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ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up-
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The man who roomed with murder suspect Earl Bramlett testified against him in
court- We'll hear his story.
Plus two military jets crash mid air in California.
A local plant is closing Christmas Eve.
And forget dog bones- the roof is what makes one tail wag in Oregon.
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ANCHOR=Jean
News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
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Good Evening.
The man who lived with murder suspect Earl Bramlett took the stand today in
Bramlett's trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Keith Humprhy spoke with James lee Owens today-
Owens says Bramlett started talking about his life back in Virignia- We'll
hear his story.
SUPER=03-Edwards AFB, CA;
An Air force F-16 crashed mid air with a training jet over Edwards Air Force
base.
The F-16 was able to land- but the talon jet crashed in the desert killing
both crewmen aboard.
SUPER=03-Ashland, OR;
And we'll show you one pooch who likes to live life at the top.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for News 7 at Eleven.
Bramblett
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=Bramblett
They shared living quarters off and on for a couple of years.
Now Earl Bramblett's house-mate has come back to haunt him.
Keith Humphry spoke at length with James Lee Owens... following his court
appearance today.
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SOT
IN Q=Owens met Bramblett
SUPER=03-Salem; :05
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 29, 1994; :03 (QUICK!)
SUPER=03-Spartanburg, SC; :11
SUPER=01-James Lee Owens/Bramblett's Housemate; :19
SUPER=@keith1; 1:21
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=News 7, Salem.
((Owens met Bramblett on October 9, 1994, barely six weeks after the Hodges
family turned up dead in their burning home in Vinton.
The two men lived at the Rescue Mission for a time, then shared a house in
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Eventually, Owens says Bramblett started talking about his life back in
Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:18:25
IN Q=
((HE SAID, "I DONE SOMETHING BAD BEHIND ME AT ROANOKE, MAN." HE SAID, "I CAN'T
TELL YOU ABOUT IT." YOU KNOW, I DON'T- -NOT EXACTLY THEM WORDS, BUT YOU KNOW,
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. I SAID, "I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT. I GOT SOMETHING
BEHIND ME, TOO."))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=
Little did Owens know- -at the time- -that Bramblett was being investigated
in the mass murder of an entire family... including two young girls.
Owens testified Bramblett expected a couple of men to show up ready to kill
him and Owens, too.
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SOT 11:13:30
IN Q=
((I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. But he never laid it out for you. He just said he did
something bad? YEAH. And he also said somebody was going to come after the two
of you? YUP, SURE DID.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:20:28 (Reverse 2-shot)
IN Q=
((I SAID, "GOD, IF I EVER KNEW THAT HE DID DO THIS LIKE THIS- -WHEN I LIVED
WITH HIM, VIRGINIA WOULDN'T NEVER HAD TO COME AND GET HIM."))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=
Bramblett's ex-wife, Mary, testified that Earl called her at work around
three o'clock on the afternoon the bodies were found and told her there'd been
a fire at the Hodges house. She says he told her "they're going to blame it on
me."
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SOT 18:10:40
IN Q=
((AT THAT POINT, MID-AFTERNOON ON THE 29TH, NOBODY HAD ACCUSED BRAMBLETT OF
ANYTHING. HE WASN'T INTERVIEWED BY POLICE UNTIL ABOUT FIVE OR SIX THAT EVENING.
KEITH HUMPHRY, NEWS 7, SALEM.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7, Salem.))
Pitts-Shooting
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=Murder investigation
Pittsylvania investigators are looking for a suspect in a murder last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blairs;
20-year old Delvecchio Farmer was found shot to death in a mobile home on
Route 716 around 10:45 last night.
The Sheriff is asking for information about a light blue Jeep Cherokee or
white Nissan Maxima seen in the area.
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SOT 14:46:33
IN Q=This will help
((HAROLD PLASTER/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF: THIS WILL HELP US TREMENDOUSLY WHEN
PEOPLE GET INVOLVED WITH THESE THINGS SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO PIECE
EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AS FAR AS MOTIVE, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.))
SUPER=@Plaster;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=anything at this time
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VO-NAT
The Sheriff says a woman who was with the victim is providing information on
suspects.
Farmer lived in the nearby community of Keeling.
The Sheriff will not say who owns the mobile home or when he expects to make
an arrest.
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ferrum-fatal
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Ferrum College student is dead following a traffic accident earlier this
evening.
