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ANCHOR=Jean

Next on News 7-
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Closing arguments are underway in the second Oklahoma City bombing Trial.
A charter plane goes down in the Middle East killing 85 people.
And just how many bikes came in at this years bikes or bust campaign- We'll have that number for you.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None


No weather worries this week with abundant sunshine and temperatures up in the 50s. medical-heads
ANCHOR=Tonya

A recall on some holiday decorations sold in Virginia. And--
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One hospital is trying to make going to the doctor a less intimidating experience for children. Those stories tonight on Health Check.
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ANCHOR=Tonya


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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Vid Open
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VO-NAT


Prosecutors told jurors Terry Nichols plotted the Oklahoma City bombing- planning death destruction and chaos.
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5-Oklahoma-Bombing


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net A
GRAPHIC=News 7 at Five


Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=Oklahoma Bombing Trial


Closing arguments are now underway in Denver-
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((WE'RE READY.))
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SUPER=03-Denver;


Defense attorneys say they're ready to go with their closing arguments- but first it was the prosecution's turn.
Lawyer Beth Wilkinson says Nichols embarked on a road to destruction with Timothy McVeigh- She went on to say he intended for there to be death and there was.
Nichols stared straight ahead toward jurors- gulping and swallowing hard as prosecutors spoke.
Next the defense will have a chance to bring up doubts in the government's case.
The case is expected to go to the jury tomorrow.
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5-Rental-Towel


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-48
GRAPHIC=None


A Pulaski County business destroyed by fire isn't throwing in the towel.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski/December 5;


Fire gutted "Rental Towel Services" in downtown Pulaski a little more than a week ago.
Since then the company has established a temporary facility in the Pulaski County Industrial Park.
About half of the company's 75 workers are back on the job.
Their main goal-- to let customers know they're NOT going anywhere.
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2:17:11
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((ALBERT UPCHURCH/RENTAL TOWEL CO-OWNER: A LOT OF THEM THINK WE'VE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, SOME OF OUR COMPETITORS WILL TELL THEM THAT WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE SOME DELIVERIES NOW, WHERE THERE'S NEEDED TOWELS AND APRONS, WHATEVER. ))
SUPER=01-Albert Upchurch/Rental Towel Co-Owner; :
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A welding spark is believed to have started the fire.
The company suffered more than one million dollars in damages.
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5-Civil-Rights


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net B
GRAPHIC=Washington DC


President Clinton picks his choice as the top civil rights enforcer-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;


Bill Lann Lee is the son of Chinese immigrants- and the new ACTING Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
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((THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS CHOSEN ME FOR THIS POISITION OF TRUST AND RESPONBILITY REDEEMS MY PARENTS HOPE AND FAITH THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM CAN COME TRUE FOR ALL AMERICANS.))
SUPER=01-Bill Lann Lee/Acting Civil Rights Enforcer;
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But Senate Repbulicans will most likely block Lee's confirmation saying the former lawyer for the N-double A-C-P supported racial quotas.
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5-Emirates-Crash


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net C
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Commerical


A Russian made airliner went down in the United Arab (Em-erites) Emirates.
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SUPER=03-United Arab Emirates;


killing 85 people- but one person did survive.
The TU-154 crashed just nine miles from the airport- in the desert.
Rescuer workers are using floodlights as they search the burning debris.
So far no word on what caused the crash- but the weather was clear at the time.
The TU-154 plane is a three engine used heavily for commercial flights originating in the former Soviet Union. More than 500 people have died in crashes involving the model in the past four years.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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More news on the fate of Moore's stores locally, now that the business is being bought by an Oklahoma company. We'll have the latest coming up on News 7 at Five.
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Also the Bikes or Bust campaign is coming down for another year. We'll tell you about this year's record setting event.
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ANCHOR=Tonya


Tonight on Health Check--the government is cracking down on food labelings that claim to be totally natural. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


