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ANCHOR=Keith
One out of three of those workers on furlough from the G-E's Drive Systems
plant are fired.
A live report from Salem tonight on NEWS 7 at SIX.
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VO-NAT
And heightened security at the federal building amid two high-profile
criminal cases... we'll show you what the bomb squad found.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, the winner of this year's Daytona 500 will receive a
record $1 million dollars.
The Broncos talk about Elway's possible retirement a day after winning the
bowl.
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VO-NAT eng#
And Big John's teammate, Terrell Davis picks up his just rewards as the big
game's most valuable player.
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Looks like a mix of winter precipitation around our viewing area tomorrow.
Most will see a cold rain. The breakdown in a few minutes.
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TAPE#97-94
GRAPHIC=General Electric
It's been a bad month for the General Electric plant in Salem.
Weak earnings forced the plant to shut down for the first three weeks of
January.
Today, when furloughed workers came back to their jobs, many found pick slips
waiting for them.
Double Boxes=Keith and Scott/StarLink
Scott Goldberg is in Salem tonight...
Where 245-people have been laid off.
Live=Scott Full/StarLink
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=06-Salem;
Keith, one worker described it as "incredibly aggravating."
For the last year, hourly employees at General Electric have found themselves
doing less work -- because there's a low demand for the high-tech drive systems
made here.
That's why the plant forced 760-people to take vacations this month.
And that's why so many of them won't be coming back.
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IN Q=
SUPER=01-Reginald Berry/Laid-off Worker; :00
SUPER=03-Salem; :08
SUPER=01-Becky Gilmore/Laid-off Worker; :52
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OUT Q=finished products.
***mention number again in script****
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SOT3:23:15
IN Q=tomorrow I'm
(( ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=can get a job
Reginald Berry has seen this before.
He has worked at the General Electric plant in Salem for four years, and this
is the second time he has been laid off.
Pre-Pro
Today the plant announced it is
firing 170 hourly workers, and 75-salaried employees like engineers.
That's 15-percent of G-E's entire Salem work force.
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SOT 3:22:22
IN Q=i'm about as upset as
(( ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=take care of them
I a statement released this afternoon,
pre pro
G-E said "We simply don't have sufficient workload at this time to maintain
current employment levels in our factory."
Some of the workers fired today said they think there's another reason:
The company is finding cheaper labor in other countries.
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SOT 3:26:30
IN Q=everyday i accumulate
(( ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=for the finished products
Live=Scott Full/StarLink
SUPER=06-Salem;
(ad-lib -- mention chance some will get re-hired.)
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Cruz
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-89
GRAPHIC=NONE
They picked a jury today in the case of one of the high-rollers actually
arrested as a result of Javier Cruz's undercover work for the government.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
J-R Castellanos was picked up in Miami the very day the U-S Attorney in
SUPER=04-February 25, 1997
Roanoke finally unveiled details of the investigation that lasted seven years.
In addition to drug trafficking itself, Castellanos is alleged to have
"made arrangements" to launder more than a million dollars in currency from the
Cali Cartel.
PAMELA Cruz, the informant's ex-wife pled guilty to her role in the drug
trafficking conspiracy.
Of the 28 people indicted with Cruz a year ago... many remain at large...
only two are left for trial.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
The prosecutor says now that he may be able to put on his case against
Castellanos and local realtor Earl Frith without calling Cruz to testify.
Abed
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-98
GRAPHIC=Abbott
A former brother-in-law of Joe Abbott testified in the crime family trial
in federal court today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March, 1997
Robert Khatib told the jury that Abbott's brother Abed Jamil Abdeljalil
launched a smear campaign against him.
Khatib says AbdelJalil often visited Khatib's Brown Derby Restaurant and
talked about drug dealing, arson and stolen goods.
Khatib admitted today that he set a fire in Hagerstown in 1978, though he'd
given the Grand Jury the impression that he had not served time for it.
