17:00-01
News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
News 7 at Five is next-
Another college student dies in an alcohol related accident-
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VO-NAT
Students mourn the death of three classmates- while a 14 year old faces
charges in Kentucky.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Clouds continue to roll in tonight and by tomorrow will produce a 50-50 shot
at some light rain showers.
medical-heads
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight on Health Check...
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VO-NAT
Consumer fears about contaminated meat may be eased by a new F-D-A approved
procedure.
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2-SHOT
ANCHOR=jean
(ad lib)
Video-Open
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#video open
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT
Students return to class in West Paducah, Kentucky- while one of their
classmates awaits charges for murdering three students.
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5-KY-SHOOTING
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#ROLLED FROM THE PATH
GRAPHIC=NEWS-7 AT FIVE
Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=SHOOTING
It was not an ordinary day back to classes at Heath High School.
Ministers and counselors were on hand helping students cope with the
aftermath.
Lee Cowan is in West Paducah with the latest.
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;
SUPER=22-West Paducah, KY;
cut to live shot
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SOT **rolled from truck**
IN Q=
SUPER=03-West Paducah, KY;
SUPER=01-Terri Gibson/Heath High School Librarian;
SUPER=01-James Walker/Heath High School Student;
SUPER=01-Ben Strong/Heath High School Student;
SUPER=01-Bill Bond/Heath High School/Principal;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=as soon as I can
A quiet rural home in western kentucky.... the home of a boy who's barely a
teen, barely a high school student, a member of the band-- michael carneal, a
14-year old now charged with the un-thinkable.
TERRI GIBSON/HEATH HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN)
HE WAS JUST A FRESHMAN, JUST A LITTLE BOY.
The first day back at heath high school was not an easy one. for those who
walked down the hall where three of their classmates had died, where police
say carneal fired nearly a full clip from his semi automatic pistol, it was an
unmistakable feeling.
(SOT, JAMES WALKER, HEATH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, SAW THE BULLET HOLES, FELT
STRANGE)
hugs and counselling were the order of the day and more prayers just like the
ones being offered when the first shots rang out.
BEN STRONG/HEATH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT:
WE CAME IN THIS MORNING, GOD IS OUR HOPE, REST ASSURED.
Rest assured indeed, they are the words of a quiet hero-- the one who kept his
friend michael from making the terrible any worse.
BILL BOND/PRINCIPAL, HEATH HIGH SCHOOL
BEN HAD THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.... COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE BECAUSE HE HAD
IN THE BACKPACK THREE MORE CLIPS WITH 10 ROUNDS APIECE.
if there is any lesson to be learned -- it's one being tested here now....
BEN STRONG: YOU'VE GOT TO FORGIVE.... TALK TO HIM AS SOON AS I CAN.
LIVE=lee full
SUPER=22-West Paducah, KY;
5-Lawson
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=murder inv.
A man wanted for questioning in the murder of an elderly Lynchburg resident
is back in the Hill City tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
27-year old Kenneth Lloyd Lawson was returned to Lynchburg this afternoon
following his arrest on auto theft charges.
Maryland authorities stopped Lawson yesterday after he ran a red light in
Prince George County.
Lawson was driving the 1993 red Lexus stolen from 72-year old murder victim
Samuel York.
Police would not say whether Lawson is a suspect in York's death.
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SOT 00:22:23
IN Q=Well, we're certainly
((LT. EUGENE WINGFIELD/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN
TALKING WITH HIM. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM, IT'S TOO EARLY FOR ME TO SAY AT THIS
TIME WHAT, IF ANY, OTHER CHARGES WILL BE PLACED AGAINST HIM. IT'S STILL AN
ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, SO I CAN'T COMMENT ON THAT RIGHT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Eugene Wingfield/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=that right now.
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VO-NAT
Lawson is being held without bond.
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5-Reno-Decision
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=reno
Attorney General Janet Reno will NOT seek an independent counsel to look
into campaign fundraising by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.
That according to officials in Washington.
Reno had until midnight tonight to make the decision-
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SOT 15:14:58
IN Q=
((I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A DECISION BASED STRICTLY ON THE LAW AND NOT OUTSIDE
POLITICAL PRESSURE. I HAVE SCRUPLOUSLY AVOIDED SAYING ANYTHING ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER PUBLICALLY OR PRIVATELY.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=OR PRIVATELY."
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=camp fundraising
Reno met with FBI director Louis Freeh this morning-
He favors an independent investigation- but apparently was not able to
convince the Attorney General.
5-Democrats
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=democrats
Virginia Democrats meet this weekend to mourn their losses and plan their
futures.