Are you looking for a way to make your Christmas tree stand out?
ANCHOR=tonya


You'll find some shining examples at the Festival of Trees in downtown Roanoke--and Andrew Freiden will be along to show us. cc sponsor
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5-Allen-Martinsville


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-46
GRAPHIC=George Allen


Governor Allen is apparently in the holiday spirit--his new proposed budget includes increased state funding for several projects.
Among the receipients: The Virginia Natural History Museum, which could receive ten million dollars in Allen's new budget.
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SUPER=03-Martinsville;


The museum is expanding to another Martinsville location -- the new building will cost about 16 million dollars.
The state would typically provide half of that --- but Governor Allen wants

to put an extra two million dollars in the budget.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: THIS IS TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION WHICH I GUARANTEE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO THINK IT COULD BE SPENT ON SOMETHING ELSE. AS I SAID EARLIER, IF YOU WAIT, IF THIS GETS REPORTED IN THE MIDST OF LITERALLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF ITEMS IN THE BUDGET, IT'LL GET LOST.))
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The governor says the new building will draw tourists and businesses to Martinsville -- and make science fun.
The local rotary club is also chipping in, donating four thousand dollars to help the museum print a book on fossils.
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5-Detention-Home


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-47
GRAPHIC=None


Central Virginia's new juvenile detention home opened its doors to the public today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg


The new facility can house up to forty juvenile offenders, twice the number of the old home.
A "state of the art" control room monitors activity in all the cells, classrooms and common areas.
Administrators say it's unfortunate it had to expand.
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((TOM CURRIER/ADMINISTRATOR: DEFINITELY A BITTERSWEET PILL TO SWALLOW. IT'S GOOD THAT ALL THE LOCALITIES HAVE JOINED IN AND WE CAN BUILD IT, BUT IT IS A SHAME THAT HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE LIKE THIS AT ALL.))
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OUT Q=this at all.
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Lynchburg and seven other central Virginia localities are spending more than six million dollars on the project.
Phase Two, the renovation of the OLD juvenile home right next door, should be completed in March.
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5-Moores


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#597-43
GRAPHIC=None


Employees at three area Moore's Lumber and Building Supplies stores are at work today...
even though the buildings are closed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday;


The Moore's on Franklin Road is the only store staying open in this area.
Three others...in Bedford, Salem and on Williamson Road in Roanoke went out of business Friday.
This came after Moore's was bought out by Hope Lumber, a company based in Oklahoma.
Hope said Moore's was losing money and called for a "reallocation of resources."
That reallocation started last week, when 40-employees at the Moore's distribution center in Roanoke were let go.
That number could double in the next few months, when the three other stores shut down for good.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE


Oranments, lights, ribbons... there are many ways to make your Christmas tree special.
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((ANDREW FREIDEN: IN JUST A FEW MINUTES FIND OUT HOW THE TOOTH FAIRY, AND SANTA CLAUS ARE JOINING FORCES AT THE FESTIVAL OF TREES. THAT'S COMING UP ON NEWS 7 AT FIVE. ))
SUPER=21-Andrew Freiden
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STOCKS BUMP NEXT

5-Festival-Trees


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-49
GRAPHIC=Christmas


You may think your Christmas tree is the best in town.
But there is one place where you can go to see some of Roanoke's best trees side-by-side in competition.
Andrew Freiden is checking out this year's Festival of Trees.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=None


Who are the Light People and why are visitors coming for miles to see them in South Carolina? We'll tell you, a little later on News 7 at Five.
ANCHOR=Tonya


On HealthCheck, the government says some holiday lights and decorations are fire and electrocution hazards.
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Some southwest Virginia retailers have sold some of the products, which are now being recalled.
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SOT 12:13:04
IN Q=The Wednesday

((CATHIE SHELOR/MJ DESIGNS MANAGER:THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WE GOT THE NEWS FROM OUR HOME OFFICE IN TEXAS THEY CALLED US AND SENT IT OUT AS AN ALERT TO PULL THEM ALL OFF THE FLOOR))
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six-preview


