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Will voters take a chance on Off Track Betting parlors in Roanoke and
Martinsville? Supporters and opponents speak out on next week's referendum.
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ANCHOR=Jean
And the defense begins its case in the Earl Bramblett murder trial.
Keith Humphry has a live update.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
Tonight in sports, Tyson is on the mend after wrecking his cycle, VMI's
football team is still searching for its first win, while the school's women's
cross country team is on the run.
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And the ACC football schedule starts the weekend a little early tonight as
Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina.
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Bramblett
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=khu
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
All the evidence is in.
The attorneys have had their final say.
First thing in the morning the jury will begin discussing the guilt or
innocence of Earl Bramblett.
Double Boxes=Jean and Keith/Microwave
Keith Humphry wraps up the final day of testimony at the Roanoke County
courthouse.
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Mason-Dixon
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore was a five point leader for governor in our NEWS7/Mason-Dixon
poll last week.
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VO-NAT
Today, he's got a NINE point lead and our pollsters call him "a solid
favorite" going into Tuesday's elections.
Gilmore has a 49 to 40 edge over Don Beyer and has narrowed the gender gap
among women to just two points.
The race to watch now becomes the lieutenant governor's race, where Democrat
L-F Payne's lead has shrunk to three points-- within the margin of error.
Republican John Hager could now clearly benefit from Gilmore coat-tails.
The attorney general's race is static for now, with slightly fewer
un-decideds than last week.
But with Republican Mark Earley at 44- percent, he's still up by five points
over Democrat Bill Dolan.
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Take HomePage Address Fullscreen
Jean Reads
You'll find the latest poll results on the W-D-B-J homepage. The address
is w-d-b-j 7 dot com.
Morris
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
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The Beyer campaign has its work cut out for it over these last few days of
the campaign.
2 shot=Jean and Guest/On Set
Joining us now is Tom Morris, President of Emory and Henry College and
political analyst.
He will also join us with Election night commentary this year.
--Can Beyer catch up?
Live=Guest Full/On Set
SUPER=01-Tom Morris/Political Analyst
--How would you grade Beyer's attempts to get the focus off the car tax
issue?
--Will Doug Wilder's non-endorsement hurt Beyer?
Take Election Coverage Board Fullscreen
Jean Reads
And a reminder--News 7 plans continuing coverage on Election Night next
Tuesday. Look for updates throughout the evening, an hour long special at 9
p-m and a special edition of News 7 at 11.
Breedlove
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-71
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A hearing for the former Montgomery County teacher's aid accused of having
sex with two female students was closed to the media today.
But the parents of one of the young girls agreed to speak off camera.
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SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
They say 25- year old John Breedlove, shown here with his wife and parents,
had sex with their daughter inside the bathroom of the teacher's lounge at
Auburn High during school hours.
Authorities say Breedlove admitted to having sex with the "then" 13- year
old girl, in September.
Breedlove's also accused of having sex with another 13- year old girl in the
spring.
His attorney and the Assistant Commonwealth's attorney both argued to close
the hearing.
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Breedlove, who's also accused of asking another student for oral sex, is a
former basketball standout at Ferrum college.
All charges against Breedlove were certified to a grand jury.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
He's known for his "no car tax" rallying cry but Republican Jim Gilmore does
have other priorities should he win the Governor's race. Part two of our
candidate profile is coming up on News 7 at Six.
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and supporters and opponents are weighing the odds on the Off Track Betting
referendum.
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Beyer
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TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=Don Beyer
Don Beyer collected endorsements today in Roanoke from groups that fear
the effect of Jim Gilmore's tax plan.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton;
Beyer spent part of the afternoon going door to door with Vinton Delegate
Dick Cranwell.
Earlier he picked up the support of the Virginia Nurses Association.
The group has never endorsed a candidate for governor before, but members
say Gilmore's plan will jeopardize key health programs.
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IN Q=They're helping me
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER/D- CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: THEY'RE HELPING ME FIGHT THIS
NO CAR TAX GIMMICK AND RETURNING US TO SANITY, MAKING SURE WE DON'T BECOME LIKE
NEW JERSEY OR CALIFORNIA. AS LONG AS WE'RE CLOSE ON ELECTION DAY, THE GREAT
TURNOUT EFFORTS THAT WILL COME FROM 92- THOUSAND NURSES WILL REALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.))