Shortly before seven, two students were involved in the accident with a
tractor trailer on route 619 in Franklin county.
One student was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was transferred
to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Ferrum College representatives say both students are from Virginia Beach.
The students' names have not been release.
Dublin-Garment
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-75
GRAPHIC=Business Closing
It'll be a tough holiday season for workers at one Pulaski County factory.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin;
Dublin Garment Company is closing down in December.
The company, which has been around for more than 40-years, notified its 150
workers this morning.
Company officials say the plant simply can't compete with cheaper labor in
foreign countries.
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SOT
IN Q=It really
((MARY FUNK/DUBLIN GARMENT EMPLOYEE:IT REALLY HURTS TO LOSE EVERYTHING AND
THESE EMPLOYEES DOWN HERE HAS WORKED SO HARD, FOR EVERYTHING.
BARBARA SPANGLER/DUBLIN GARMENT EMPLOYEE:SOME OF THESE WOMEN ARE CHILDREN OF
PEOPLE I WORK WITH, USED TO WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GENERATIONS HERE, TWO
GENERATIONS. ))
SUPER=01-Mary Funk/Dublin Garment Employee; :00
SUPER=01-Barbara Spangler/Dublin Garment Employee; :07
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=two generations.
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VO-NAT
Barbara Spangler has been with the company for almost 30- years.
Dublin Garment makes health care uniforms.
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Celco
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=NONE
Company and union leaders at Giles County's largest employer aren't seeing
"eye to eye" when it comes to a major reorganization plan.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co./September;
Celco officials say the union has rejected a proposal that would automate
some jobs in the plant.
Plant officials insist the plan would have provided hourly workers with job
security.
But union leaders reportedly feel the proposal violates their contract by
stripping away seniority rights.
As many as 500- hourly workers could be affected.
Celco makes material for cigarette filters and yarn for synthetic clothes.
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Jet-Crash
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Military Plane Crash
An Air force F-16 crashed mid-air with a training jet over Edwards Air Force
base.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Edwards AFB, CA;
The F-16 was able to land- but the T-38 Talon jet crashed in the desert.
The two on board were killed- an Air Force Lieutenent Colonel and a British
pilot flying on an exchange program.
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SOT 19:39:33
IN Q=
((THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IS THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THERE IS
ACTUALLY VERY LITTLE OF THE AIRCRAFT LEFT. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Col. Bob Williams/U.S. Air Force;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=of the aircraft left."
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VO-NAT
The planes collided while photographing a practice bombing run.
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Toss-2-Robin
Toss to Robin in WX Center
Tease#1
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
SOFT MUSIC
Super=X5046 (loads tease FX)
Super=X5045 (starts tease FX)
Still to come on our broadcast, the celebration of Kwanzaa gets an official
stamp of approval,
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VO-NAT
and health experts sound an alarm as they say tuberculosis is growing more
deadly than ever.
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SOT 16:55:43
IN Q=
((OUR WORLD AGAIN FACES THE SPECTRE OF INCURABLE TUBERCULOSIS))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=incurable tuberculosis
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Comm#1
Super=X5041 (clears tease FX)
TB
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Federal health officials are sounding a warning call about Tuberculosis-
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VO-NAT
a disease that's growing increasingly resistant to drugs.
TB has been treatable- but the number of drug-resistant strains is on the
rise.
Scientists say it's just about everywhere- but especially at what officials
are calling the hot spots:
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SOT 16:56:09
IN Q=
((INDIA, RUSSIA, CHINA, LATVIA, ESTONIA, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE IVORY
COAST ARE NOT ISOLATED CASES UNTO THEMSELVES. EACH REPRESENTS AN
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF TRADE, TOURISM AND EMMIGRATION.))
SUPER=01-Michael Iseman/Univ. of Colorado;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=tourism and emmigration."
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VO-NAT
Tuberculosis is an airborne disease requiring consistent therapy-- to cure.
Countries like the Dominican Republic often do not have the money to track
patients like they do in America where therapy has been successful.
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Debate-Injunction
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
Virginia Voters got their first "side by side" look at the candidates for
Lieutenant Governor tonight.
This afternoon, it was looking like the debate might not happen at all.
Andrew Freiden joins us in the newsroom to explain.
Double Boxes=Jean and Andrew/Newsroom
Jean, the debate between L.F. Payne and John Hager was held at WBRA in
Roanoke last Wednesday--
Live=Andrew Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Andrew1;
And reform candidate Bradley Evans wasn't invited. Today, he tried to
prevent the station from airing the taped event.
