23:00-01
News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
News 7 is straight ahead-
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VO-NAT
An elaborate marijuana growing operation is busted. A businessman is behind
bars.
An explosion rocks the future NASCAR cafe in Nashville.
Plus an unusual site- A meteor in the sky.
And the contestants are vying for the title of Miss Virginia USA.
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ANCHOR=Jean
News 7 is next.
Bedford-Drug
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=97-58
GRAPHIC=Drug bust
Authorities break up what they call a major marijuana growing operation-
Tonight a Bedford County businessman is behind bars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.
Just before six tonight, narcotics agents executed a search warrant at this
home on Claymont Drive in Forest.
In the basement they found 23-year old Anthony Gordon Ray tending to an
elaborate marijuana growing system.. complete with water tanks, lights and 87
healthy plants... each worth about one thousand dollars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:34:52
IN Q=That can be
((SHERIFF MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD COUNTY: THAT CAN BE HARVESTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY
SIX WEEKS, SO IT DOESN'T TAKE A HARVARD GRADUATE TO FIGURE UP IT'S QUITE A BIT
OF MONEY. AND WE SUSPECT THAT THIS OPERATION HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR PROBABLY
SEVERAL MONTHS, SUPPLYING OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WITH THE POT.
IT'S A VERY HIGH- QUALITY, HIGH POTENCY TYPE MARIJUANA.))
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=high potency type marijuana.
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VO-NAT
Ray has been charged with one count of manufacturing marijuana.
Authorities believe most of the pot was being sold in Blacksburg.
Ray is the owner of Biome (Bio-muh) Discount Pets, located directly across
the street from the house that was raided.
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Nashville-Explosion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#=NETD
GRAPHIC=Explosion
A transformer exploded in Nashville- disrupting downtown and severely
injuring three people.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nashville, TN;
The blast erupted
outside the NASCAR cafe that's under construction.
Two people passing by and one construction worker were hurt- two of them
are in critical condition.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:58:16
IN Q=I saw it
((I SAW IT FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND ALL I COULD DO WAS PRESS THE GAS PEDAL
DOWN CAUSE IT WAS THAT BIG. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.))
BUTT TO 16:58:41
((IT WAS JUST VERY SCARY. NOBODY KNEW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT TO DO.))
SUPER=01-Leslie Garrett/Eyewitness;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=OR WHAT TO DO."
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VO-NAT
The Nascar cafe was scheduled to open next month- one block from the
Nashville Arena.
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wipe wipe wipe
Motel-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NETE
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Myrtle Beach, SC;
A fire at a Myrtle beach motel-
It now appears a burning cigarette is the cause.
The fire broke out at the Calypso Motor Inn- injuring ten people.
Six guests were treated at the hospital and released.
One woman was seriously hurt- She's been tranferred to the Medical
University of South Carolina Burn unit.
Two firefighters and one police
officer were also injured.
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Pauline
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#=NETB
GRAPHIC=Hurricane
Aid is now arriving to Hurricane ravaged Mexico.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Acapulco, Mexico;
The airport reopened and the relief supplies began coming in- food, clothing,
medicine and other much needed items.
Hurricane Pauline is the worst
storm to hit Mexico in almost a decade. While many vacationers were spared-
it is the nation's poor who were hardest hit.
The National Hurricane Center is warning that the death toll will likely
increase.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:05:01
IN Q=What you haven't
((WHAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD IS THE REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE WHERE THE PEASANTS
LIVE, THE POOR PEOPLE LIVE IN THE ROADS ALL WASHED OUT. IT'S GONNA BE A WEEK,
TWO WEEKS BEFORE PEOPLE GET IN THERE.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Jarrell/Nat'l Hurricane Center;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=get in there."
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VO-NAT
Many of Acapulco's one million residents are still without drinking water,
telephone service or power.
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Buena-Vista
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Flood Relief
Residents of Buena Vista say they hope it signals the start of a new era.
Today, they celebrated the completion of their flood control project along
the Maury River.
Joe Dashiell reports on the project and its potential effect on the city's
economy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A picturesque
SUPER=03-Buena Vista; :00
SUPER=01-Harold Kidd/Buena Vista Mayor; :16
SUPER=@Joe1; :29
SUPER=@Goodlatte; :45
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=JD News 7
((A picturesque river carries painful memories for residents of Buena
Vista.
