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News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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Straight ahead on News 7-
Some folks fight to keep a medical incinerator out of their neighborhood.
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VO-NAT
A student opens fire in a high school killing two people in Kentucky.
Look who's lobbying for big tobacco now- Try Ann Richards and Howard Baker.
And the world tallest Christmas tree.
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ANCHOR=Jean
News 7 is next.
School-Shooting
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#nET
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A school shooting leaves two students dead, a third critically wounded and
five others hurt.
Tonight the question is WHY?
Lee Cowan has more from West Paducah, Kentucky.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-West Paducah, KY; :00
SUPER=01-Frank Augustus/McCracken Co. Sheriff; :34
SUPER=01-Mindy Edwards/Graduate; :57
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/CBS News; 1:00
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=standard outcue."
((HERE IN WEST PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE MONDAY NIGHT, THE ONLY
QUESTION WAS "WHY?"
WHY WOULD A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN OPEN FIRE ON FELLOW STUDENTS GATHERED FOR
PRAYER?
KILLING AT LEAST TWO, WOUNDING MANY MORE WITH INJURIES FROM CRITICAL TO FAIR.
IT HAPPENED HERE AT HEATH HIGH SCHOOL...WHERE BOOKS AND BLOOD LINED THE
HALLWAY.
People were screaming and running, and then I saw blood...
THE 14 YEAR OLD SUSPECT QUIETLY SURRENDERED AFTER THE ATTACK...AND UNDER
KENTUCKY LAW HE'LL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT.
Frank Augustus, McCracken Co. KY Sheriff: I think the boy is regretting
it...and he is showing remorse
and regretting what he's done..."
WITNESSES SAY HE CARRIED FIVE STOLEN WEAPONS TO SCHOOL.
TWO RIFLES, TWO SHOTGUNS AND THE HANDGUN HE USED.
OTHERS SAID JUST LAST WEEK HE HAD TOLD FRIENDS "SOMETHING BIG WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN".
DESPITE THE WARNING, THE ATTACKS SHOCKED EVERYONE.
I know he's a good student, not what you would
expect at all.
LEE COWAN CBS NEWS))
Bland-County
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-79
GRAPHIC=NONE
Opposition to proposed medical waste incinerator in Bland County is as
strong as ever.
It's a feeling echoed tonight by the county planning commission.
But as Teresa Hamilton reports--the company isn't backing down.
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SOT
IN Q=Do you
SUPER=03-Bland Co.; :05
SUPER=01-Claude Otey/Wythe Co. Resident; :15
SUPER=01-Melinda Belcher/Bland Co. Resident; :29 QUICK!!!
SUPER=01-Vic Bonomo/CaseLin Systems President; :54
SUPER=@Teresa1; 1:05
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
((
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SOT
IN Q=
((DO YOU WANT TO KILL ALL THESE PEOPLE IN HERE? ))
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OUT Q=
86- year old Ina Miller was among the opponents saying NO to CaseLin Systems
request to change the zoning ordinance to allow medical waste
incinerators--fearing for their health and safety.
TAKE BITES
In the end-- the commission voted unanimously against it.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
Fire-Shelter
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-76
GRAPHIC=fire aftermath
The Danville Red Cross director says it's the worst tragedy she's seen in 20
years --
a fire that destroyed 62 apartments last week.
Tina Tenret shows us where the families will stay tonight.
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SOT
IN Q=Fire ravaged
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Week; :00
SUPER=01-Buddy Dryman/American Legion; :32 QUICK!!!
SUPER=01-Marsha Gunnell/Red Cross Director; :41
SUPER=@Tina1; 1:04
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Danville
((Fire ravaged an apartment complex in North Danville --
throwing 250 people out on the streets as their possessions burned inside.
Now warmth waits for them here -- in the temporary shelter of a middle
school gym.
With beds, blankets, even basketball for the children...
workers renovate the locker room showers and deliver extra chairs.
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SOT 13:46:30
IN Q=nat sound
((NAT SOUND: THUMP OF CHAIRS))
RUNS=:02
Over at the American Legion building -- donated clothes pile up for the fire
victims.
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SOT 12:34:36
IN Q=The people in Danville
((BUDDY DRYMAN/AMERICAN LEGION: THE PEOPLE IN DANVILLE ... TO BE LIKE THIS))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to be like this
So why have only about 15 people picked up clothes?