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Poff-Package
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-99
GRAPHIC=NONE
The nature of both trials underway in the Poff federal building has deputy
marshals on high alert.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That was evident today when they discovered a duffel bag next to a driveway
that enters the parking lot.
With the help of a State Police bomb technician who was on hand for the Abed
trial, they took several x-rays before deciding it was safe to cut the bag open
with a knife.
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SOT 1:10:05
IN Q=you get fairly
((GUS NECESSARY/STATE POLICE BOMB TECHNICIAN; YOU GET FAIRLY COMFORTABLE
READING THE X-RAY, THINGS THAT WE NORMALLY ARE TRAINED TO LOOK FOR, THEY SHOW
UP WITH A PARTICULAR IMAGE, AND WHEN YOU SEE ONE OF THOSE ON THE X-RAY, YOU
KNOW WHAT IT IS.))
SUPER=01-Gus Necessary/State Police Bomb Technician;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=what it is
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VO-NAT
Necessary says the bag contained only clothing. There was no identification
inside.
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WV-Fire
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#597-56
GRAPHIC=Fire Investigation
Investigators say a fatal fire in a Greenbrier County grocery store was an
accident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fairlea/Last Thursday;
Crawford's Galaxy Food Center in Fairlea was destroyed by the blaze
Wednesday.
Investigators say an electrical problem in the coolers in the rear of the
store started the fire.
Volunteer firefighter Greg Carter died after entering the building to search
for victims.
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Clinton-Intern
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=THa
TAPE#98-5
GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton
President Clinton broke four days of silence today-- insisting he "never had
sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinksky.
But are the President's words enough to repair the damage.
Double Boxes=Keith and Guest/Microwave
Radford University professor Vincent Hazleton is accredited in public
relations.
He joins us live to address some of those questions.
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(Dr. Hazleton-- how serious a problem is this for the President?)
(Do you think the President will address the issue during tomorrow night's
state of the union address?)
(How do you think this will affect the rest of his presidency?)
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VO-NAT
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******Be Roll first question********
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
A delegate is rushed from the floor of the General Assembly to the hospital
today.
We'll have that in a moment,
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VO-NAT
and then a little later, we'll see how technology is letting some Virginia Tech
students go where no one has gone before.
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Car-Tax
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-96
GRAPHIC=Gilmore
Governor Jim Gilmore's popular car tax cut is almost certain to pass.
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VO-NAT
But a battle "royale" is brewing over the details of how it's collected.
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SOT rox 12:11:47
IN Q=This bill
((THIS BILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PLUNGE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS INTO FISCAL
CHAOS, TO WIDEN THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS OF THIS STATE,
AND TO DIVIDE US REGIONALLY LIKE NO OTHER ISSUE EVER HAS, AT THE VERY TIME THAT
OUR CONSCIENCE DEMANDS THAT WE WORK TOGETHER LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE.))
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VO-NAT
Debate kicked off today between rural Democrats and suburban Republicans
over who benefits.
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IN Q=This centerpiece
((DEL. VINCE CALLAHAN/R-FAIRFAX: THIS CENTERPIECE WAS ADOPTED OVERWHELMINGLY
BY DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND INDEPENDENTS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH. IT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX RELIEF BILL IN THE HISTORY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.))
SUPER=01-Del. Vince Callahan/(R) Fairfax;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=of Virginia.
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VO-NAT
Another regional disappointment: the House Appropriations Committee found
out only this afternoon the fine print on the cuts the Governor mentioned
Friday.
The ballooning cost of the car tax bill would be covered by about four
million more dollars in cuts to Southwest and Southside Virginia museums and
cultural centers than Gilmore mentioned Friday.
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SS=HOLD
Among the cuts to George Allen's generous budget: 100- thousand dollars
from the Bedford D-Day Memorial, 50- thousand from Opera Roanoke, and 900-
thousand from the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
Dickinson
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
Today's car tax talk was briefly interrupted by a medical emergency.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Louisa Democrat Earl Dickinson was presiding over the Appropriations meeting
when he suddenly had trouble speaking.