The party's state central committee will hear a number of different
viewpoints.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Former party chairman Paul Goldman is spearheading a group called "Committee
for a Democratic Comeback."
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SOT 08:57:39
IN Q=We're a party
((PAUL GOLDMAN/FORMER DEMOCRATIC CHAIR: WE'RE A PARTY THAT'S DEVOID OF
IDEAS...DEMOCRATS GOT TO WAKE UP.))
SUPER=01-Paul Goldman/Former Democratic Chair;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=wake up.
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VO-NAT
But a reflective, failed candidate disagrees.
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SOT 02:12:19 tape two
IN Q=No I don't
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER/D-FORMER CANDIDATE: NO I DON'T THINK WE'RE DEVOID OF
IDEAS AT ALL... WHAT WE WERE MISSING WAS A WAY TO DO IT IN THREE WORDS.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Gov. Don Beyer/(D) Former Candidate for Gov.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=three words.
TALENT=Jean
SS=HOLD
Among Goldman's ideas for reforming the party: merit selection for judges,
getting rid of the one- term limit on governors, and a pledge to NOT raise any
other tax right now to make up for the car tax cut.
tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Another college student dies in an alcohol related accident at a Virginia
school...that story's next on NEWS-7 at FIVE--
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VO-NAT
So what's the future for Roanoke's Victory Stadium--should it be rennovated,
razed or replaced?
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ANCHOR=Tonya
Vehicle accidents are expected to be one of the main causes of death 20-years
from now. The latest projections tonight on Health Check.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Also coming up-- Patrick is checking out the bargains at an art show....
ANCHOR=Tonya
Its called "Real Art, Real Cheap"-- and its just a few minutes away on
NEWS-7 at FIVE.
cc sponsor
Comm Break#1
5-UVa-Death
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=alcohol abuse
Another college student in the Commonwealth has died in an alcohol related
accident.
Police say Saturday night, University of Virginia student, 21-year old
Leslie Anne Baltz of Reston was drinking before she fell down a flight of
stairs and hit her head.
Baltz died Sunday.
Authorities say her blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit.
This is the fifth alcohol-related death of a college student in Virginia in
the last month.
5-Habitual-Offenders
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-50
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Roanoke judge has told four habitual offenders to stay away from alcohol.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The effort to clear drunks from downtown Roanoke came to circuit court
today, where a judge entered interdiction orders against three men and one
woman.
All have been arrested repeatedly for being drunk or drinking alcoholic
beverages in public.
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SOT 11:50:30
IN Q=The only other option
((MARY BLANEY/PROSECUTOR: THE ONLY OTHER OPTION WE HAD WAS TO CHARGE THEM WITH
DRUNK IN PUBLIC WHICH CARRIES NO JAIL TIME AND THAT WAS NOT WORKING. THIS WAS
AN EXPERIMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO WAIT AND SEE HOW IT GOES.))
SUPER=01-Mary Blaney/Prosecutor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=see how it goes.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
The four could face up to a year in jail if they are convicted of
purchasing, possessing or consuming intoxicating beverages.
Merchants could also face charges if they knowingly sell alcohol to
habitual offenders.
5-Red-Cross
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-45
GRAPHIC=am red cross
Beware of visitors who say they're from the American Red Cross asking for
donations.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Week;
Ever since a fire destroyed a Danville apartment complex, a group is
reportedly going door-to-door asking for money to help the victims at Cabin
Lake.
The Danville chapter of the Red Cross says this is a scam -- the Red Cross
does NOT solicit money door-to-door.
The Thanksgiving fire left about 60 families homeless-- contributions to
help the victims can be made at the Red Cross office on Main Street in
Danville.
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5-Victory-Stadium
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-47
GRAPHIC=roanoke city seal
Roanoke's City Council is considering the future of Victory stadium.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The issue, should the facility be renovated, or replaced?
At yesterday's meeting, one council member asked if the city should be in
stadium buisness at all.
City officials are compiling a list of alternatives.
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SOT 14:26:30
IN Q=right now
((ANGELITA PLEMMER/ROANOKE SPOKESPERSON; RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING SOME MINOR WORK
TO THE STADIUM, BUT THE DIRECTIVE WE RECIEVED FROM COUNCIL WAS TO SIMPLY
PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME VIABLE OPTIONS FOR WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE
STADIUM.))
SUPER=01-Angelita Plemmer/Roanoke Spokesperson;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=with the stadium
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VO-NAT
Plemmer says one suggestion from yesterday's meeting was to build a new
stadium in another location, and transform Victory stadium into a year-round
sports complex.
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tease#2
groovy music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
If you're looking for a special gift-- at a reduced price, you'll want to
hurry down to Center in the Square.
