WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/10/97

06:00-01

IRAQ

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict

An American U-2 spy plane flew over Iraq today despite threats by Baghdad to shoot down the aircraft if it resumed U-N surveillance flights.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;
4:06:05
The flight came just hours after Iraqi president Saddam Hussein said his country must choose between "Sacrifice or Slavery" suggested that a confrontation with the U-S was inevitable.
SUPER=03-Near Baghdad;
4:06:46
His comments came as Iraq again turned away U-N inspection teams that included Americans.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( BRIAN BAXTER, UNSCOM-CHIEF MISSLE INSPECTOR: "I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING MR. SADAT, BUT MY INSTRUCTIONS ARE THAT ALL MY TEAM MUST ACCOMPANY ME, AND IF THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO THEN I WILL SEE THIS AS A REFUSAL TO ENTER AND WE WILL RETURN AND CANCEL THE INSPECTION. I'M SURE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND." ))
SUPER=01-Brian Baxter/UNSCOM-Chief Missle Inspector;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=you'll understand.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
4:09:34
Iraq claims today's flight was out of range of Iraqi gunners and adds its gunners remain ready for action.
The Pentagon says such a move would be considered and Act of War.
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AU-PAIR

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=legal scales

In Cambridge, Massachusetts a ruling may come today on whether Louise Woodward's second degree murder conviction will stand.
The 19- year- old British au pair was sentenced to life for murdering an infant left in her care.
The judge will issue his ruling on the Internet.
Woodward's parents say whatever the decision, they're not giving up hope.
Katy Curran reports.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Gary Woodward/Father; :00
SUPER=03-Cambridge, MA; :19
SUPER=01-Sue Woodward/Mother; :31
SUPER=01-Katy Curran/Reporting; 1:27 (SU)
RUNS=1:44
OUT Q=For cbs news.

E-Robertson-Gilmore

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-75
GRAPHIC=Pat Robertson

Last week Jim Gilmore was able to claim victory in the Governor's race and now religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is claiming partial credit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Robertson says the turning point in the campaign was in October when Democrat Don Beyer aired television ads portraying Gilmore as the religious broadcaster's pawn.
Robertson aides distributed charts showing how Gilmore pulled away from Beyer in polls from that point through to his victory last week.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold

Both Democrats and Republicans say Robertson is overestimating his significance in the election.
They say Gilmore's pledge to cut the hated car tax led to his victory.

E-Special-Olympics

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-67
GRAPHIC=none

Athletes took to the Roanoke playing fields this weekend as part of the Special Olympics.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

It's the Special Olympics Fall Tournament - an annual competition for athletes from across Virginia.
Besides soccer, there were three other events today: roller skating, volleyball and bowling.
The Special Olympians spend most of the year training for these kind of events, as well as winter and summer games.
Organizers say it's always rewarding to watch the participants battle it out on the field.
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SOT 10:44:53
IN Q= I think it's a feel-good thing
((VALERIE REINFORD/SPECIAL OLYMPICS: I THINK IT'S A FEEL-GOOD THING TO SEE THE ATHLETES ARE REALLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND PERFORMING WELL. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT OUT HERE TO CHEER THEM ON.))
SUPER=01-Valerie Reinford/Special Olympics
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=cheer them on.
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VO-NAT

Next up for Virginia Special Olympics is the Winter Games.
Those take place at the Wintergreen ski resort in January.
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One-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-Joyce Bradford/AAA

(I'll call for Boards)
ESS#8750
ESS#8751
ESS#8752
ESS#8753
ESS#8754

(tosses to stocks)
Stocks
Comm#2

E-Veterans-Parade

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-69
GRAPHIC=Veterans Day

As part of Veteran's Day many soldiers and their families around the nation will recall the days those in the military served their country.
In this area, one local community started the celebrations yesterday with their first-ever Veterans Day Parade.
Scott Goldberg has this story.
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SOT
IN Q=The town of
SUPER=03-Floyd; :00
SUPER=01-Hal McGrath/Parade Organizer; :15
SUPER=01-Walter Overstreet/World War II Veteran; :37
SUPER=01-Henry Shelor/World War II Veteran; :53
SUPER=@Scott2; :57
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=SG, News 7

(( The town of Floyd decided it wasn't doing enough to honor its veterans.
So this year, instead of holding its annual, and traditionally brief, Veterans Day ceremony...
The town decided to round up its troops and march down Main Street.
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SOT 14:50:33
IN Q=We need to do more
((HAL MCGRATH/ PARADE ORGANIZER: WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST HAVE A LITTLE CEREMONY IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE. I SAID WE NEED A BIG PARADE.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=a big parade