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SOT
IN Q=evans is the first
SUPER=03-Richmond/File; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Dyer/WBRA General Manager; :10
SUPER=@Payne; :49
SUPER=01-John Hager/Lt. Governor Candidate; :58
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=over the years
(( Evans is the first third party LT. Governor candidate to make it on
Virginia's statewide ballot.
But his attempts to force the debate off the air weren't successful.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:02:12
IN Q=THE PROGRAM WAS
((LARRY DYER/WBRA GENERAL MANAGER: PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED IN EARLY MAY, THE
OFFER WAS EXTENDED ON MAY 27, AT THAT TIME, FOR THE LT. GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM,
THERE WERE ONLY 2 CERTIFIED CANDIDATES.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=2 certified candidates
The debate was labeled an "informal discussion" with the candidates.
5 citizens took their turn asking the candidates questions-- and there was
no direct debate between Democrat LF Payne and Republican John Hagar.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=16:02:31
IN Q=THE PROGRAM IS
((LARRY DYER/WBRA GENERAL MANAGER: THE PROGRAM IS NOT A DEBATE AND IT WAS NOT
INTENDED TO BE A DEBATE IT WAS TO BE QUESTIONS FROM REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS TO
THE TWO MAJOR CANDIDATES.))
SUPER=
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=TWO MAJOR CANDIDATES
One of the questions: Should the state privatize rest stops?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:28:53
IN Q=
((LF PAYNE/LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE:I HAPPEN TO THINK PRIVATIZING SOME OF THE
REST STOPS ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IS SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT
SERIOUSLY ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=look at seriously
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:30:53
((JOHN HAGER/LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC
SERVICE, THE SPECIFIC OPERATION. IS IT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS GOVERNMENT DOES,
OR IS IT AN OFFSHOT OF GROWTH THAT CAME IN OVER THE YEARS. )) ))
RUNS=:10
Live=Andrew Full/Newsroom
WBRA General Manager Larry Dyer said beforehand, it was just an
informational program. That's how he justified only inviting the two major
party candidates
Double Boxes=Jean and Andrew/Newsroom
He did point out that reform candidate Evans was offered time on the
station, and did appear on another program earlier in the year.
Earley
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Mark Earley
**Note Anchor Tag**
He's a high profile state senator who won a Republican primary in June, and
now has at least a 50-50 shot at becoming Virginia's second most powerful
player.
But many Virginians still don't know Attorney General candidate Mark Earley-
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Mark Earley
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=@Earley; :32
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:18
RUNS=2:08
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Mark Earley tends to defy stereotypes.
A deeply religious Christian.
But also an aggressive lawyer.
Since he ran for state senate first in 1987, he's been its most successful
champion of conservative causes -- but he's respected by the capitol's liberal
leaners.
A Virginia Republican whose father was a labor union member.
He still lives in the same neighborhood he grew up in, but he had to leave
Virginia to develop a desire to lead Virginia.
The epiphany came 20 years ago, doing ministry work in the Philippines.
sot 13:02:05
((AND I REALLY CAME TO SEE THAT THE TREMENDOUS DEMOCRATIC LIBERTIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN AMERICA DON'T RISE LIKE THE SUN ON THE REST
OF THE WORLD EVERYDAY. AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT UNLESS EACH
GENERATION OF AMERICANS REALLY HAS A PASSIONATE RECOMMITMENT TO THE CORE
PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR
CITIZENS, NOT JUST SOME, THAT WE WERE IN DANGER OF LOSING OUR GREATNESS IN THE
FUTURE.))
runs=:25
Earley's vision includes the Filipino-American community in Chesapeake.
sot 13:04:19
((EVEN AS I WAS A KID GROWING UP, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYBODY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.))
runs=:07
sot 13:04:31
((WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE '70S WHEN OUR HIGH SCHOOL WAS INTEGRATED, I
TRIED TO TAKE THE LEAD IN WELCOMING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND BEING
SURE THEY WERE MADE PART OF ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. THE BAND, THE PLAYS, THE
KEY CLUB.))
runs=:12
He calls his minority appeal the untold story of his campaign.
He counts NAACP state president Paul Gillis as a supporter.
Gillis, you may remember, labelled Earley ally George Allen a racist Howdy
Doody.