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=equ
TAPE#six preview


There's more News 7 at Five coming up--but first a look at what's ahead on News 7 at Six.
Where does the money that turns the wheels of politics come from?
You may be surprised how much poured into Virginia from other states this year.
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((GOV.-ELECT JIM GILMORE: NATURALLY IN ORDER TO FUND A MAJOR, STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY YOU HAVE TO RAISE A LOT OF MONEY. AND WE DID. WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH IT.))
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Boy was he.
Governor- elect Jim Gilmore set a spending record for a Virginia governor's race -- with a little help from the rest of the country.
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Talent=Jean
SS=None


Ellen Qualls brings us a little analysis tonight.
That's coming up at the top of the hour on NEWS 7 at SIX.

5-Holiday-Recall


ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-50
GRAPHIC=Product Recall


The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled several holiday products...some of them sold in Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Approximately 1.5 million sets of curtain style, indoor/outdoor holiday lights are being recalled because electrical wiring can pull out from the splices of the lights--thus exposing live wires, which could lead to electrocution.
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SUPER=01-Angela Gunther/Health Educator;:00
SUPER=01-Cathie Shelor/M.J. Designs Manager;1:04
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((ANGELA GUNTHER/HEALTH EDUCATOR:THESE CANDLEHOLDERS APPARENTLY CAN IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD))
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video of signs on M-J door
The Virginia Department of health is warning consumers to stop using the curtain lights candleholders and return them to the store for a full refund. Pre-Pro start at 01:58:01 to reach dissolve-
800 train candleholder sets are being recalled--There is a hang tag attached to the set--labeled Made in Taiwan--Item 76530.
31-thousand circular, tree shaped candleholders contain small glass pots that can overheat and shatter--Check product number 1731. They were sold nationwide from October 1996 through December 1996.
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IN Q=There have

((ANGELA GUNTHER/HEALTH EDUCATOR:THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES TO DATE FROM THESE CANDLE HOLDERS BUT THEY ARE RECALLING THEM BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN ONE INCIDENT OF THE CANDLEHOLDERS IGNITING AND SETTING A BATHROOM VANITY ON FIRE))
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The popular miniature lights were sold between September 1995 and November 1997.
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((CATHIE SHELOR/MJ DESIGNS:WE HAD VERY FEW LAST YEAR, THEY SOLD OUT VERY QUICKLY. THIS YEAR WE KNEW EVERYONE WANTED THEM AND CORPORATE ANTICIPATED AND WE GOT IN A HUGE AMOUNT AND SOLD QUITE A FEW BEFORE THAT TIME AND THEN ANTICIPATING SELLING THEM FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AND WE HAD TO PULL THEM OFF THE SHELVES BEFORE THAT SALE))
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Health officials say everyone who's decorating for the holidays need to check the quality of the products.
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((ANGELA GUNTHER:ALWAYS CHECK THE WIRING OF YOUR HOLIDAY DECORATION, REPLACE MISSING BULBS, CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY EXPOSED WIRES ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE HAD THESE DECORATIONS FOR A FEW YEARS, IT MIGHT BE TIME TO REPLACE THEM))
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Take Fullscreen Live/Consumer Product Hotline
Consumers with questions about this recall should call the store where they bought the products, or contact the Consumer Product Safety Commission toll free hotline at 800-638-2772.

5-Organic-Foods


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=Healthy Eating


The government is getting tougher on food growers that want to label their products as organic.
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New rules announced today by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will replace a haphazard collection of state regulations--those regulations make it difficult for consumers to be sure they're truly purchasing 100 percent organic products.
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IN Q=These rules

((DAN GLICKMAN/US AGRICULTURE SECRETARY: THESE RULES ARE NOT ABOUT CREATING A CATEGORY OF AGRICULTURE THAT IS SAFER THAN ANY OTHER. WE HAVE ONE HIGH STANDARD FOR FOOD SAFETY IN THIS COUNTRY, PERIOD. THESE RULES ARE ABOUT GIVING CONSUMERS CHOICES AS TO HOW THEIR FOOD IS PRODUCED. I WANT THEM TO BE INFORMED CHOICES BUT THEY ARE THE CONSUMERS TO MAKE.))
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Anchor=Tonya
SS=Healthy Eating