McGrath is a retired Navy captain who spent years living overseas.
But his story is just one of more than 50 in the parade.
Air Force pilot Walter Overstreet spent a year in a German prison camp...where he says he lost 90-pounds eating boiled alfalfa and potatoes.
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SOT 14:33:32
IN Q=The problem was food
((WALTER OVERSTREET/AIR FORCE VETERAN: I THOUGHT IT TASTED A LITTLE ODD. AND THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q= AN UNDERSTATEMENT

It was a day for veterans like Overstreet to meet with old buddies look back with pride at the service they gave their country.
But not everyone was there to tell war stories.
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SOT 14:35:41
IN Q=
((HENRY SHELO/WORLD WAR II VET: WELL WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT FAR AWAY. WE TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORS AND WHAT WE DO IN OUR SPARE TIME.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q= our spare time.

At this Veterans Day parade, the neighbors were out in force.. painting the town in red, white and blue.
Scott Goldberg, News-7, Floyd. ))

Dads-promo

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-74
GRAPHIC=Dads from a Distance

Some fathers spend thousands of dollars after a divorce fighting in the courts for custody of their children.
It's a fight that many lose but ultimately say was worth the effort.
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SOT 13.28.02 - 13.28.28 - tape 6
IN Q=I lost almost
((BARRY KOPLEN/DIVORCED FATHER: I LOST ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT I GOT MY CHILDREN BACK. YOU CAN ALWAYS START OVER FINANCIALLY WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR CHILDREN, IF YOU LOSE THEM FOR TOO LONG, THOSE FRAGILE BONDS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THEM JUST GET LOST AND THEY GET DISPLACED AND THE CHILDREN FORGET WHO THEIR PARENTS ARE.))
SUPER=01-Barry Koplen/Divorced Father;
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=their parents are.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
take full screen pinnacle board
On News 7 at Six and Eleven
Stacey Martin will have part one of Dads from a Distance--a four part in-depth look at the custody battles and how they affect fathers and their children.
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Common-Sense

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#Common Sense
GRAPHIC=Common Sense

If you've ever bought something on a whim, you're not alone.
But as Scott Goldberg reports in this week's Common Sense...
Every day we're wasting money that might be better spent on investments.
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SOT
IN Q= If you add
SUPER=@Scott1; :00
SUPER=01-Grady Cash/Center for Financial Well-Being; :19
RUNS=:56
OUT Q=I'm SG
(( If you add up all the cash you've spent on impulse items -- things you don't need but you buy anyway -- you will most likely find a nice wad of money that went to waste.
Grady Cash, of the Center for Financial Well-Being in Florida, says overcoming your impulses will improve your financial health.
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SOT 23:13:30
COMMON SENSE #1
IN Q= one of the keys
((GRADY CASH/CENTER FOR FINANCIAL WELL-BEING: ONE OF THE KEYS, I THINK -- IN ADDITION TO GETTING THE RIGHT ATTITUDE -- IS DETERMINING WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE. MOST PEOPLE ARE SO BUSY THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. THEY'RE IN THE MALL, THEY SEE SOMETHING THEY WANT, THEY CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT MORE AT THE TIME, SO THEY BUY IT. IF, INSTEAD, THEY HAVE GOALS AND VALUES IN LIFE, THEY CAN AVOID MAKING IMPULSIVE PURCHASES AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT THEY REALLY TRULY WANT.))
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=really truly want.

Cash says next time you see something you think you want, you should price it at three different stores.
If you end up buying it, at least you'll get the best possible deal.
That's this week's Common Sense.
I'm Scott Goldberg.
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Two-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=NONE

ON Record

SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;

Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(toss to Kimberly)

US-IRAQ

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict

United nations sponsored reconnaissance U-2 flights resumed over Iraq today and Iraqi guns were silent.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
4:09:34
Claiming the surveillance planes were out of range of their anti-aircraft missiles, Iraq did not retaliate as it had said it would.
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;
4:06:05
Hours earlier Iraqi President Saddam Hussein claimed Iraqi forces would shoot down any planes flying today.
The Pentagon said such moves would be considered an Act of War.
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
4:03:52
In New York, the U-N Secretary General says Iraq was given a chance to back out of its standoff with the U-S over arms inspections.
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SOT
4:03:52
IN Q=
((KOFI ANNAN/UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL WE HAVE OFFERED IRAQ "A LADDER TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE PRECIPICE ONTO WHICH IT HAS CLIMBED." ))
SUPER=01-Kofi Annan/United Nations Sec. General;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=got onto.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Near Baghdad;
4:06:46
For a seventh day Iraq turned away U-N inspection teams that included Americans.
Iraq has accused American inspectors of delaying the lifting of U-N sanctions imposed after the 1990-91 Gulf War.
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FAST-TRACK

