18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
Up next on News 7 at 6, a big week begins for Governor-elect Jim Gilmore...
we'll show you the first inagural ball.
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ANCHOR=
SS=
And we'll find out if the recent warm spell with help or hurt your garden.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, Denver has advanced to the Superbowl we'll here from the dentist
who takes care of the Roanoke Express.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And The lady Wolfpack of N.C. State beats Virginia in Charlottesville for
the first time in 15 games.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Andrew
SS=None
After a glorious weekend-- a return to seasonable temperatures.
And Your monday looks cool and soggy.
Details straight ahead.
Gilmore-Ball
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=tha
TAPE#=97-93
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
Inaugural festivities for governor-elect Jim Gilmore kicked-off yesterday
with the inaugural ball held in Abingdon--marking a first for Southwest
Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Abingdon/Last Night;
The event got underway last night-- at the historic Martha Washington Inn.
More than 600 people paid 50- dollars each to attend.
Gilmore is slated to become Virginia's 68th Governor in a matter of days.
An assortment of lawmakers, including Congressman Bob Goodlatte, were on
hand.
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22:32:27
SOT
IN Q=Jim Gilmore
((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- 6TH DISTRICT: JIM GILMORE RAN ON CARRYING ON THE
PROGRAMS OF GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN AND IN TERMS OF STANDING UP FOR VIRGINIA IN
TERMS OF FEDERAL GOVERNOR REGULATIONS AND WORKING TO CREATE MORE JOBS IN THE
STATE AND JIM, I THINK WAS A GREAT ATTORNEY GENERAL AND I KNOW HE'LL DO A GOOD
JOB AS GOVERNOR AS WELL. ))
SUPER=@Goodlatte; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=as well.
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VO-NAT
It will be a busy week for Gilmore and his wife, Roxanne.
Inaugural events are also planned in Northern Virginia, Williamsburg,
Norfolk and Charlottesville as well as Richmond.
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Circuit-City
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-82
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A judge has ordered Circuit City to promote a black employee who
successfully sued the company for racial discrimination.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/December 3, 1996;
use file video from 96-97, Circuit-City
It's the most recent decision in a case that began in 1996 when two black
workers sued the company.
The workers claimed Circuit City's promoting practices discriminated against
blacks.
A federal jury sided with the two workers in that case.
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=hold
Circuit City appealed
that and other similar lawsuits and it's expected the cases will go to the
Supreme Court.
Business-Review
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=BIZ
GRAPHIC=Business Review
Small video stores say they're not reeling from new competition in Roanoke.
And General Electric says 760-workers should take another week off.
Scott Goldberg has those stories in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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SOT
IN Q=Biz Music/Graphics
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :07
SUPER=01-Patrick Bullion/Movie Express; :24 (QUICK!!)
SUPER=03-Salem/File; :29
SUPER=03-Hillsville/File; :48
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=Biz Music
97-87
((In Roanoke competition is getting fierce in the movie-rental industry.
Big national chain Hollywood Video says it's opening at least two stores in
addition to the new building at Towers Mall.
The competition's hurting Blockbuster.
But Mom and Pop shops say, "bring it on."
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:10:05
IN Q=lot of
((PATRICK BULLION: LOTS OF BIG CHAINS HAVE OPENED IN THE AREA BEFORE AND THEY
HAVEN'T HURT US YET.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=YET
LB-3
In Salem, General Electric is extending its production shutdown for a third
week that will end January 24th.
The furlough was supposed to last only two weeks.
But G-E says it needs more time to upgrade computers so they won't crash in
the year two-thousand.
Nearly 760-hourly workers are waiting to get called back to work.
97-67
For the second time in two months a local Sara Lee textile plant is getting a
new owner.
Last November Sara Lee sold its Hillsville facility.
Now a similar plant in Galax is joining eight others purchased by a
Winston-Salem company.
All employees are expected to keep their jobs.
Dow Jones Pre Pro
It's an ominous start to the new year on Wall Street.