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SOT 13:15:34
IN Q=If you don't have a home
((MARSHA GUNNELL/RED CROSS DIRECTOR: IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME... THEN THEY WILL
CLEAN OUT THE CLOTHES CLOSETS THAT ARE AROUND HERE.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=that are around here
take su here
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SOT 14:14:40
IN Q=As fire victims
((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: AS FIRE VICTIMS LOOK FOR FOOD AND SHELTER, INVESTIGATORS
ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. STATE LEVEL INVESTIGATORS
ARRIVED TODAY, BUT LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT COULD BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THEY
HAVE AN ANSWER. TINA TENRET, NEWS7, DANVILLE))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=News7, Danville
AIDS-Day
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-73
GRAPHIC=AIDS
This is World AIDS Day- and today to mark the day, some Southwest Virginians
marched in the Walk of Hope.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Doctors say the hope is in education and new medicines being tested for
children with the disease.
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SOT 13:19:09
IN Q=I think
((PENELOPE MUELENAER:I THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO NEWER
MEDICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE STUDIED...NEWER ONES AVAILABLE))
SUPER=01-Penelope Muelenaer/Pediatrician;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=ones available
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VO-NAT
Some say the plight against the deadly virus is diminishing.
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SOT 12:38:51
IN Q=The truth
((REV. WILLIAM LEE:THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS ROANOKE ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO
AIDS PROBLEM AT ALL...ROANOKE ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO HIV, MANY TIMES THERE IS
NOTHING GONE WRONG IN OUR COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=07-Rev. William Lee
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=our community.
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VO-NAT
Reverend Lee says only when it hits home, will everyone truly join in the
fight against the leading killer of America's children.
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Abortion-Glass
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-82
GRAPHIC=abortion
Organizers of an anti-abortion rally last month will face charges of
trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/November 10;
More than one hundred Liberty University students marched onto the property
of E-C Glass High School for the early morning rally.
The group did not seek permission, and school officials called police to
disperse the crowd.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Today in Lynchburg, a grand jury returned indictments against three men,
Phillip Lange (LANG) Benham, John Daniel Reyes (RAYS), and Jeffrey Lee Brown.
They face charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and demonstrating
without a permit.
Tease#1
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
SOFT MUSIC
Virginia coal producers want to make sure things don't heat up at an
enviromental summit in Japan. We'll have that story in a moment.
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VO-NAT
but first, we'll see how on-line services are trying new ways to keep criminals
from preying on kids on the net.
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SOT 13:06:22
IN Q=
((THE PEDOPHILE IS GOING TO THINK AND MAYBE NOT ACT SO QUICKLY KNOWING THAT WE
ARE OUT THERE WATCHING.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=out there watching.
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Comm#1
AOL-Smut
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Internet
Leaders in the Internet industry are holding a summit in the nation's
capital this week, working to keep the web safe for children.
They're trying to give parents the information and ammunition they need to
protect their kids.
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SOT
IN Q=On Disney's family
SUPER=01-Steve Case/America Online; :21
SUPER=01-Gary Bauer/Family Research Council; :39
SUPER=01-Elton Ghee/New Century Technologies; :54
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=News 7
(( On Disney's family friendly website, a new interactive cartoon game features
the three little pigs, unwisely giving out their home address in a chatroom...
If the wolf, posing as a sheep, gets in... the pigs become lunch...
Disney, and other content providers taking part in this week's summit hope
kids and parents get the message.
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SOT
IN Q=If we provide the tools
((STEVE CASE/AMERICA ONLINE;
IF WE PROVIDE THE TOOLS TO GIVE PARENTS CHOICES TO DECIDE WHAT IS OR IS NOT
APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT'S THE BEST APPROACH HERE.
))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=best approach here
As the internet continues to change and grow, so do the risks... for
example, chat-rooms, once a separate part of the internet, are now popping up
on world wide web pages, Creating more opportunities for predators...
christian reax sot
SOT 15:20:34
IN Q=If you are a child
((??? IF YOU ARE A CHILD PREDATOR, YOU CAN COME INTO EVERY SCHOOL, INTO EVERY
LIBRARY, INTO EVERY HOME. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=into every home
(( Roanoke internet consultant Elton Ghee says the software that filters out
objectionable sites is moving to meet the challenge.