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=wipe/wipe/wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;

The House has put off a controversial vote on the Fast Track Trade Legislation.
Democratic lawmakers say President Clinton decided to put off the vote rather than risk defeat.
The decision came early this morning after word spread there was NOT enough support to assure passage of the measure.
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SOT
IN Q=
((NEWT GINGRICH: WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY TRIED TO PUT AMERICA'S INTEREST FIRST AND WORK TOGETHER AS A SINGLE TEAM TRYING TO WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR AMERICA ON THIS ISSUE. THERE WERE VERY PRINCIPLED DISAGREEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.))
SUPER=01-Newt Gingrich/(R) Speaker of the House;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=on both sides.
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VO-NAT

Fast track would expand the President's authority to negotiate trade deals.
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Emergency-landing

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

A plane carrying First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emergency landing last night because of engine trouble.
The boeing 7-0-7, headed for central Asia, was forced to return to Andrews Air Force base shortly after takeoff.
A New flight has been scheduled for today.
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2-E-Veterans-Parade

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-69
GRAPHIC=Veterans Day

One local community kicked off its Veterans day celebration this weekend with its first ever Veterans Day Parade.
The special day is a time to remember the soldiers who served their country.
Scott Goldberg has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The town of
SUPER=03-Floyd; :00
SUPER=01-Hal McGrath/Parade Organizer;:15
SUPER=01-Walter Overstreet/World War II Veteran; :37
SUPER=01-Henry Shelor/World War II Veteran; :53
SUPER=@Scott2; :57
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=SG, News 7

(( The town of Floyd decided it wasn't doing enough to honor its veterans.
So this year, instead of holding its annual, and traditionally brief, Veterans Day ceremony...
The town decided to round up its troops and march down Main Street.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:50:33
IN Q=We need to do more
((HAL MCGRATH/ PARADE ORGANIZER: WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST HAVE A LITTLE CEREMONY IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE. I SAID WE NEED A BIG PARADE.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=a big parade

McGrath is a retired Navy captain who spent years living overseas.
But his story is just one of more than 50 in the parade.
Air Force pilot Walter Overstreet spent a year in a German prison camp...where he says he lost 90-pounds eating boiled alfalfa and potatoes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:33:32
IN Q=The problem was food
((WALTER OVERSTREET/AIR FORCE VETERAN: I THOUGHT IT TASTED A LITTLE ODD. AND THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q= AN UNDERSTATEMENT

It was a day for veterans like Overstreet to meet with old buddies look back with pride at the service they gave their country.
But not everyone was there to tell war stories.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:35:41
IN Q=
((HENRY SHELO/WORLD WAR II VET: WELL WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT FAR AWAY. WE TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORS AND WHAT WE DO IN OUR SPARE TIME.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q= our spare time.

At this Veterans Day parade, the neighbors were out in force.. painting the town in red, white and blue.
Scott Goldberg, News-7, Floyd. ))

Coalfields-Expressway

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

Business leaders in southwest Virginia are trying to get something like the Skyline Drive built along the mountain ridges in their region.
But the proposed Coalfields Expressway would be more than a tourist drive.
It would move workers and products to and from the coal-mining region.
Officials think the road can bring in new industry to reduce dependence on coal.
Such an expressway from Pound to Interstate 77 was approved in 19-95 by Congress, but it isn't yet funded.
The cost could be anywhere from 357- million dollars to 880- million dollars, depending on the route chosen.

Three-Steve

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-12
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon
ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS
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SOT
IN Q=Today we are
SUPER=13-Joyce Bradford/AAA; :17
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :48
RUNS=2:27
OUT Q=time of year it is too

Steve Live

Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)

2-E-Robertson-Gilmore

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-75
GRAPHIC=Pat Robertson

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is claiming partial credit for Jim Gilmore's capturing the Governor's seat.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Robertson says the turning point in the campaign was in October when Democrat Don Beyer aired television ads portraying Gilmore as the religious broadcaster's pawn.
Robertson aides distributed charts showing how Gilmore pulled away from Beyer in polls from that point through to his victory last week.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold

Both Democrats and Republicans say Robertson is overestimating his significance in the election.
They say Gilmore's pledge to cut the hated car tax led to his victory.