To receive an Agriculture Department organic seal, the proposed regulation would require that raw products be 100 percent organic and that processed foods contain 95 percent organic ingredients. Processed foods with less than 50 percent organic content will be required to specify their organic ingredients. Since 1990, sales of organic foods have increased at an annual average of 20 percent with three and a half billion dollars in annual sales.

5-Kids-Surgery


ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=Kids and Surgery

These days many hospital patients, even children, go home only hours after their surgery. There are a few questions parents should be asking to help make their child's short hospital stay easier.
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SUPER=03-Denver, CO


Even simple procedures like a blood pressure check can be scary for young children.
At Denver's Childrens Hospital the staff shows young patients some of the things that will be done leading up to surgery--and let the youngsters try them first on a doll.
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TAKE FULLSCREEN LIVE CHILDREN AND SURGERY
Here are some questions for parents--
What should be done at home before the surgery--such as limiting eating or drinking for a few hours before coming to the hospital.
What can you expect after the surgery--how much pain will you child be in?
How will the child be prepared for surgery at the hospital? Explaining that
to the youngster can take some of the fear away.
and finally--How long can the parent stay with the child before surgery?
Some parents like to remain with their child all the way up to the time the anesthesia is first given.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


Time for sports-- the 49ers and Broncos face off for Monday Night football.
ANCHOR=Tonya

and the Hokies are gearing up for the Gator Bowl. Here's Mike Stevens with tonight's Two Minute Ticker.

S5-Tech


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Steve
TAPE#st5-31
GRAPHIC=TICKER


The two minute sports ticker slips into its Holiday mode today as the countdown to Christmas and the Hokies New Year's Day date with North Carolina continues..
SS=GATOR BOWL


Virginia Tech held its official Gator Bowl newsconferecne this afternoon to kick off the start of their postseason party. Steve Mason has more today's event that was attended by players, coaches and representatives from the Gator Bowl.
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SUPER=01-John Harrison/Gator Bowl Director; :14
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :26
SUPER=01-Shawn Scales/Va. Tech Flanker; :49
SUPER=@steve1; :58
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S5-NFL


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-32
GRAPHIC=NFL


Tonight's Monday Night NFL game pits two teams that many think may be playing in this year's Super Bowl.
The San Francisco 49ers host the Broncos, but there is more to this game than meets the eye.
For starters Joe Montana's jersey is being retired at halftime, and Jerry Rice is making his comeback from knee surgery.
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((ED MCCAFFREY/BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVER:)) ((WILLIAM FLOYD/49ERS FULLBACK:))
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SUPER=01-William Floyd/49ers Fullback; :13
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=TICKER


Much more coming up for you tonight at six, including some sour grapes in Knoxville.
Have a good night everybody. take a break

5-Kicker


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Christmas


Many communities have special displays of holiday lights--
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pelzer, SC


but the one in Pelzer, South Carolina is one of a kind. That's because of the "Light People"
At first glance they might look like small trees or bushes that have been strung with lights.
But these are mobile holiday decorations-- they are actually residents who don a suit of lights, plug in and extend greetings to thousands of visitors.
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Pelzer has some more traditional holiday displays, but it is the Light People that draw crowds from miles away each year.
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5-bikes-bust


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=Christmas


For the third year in a row, the Bikes or Bust campaign wrapped up in a big way.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


When J-93 Disc Jockey Slam Duncan, and WDBJ's Steve Pardon came down from their perch for the last time, there were 1790 bikes in the parking lot.
That number will grow after they use cash donations to buy even more bikes.
Organizers say they plan to continue the annual event, but won't try to beat the previous year's total, saying anytime you collect one thousand bikes for kids, that's a good year. (----------------)
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