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Straight ahead on News 7-
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A jury reaches a verdict for the man charged with murdering a Vinton family.
Sentencing today for the British Nanny-
And a haunted halloween underground.
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Wx-Heads
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SS=None
We are looking at rain for later tonight and tomorrow. Breezy conditions as
well. More just ahead.
medical-heads
ANCHOR=Connie
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TAPE#med heads
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Just because you might be hanging out with goblins and monsters tonight-
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VO-NAT
you can still stay safe.
It's our annual report on Halloween safety.
Plus, picking through the goodies and picking the candy that's best for your
teeth.
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The verdict is in- the first phase of sentencing complete- in the case of
capital killer Earl Bramblett.
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5-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=NEWS-7 AT FIVE
Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=bramblett
A Roanoke County jury has convicted the silk- screen printer on all
counts... including capital murder.
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Keith Humphry has details in the Hodges murder case.
ANCHOR=Keith
The jury had been at it for nearly two weeks- -not counting the jury
selection process.
SUPER=@Keith1;
It took the jury less than three hours to convict... about 17 minutes to
pick the maximum sentence on the NON-capital offenses.
It was a circumstantial case.
But the prosecutor apparently tied up all the loose ends to the jury's
satisfaction.
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SOT
IN Q=bramblett
SUPER=03-Salem;
SUPER=01-Skip Burkart/Commonwealth's Attorney; :16
SUPER=01-Tom Runyon/Blaine Hodges' Brother-in-Law; :33
RUNS=:49
OUT Q=superb job.
((
Bramblett had lived with the Hodges family.
The prosecutor believes Bramblett took time to take a shower and do his
laundry there before, he set the house on fire in three separate places.
But nobody lived to say they saw him do it.
It took three years to bring the case to court.
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SOT
IN Q=
((IT WAS JUST A VERY TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CASE. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER AND GET
IT DONE RIGHT.YOU KNOW WE WERE NOT COUNTING ON MR. BRAMBLETT MAKING ANY
STATEMENTS OR MAKING ANY CONFESSIONS, SO THEREFORE WE KNEW WE GOING TO HAVE OUR
ONE SHOT AND WE WANTED TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER.))
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SOT first response from bro-in-law
IN Q=
((I THINK THE COMMONWEALTHS ATTORNEYS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN PROSECUTING THE
CASE. A WHOLE HOST OF POLICE AGENCIES DID AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB JOB.))
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OUT Q=superb job.
))
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Randy Hodges- -one of Blaine Hodges FIVE brothers openly thanked the jury
in court- -while court was still in session.
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ANCHOR=Keith
That cost him his seat in the courtroom for the rest of the day's
proceedings.
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Jean, the jury settled on multiple LIFE terms for the NON-capital offenses.
Jurors return Monday to consider whether Bramblett should live or die.
5-WALTON
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A 19-year old Danville man who killed three of his neighbors was sentenced
to death.
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Tina Tenret has been following Percy Lavar Walton's three-day sentencing
phase.
SUPER=@Tina1;
SUPER=22-Danville;
Walton told a fellow inmate he wanted to be known as a serial killer--
Commonwealth's Attorney Bill Fuller called Walton sadistic, ruthless and
cold-blooded--
The judge agreed, and gave him the death penalty.
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IN Q=last november Percy Lavar Walton
SUPER=03-Danville/November 1996; :00
SUPER=01-Bill Fuller/Danville Commonwealth's Atty; :18
SUPER=04-Today; :42
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OUT Q=firearms charges.
(( Last November Percy Lavar Walton shot and killed Elizabeth Kendricks.
Then he shot her husband Jesse.
Police say Jesse's body was discovered with his hands clasped as if in
prayer.
Walton also killed 33-year-old Archie Moore, he doused his body with cologne
and stuffed it in a closet.
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SOT 12:34
IN Q=All these victims
((BILL FULLER/DANVILLE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTY: ALL THESE VICTIMS, THE KENDRICKS
AND ARCHIE MOORE WERE IN THE ONE PLACE ALL OF US FELT WAS OUR CAPITAL, OUR
CASTLE, THEIR HOME. THEY WERE NOT ON THE STREETS BOTHERING ANYBODY, THEY WERE
IN THEIR HOME WHERE PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL SECURE.))
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OUT Q=feel secure
The defense maintains Walton took responsibility for his crimes and did not
deserve to die.
Judge James Ingram disagreed-- sentencing Walton to death, three life
sentences plus 28 years in prison for robbery and firearms charges.))
Live=Tina Full/Microwave
SUPER=22-Danville;
Throughout the first day of his sentencing Walton smirked, even laughed when
the murders were detailed.
double boxes jean/tina
Some of Kendricks' relatives say they traveled cross-country to find some
closure-- some said Amen when the death penalty was announced.