SOT 00:23:33
IN Q=you can limit thetime
((ELTON GHEE/NEW CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES; YOU CAN LIMIT THE TIME OF THE DAY ON
WHICH A KID IS ON-LINE OR SOMEBODY'S ON-LINE, SO IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE
ADVANCED, AND PARENTS JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH THEIR FILTERING
SOFTWARE AND DETERMINE WHAT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD. ))))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=for their household
The industry is also setting up a hotline, coordinated with the Center for
Missing and Exploited children... anyone who suspects illegal internet activity
involving children can call the Center at 1-800-THELOST.
Eric Earnhart, News 7.))
Global-Warming
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=NONE
An overseas summit is getting attention here in Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Kyoto, Japan;
It's the Kyoto, Japan, summit on global warming.
Representatives from more than 150-countries are working on a treaty to
reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases.
Scientists say these gases contribute to warmer climates across the globe.
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SOT 13:00:23
IN Q=the vast
((DR. MICHAEL MACCRACKEN/U.S. GLOBAL CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE VAST
MAJORITY OF SCIENTISTS, I THINK, AGREE THE WORLD IS WARMING. THE QUESTION IS
TRYING TO PIN THAT DOWN IN DETAIL ONTO HUMAN ACTIVITIES. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Michael McCracken/U.S. Global Climate Research Program;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q= human activities
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VO-NAT
coal conference video
Virginia coal miners say their industry could be devastated if new limits
reduce the amount of coal that can be burned in the United States.
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SOT 12:52:40
IN Q=The developing
((CECIL ROBERTS/UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA: THE DEVELOPING WORLD WHICH IS
EXEMPT FROM THIS TREATY WILL BE EMITTING OVER 60% OF THE EMISSIONS BY THE YEAR
2010. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO THROUGH ALL THIS PAIN AND SUFFERING IN
THE U.S. ECONOMICALLY, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WON'T HAVE ANY REDUCTIONS
OF EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.))
SUPER=01-Cecil Roberts/United Mine Workers of America;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=the atmosphere
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VO-NAT
The Virginia Coal Council says a treaty limiting carbon dioxide emissions
would cost U-S jobs, and lead to higher electric bills and gas prices.
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Tobacco
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Tobacco
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards now has a new title- lobbyist.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The former smoker who at one time introduced tough anti-smoking measures- is
now a lobbyist for Brown & Williams Tobacco Company, R-J Reynolds Tobacco and
Phillip Morris.
And she's not alone.
The tobacco industry also hired former Senate Majority leader George
Mitchell- and former senator and White House chief of staff Howard Baker.
Bakers' first wife died of lung cancer.
The senator himself was chairman of the trustees overseeing the Mayo Clinic
which treated his wife and leads research into nicotine addiction.
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SOT 18:50:10
IN Q=
((HOWARD BAKER:
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO CLEARLY SEPARATE YOUR PERSONAL UH PERSONAL
FEELINGS FROM YOUR PROFESSIONAL VIEWS, THE SAME WAY A DOCTOR DOES, THE SAME WAY
A JUDGE DOES.))
SUPER=01-Howard Baker/Former Senator; 00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=a judge does."
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VO-NAT
Many physicans at Mayo, however, rebelled at word of Baker's new
client-
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SOT 18:51:01
IN Q=
((DR. STUART HANSON/MINNEAPOLIS DOCTOR: AND THEY'RE TRYING TO
BUY INFLUENCE AT THE HIGHEST CIRCLES THEY POSSIBLY CAN- SO THEY'VE GONE TO
PEOPLE WITH HIGH VISIBILITY LIKE HOWARD BAKER. HE'S CHOSEN SIDES AND HE'S
BEEN BOUGHT OUT.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Stuart Hanson/Mayo Clinic; 11
RUNS=:11
OUT he's been bought out."
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VO-NAT
Two weeks ago Baker reluctantly resinged his charimanship at Mayor.
The tobacco industry also hired seven other former members of congress-
Their purpose- to talk Congress into approving a 386 billion dollar tobaacco
deal.
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Tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
SOFT MUSIC
Coming up a little later, New York is going out on a limb by saying it has
the World's Tallest Christmas tree,
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VO-NAT
and next we'll tell you about a natural phenomemon of a galatic nature.
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Comm#2
Planets
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's not as exciting as Comet Hale-Bopp, but there's quite a show in the
sky this week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Five planets are lined up in a row in the Southern sky, and they are all
visible with the naked eye.