This week the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 385-points.
The Nasdaq dropped 78.
That is this week's News-7 Business Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=NONE
The mild temperatures were a welcome break for many people following the
chilly temperatures during the snow storms--
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VO-NAT
but some people may be worried about their crops and plants.
We'll find out what kind of effect
the mild temps had when the news continues.
But, first let's check Andrew Freiden in the weather center.
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ANCHOR=Andrew
wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
TALENT=Andrew
SS=NONE
SUPER=80-48/35/0.00''/51/28/0.00''/42/28/0.00''/46/32/0.00'';
SUPER=81-55/31/0.00''/54/25/0.00''/39/28/0.00'';
SUPER=82-2.34''/plus 1.51''/2.34''/plus 1.51'';
SUPER=83-Down 0.32 foot/Down 0.12 foot;Lake levels
Horticulture
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=97-83
GRAPHIC=none
Recently, temperatures have been about 30- degrees above normal for this
time of year.
But David Johnson tells us it didn't last long enough to hurt ornamental
plants or crops.
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SOT
IN Q=It may have
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :01
SUPER=01-Bob Lyons/Va. Tech Horticulture Professor; :08
SUPER=01-Doug Harris/Extension Agent; ::19
SUPER=@David1; 1:31
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=Montgomery County
((It may have felt like springtime last week, but the brief stint did not
fool or harm plants and crops.
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SOT-12:26:39
((BOB LYONS/VA. TECH HORTICULTURE PROFESSOR; IT REALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLY
BAD IF THE WARMER WEATHER LASTED A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. BUT THE WEEK OR SO WE
HAD DIDN'T DO THAT MUCH TO THE PLANTS IN TERMS OF THROWING THEM OFF SCHEDULE.))
RUNS=:10
BUTT/BUTT/BUTT
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SOT-14:11:46
((DOUG HARRIS/EXTENSION AGENT; OUR SMALL GRAIN CROPS LIKE WHEAT AND BARLEY,
WE'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE GROWTH ON THEM THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHENEVER THE
TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES, WHEAT WILL GROW AND DEVELOP. AND THAT'S
HELPFUL TO US AT THIS STAGE AND THIS GROWTH.))
RUNS=:13
Crops won't be so lucky if the warm weather returns before winter ends.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:11:10
((HARRIS; IF WE HAD THIS TYPE OF WEATHER IN LATE FEBRUARY OR MARCH, WE'D BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE CROPS HAVING SOME DAMAGE.))
RUNS=:06
Across the country, some plants have been fooled into thinking it's time to
bloom, like the cherry blossoms in Washington state.
There may be similar signs locally in daffodils and grape hyacinths.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-12:27:48
((IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TO PANIC ABOUT BECAUSE THESE PLANTS HAVE VERY
PRECISE TIME CLOCKS INSIDE OF THEM. THEY'RE REGULATED VERY SPECIFICALLY BY
INTERNAL SUBSTANCES. JUST A WEEK HERE AND THERE OF WARM WEATHER IS PUSH A
LITTLE BIT OF THE PLANT, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA THROW IT COMPLETELY OFF BALANCE.
))
RUNS=:15
Apples and peaches are very dormant, so they were unaffected by the warm
weather.
Crops may get off to a better start this year, due to some additional
moisture.
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SOT-14:13:27
((WE'VE CERTAINLY BEEN GLAD TO SEE THIS RAIN OVER THE LAST WEEK. LAST YEAR WAS
SO DRY AND THE RAIN WE'VE HAD HAS BEEN REAL HELPFUL TO REPLENISH THE TOP SOIL
MOISTURE LEVELS.))
RUNS=:11
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VO-NAT
STAND-UP/14:26:48
DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; SO THE CONSENSUS AMONG EXPERTS IS THE BRIEF PERIOD OF
WARM WEATHER DID NOT CAUSE ANY HARM AND IN SOME CASES MAY HAVE DONE SOME GOOD.
DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7, MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
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Weekend-Promo
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=None
You can now get local news bright and early every weekend morning before
everyone else.
Take Fullscreen Board 9403 Weekend News
Join Denise Allen and Andrew Freiden for News 7 Saturday Morning and News 7
Sunday Morning for all the news, weather and sports.
That's at 8 a-m weekend mornings.
Mendenhall
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=jda
TAPE#Va-Profiles
GRAPHIC=Virginia Profiles
And, when you tune into News 7 on weekend mornings you'll learn a little bit
more about the people of Southwest Virginia.
Joe Dashiell debuted our series called Virginia Profiles with a look at the
changes in the star city, through the eyes of one of its oldest residents.
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SOT
IN Q=OPENS WITH VA. PROFILES GRAPHIC
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :19
SUPER=@Joe2; 1:04
SUPER=07-Dorothy Mendenhall; 1:19
RUNS=2:23
OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke
((OPENS ON NAT SOUND OF PIANO OVER HOUSE EXTERIOR
As you climb the steps to Dorothy Mendenhall's northwest Roanoke home,
listen for the sound of her piano.
Mendenhall finds comfort in her favorite hymns, and the touch of an
instrument her parents bought from Grand Piano and Furniture in 1936.
SOT MORE NAT SOUND OF MENDENHALL PLAYING PIANO
Mendenhall was born in this home, and has lived here for 80 years. Every
picture on the wall, every piece of furniture has its own story.
SOT 10:42: 48
IN Q=I bet it was something
((I BET IT WAS SOMETHING COOKING ON THAT STOVE. OH MOM MADE MANY A PIE AND CAKE
IN THAT STOVE, AND AT CHRISTMAS TIME SHE'D HAVE FOUR OR FIVE CAKES AROUND HERE
AND WE COULDN'T TOUCH EM. THE CAKE PANS ARE STILL SITTING THERE.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=still sitting there.
Mendenhall grew up in a close- knit community. She can recite the names of
neighbors long gone, point out the vacant lots that once harbored homes.
But mixed among the fond memories of her childhood are other images from
the days of segregation.
SOT 11:28:13
IN Q=There were two fountains
((THERE WERE TWO FOUNTAINS AND THE SIGN WAS OVER THE TOP OF THE FOUNTAIN WHERE
THE COLORED COULD DRINK AND WHERE THE WHITE COULD DRINK AND THE BATHROOMS WERE
THE SAME. I SAID I'M TIRED SO I DECIDED I WANTED TO RIDE THE BUS. ON THE BUS
THERE WERE THE SAME SIGNS, WHITES TO THE FRONT, COLORED TO THE REAR, SO WE HAD
TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. SAME FOR THE STREETCARS, DOWNTOWN OUT TO SOUTH ROANOKE.
RIGHT. TIMES HAVE CHANGED, BUT IT MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT THE PAST.))
RUNS=:32
OUT Q=about the past.
Mendenhall is proud of her volunteer work with the old Burrell Hospital,
community groups, and her church... and says she's grateful for the life she
has lead.
SOT
IN Q=The Bible quotes
((THE BIBLE QUOTES THAT IF YOU LIVE THREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN, YOU'VE BEEN
BLESSED AND I'VE LIVED BEYOND THAT. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=I have been blessed.
And if she's feeling lonely from time to time.. missing family members
who've died or moved away... Mendenhall says her piano helps to fill the empty
spaces.
ENDS WITH NAT SOUND OF MENDENHALL PLAYING THE PIANO...
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
Coming up later on the newscast we'll have an interview with one of the
stars of the movie "Wag the Dog".
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VO-NAT
It's a movie that may make you wonder how far some politicians are willing
to go to cover up a scandal.
That story is coming you're way when the news continues.
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Road-Report
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=Road Report
GRAPHIC=Road Report
Construction crews are hitting the highways again after taking a short break
for the holidays.
Here's Stacey Martin with an update on road construction in this week's
edition of Road Report.