Dickinson was wheeled out of the meeting on a stretcher and has been
admitted tonight to the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals.
The powerful committee chairman's staff says only that he's under
evaluation.
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Teen-Drivers
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-95
GRAPHIC=State Seal
Outraged teens and parents have apparently convinced new Lieutenant Governor
John Hager to scale back his first major bill.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Hager says about ten- thousand Virginia teen drivers already have been
ticketed for moving violations.
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IN Q=
((WELL WE'VE SAID...IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS.))
SUPER=@Hager;
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OUT Q=improve their skills.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@fILE
A third offense would mean a young driver would lose his or her license for
a year or until they reach age 18.
The plan Hager had introduced two weeks ago would have put ALL teen drivers
on a "provisional license" with several more conditions before they could get a
permanent license.
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Goodyear
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=chu
TAPE#97-92
GRAPHIC=Goodyear
Union members at the Goodyear plant in Danville will decide this week on a
new shift schedule.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Members of Local 8-31 cast their votes today to narrow three shift proposals
down to two.
They'll vote again Wednesday to make their final decision.
Most union workers say they like the idea of a 12-hour shift which would
give them two weekends off a month.
But not everyone can agree if workers will get enough opportunities for
overtime.
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SOT 1:22:42-:47
IN Q=There's going to be
((WINSTON STEVENS/UNION WORKER: THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OVERTIME AVAILABLE BUT
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS MUCH.. AND ALL THE DOUBLE TIME IS GOING TO BE GONE.))
((JAMES ADKINS/UNION WORKER: THERE'S STILL OVERTIME. IF YOU WANT TO WORK YOU
DAY OFF IT'D BE OVERTIME.. TIME AND A HALF. YOU REALLY AIN'T LOSING NOTHING.))
SUPER=01-Winston Stevens/Union Worker;
SUPER=01-James Adkins/Union Worker; :05
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=ain't losing nothing.
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VO-NAT
Goodyear has not decided when it will move to the new 7-day work schedule.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
A mixed day on Wall Street today..
TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE
The DOW was UP 12 points, but was hurt by a steep loss by AT&T.
The company announced 15 thousand layoffs today following a drop in fourth
quarter earnings.
NASDAQ lost 14 points.
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Virtual-Reality
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-100
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
Students and professors at Virginia Tech are exploring a new CAVE on campus.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
But the location is anything but cold and damp.
At Virginia Tech-- CAVE stands for Cave Automatic Virtual Environment.
It's a three- D tool designed to help professors and students with a variety
of studies and experiments.
Users feel as if they're walking inside a molecule or down a hallway.
Plans are also in place to market the CAVE to businesses wanting to develop
new products.
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SOT
IN Q=Actually
((SCOTT MACRAE:ACTUALLY VIRGINIA TECH IS THE ONLY CAVE, HAS THE ONLY CAVE, ON
THE EAST COAST, SO WE'RE LOOKING NOT ONLY IN THE BLACKSBURG AREA BUT EVEN UP
INTO THE WASHINGTON DC, PHILADELPHIA, OVER INTO THE TIDEWATER COMMUNITIES. ))
SUPER=07-Scott Macrae;
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VO-NAT
Congressman Rick Boucher was on hand for the unveiling.
Virginia Tech and federal money helped make the project possible.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports teases
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, Terrell Davis motors through Green Bay and then
picks up a truck, Elway continues to mull his retirement plans.
The Barbers are coming home.
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VO-NAT eng#
And the money will be flowing on the beach later this week as the Daytona 500
is set to hand out more than $7 million dollars.
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S-Daytona
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#r-38
GRAPHIC=DAYTONA 500
We begin tonight with more evidence to support the claim that NASCAR is
america's fastest growing sports.
This afternoon the folks at Daytona announced that the purse for the February
15th race will top the $7 million dollar mark.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/Last February; :00
The race winner will get one million dollars and the second place finisher in
the 500 will take home $500 thousand bucks.
Each of the top 11 finishers is guaranteed of winning at least $100 thousand.