Democrats label him a Pat Robertson clone -- and in fact the polarizing
televangelist is his biggest individual contributor.
sot 13:06:06
((I SEE HIM ON OCCASION. PROBABLY NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. BUT HE'S
IN MY SENATE DISTRICT, SO I MAY KNOW HIM BETTER THAN SOME OTHERS.))
runs=:06
But he blasts the campaign tactic.
sot 13:06:25
((BASICALLY AN APPROACH TO POLITICS THAT'S REMINISCENT OF JOE MCCARTHEY IN THE
LATE 1950S -- WHERE YOU ATTEMPTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SOMEONE BY LINKING
THEM TO SOMEBODY ELSE.))
runs=:10
The link he doesn't mind is to George Allen, with whom he shared credit for
ushering parental notification for minor abortions into law this year after an
18- year battle.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
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TALENT=Jean
SS=Bill Dolan
We have Democrat Bill Dolan's profile coming up tomorrow night.
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
SOFT MUSIC
GRAPHIC=
Super=X5047 (loads tease FX)
Super=X5045 (starts tease FX)
Stay with us, a little later we'll meet a real top dog,
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VO-NAT
but first, we'll see what the city of Roanoke is doing to keep the traffic
moving at Valley View Mall.
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Comm#2
Super=X5041 (clears tease FX)
City-Council
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-69
GRAPHIC=City Seal
Roanoke City Council approved a bid for construction of the new interchange
on Interstate 581.
Today's vote was a victory for Greenway planners.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Construction of the new interchange near Valley View Mall could begin by
the end of the year.
While it won't help to ease congestion this holiday shopping season, it
could be open to traffic by November of 1998.
The project will include the bike path and walkway that greenway planners
have requested.
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SOT
IN Q=It seems like
((JEANETTE MANNS/WASHINGTON PARK ALLIANCE: IT SEEMS LIKE AT A TIME THAT THE
CITY HAS HAD A LOT OF TRAUMA, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THEY SUPPORT CONNECTING
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT ROANOKE IS GOING
TO GROW.))
SUPER=01-Jeanette Manns/Washington Park Alliance;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=is going to grow.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
The proposed Lick Run Greenway would connect downtown Roanoke, northwest
neighborhoods and Valley View Mall.
Planners hope the first part of the greenway will be in place when the new
pedestrian bridge is finished in the summer of 1999.
Kwanzaa-Stamp
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Kwanzaa will make its way around the nation-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
thanks to the newest commemorative stamp.
Kwanzaa will go cross country on envelopes and cards-
It's the newest stamp at the Post Office- celebrating the African American
festival of Kwanzaa.
The festival of famliy community and cultures begins this year on December
26th and ends on January fist.
The stamp depicts a family with many of the meaningful objects used in a
Kwanzaa observance. The stamp will be available at post offices nationwide
beginning tomorrow.
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Forecasts
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SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Freeze Warning/Light Winds/28-32/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/56-59;
SUPER=331-Freeze Warning/Wind NW-10/28-33/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/60-62;
SUPER=332-Clear And/Cold/25-28/Mostly Sunny/Winds Light/53-56;
SUPER=333-Clear And/Very Cold/22-26/Sunny And/Cool/50-55;
SUPER=334-Clear And/Cold/20-25/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/50-55;
SUPER=X5001;
S-Extra
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Extra Point
GRAPHIC=Extra point
Six names have been added to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Talladega, AL/WBMG; :
And among those six is former Winston Cup Driver Davey Allison. It's been 4
years since Allison died from injuries he received from a helicopter crash.
Allison won 19 races in less than 7 years and that ranks 25-th on the all time
victory list.
Roger Penske and four time Indy 500 winner Al Unser are also in the group.
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That's it for Sports. Have a great day everybody.
S-Series
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-13
GRAPHIC=World Series
It was cold and a light snow falling in Cleveland as the Indians hosted the
Florida Marlins in game four of the World Series.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/NBC SPORTS; :
As in the previous two games the Indians scored first. Manny Ramirez takes
this pitch to the opposite field for a two run homer and Cleveland led 2 to
nothing.
Still in the first, Sandy Alomar hits a shot into left centerfield for a
double Matt Williams rounds the bases from first beating the throw at home and
Cleveland led 3 to nothing.
Cleveland led 6 to nothing before SUPER=35-Cleveland/10/Florida/3/;the
Marlins got on the board Jim Eisenreich hits a grounder past Matt Williams at
third scoring Darren Daulton to make it 6 to 1 and Cleveland wins it 10 to 3.
