in a complete game gem.
Game two is later this afternoon.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=MLB
Also in the national league, Florida beat San Francisco 2-to-1.
Sight
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-8
GRAPHIC=TEE OFF FOR SIGHT
The wind couldn't keep a bunch of area golfers from taking to the links for
charity in the 16th annual Tee off for Sight event at Hunting Hills yesterday.
Prevent Blindness of Virginia was the big benefactor, and the big guest was
the P-G-A tour's Chip Sullivan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I can't believe...
((CHIP SULLIVAN/213TH IN MONEY EARNED ON TOUR:))
SUPER=01-Chip Sullivan/213th in Money Earned on Tour; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...BEEN BACK."
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Tech
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TF97-1
GRAPHIC=TECH FOOTBALL
The 12th ranked Hokies are back home this Saturday taking on Miami of Ohio.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Saturday; :00
The Hokies are coming off an easy 50 to nothing blowout win over Arkansas
State.
But Frank Beamer says the 3 and 1 Red Hawks, who beat Army this past
Saturday, will be a much tougher opponent.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I'm not sure...
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=...READY TO PLAY."
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Peddle-Paddle
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
And finally this afternoon,
Bike fans now have a new way to cycle on water.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
05:01:45
SUPER=03-Amarillo, TX;
Texas resident Jay Perdue invented the amphibious bicycle.
He says it's easy to ride and impossible to tip over.
"Peddle-Paddle" sells for under 400 dollars and begins mass production next
spring.
No word on whether this set of water wheels will be making its way to Smith
Mountain Lake.
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by SS