But with the flood control project finally in place, people here have
confidence the devastating damage of 1969... and 1985 will not be repeated.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:52:46
IN Q=We've seen a great turnaround
((WE'VE SEEN A GREAT TURNAROUND. WE HAVE NEW INDUSTRY THAT IS COMING IN. WE
HAVE NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPENING UP. WE SEE A TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN
ATTITUDES OF ENTHUSIASM OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.))
SUPER=01-Harold Kidd/Buena Vista Mayor;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=that are going on.
STAND-UP BRIDGE
The project combines a floodwall and levee with some channelling in the
river.
Engineers say it's designed to handle flooding as severe as the high water
that followed Hurricane Camille in 1969.
The project cost more than 40 million dollars, but backers say it will save
much more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=And this flood control project
((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- SIXTH DISTRICT: AND THIS FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT IS GOING
TO MEAN THAT BUENA VISTA TRULY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND PEOPLE CAN GO BACK TO
THESE INDUSTRIAL SITES ALONG THE RIVER AND USE THEM WITH CONFIDENCE.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=use them with confidence.
The city's school children attended ceremonies, as the project was
dedicated in honor of former Sixth District Congressman Jim Olin.
Residents celebrated the completion of a project they hope will tame a
beautiful, but unruly river.
Joe Dashiell News 7.))
Smoky-Skies
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-41
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The lawsuit flight attendants filed against the tobacco industry is
settled- for 300 million dollars.
60 thousand flight attendants filed suit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami; :
They say secondhand smoke made them sick, but they won't receive any of the
money.
It goes to medical research.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:11:05
IN Q=I have been
((PATTY YOUNG/FLIGHT ATTENDANT: I HAVE BEEN FLYING AS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOR
ONE CARRIER SINCE 1966, AND I STARTED WORKING TO GET SMOKING OFF THE AIRPLANE
SINCE 1970. SO I WORKED ON IT FOR ABOUT 28 YEARS AND IT TOOK ABOUT 20 YEARS TO
FIND ANY LAWYER THAT WOULD EVEN TALK TO US ABOUT HANDLING THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
LAWSUIT CASE.))
SUPER=01-Patty Young/Flight Attendant; :
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=lawsuit case.
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VO-NAT
THe ruling will allow flight attendants who worked as far back as the
1930's-- or their survivors-- to now sue the tobacco industry.
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Gilmore-Debate
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
It's either fear or caution that's prompting the latest move in the
governor's race.
SS=Jim Gilmore
The fourth and final debate between Democrat Don Beyer and Republican Jim
Gilmore will NOT happen because Gilmore is refusing to participate.
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Beyer
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Gilmore; :07
SUPER=@Beyer1; 1:11
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:28
RUNS=1:38
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( The Beyer campaign says Gilmore seems to be afraid -- afraid of talking
about his record or his vision.
sot 12:41:01
((JIM GILMORE: HE STATES THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HE MISREPRESENTS THE FACTS.
AND HE DOES SO IN A MANNER AND A WAY THAT YOU CAN'T GET BACK AND TELL THE
PEOPLE THE TRUTH UNTIL A TIME LATER ON AND WE GO THROUGH AN EXERCISE LIKE THIS
IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP AFTER A PROBLEM LIKE THAT. I'M NOT GIVING HIM ANY MORE OF
THOSE FORUMS.))
runs=:14
The exercise Gilmore's gone through for four days is explaining a handful of
sex offender convictions from his days as Henrico County's chief prosecutor --
convictions where Beyer thinks the offenders got off easy.
The pair will meet once more next week in an untelevised debate in northern
Virginia.
But Gilmore says he won't debate Beyer after that, because of his (quoting
now) "outrageous behavior," including Beyer announcing his own tax plan at the
first debate.
sot 12:44:08
((JIM GILMORE: INSTEAD HE STANDS UP AND SAYS HE'S GONNA OFFER SOME TYPE OF
SCHEME.... AND THEN HE COMES INTO A DEBATE THIS LAST MONDAY NIGHT AND COMES
FORWARD WITH THIS....NO WAY AM I ABLE TO GO BACK AND THINK ABOUT ONE OR NINE OR
10 OF 10-THOUSAND CASES.))
runs=:20
Beyer says it's NOT a fight he started.
Gilmore's swing set ad egged him on.