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SOT
IN Q=In Roanoke, only
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :08
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :22
RUNS=:55
OUT Q=work this week.
((In Roanoke, only one lane of traffic is getting by in each direction along
Brandon Avenue from Mud Lick Road to Keagy Road--as crews work to widen Brandon
Avenue.
Delays can be expected there until next month when work should be completed.
And, in Roanoke County, Merriman Road is closed to through traffic from
Ranchcrest Drive to Springlawn Drive while workers widen the lanes there.
And, looking around the region..
pre pro
in Botetourt County, the bridge over Mill Creek along Route 6-12 will be
closed while repairs are being made.
pre pro
and in Pulaski County repairs are underway to the Route 11 Memorial Bridge.
Traffic is narrowed down to one lane there.
That's it for this week's edition of Road Report.
I'm Stacey Martin, have a safe commute into work this week!))
Wag-the-Dog
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=NET
GRAPHIC=none
Dustin Hoffman plays a political consultant who creates a war to hide a
presidential scandal in his latest movie "Wag the Dog."
Dan DiNicola caught up with the actor to talk about his latest effort.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=04-"Wag the Dog" New Line Cinema; :01
SUPER=07-Robert Deniro; :20
SUPER=19-Dan DiNicola; :36
RUNS=1:48
OUT Q=
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, The Lady Wolfpack of N.C. State beat Virginia in
Charlottesville the Packers and 49-ers are battling in the N-F-C Championship.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Denver is headed to the Superbowl after taking advantage of turnovers in
a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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S-AFC
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB97-3
GRAPHIC=AFC Logo
John Elway is headed to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in his career.
This afternoon the Broncos scored enough points in the first half to beat
the Pittsburgh Steelers 24 to 21.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh/NBC SPORTS; :
Elway and his players in a huddle before the kickoff.
And the Broncos got on the board first. Terrell Davis, who rushed for over
100 yards, breaks through the line and scores from 8 yards out to make it 7 to
nothing Denver.
Pittsburgh came right back Kordell Stewart rolls out to pass but he pulls
it in and races down the sideline to score from 33 yards out and the score was
tied at 7 to 7.
The Steelers would take the lead early in the second quarter Jerome Bettis
bulls over from the one yard line to make it 14 to 7.
But before the half was over Elway would throw two T-D passes. the first
this 16 yarder to fullback Howard Griffith that made the score 17 to 14
Broncos.
Then as time was ticking out in the SUPER=30-Denver/24/Pittsburgh/21/;
quarter Elway tosses what would be the winning score this one yarder to Ed
McCaffrey and Denver holds on to win it 24 to 21.
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S-NFC
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NFC LOGO
The Broncos will play the winner of the N-F-C championship game between the
Packers and 49-ers.
Green Bay scored on a two field goals and a Brett Favre T-D pass to Antonio
Freeman to lead the 49-ers by a score of 13 to nothing in the third quarter of
the game.
S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VB98-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo
The Lady Cavaliers of Virginia led by one at the half but N.C. State
rallied in the second half to beat the Cavaliers 67 to 59.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/FOX SPORTS NET; :
Debbie Ryan getting the players in position to run a play.
U-V-A's Leslie Brown takes it to the hoop and scores off the glass giving
the Cavaliers a 6 point lead.
The Lady Wolfpack answered, on the next trip down the floor Charity Melvin
scores the easy hoop cutting the lead to four.
Virginia still had the lead track star Erin Stoval getting the basket off
the glass in the first half.
But the Wolfpack outscored the SUPER=33-N.C.
State/67/Virginia/59/;Cavaliers in the second half by nine to get the 67 to 59
win.
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S-Dentist
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#ICE-98
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Express
Roanoke hockey fans may not recognize Jeffrey Wetter's name.
But the Roanoke native is a key member of the Express even though he never
takes the ice.
Denise Allen introduces us to the team dentist.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Rick Schuhwerk has
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Dr. Jeffrey Wetter/Express Dentist; :09
SUPER=01-Dave Gagnon/Express Goalie; :26
SUPER=@Denise2; 1:17
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=News 7 Sports.