5-Au-Pair
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Life in prison for Louise Woodward-
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SUPER=03-Cambridge, MA;
the nanny convicted of murdering 8 month old Matthew Eappen.
A judge handed down the mandatory life term.
But before sentencing, Matthews parents spoke.
His mother talked about the day Matty died- five days after he was in the
hospital.
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SOT 15:06:41
IN Q=
((DEBORAH EAPPEN/MATTHEW'S MOTHER: MATTY DIED IN OUR ARMS SURROUNDED BY FAMILY
INCLUDING HIS LOVING TWO AND HALF YEAR OLD BROTHER BRENDON. DESPITE HIS TUBES
AND HIS IV'S AND THE SURGICAL DRESSING COVERING HIS HEAD, HE LOOKED TO ME LIKE
A LITTLE PRINCE.))
15:08:21
((SUNIL EAPPEN/MATTHEW'S FATHER: I REALLY HOPE THAT SHE CAN FACE UP TO WHAT
SHE HAS DONE AND GAIN FORGIVENESS.))
SUPER=01-Deborah Eappen/Matthew's Mother; 00
SUPER=01-Sunil Eappen/Matthew's Father; 11
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OUT Q=AND GAIN FORGIVENESS."
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Then Louise Woodward claimed her innocence one last time.
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SOT 15:08:43
IN Q=
((LOUISE WOODWARD: I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAINTAIN MY INNOCNECE AND SAY I WOULD
NEVER HURT MATTY. I NEVER DID HURT MATTY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO
HIM.))
SUPER=07-Louise Woodward;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=what happened to him."
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Woodward is eligible for parole in 15 years.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
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State-wide candidates are canvassing the Commonwealth as unified tickets--
That story's ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE--
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VO-NAT
And Number 77- Lee Cook, who died earlier this month is remembered not just
by the Pulaski County Cougars, but tonight's opponent the Patrick Henry
Patriots.
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ANCHOR=Connie
If you're pooch is looking a little puffy-- one company says it's got the
answer.
Diet pills for dogs and cats... on Health Check.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Patrick Evans takes us below the surface tonight--
ANCHOR=connie
His Halloween report comes from Dixie Caverns, stay tuned.
cc sponsor
Comm Break#1
5-Bus-Crash
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Dozens of children on their way to school ended up in the hospital instead-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Easton, MD;
A tractor-trailer slammed into a school bus this morning in Maryland.
The school bus driver was killed--30 children were hurt- none seriously.
The truck driver is charged with failing to yield the right of way and unsafe
speed for the foggy conditions.
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5-democrats
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=equ
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The Democrats got a helping hand today from a former G-O-P governor.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Linwood Holton said he could NOT endorse Republican Jim Gilmore for Governor
calling his car tax cut a gimmick.
SUPER=03-Charlottesville;
Democrat Don Beyer and his ticketmates used Holton's words to try to
generate some final weekend excitement.
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(( ))
SUPER=@Beyer1;
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OUT Q=cut scheme
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New polls show Beyer still lagging behind--but a lot of volatility in the
races for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Meantime Gilmore isn't letting up as the campaign winds down.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg
The entire GOP statewide ticket was in Lynchburg this afternoon,
accompanying Governor Allen on a tour of the city's new Frito-Lay plant.
Gilmore shrugged off criticism of the car tax plan leveled by former
Republican governor, Linwood Holton.
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SOT 13:13:53
IN Q=I don't know
((JIM GILMORE/R- CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: I DON'T KNOW GOVERNOR HOLTON VERY
WELL, HE WAS GOVERNOR WHEN I WAS BACK IN COLLEGE SO, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
WORK WITH HIM IN GOVERNMENT VERY WELL. I BELIEVE MY VIEW IS TO STAND FOR THE
PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA AND THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA WANT THIS CAR TAX CUT AND WHEN
I'M GOVERNOR, I'M GOING TO DELIVER IT.))
SUPER=@Gilmore1; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=to deliver it.
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Gilmore says despite the polls, Republicans can't afford to be complacent.
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On this Halloween-- Patrick Evans takes us to a Haunted House underground.
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SOT
IN Q=today we have
((PATRICK EVANS: TODAY WE HAVE SOMETHING SHOCKING FOR YOU, IT'S SPOOKY
SPELUNKING COMING UP NEXT ON NEWS 7 AT FIVE, STAY TUNED.))
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
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OUT Q=stay tuned.
5-HAUNTED-CAVE
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#597-45
GRAPHIC=NONE
Traditional haunted houses pale by comparison when you slip into the
"Haunted Cave" at Dixie Caverns.