SUPER=04-1959;
That's a far cry from the first 500 in 1959, when Lee Petty
won the race and the championship.
That year Petty won $45 thousand, 5 hundred and 70 dollars for the whole
year.
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S-Super
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#CP97-1
SS=SUPER BOWL
The Denver Broncos are back home getting ready for a big time championship
parade tomorrow afternoon.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA; :00
But today in San Diego, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue presented Terrell
Davis with his most valuable player award.
Davis also picked a new Ford truck, and he says a repeat is possible.
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((TERRELL DAVIS/SUPER BOWL MVP:))
SUPER=01-Terrell Davis/Super Bowl MVP; :00
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OUT Q=...2ND RING."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=04-NBC; :00
Davis had 157 yards rushing and a record 3 TD's in the game.
Those numbers came despite sitting out the second quarter with a migraine
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=SUPER BOWL
Let's hope the parade goes batter than last night's celebrations when 25
people were arrested and riot gear had tobe used to quiet the crowd.
S-Elway
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S8-4
SS=HOLD SUPER BOWL
The Denver fans are also holding their collective breath and hoping that John
Elway decides not to retire and stay on for another season.
Neither Davis nor head coach Mike Shanahan has is certain which way the
future hall of famer is leaning at this hour.
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SOT
IN Q="I mean...
((TERRELL DAVIS:))
((MIKE SHANAHAN/DENVER HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Mike Shanahan/Denver Head Coach; :15
RUNS=:32
OUT Q=...ACCOMPLISH."
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S-Henning
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# FB97-3
GRAPHIC=
A familiar face is back with the New York Jets.
The organization named Dan Henning as the quarterbacks coach.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
You may remember Henning was a casualty of Marv Levy's departure as head
coach of the Buffalo Bills.
Henning will now fill the shoes of a retiring Ron Erhardt.
Henning first worked for the Jets in the late 70's as a recievers coach.
He's worked with his close friend Bill Parcels too, as an assisstant at
Florida State in 1970.
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S-Barbers
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB95-7
GRAPHIC=Roanoke valley sports club
Former Cave Spring standouts and NFL rookies Tiki and Ronde Barber will
speak to the Roanoke Valley Sports Club in February.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Raljon, MD/Giants vs. Redskins; :00
Tiki; who started some of the year and had over a thousand yards of total
offense, helped lead the New York Giants back to the top of the NFC East this
past season before losing in the first round of the playoffs.
SUPER=03-Tampa, FL/August;
Ronde spent most of his first NFL season on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
inactive list but saw action in a few games; including the Green Bay playoff
loss.
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ANCHOR=Steve
SS=Hold Roanoke Valley sports club
The barbers will speak to the sports club on either the 16th or 24th of
February at the Salem Civic center. This will be the sports club's fourth
meeting.
S-Matheny
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-16
GRAPHIC=VMI Hoops
VMI's basketball team battles Southern Conference rival UNC Greensboro
tonight on the road.
Forward and former Cave Spring standout Matt Matheny is waiting his turn
to become a major Keydet contributor.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Lexington; :
Matheny has started in four games this season. The junior forward is
averaging just over 11 minutes and four points a game.
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SOT
IN Q="As long...
((MATT MATHENY/VMI FORWARD: ))
SUPER=01-Matt Matheny/VMI Forward; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=....Get more."
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VO-NAT (cont.)
As you can see, Matheny is a team player. And his major concern at the
moment is to contribute as much as possible as the Keydets head toward the
Southern Conference tournament.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="We've played
((MATHENY: ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=.....we can."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Radford
The Radford men play Charleston Southern tonight in a Big South contest in
South Carolina. The RU women play the Lady Buccaneers at the Dedmon Center at
7.
SS=Liberty
Liberty is on the road against Coastal Carolina while the Lady Flames host
Coastal. Tip off is 7pm.
SS=ODAC
The ODAC's 3rd place Roanoke College Lady Maroons entertain Thomas Moore at
the Bast Center. That game also at 7 this evening.
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