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SOT 16:44:17
IN Q=venus will
((GARY CLOSE/PLANETARIUM: VENUS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHWEST. IT'S BRIGHT ENOUGH
THAT YOU CAN MISTAKE IT FOR AN AIRPLANE HEADLIGHT. THE OTHER REALLY BRIGHT ONE
IS JUPITER, IT'LL BE HIGHER AND TO THE LEFT OF VENUS. ))
SUPER=01-Gary Close/Hopkins Planetarium Director;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=TO THE LEFT OF VENUS
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VO-NAT
Every three years or so, the planets are all visible at the same time-- but
it's rare that they all appear in a line.
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SOT 16:45:38
IN Q=IF YOU WERE
((GARY CLOSE/PLANETARIUM DIRECTOR: IF YOU WERE TO PRETEND YOU COULD BALANCE
THE SOLAR SYSTEM ON THE TIP OF YOUR FINGER, THEN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WOULD TILT
OVER ONE WAY-- BECAUSE ALL OF THE PLANETS ARE ON ONE SIDE OF THE SUN. ))
SUPER=
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=ONE SIDE OF THE SUN.
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VO-NAT
The best time to check out the planets is right after dusk.
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Take Pinnacle Page
If you want more advice on how to find the planets-- hop on the News 7 home
page, and click on WEBWATCH.
Almanac
ANCHOR=Robin
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=pev
TAPE#Almanac
GRAPHIC=None
Our weather video of the evening is a preview of the month to come. Patrick
Evans put together the numbers for our December almanac.
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SOT
IN Q=(music) At last
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=News-7 Weather
Forecasts
SUPER=#560;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Mostly Clear/Wind NW-10/26-29/Mostly Sunny/Wind NW-10/52-55;
SUPER=331-Clear And/Cold/28-32/Mostly Sunny/Wind NW-15/52-56;
SUPER=332-Clear & Cold/Winds Diminish/24-26/Sunny/Wind NW-10/50-54;
SUPER=333-Clear/Winds Diminish/25-28/Mostly Sunny/Wind NW-10/50-54;
SUPER=334-Partly Cloudy/And Cold/26-29/Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/48-52;
SUPER=X5001;
S-Extra
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#EXTRA
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Last Saturday; :00
Virginia Tech quarterback Al Clark had successful surgery
to repair a slight cartilage tear in his left knee yesterday.
Clark threw two TD passes in the Hokies' loss Saturday despite the tear.
He should be able to work out again in two weeks, and likely will play in
Tech's bowl game.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TB98-1
GRAPHIC=TECH HOOPS
The Virginia Tech men's basketball team improved to 3-and-0 last night by
whipping Liberty 80-to-47 at the Cassell.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Flames vs. Hokies; :00
First year Liberty head coach Randy Dunton and the Flames came in reeling
witha 1-and-4 record after playing a murderous early second schedule.
The Hokies led 30-to-11 at the break and freshman Rolan Roberts puts the
exclamation point on this hoop with a power slam. It's 67-to-38.
Liberty tried to make it a game from the three point line. Jay Boykin sinks
three of his nine points on the night to cut Tech's lead to 16 points.
But the Hokies were too much on the boards outrebounding the Flames 43-to-26.
Eddie Lucas with the put back. He had 16 points.
SUPER=33-Liberty/47/Va. Tech/80;
On defense Kenny Harrell creates the turnover and gets the ball for the
breakaway layin. Tech rolls to the
80-to-47.
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SOT
IN Q="First half...
((BOBBY HUSSEY/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
((JENIS GRINDSTAFF/19 POINTS:))
((RANDY DUNTON/LIBERTY HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bobby Hussey/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Jenis Grindstaff/19 Points for Hokies; :19
SUPER=01-Randy Dunton/Liberty Head Coach; :26
RUNS=:36
OUT Q=...THREE GAMES FOR THEM."
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S-Radford
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-17
GRAPHIC=RADFORD
The Radford Highlanders early season problems took a turn for the better as
the team improved to 2-and-2 on the season with a 72-to-63 overtime win over a
good Ohio University squad.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Radford/Bobcats vs. Highlanders; :00
The Highlanders had the student body behind them as they chased their second
win of the season at the Dedmon Center.
We pick it up late in the first as Chibi Johnson drives in the lane and nails
the jumper to cut Ohio's lead to one point.
Leslie ballard, who has been hot of late off the bench, drains the three
pointer to give Radford just its second lead of the game.