The diabolical Patrick Evans has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Caves are
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :20
SUPER=01-David Hawks/Haunted Cave Designer; :44
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OUT Q=I'm Patrick Evans.
go to robin
Forecasts
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Afternoon/60-63;
SUPER=331-Turning Overcast/Rain Developing/50-52/Rain Early/Cloudy &
Breezy/62-66;
SUPER=332-Rain Heavy/At Times Late/44-48/Early Rain/Mostly Cloudy/56-58;
SUPER=333-Rain Developing/After Midnight/48-50/Rain During/The Morning/58-60;
SUPER=334-Increasing/Cloudiness/45-48/Rain Heavy/At Times/54-56;
SUPER=X5001;
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health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
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In tonight's ticker-- Mike has racing news from Phoenix for this weekend's
Dura-Lube 500.
ANCHOR=Connie
Still ahead on Health Check-- Halloween may be pretty creepy-- but, you can
still play it safe.
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Some survival tips for trick or treater's out on the prowl.
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Comm Break#3
six-preview
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
Coming up in about 40 minutes on NEWS-7 at SIX-- Our political profiles
continue...with a look at the two women who hope to follow in the footsteps of
Joyce Crouch.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.
Democrat Kaye Lipscomb and Republican Kathy Byron are battling for the open
seat in the 22nd House District.
Byron has been endorsed by Crouch, but Lipscomb says voters shouldn't be
swayed by that.
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SOT 14:18:06
IN Q=There's some
((KAYE LIPSCOMB/D- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: THERE'S SOME INTEGRITY ISSUES
ATTACHED TO MRS. BYRON THAT IF WERE JOYCE, I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.))
((KATHY BYRON/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: YOU WOULD JUST HOPE TO KEEP TO
THE ISSUES, AND I'M JUST VERY SAD THAT WE HAD TO GET AWAY FROM THE ISSUES AND
GET INTO PERSONAL ATTACKS.))
SUPER=01-Kaye Lipscomb/(D) Candidate for Delegate; :00
SUPER=01-Kathy Byron/(R) Candidate for Delegate; :10
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=into personal attacks.
ANCHOR=Jean
Steve Smallshaw has their stories tonight at Six.
dissolve to full screen
And Tuesday, check out our continuous coverage-- with updates throughout the
evening, an hour-long special beginning at 9-- along with a complete wrapup on
NEWS-7 at 11.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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TAPE#597-
GRAPHIC=happy halloween
This fright night ghosts and goblins are roaming the streets in search of
candy.
But sometimes those streets can be dangerous,
double boxes Connie/Tonya
so News 7's Tonya Flory joins us with some options to knocking on
neighborhood doors.
ANCHOR=tonya
Connie we're at the Tanglewood Mall where they say the only dangers
trick-or-treaters are facing are a mouthful of cavities.
SUPER=@Tonya1;
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
But this Halloween the Roanoke police will have help detecting criminal
activity...a group of citizens are on spook partol...using cell phones.
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IN Q=Some of the problems
SUPER=01-Craig Fifer/Halloween Patrol;. :00
RUNS=:58
OUT Q=games and prizes
((
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SOT 14:30:56
IN Q=Some of the problems that the police have to deal with
((CRAIG FIFER/HALLOWEEN PATROL:SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THE POLICE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH...THAT WE WILL BE REPORTING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=that we will be reporting to the police department.
Pre-Pro
And here's some advise from the Roanoke Police Department on how to have a
safe Halloween:
-Masks and wigs should be worn so they don't obstruct children's sight.
-Costumes should be flame retardent.
-Wear light colored clothing or reflector tape.
--Don't eat candy until you get home and your parents check it...look for small
pinholes or loosley wrapped candy.
--Eat a snack before going out...then you won't be tempted to eat candy while
your trick-or-treating.
--And report anything suspicious to police.
And if you want to really play it safe there are alternatives such as throwing
a halloween party, haunted houses and mall stores giving out candy and having
ghostly games and prizes.))
LIVE=tonya/full
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
Coming up on NEWS-7 at 6...the costume contest will get underway here.
double boxes Connie/Tonya
So you still have time to get down and enter the contest. it starts right at
6:00.
5-Candy
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-46
GRAPHIC=HOLD
Of course, safety is of the utmost importance-- but raking in some good
loot, well... for some kids, that's right up there.
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VO-NAT
Still, don't forget not to let all those Halloween goodies wreak havoc on
your teeth.
Dentists say the worst candies are the sticky ones-- like tootsie rolls,
gummy bears and lollipops...those candies are in contact with your teeth for
the longest time.
And all that sugar ends up in the grooves of the teeth.