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(Patrick ad lib)
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-CHEAP-ART
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Gift giving doesn't have to be tough on you or your wallet--
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans joins us from "Real Art-Real Cheap", an annual event where
local artists slash prices in hopes of boosting sales, and saving YOU money.
Patrick, tell us about the quality of the works.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Yvonne Olson/Arts Council;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Marcia McDade/Artist;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
SUPER=#565;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Increasing Clouds/Light Winds/30-32/Mostly Cloudy/Light Rain/50-52;
SUPER=331-Increasing Clouds/Late/30-34/Cloudy With/Rain Likely/50-55;
SUPER=332-Increasing Clouds/Light Winds/27-29/Mostly Cloudy/Showers/48-50;
SUPER=333-Increasing Clouds/Late/28-30/Mostly Cloudy/Light Rain/48-52;
SUPER=334-Becoming/Cloudy/28-32/Late Afternoon/Showers/48-52;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=None
The Virginia Tech Hokies are undefeated on the hardwoods, but the men's team
has a rough schedule ahead. Details in tonight's Ticker.
ANCHOR=Tonya
On Health Check-- zapping meat with cobalt gamma rays.
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VO-NAT
And for the first time, surgeons can perform heart surgery with a natural
three-D view.
It's considered the future for operating rooms.
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SOT 10:35:32
IN Q=It gives you
((IT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT WOUNDS IN A NORMAL FASHION AND SEE EITHER
YOUR HANDS WORKING AND THE 3D VIEW PROVIDED BY THE CAMERA AND SURGICAL FIELD BY
SIMPLY LOOKING UPWARDS ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=looking upwards
HEALTH BUMP
Comm Break#3
six-preview
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
SUPER=@Keith1;
Good afternoon, I'm Keith Humphry. Here's a look at what's ahead in about
40-minutes tonight on News7 at Six.
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VO-NAT
It's a child's dream -- to jump in a leaf pile that keeps growing.
We'll meet the man who collects leaves -- raked up from yards and the
streets of Chatham.
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SOT 14:40:37
IN Q=After we dump the leaves
((LANGHORNE JONES, JR.: AFTER WE DUMP THE LEAVES... JUST GROWS AND GROWS.))
SUPER=07-Langhorne Jones, Jr.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=grows and grows
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VO-NAT
The leaves eventually decompose into warm, silky soil-- so is it worth the
payoff?
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Double Boxes=Jean and Keith/Newsroom
ANCHOR=Keith
Tina Tenret has the story on News7 at Six.
ANCHOR=Jean
Natural recycling, and fun too...thanks Keith.
5-Bacteria-Killer
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-49
GRAPHIC=FOOD SAFETY
Meat markets will soon be selling beef treated with cobalt gamma rays.
Today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of irradiation to
kill harmful bacteria such as E-coli.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The improvements in meat safety follow several recalls this year of tainted
ground beef.
Acting FDA commissioner Doctor Michael Friedman says irradiation will become
a useful tool in combating food-borne illness.
But he cautions, that safety measures should still be followed when preparing
meat.
Some anti-nuclear activists have said irradiation is unsafe, but Friedman
says FDA scientists determined the process does not change the meat or make it
radioactive.
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5-Leading-Killer
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=H/C BUG
Ever wonder what you'll be doing in the year 20-20...A new study takes a
glimpse into the future when it comes to causes of death.
DISSOLVE TO PINNACLE
The report released by the World Health Organization and Harvard University
ranks the leading causes of death in two decades.
The number one killers projected in 23 years: heart disease and major
depression.
Car crashes move from ninth into third place.
Deaths from HIV--are estimated to be the tenth largest cause of death in
20-20.
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ANCHOR=Tonya
SS=TOBACCO
Tobacco related deaths are expected to surpass HIV in 20- years.
5-3D-Surgery
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-53
GRAPHIC=surgery
Heart disease is projected to continue as a leading killer, but new surgery
devices could help save lives.
For surgeons, what was once considered a tool of the future--is giving them a
three- dimensional look inside the body, without a large incision.
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SOT 10:34:51
IN Q=What our
SUPER=01-Dr. Delos Cosgrove/Cardiovascular Surgeon; :00
SUPER=03-San Diego; :15
SUPER=01-Allen Newman/Vista Medical Technologies;:42
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=recover faster
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:34:51
IN Q=What our
((DR. DELOS COSGROVE/CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON:WHAT OUR METHOD DOES IS THROUGH A
VERY SMALL INCISION BETWEEN THE THE SURGEON CAN INSERT A CAMERA AND THE CAMERA,
WITH A THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW CAN GO WHER THE SURGEONS EYES CANNOT.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=cannot
It's the most advanced heart surgery in the world.