Corey Reed would then get into the swing of things converting the trifecta as
the Highlanders lead ballooned to five. He scored 17.
SUPER=33-Ohio/63/Radford/72/Overtime;
Bobcats' 6-11 center Nick Terry ends the first half with the slam, but
Radford prevails in overtime 72-to-63.
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S-Pitt
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-9
GRAPHIC=BIG EAST
The Big East expects Syracuse to end up in the Fiesta Bowl, and last night
the league found out that Pitt is headed to the Liberty Bowl to play Southern
Miss.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV/Last Friday; :00
The Bowl officially extended Pittsburgh the invitation late yesterday to play
in the New Year's Eve bash in Memphis.
It will be the Panthers first bowl appearance since 1989.
They secured it by beating West Virginia in triple overtime last Friday.
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S-Dudley
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TF97-2
GRAPHIC=DUDLEY AWARD
The three finalists for the Dudley award, the honor given annually to the
best college football player in the Commonwealth by the Downtown Club of
Richmond, have been announced.
Former Friday Football Extra player of the Week Anthony Poindexter is in the
running, along with William & Mary's Alvin Porch
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
and Virginia Tech's Ken Oxendine.
And if you're thinking Tech's decline the past couple of weeks may hurt
Oxendine's chances think again.
The ballots for the award had to be turned in before the Tech-UVa game.
The winner will be announced this Wednesday night in Richmond.
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S-Frerotte
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB97-4
GRAPHIC=REDSKINS
Those of you Redskins' fans who have been clamoring for the team to replace
Gus Frerotte with Jeff Hostetler are finally getting your wish but not for the
reason you think.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Raljon, MD;
Frerotte is out for the year after fracturing his hip in Sunday's game
against the Rams. He managed to finish the game, but now veteran Jeff
Hostetler will have to finish the season starting with this Sunday's game at
Arizona.
Also, The Redskins announced yesterday that running back Terry Allen could
miss the final three regular season games with a sprained ankle.
The only good thing to come out of Redskins Park yesterday was word that the
team had finally cut Alvin Harper, who has all of two catches this season.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come tonight in sports, as if playing the Hampton Crabbers in the
state championship game wasn't tough enough, there is now a possibility
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VO-NAT eng#
Fleming may have the play the Crabbers on their home turf at Todd Stadium in
Hampton, instead of at Norfolk State.
Details coming up right after this.
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S-Fleming
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB97-5
SS=VHSL FOOTBALL
William Fleming is supposed to play Hampton for the Division Five state
title as part of a doubleheader at the new 30 thousand seat stadium on the
Norfolk State University campus this Saturday.
But this afternoon News 7 discovered that the venue for this game may be
moved, and that one of the sites being considered as a replacement is Hampton's
home field at Todd Stadium.
Last night the Tidewater area was hit with close to an inch and a half of
rain and today the Virginia High School League's executive director Ken Tilley
was in Norfolk inspecting the field.
No decision on a possible change will come until tomorrow.
But Fleming coach George Miller thinks any thought of moving the game at this
date is absurd!
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SOT
IN Q="The young men...
((GEORGE "KILA" MILLER/FLEMING HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-George "Kila" Miller/Fleming Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=...UNIVERSITY."
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VO-NAT con't
SUPER=03-Arlington/Last Saturday; :00
Fleming earned the right to play for the title by manhandling West Potomac
last Saturday in the state semi-finals in Arlington.
And Miller insists his team will not be in awe of the defending state champs,
who have ranked in the nation's top 10 for the past two seasons.
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SOT
IN Q="We're not...
((GEORGE MILLER:))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...SCORE WILL BE."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=VHSL
The VHSL will be have a tough time justifying a site change.
For starters they have a two year contract to play the game at Norfolk State,
and secondly Norfolk city officials have vowed to do everything to have the
field in great shape for the game including using helicopters to dry it out.
Video
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Super=X5052 (loads FX)
Super=X5045 (starts FX)
Our video of the day is the World's Tallest Christmas tree.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=75-New York, NY;
While it may not look like it, this Christmas tree is almost 14-hundred feet
in the air.
Of course most of that height is it's stand... which just happens to be the
110th floor of the World Trade Center.
While that claim seems a little deceptive, it was still a big hit with
tourists who took turns posing in front of the tree.
Super=X5043 (clears FX)
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by SS