SOT 15:36:44
((DON BEYER: IT IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE AND HYPOCRITICAL FOR HIM TO
SOMEHOW SUGGEST THAT I WILL REPEAL THE ABOLITION OF PAROLE. THAT I WANT TO LET
VIOLENT CRIMINALS BACK OUT ON THE STREET TO KIDNAP AND MURDER OUR CHILDREN.
IT'S JUST NOT GONNA MAKE ANY SENSE.))
RUNS=:15
Beyer admits now he "misspoke" on some of the sex offender cases -- but says
Gilmore's record is "a gritty part" of the campaign that he'll keep raising --
just NOT in a fourth public debate.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Lewis-Gale
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
A medical waste disposal company is facing a lawsuit and an investigation by
the Department of Environment Quality.
Former company officer, Clark Fuqua is suing Bio-conversions Technology.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Fuqua says the formula the hospital uses for waste treatment is NOT approved
by the state. So he says the wastes are being illegally dumped in an Amelia
County Landfill.
He says these practices also put Bio-conversions workers and hospital
employees at risk.
Pre Pro
The state Department of Environmental Quality has cited Bioconversions for
non-compliance, including failure to report waste spills and failure to do
quality testing.
The D-E-Q investigation continues--
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=Lawsuit
BioConversions says Fuqua has failed in his attempts to purchase the company
and that his lawsuit is an attempt to stop an upcoming merger with another firm
in Atlanta.
Bio-conversions insists it is complying with D-E-Q regulations.
Ed-Center
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-63
GRAPHIC=Education
The General Assembly will now have to decide.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;
The concept of a Roanoke higher-ed center in an old Norfolk Southern
building got the green light today from the State Council of Higher Education.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:31:53
IN Q=The report
((ELIZABETH McCLANAHAN/STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION: THE REPORT ACTUALLY
FOCUSES ON THE SPACE UTILIZATION ISSUES WHICH ARE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE
STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF COURSE WILL HAVE
CONTROL THE FUNDING ISSUES.))
SUPER=01-Elizabeth McClanahan/State Council of Higher Education;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=funding issues.
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TALENT=Jean
SS=Education
Higher Ed Center supporters have lined up almost half of the 20 million
dollar cost.
VCU-Program
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-70
GRAPHIC=Education
The State Council of Higher Education gave its approval for a black studies
major at V-C-U.
This comes despite the protests of its only black member.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT :13
IN Q=The contributions
((JEFF BROWN/COUNCIL MEMBER: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE AN
ESSENTIAL PART...SHOULDN'T BE A SEPARATE PIECE.))
sot :59
((NECOLA PIERCE/STUDENT BLACK CAUCUS: I THINK IT WAS A POLITICAL ... DRAGGED
THROUGH.))
sot 01:28
((LANCE REYNOLDS/BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE: IT WOULD HAVE STARTED A PRECEDENT
THAT THE STATE COUNCIL CAN MICROMANAGE THE UNIVERSITY.))
SUPER=01-Jeff Brown/Council Member; :00
SUPER=01-Necola Pierce/Student Black Caucus; :10
SUPER=01-Lance Reynolds/Black Student Alliance; :16
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=the university.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Virginia Commonwealth University has offered courses in African American
studies since 1969.
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/File Tape;
The only Virginia school currently with a black studies MAJOR is the
University of Virginia.
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Miss-VA-USA
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#=97-71
GRAPHIC=none
The Miss Virginia U-S-A pageant swept into Roanoke tonight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
47 of the state's women took the stage in hopes of being crowned Miss
Virginia U-S-A.
It is the first time the pageant has been held in the star city, and Director
Kim Johnson says Roanoke is the perfect choice.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 07:18:33
IN Q= It has been
((KIM JOHNSON/DIRECTOR: IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN HELD IN BRISTOL, BUT WE
WANTED TO MOVE TO A MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED AREA. AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A
BETTER PLACE THAN ROANOKE.))
SUPER=01-Kim Johnson/Director;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q= than Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
Tonight's pageant was the preliminary round of judging, with the main event
scheduled for tomorrow night.
Judges will then pick the top five contestants, who will go on to compete
nationally.
The festivities begin at 7- tomorrow night at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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S-PH
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB97-2
GRAPHIC=PH/AMHERST
Patrick Henry hit the road tonight for a game with Amherst of the Western
District.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Amherst Co./Lancers vs Patriots; :
P-H coach Jeff Johnson and his staff gets together during the game.