This is what you can see through the headset mounted on a doctor's head.
Previously, surgeons who used cameras had to rely on two-dimensional monitors
while manipulating instruments in the body.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:35:22
IN Q=You're dealing
(( DR. DELOS COSGROVE/CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON:YOU'RE DEALING IN MICRO-SURGERY,
SO IT'S THE ABILITY TO SUTURE VESSELS THAT ARE 1 OR 2 MILLIMETERS IN SIZE AND
TO DO THAT ACCURATELY THROUGH VERY SMALL
INCISIONS.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=small incisions
The voice activated system lets surgeons see vital patient information
through the goggles while operating.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:35:54
IN Q=It could be
((ALLEN NEWMAN/VISTA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES:IT COULD BE PATIENT INFORMATION,
X-RAYS FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE HOSPITAL, IT COULD BE INFORMATION FROM AN
ANESTHESIOLOGIST.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=anesthesiologist
And because the procedure does not involve actually opening the chest cavity
there are other big advantages.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:36:12
IN Q=The payoff
(( DR. DELOS COSGROVE/CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON: THE PAYOFF FOR THE PATIENTS IS
THAT IT'S A LESS TRAUMATIC PROCEDURE-- YOU SPEND LESS TIME IN THE I-C-U-- SPEND
LESS TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AND YOU RECOVER FASTER. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=faster
))
ANCHOR=Tonya
SS=HOLD
An estimated 575-thousand patients in the U-S will have coronary artery
Bypass surgery by the end of the year.
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Turning to sports-- the latest on William Fleming's state title football
game this weekend.
ANCHOR=Tonya
Here's Mike Stevens with tonight's Two Minute Sports Ticker.
S5-Football
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-31
GRAPHIC=TICKER
Good evening everybody, the Two Minute Ticker begins with a little justice
and good news for the folks from William Fleming.
SS=VHSL
After looking at the very real possibility of having their first state
championship game moved to Hampton's home field, the Colonels found out today
that the Virginia High School League has decided to keep the division five
title game at Norfolk State University. The game kicks off at one this
Saturday afternoon.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Minneapolis/ABC - Last Night; :00
Speaking of playoffs, the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers
clinched a playoff spot last night in the NFC by beating central division rival
Minnesota 27-to-11.
Brett Favre threw this touchdown pass to Robert Brooks, and Dorsey Levens ran
for 108 yards and scored the clinching TD in the fourth quarter that sealed the
win and sent the Vikings fans home early.
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SOT
IN Q="You Know...
((ANTONIO FREEMAN/PACKERS RECEIVER:))
SUPER=01-Antonio Freeman/Packers Receiver; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...GREAT FEELING."
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S5-Hoops
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-32
GRAPHIC=tech basketball
The Virginia Tech men's basketball team is three and OH heading into this
weekend's games against North Carolina and South Carolina; the 3rd and 5th
ranked teams in the country respectively.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Flames vs. Liberty; :00
The Hokies notched their third win of the season in dominating fashion last
night; beating Liberty 80 to 47 at Castle Coliseum.
Bobby Hussey's young team held the Flames to just 11 first half points thanks
to solid defense and a 43-26 rebounding edge.
Liberty is also under a first year coach in Randy Dunton whose team is 1 and
5 after recent losses to Wake Forest, Texas and now Virginia Tech.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It
((RANDY DUNTON/LIBERTY HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Randy Dunton/Liberty Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=...good things can happen"
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=2 minute ticker
Coming up at 6, more on the Hokies as they get ready for a huge weekend
against two teams ranked in the top five in the country.
Hope to see then then.
Jean is coming back with more News 7 at Five right after this.
take a break
5-Kicker
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=NONE
NASA astronauts are going walking again- in space.
NASA approved a second spacewalk for the shuttle columbia Crew-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-NASA;
They'll test a crane that's crucial to put together the international space
station.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:12:20
IN Q=
((WINSTON F. SCOTT/MISSION SPECIALIST: I'LL SIMPLY POWER IT ON AND I'LL LOOK
FOR A LIGHT SEQUENCE OF FIVE FLASH LIGHTS SHOWING ME THE POWER WENT REALLY AND
THAT EVERYTHINGS WORKING PROPERLY.))
SUPER=01-Winston F. Scott/Mission Specialist;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=EVERYTHING'S WORKING PROPERLY."
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VO-NAT
The space station will take five years to build-
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Once complete, it will be almost 100 yards long and more than 50 yards
wide--weighing a million pounds.
by SS