But chewing gum may actually help PREVENT cavities-- because it stimulates
the flow of saliva.
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SOT 14:40:23
IN Q=The more the
((DR. MARVIN BERMAN/PEDIATRIC DENTIST: THE MORE THE SALIVA FLOWS, THE BETTER IT
IS TOO BECAUSE THE SALIVA HELPS TO WASH AWAY ALL THAT FOOD. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Marvin Berman/Pediatric Dentist; :
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=all that food.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=dental care
Chocolate may not be as bad for your pearly whites as once thought.
Researchers say chocolate has an enzyme that prevents sugars from turning
into acids that can eat through enamel.
5-Pet-Pills
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-49
GRAPHIC=pet health
Another diet pill that promises a quick fix...but this one isn't for
people.
It's for pets!
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VO-NAT
A California company says it has a tablet for cats and dogs that will help
them lose three percent of their body fat in just a few weeks.
The Pet Trim Diet Pill- uses natural food supplements that supposedly boost
metabolism, and cut fat.
44-percent of dogs, and up to 25-percent of cats are overweight-- putting
them at risk for heart and liver disease, diabetes, arthritis and other serious
medical conditions.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
TIme now for sports--Patrick Henry and Pulaski County square off tonight in
Roanoke....
ANCHOR=Connie
It is expected to be an emotional night at Victory Stadium-- here's Mike.
S5-Live
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-30
GRAPHIC=Ticker
Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Halloween Ticker
SS=FFE
Tonight on Friday Football Extra;Puaslii plays Patrick Henry at Victory
stadium in the first game for the Cougars since the death of lineman Lee Cook.
DOUBLE BOX/MIKE AND STEVE
Steve Mason joins us from Victory Stdaium; where Lee died 2 weeks ago.
Steve.
ANCHOR=steve
Mike, the cause of death remains a mystery at this time. One thing we do
know is that the Pulaski communitySUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=22-Roanoke; :00
the Cougars and other football teams and schools have become much closer and
stronger becuae of this tragedy.
Tonight, the Cougars are going to give it their best effort for their
fallen teamate.
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SOT
IN Q="I think
SUPER=01-Joel Hicks/Pulaski Co. Head Coach; :00
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./THis Week; :14
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Week; :27
SUPER=01-Jeff Johnson/Patrick Henry Head Coach; :38
RUNS=:45
OUT Q=...ease the pain and all"
LIVE=steve/full
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
Before kick off tonight, Patrick Henry officals will present the Cook Family
a 500 dollar check for the Lee Cook Football Scholarship Fund. Game time is
7:30.
S5-Phoenix
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-31
GRAPHIC=PHOENIX
The last week of October continues to be the week of weeks for Bobby Hamilton
and the STP Pontiac.
On Monday, he won the rain delayed AC Delco 400.
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SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ/Speedvision; :00
And today out in Phoenix he went out on the desert track and won the pole
with a lap at 131 point 579 miles an hour.
But as you know, car owner Richard Petty refuses to display the Busch Beer
decal on his car so, Hamilton will again pass on the Bud Shootout in Daytona
and give that honor to outside pole winner Jimmy Spencer.
Rick Mast had one his best qualifying efforts fob the year with the 5th
fastest time.
Here's the top 25.
wipe to qualifying chyron
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SPORTS CHYRON MOTION
IN Q=HAMILTON
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=,,,25TH DRIVER."
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SUPER=X5016
SUPER=107-1. Bobby Hamilton/131.579/2. Jimmy Spencer//3. Rusty Wallace//4.
Bobby Labonte//5. Rick Mast//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-6. Ken Schrader//7. Dale Earnhardt//8. Johnny Benson//9. Dale
Jarrett//10. Lake Speed//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-11. Kenny Irwin Jr//12. Jeff Gordon//13. Dick Trickle//14. Mark
Martin//15. Brett Bodine//;
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-16. Derrike Cope//17. Geoff Bodine//18. Joe Nemechek//19. Darrell
Waltrip//20. Steve Grissom//
SUPER=X5009
SUPER=107-21. Kenny Wallace//22. Jeremy Mayfield//23. Ted Musgrave//24. Robert
Pressley//25. Ernie Irvan//
5-KICKER
tape# 597-50
ANCHOR=Jean
Finally Tonight--
A look back six years...
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IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=quite a handful.
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VO-NAT
Connie Stevens has been a vital part of the News-7 family since 1991-- this
is her last newscast with us.
Connie made the transition from radio to television with grace and style..
in fact we haven't been able to track down any bloopers.
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We all at WDBJ wish her the best.ANCHOR=Jean
Thanks for watching NEWS-7 at fIVE.. good night.
ANCHOR=Jean
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