VA-Taxes

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Gilmore, Jim

Gilmore has rejected a proposal by some Democratic lawmakers to raise the state sales tax.
The idea is to use that money to eliminate personal property taxes on cars without the five-year phase-out.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Last Week;

A Gilmore aide said the Democratic plan is just a shell game.
Gilmore has proposed replacing car tax money that would be lost by localities with the growth in state income from a booming economy.
A Gilmore spokesman said Gilmore won't support raising one tax to pay for another tax cut.
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2-E-Special-Olympics

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-67
GRAPHIC=none

It was a weekend for winners as many took to the playing fields for a Special Olympics competition.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

It's the Special Olympics Fall Tournament - an annual competition for athletes from across Virginia.
Besides soccer, there were three other events today: roller skating, volleyball and bowling.
The Special Olympians spend most of the year training for these kind of events, as well as winter and summer games.
Organizers say it's always rewarding to watch the participants battle it out on the field.
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SOT 10:44:53
IN Q= I think it's a feel-good thing
((VALERIE REINFORD/SPECIAL OLYMPICS: I THINK IT'S A FEEL-GOOD THING TO SEE THE ATHLETES ARE REALLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND PERFORMING WELL. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT OUT HERE TO CHEER THEM ON.))
SUPER=01-Valerie Reinford/Special Olympics
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=cheer them on.
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VO-NAT

Next up for Virginia Special Olympics is the Winter Games.
Those take place at the Wintergreen ski resort in January.
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E-Teen-Mothers

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-70
GRAPHIC=Teen Pregnancy

Six Virginia localities will share a two- million dollar federal grant.
Covington and Clifton Forge will get 42- thousand of that.
They'll be used to help reduce teenage pregnancies and assist programs providing role models for young mothers.
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SOT 10.33.47 - 10.33.57
IN Q=Many times they
((DR. MOLLY RUTLEDGE/ALLEGHANY-ROANOKE HEALTH DISTRICT: MANY TIMES THEY NEED A ROLE MODEL ON HOW TO MAKE LIFE DECISIONS, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BABIES, WHAT SORT OF ENVIRONMENT IS HEALTHY FOR THEIR BABIES TO GROW IN.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Molly Rutledge/Alleghany-Roanoke Health Dist.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=to grow in.
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VO-NAT
pre pro
There was an eight percent increase in the teen birth rate in the Alleghany Highlands from 19-90 to 19-94.
And, a study reported almost five-thousand women and infants in need of health services in January of this year.
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SOT 10.35.14 - 10.35.33
IN Q=The Alleghany is
((THE ALLEGHANY IS GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED SO OFTEN THE SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN ROANOKE DON'T EXPAND ALL THE WAY TO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. THE POPULATION BASE TOO IS NOT HUGE TO OTHER CITIES SO IT DOESN'T DRAW IN DOLLARS THAT SAY RICHMOND OR PETERSBURG WOULD.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=or Petersburg would.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold

Rutledge says part of the money will be used to start programs for young fathers as well.

Missing-Girls

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=murder investigation

Law enforcement experts fear the trail for a serial killer responsible for the deaths of three Spotsylvania County girls may be growing cold.
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VO-NAT

It's been more than a year since the abduction and slaying of Sofia Silva, and six months since sisters Kristin and Kati Lisk were killed.
Former F-B-I profiler Robert Ressler said such cases are usually solved in the first few days or weeks.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD

The longer they go on, he said, the more they dry up.
There were no known witnesses to either abduction.
The serial killer theory is based on D-N-A tests and other evidence.

4-Scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NFL

In sports,
Washington improves to 19 and oh at home as they beat Detroit.
For yesterday's pigskin scores, let's take a look at the scores boards.
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SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5022;
SUPER=0100-/Arizona/6/j/Dallas/24////Chicago/22/j/Minnesota/29///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Cincinnati/28//Indianapolis/13////Detroit/7/j/Washington/30///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-/Kansas City/10/j/Jacksonville/24////N.Y. Jets/17/j/Miami/24///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-/St. Louis/7/j/Green Bay/17///j/Tampa Bay/31//Atlanta/10///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-/Carolina/0/j/Denver/34///j/New England/31//Buffalo/10///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/New Orleans/13//Oakland/10////N.Y. Giants/6/j/Tennessee/10///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0100-j/Seattle/37//San Diego/31////Baltimore/0/j/Pittsburgh/37///;
RUNS=:49
OUT Q=....last score."
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