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OUT Q=make a difference
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Also today a group of black ministers said Gilmore's plan to eliminate the
personal property tax on cars is an empty promise.
Today, the Reverend Carl Tinsley predicted that the General Assembly will
not eliminate the tax without another source of revenue to replace it.
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2-Gilmore
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
As governor, Jim Gilmore would have immense powers to influence the lives of
average Virginians.
But much of his support can be boiled down to three words.
Ellen Qualls looks at the plan behind the man, in tonight's candidate
profile.
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IN Q=Four thousand
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(( Four thousand new teachers, he says.
That's job one.
NO CAR TAX SIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE
But that's clearly NOT how he and his strategists are packaging the product.
"No car tax" his posters scream.
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((JIM GILMORE: YOU CAN'T PUT EVERYTHING ON A POSTER. BUT IN EVERY SPEECH I'VE
EVER GIVEN, I'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC
EDUCATION.))
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Gilmore's got two kids... and like Don Beyer, one of his kids goes to a
private school.
PREPRO
But for Virginia schools, he'd add four thousand new teachers to the
elementary schools.
He'd give $2,000 college scholarships each year to students with good
records.
His wife is a college classics professor who taught in public school.
She dismisses Don Beyer's view that Virginia is losing good teachers with
below national average salaries.
sot 02:11:39
((ROXANE GILMORE: I WOULD BE OFFENDED IF SOMEONE SAID TO ME "YOU'RE GOING TO
TEACH BETTER BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE MONEY."))
runs=:07
Education priorities notwithstanding, all roads lead to the car tax when
talking with Jim Gilmore.
Here's his proposal:
PREPRO
The state will reimburse the city or county for the tax on the first 20-
thousand dollars of your car or truck.
It would be phased in over five years.
But even Republican lawmakers concede the plan has legislative, legal, and
budget hurdles that would confound or at least delay its full implementation
well past a Jim Gilmore administration.
And what about the inevitable economic downturn that leaves state coffers
short?
SOT TAPE 01:34:06
((JIM GILMORE: A RESPONSIBLE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES IN
THE BEST WAY IN ACCORD WITH THOSE TIMES. BUT I HAVE TO GOVERN NOW, BASED UPON
WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
BASED UPON THE TIMES THAT I HAVE.))
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On crime, he has a solid and popular record, helping George Allen
abolishparole and stiffen penalities for juvenile criminals.
Pushing on his own to win prosecutors the right of appeal that
criminalshave.
On abortion, Gilmore uses this year's Republican line:
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((JIM GILMORE: THOSE MATTERS ARE I THINK CLEAR IN THE LAW AT THIS POINT.
NOBODY'S GOING TO BAN ABORTIONS.))
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But given the opportunity by a change of heart -- or a justice -- on the
high court, he'd like to ban abortion after 8 to 12 weeks.
SOT TAPE ONE 01:41:45
((JIM GILMORE: IT'S A TIME THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE CHILD IS FORMING IN THE
WOMB. AND I THINK THAT'S SORT OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AND IN MY PERSONAL
BELIEFS.))
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More probable is a parental consent law for abortions-- recently considered
a political impossibility in Virginia.
What's NOT an impossibility at this point is a Governor Gilmore.
Ellen Qualls, News 7.))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Jean
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OTB
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NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=OTB
Is it a gift to the local economy...
Or a curse on the community?
That's what Roanoke voters decide Tuesday when they vote on an off-track
betting center.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke
Earlier today a group of current and former city council members said an
off-track betting facility would HURT, not help, Roanoke.
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SOT 10:35:47
IN Q=The hook of reality
((NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: THE HOOK OF REALITY IS THAT LEGALIZED
GAMBLING, BETTING PARLORS INCLUDED, IS AN INDUSTRY THAT EXPLOITS THOSE THAT CAN
LEAST AFFORD IT.))
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OUT Q=least afford it.
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Officials at Colonial Downs, a race track in New Kent County, say off-track
betting has been welcomed in cities like Richmond and Chesapeake.
Tommy Atkinson wants Roanoke to give it a chance.