((Rick Schuhwerk has a chipped tooth.
It's Doctor Jeffrey Wetter's assignment to make sure the defenseman leaves
with a smile on his face.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:48:15
IN Q=the most bazaar
((DR. JEFFREY WETTER/EXPRESS DENTIST: THE MOST BAZAAR IS WHEN WE WERE AT ONE
OF THE GAMES AND ONE OF THE PLAYERS WAS INJURED IN A FIGHT AN WE HAD TO STITCH
HIM UP AND OR COURSE HE WAS REAL DETERMINED AND HE HAD TO GO RIGHT BACK OUT.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=RIGHT BACK OUT
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:13:14
IN Q=so tell me why
((so tell me why you've been in to see Jeffrey Wetter?
DAVE GAGNON/EXPRESS GOALIE: OH I'VE LOST A BRIDGE. I'VE LOST A TOOTH, ONE
FELL OUT. I'VE JUST HAD ALL KINDS OF ACCIDENTS WITH MY TEETH RIGHT FROM THE
START OF THE SEASON.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=START OF THE SEASON
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:13:02
IN Q=AS YOU CAN
((DAVE GAGNON/EXPRESS GOALIE: AS YOU CAN TELL I'VE BEEN IN THERE QUITE A BIT.
THEY'RE NOT VERY GOOD. THEY HAVEN'T FIXED MY TEETH. NO, THEY'RE GREAT
PEOPLE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=GREAT PEOPLE
Wetter and his associates are on-call to fix the players' teeth whether it's
an accident on the ice or they just slip up at home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:13:36
IN Q=IT'S THE OFF ICE
((GAGNON; IT'S THE OFF ICE THINGS. THE DEVASTATING APPLE BITE, THE GUM
CHEWING AND THE CANDY AND YOU TELL YOUR KIDS NOT TO EAT THE STUFF AND IT'S
MAKING MY TEETH FALL OUT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=TEETH FALL OUT.
Mouth pieces help save a player's smile.
But in the ECHL age might be the reason for a mouth with a full set of
teeth.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:49:30
IN Q=THEse guys might
((WETTER: THESE GUYS MIGHT BE FROM 21 TO 30 AND THEY MOSTLY HAVE ALL THEIR
TEETH AT THAT POINT, NOW THE LONGER THEY STAY IN THEIR PROFESSION THE LESS
THEY'LL HAVE.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=LESS THEY'LL HAVE
But no matter what the damage is it's Wetter's job to make sure each player
leaves his office with a toothy smile.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.))
S-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Express logo
The Roanoke Express beat Richmond at the Roundhouse last night 5 to 1 to
move closer to the Renegades in the East Coast Hockey League's North
Conference.
The Express is Richmond for a game this afternoon and the game is tied 2 to
2 to start the third period.
S-Nascar
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-38
GRAPHIC=NASCAR LOGO
NASCAR is celebrating its 50-th anniversary this year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Winston Salem, NC/WFMY; :
And yesterday in Winston-Salem racing fans had an opportunity to meet and
talk with some of their favorite Winston Cup Stars.
The event also included an auction of memorabilia and race car parts.
The Drivers have tested at Daytona and now their getting set for the season
opener.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Mike Stevens and Photographer Lynn Eller are leaving tomorrow for the Media
tour in Charlotte and they will start their reports on Tuesday.
Wx-Tape
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Forecasts
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Promo
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=mhi
TAPE#Promo
edit - 15:16:04
According to reports in Newsweek magazine a plea bargain may be in the works
in the Unabomber trial--
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as both sides try to avoid the possibility of Theodore Kaczynski
representing himself.
The magazine reports Attorney General Janet Reno may be willing to consider
a guilty plea in exchange for a life sentence.
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Talent=Eric
We'll have more on that story and more news, weather and sports coming your
(Ad Lib byes)
way tonight on News 7 at 11.
by SS