The Patriots got on the board first when Bernard Cooper finds the hole and
breaks free for a 22 yard touchdown run to make it 8 to nothing Patriots.
Amherst would tie the score at 8 SUPER=36-Patrick Henry/15/Amherst/8/;all
but James Hickenbotham would put the Patriots back on top when he scores from
10 yards out and the Patriots hold on for the 15 to 8 win.
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S-Salem
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-11
GRAPHIC=SALEM/BYRD
The redhot Salem Spartans hosted William Byrd tonight in a key Blue Ridge
District game.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/William Byrd vs. Salem; :00
The Spartans were not about to let the Terriers sneak up on them in the first
quarter.
Three plays after the free kick, sophomore running back Dennis Haley takes
the handoff, goes right to the sideline and then goes to the house for the 25
yard touchdown. It's 9-to-0 Salem.
SUPER=36-William Byrd/13/Salem/12/ ;
The Terriers get back in the contest with workhorse O.J. Thomason. He takes
off up the gut, breaks tackles and scores to make it a 9-to-7 game. And Byrd
beats Salem again 13 to 12.
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S-Raiders
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB97-1
GRAPHIC=N.CROSS/FISHBURNE
The North Cross Raiders were home this afternoon looking for their first win
of the season against a very talented Fishburne Military squad from Waynesboro.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Fishburne vs. N. Cross; :00
Veteran Raider boss Jim Muscaro is not a man used to losing.
But he would have to watch his team give a 50 yard touchdown to open the
scoring as Fishburne's Kelston Byers takes the handoff and goes 50 yards to
make it 6-to-nothing.
North Cross would show some life though as Matt Stover returns this kickoff
93 yards to set up their first tally of the evening.
SUPER=36-Fishburne/42/North Cross/21/ ;
But the Caissons are too much as they beat the Raiders 42 to 21.
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FFE
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=FFE Logo
It's Week seven of Friday Football Extra and here's a look at some of
tonight's scores.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First score
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=...last score."
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SUPER=#556
SUPER=x5018
SUPER=55-Northside/26/Rockbridge Co./0/Franklin Co./22/Pulaski Co./24/Patrick
Co./38/Fieldale-Col./7;
SUPER=55-Carroll Co./32/Floyd Co./0/Tunstall/34/Altavista/0/Bland
Co./21/Narrows/46;
SUPER=55-Patrick Henry/15/Amherst Co./8/G.W.
Danville/47/Albemarle/15/Alleghany/28/Lord Botetourt/17;
SUPER=55-Laurel Park/12/Magna Vista/33/Gretna/14/Wm. Campbell/41/Bath
Co./39/Craig Co./14;
SUPER=55-Christiansburg/28/Blacksburg/11/Giles/0/Radford/24/Martinsville/35/Bassett/14;
SUPER=55-Rural Retreat/34/Chilhowie/7/Fishburne/42/Northcross/21/E.C.
Glass/38/Halifax Co./0;
SUPER=55-Staunton River/0/Liberty/42/Appomattox/0/Jefferson
Forest/40/Rustburg/24/Heritage/13;
SUPER=55-Wm. Byrd/13/Salem/12;
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come, The Virginia Tech Hokies get back to their Big East Schedule
when former Virginia Assistant coach Tom O'Brian and Boston College comes to
Blacksburg. Virginia makes a trip to Death Valley to take on the Clemson
Tigers.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Ernie Irvan covers the field during qualifying today at Talladega for
the DieHard 500.
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S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-37
GRAPHIC=Talladega Logo
Ernie Irvan will be the point man when the Winston Cup Drivers take the
track at Talladega for the DieHard 500.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Talladega, AL/; :
Irvan turned in a speed of 193 point 271 miles per hour.
John Andretti will start on the outside pole after a speed of 193 point
166.
Jimmy Spencer and Jeff Burton gave ford a sweep of the top four sports
here's a look at the top 25.