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IN Q=It's just an entertainment
((TOMMY ATKINSON/COLONIAL DOWNS: IT'S JUST AN ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT THAT
COSTS THE LOCALITIES NOTHING TO COME HERE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A STADIUM TO
BE BUILT. THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO COME IN, DRAW SOME TOURISM INTO ROANOKE
-- AN AREA THAT MIGHT'VE LOST SOME JOBS -- AND WITH TOURISTS COMES INCREASED
SPENDING AND THEIR INCREASED DOLLARS ALSO. ))
SUPER=01-Tommy Atkinson/Colonial Downs
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OUT Q=dollars also.
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Atkinson says the center would bring 150-jobs to Roanoke.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
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Coming your way tonight on News 7 sports, Tyson is recovering in a Hartford
hospital, Hamilton is on the comeback trail, the Keydets football team is in
search of win number one.
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VO-NAT eng#
and the VMI women's cross country team in on the track headed to its first
ever southern conference championship.
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S-Tyson
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-13
GRAPHIC=TYSON
Former heavyweight boxing king Mike Tyson is in the hospital tonight after he
crashed his motorcycle on an interstate exit ramp in Hartford, Connecticut last
night.
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SUPER=03-Hartford, CT;:00
Doctors say Tyson walked in the hospital last night under his own power
despite having a punctured lung and broken rib.
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((DR. LENWORTH JACOBS/TYSON'S PHYSICIAN:))
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S-Hamilton
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
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GRAPHIC=NONE
WIPE TO ENG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SUPER=03-Inglewood, CA/Last Night; :00
While Tyson continues to recover another man makes an emotional comeback.
Skating icon Scott Hamilton, who has spent the past seven months battling
testicular cancer skated in front of 10 thousand fans last night at the Forum
outside of L.A.
Hamilton had a tumor twice the size of a grapefruit removed.
You can watch the last night's entire performance next Wednesday night right
here on WDBJ.
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S-Carolina
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#VF97-1
GRAPHIC=ACC LOGO
The Atlantic Coast conference will be back in the national spotlight tonight
as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets play host to North Carolina in Atlanta.
The fifth ranked Tarheels worked out in Atlanta yesterday and are heavy
favorites to beat the Jackets.
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SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00
But keep in mind, the Heels never play well in Atlanta, and they could be
looking ahead to Florida State next week.
Two reasons head coach Mack Brown is pushing his offense to step it up
tonight.
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((MACK BROWN/UNC HEAD COACH:))
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OUT Q=...ALL OUT GAMES."
S-VMI
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#fb97-4
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VMI is on the road this Saturday at Western Carolina still in search of its
first win of the year.
Despite 7 straight losses, first year head coach Ted Cain says his team
hasn't shown signs of giving up.
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IN Q="Very early...
((TED CAIN/VMI HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Ted Cain/VMI Head Coach; :00
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OUT Q=...QUARTER TOGETHER."
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S-Cross
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-11
GRAPHIC=VMI Logo
Also this weekend the first female athletic team in VMI history will compete
in the Southern Conference cross country championships.
Roy Stanley tells us how this pioneering group has been faring this season.
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SUPER=03-Lexington; :00
SUPER=01-Mike Bozeman/VMI Head Coach; :22
SUPER=01-Rachel Love/First Scholarship Female Recruit; 1:00
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:42
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OUT Q=.....news 7 sports."
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((The team ran in its first meet at the Rock Hill Invitational in Rock Hill
South Carolina on September 30-th.
Coach Mike Bozeman is in his 13-th season as head of the cross country and
track and field programs.
And the first female team in school history has followed the V-M-I
tradition.))
((MIKE BOZEMAN/VMI HEAD COACH: ))
((And so far the Ladies have lived up to that expectation.
The team, which consists of 8 runners practice's with the men and and also
goes through the regular training that Bozeman has used to coach the men's
track programs.))
((RACHEL LOVE/FIRST SCHOLARSHIP FEMALE RECRUIT: ))
((BOZEMAN: ))
((Love is a legitimate contender to earn all conference in her first year as a
runner in the program.))
((ROY STANDUP: ))
((BOZEMAN: ))
((The conference tournament is this weekend in Statesboro, Georgia. Roy
Stanley news 7 sports.))
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TAPE#Promo
National dairy organizations are trying to help out dairy farmers by
expanding their popular "Got Milk" campaign.
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It's going from television and print ads to items in local grocery stores.
But, some farmers in our area say the help is not coming soon enough for
them to stay in business.
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We'll have the story, and more tonight on News 7 at 11.
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