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S-Byrd
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-17
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
The Terriers of William Byrd are the Group Two A state Golf champions.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Vinton; :
Yesterday in Harrisonburg the Terriers survived a cold windy day to capture
the title on the course at the Spotswood Country club.
It's Byrd's first golf championship since 1992.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Not only..
((TIM CHOCKLETT/BYRD HEAD COACH: ))
((ROBBIE CRAFT/BYRD GOLFER: ))
SUPER=01-Tim Chocklett/Byrd Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Robbie Craft/Byrd Golfer; :19
RUNS=:25
OUT Q= ....get one."
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S-Crenshaw
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-16
GRAPHIC=Ryder Cup
The United States has already named its captain for the next Ryder Cup
Competition in 1999.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-PGA TOUR; :
Ben Crenshaw will captain the team that year. The two time Masters champ is
a four time member of the U-S-Ryder cup team.
Europe retained the cup with a 14 and a half to 13 and a half win in Spain
Last month.
The americans have lost five of the last seven tries to bring the Cup Back
home.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Tech football
Virginia Tech will take on the Mountaineers of West Virginia without
starting linebacker Korey Irby. Irby strained his right knee in practice
Tuesday.
Irby has recorded 13 tackles in the Hokies first six games. He will be
replaced in the lineup by redshirt freshman Cory Bird.
Pinnacle board
And don't forget you can see the Tech West Virginia game right here on your
hometown station Saturday beginning at 3:30.
S-Hoops
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=GIRL-97
GRAPHIC=Hometown Hoops
Next week the Virginia High School League will make a big decision involving
single, double and triple-A girls basketball.
Steve Mason has a preview of next week's meeting in Hometown Hoops.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=03-Shawsville; :24
SUPER=01-Tracy Poff/Shawsville Head Coach; :37
SUPER=03-Vinton; :52
SUPER=01-Richard Thrasher/William Byrd Head Coach; :59
SUPER=01-Linda Long/Cave Spring Head Coach; 1:35
SUPER=01-Bob Patterson/William Byrd Principal; 1:54
RUNS=2:22
OUT Q=...Homwtown Hoops Weekly"
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S-Rodman
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-8
GRAPHIC=Dennis Rodman
The Chicago Bulls will find out today at noon if Dennis Rodman will wear a
Bull uniform this season.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-NBA; :
Less than 2 weeks ago, Rodman signed a deal with a base salary of 4-point 5
million with incentives that could push it past the 9-million dollar deal he
had in 1996.
But Rodman is concerned about incentive clauses based on victories since
Scottie Pippen will be out until January because of foot surgery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I'm not...
((DENNIS RODMAN: ))
SUPER=07-Dennis Rodman; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=.....at that."
S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo
The Virginia women's basketball team will start the season without another
key player.
Junior guard Tiffany Bower suffered a torn Achilles tendon in practice
Tuesday and may be out for the season.
Senior guard Monick Foote suffered a stress fracture in her right tibia two
weeks ago and has decided to redshirt this year.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Super=X5046 (loads tease FX)
Super=X5045 (starts tease FX)
Super=X5041 (clears tease FX)
And coming up in Sports, The Virginia High School League will tackle a tough
issue next week and it involves what season single, double and Triple-A girls
basketball will be played in the future. Steve Mason has some insight on
tonight's Hometown Hoops.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Chicago Bulls will find out tomorrow if Dennis Rodman will suit up
for the team this season.
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Roof-Dog
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Super=X5052 (loads FX)
Super=X5045 (starts FX)
Most dogs like to nap on the back porch or dig up bones-
but one unique pooch is our video of the day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Ashland, OR;
Josie is top dog at the Ferris House in Ashland Oregon.
The two-year old lab mix spends most of her day on the roof-- jumping from
gable to gable and keeping a sharp eye on passing traffic.
Her owner, Bill Ferris, says she started climbing up on the roof as a
puppy.
He tried to keep her off at first, but realized he couldn't keep the dog
down because she liked it up there so much.
27 into bite
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SOT 15:16:25
IN Q=
((YEA, SHE JUMPS ON THE TRAMPOLINE. SHE SWIMS SHE PLAYS BALL. ))
RUNS=:06
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Now, Josie roams freely between the roof and the backyard where she enjoys
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