(/////SOT/////)
WIPE TO QUALIFYING
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5016;
SUPER=0107-1. Ernie Irvan/193.271/2. John Andretti//3. Jimmy Spencer//4. Jeff
Burton//5. Derrike Cope//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-6. Terry Labonte//7. Bobby Labonte//8. Jeff Gordon//9. Rusty
Wallace//10. Bill Elliott//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-11. Robert Pressley//12. Dale Earnhardt//13. Joe Nemechek//14. Ken
Schrader//15. Ricky Craven//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-16. Mike Skinner//17. Brett Bodine//18. Dale Jarrett//19. Johnny
Benson//20. Lake Speed//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0107-21. Dick Trickle//22. Steve Grissom//23. Rick Mast//24. Wally
Dallenbach//25. Geoff Bodine//;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=....LAST CAR."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Mark Martin, who trails Jeff Gordon by 125 in the points race, failed to
make the top 25. He'll qualified 30-th and will try again tomorrow.
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TF97-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
Virginia Tech has a huge Big East conference game this weekend in
Blacksburg.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :
The Hokies ended a 4 game win streak last weekend when Miami of Ohio upset
the hokies at Lane Stadium Worsham field.
And now the Hokies must start all over again with Big East rival Boston
College.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I believe we
((GENNARO DINAPOLI/TECH OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: ))
((MICHAEL STUEWE/TECH SPLIT END: ))
SUPER=01-Gennaro DiNapoli/Tech Offensive Lineman; :
SUPER=01-Michael Stuewe/Tech Split End; :
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=.....Football game."
(----------------)
VO-NAT (cont.)
The game is big and the Hokies can take control of the Big East standings
with a victory.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I think its..
((FRANK BEAMER/TECH HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Tech Head Coach; :
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=.......total concentration."
(----------------)
VO-NAT (CONT.)
Former Virginia coach Tom O'Brian and his Boston College Eagles will fly
into Blacksburg for a noon kickoff.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#VF97-1
GRAPHIC=UVA FB
The Virginia Cavaliers are in Death Valley for tomorrow night's six o'clock
ACC showdown with the Clemson Tigers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((GEORGE WELSH/UVA HEAD COACH:))
((WALI RAINER/ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:))
SUPER=01-George Welsh/UVa Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Wali Rainer/ACC Player of the Week; :17
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...WORKS OUT.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=VMI
The VMI Keydets are home at one looking for win number one against
UT-Chattanooga.
They may get some inspiration from the 1977 Southern Conference champs who
will be back on campus for a reunion.
SS=FERRUM
Ferrum is home hosting Guilford at 1:30 in Ferrum.
SS=Liberty
The Liberty Flames host Hampton University tomorrow night at 7:30 in
Lynchburg.
SS=W&L
It's homecoming at Washington & Lee tomorrow as the Generals host Davidson.
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PINNACLE BIG 1050
And if you can't get out to a game, join Your Hometown station at 3:30 for
the Georgia at Tennessee game from Knoxville.
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S-Extra
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Extra
GRAPHIC=Extra Point
In tonight's Extra Point we'll hit the ice at the Roundhouse.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=75-Roanoke/Express vs Renegades; :
That's were the Express hosted their East Coast Hockey League rival the
Richmond Renegades in an exhibition game.
Roanoke, Hot off last nights win at Wheeling, was trying to make it 2 in a
row.
And Richmond goes on to win the game 3 to 1.
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Forecasts
SUPER=#560;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear And/Cooler/55-58/Mostly Sunny/Wind SE-10/70-72;
SUPER=331-Clear And/Cooler/52-56/Mostly Sunny/Not As Warm/70-74;
SUPER=332-Partly Cloudy/Fog Late/50-52/Turning/Mostly Sunny/72-74;
SUPER=333-Mostly Clear/Wind NE-10/50-52/Sunny/Wind SE-10/68-72;
SUPER=334-Partly Cloudy/Fog Late/50-52/Mostly Sunny/Wind Light/70-74;
SUPER=X5001;
Meteor
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJa
Super=X5052 (loads FX)
Super=X5045 (starts FX)
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=none
It wasn't a bird or a plane but it had everyone looking to the sky-
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-El Paso, TX;
It's a Meteor and it's our video of the day.
The meteor was captured on videotape in El Paso, Texas.
All eyes looked to the sky to catch a glimpse.
Area residnets were startled by a loud boom and a bright flash in the sky
yesterday.
Windows rattled and homes shook as the meteor roared to the earth.
Officials at the McDonald Observatory say it's rare to see a meteor as
bright as this one in daylight hours.
The meteor apparently hit land about 27 miles from El Paso- leaving an acre
of scorched earth.
Super=X5043 (clears FX)
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by SS