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News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up on News 7-a Lynchburg pediatrician leaves his job after being
charged with possession of child pornography.
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VO-NAT
And a newborn baby girl is reunited with her parents two days after being
abducted from a Kansas City hospital.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Enjoy the weekend, next week is starting to look wet again. Details ahead.
medical-heads
ANCHOR=Tonya
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WRITER=amo
TAPE#med heads
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Tonight on Health Check --
Local communities are getting a shot in the arm from Carilion.
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VO-NAT
And a cure for baldness may be on the horizon.
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2 shot
ANCHOR=Jean
(Jean ad lib)
Video-Open
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SOT 10:05:45
IN Q=
((IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT SHE HEARD THE PRESIDENT'S VOICE. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the president's voice.
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VO-NAT
Linda Tripp's attorney speaks out- saying his client was there when the
President made a late night call to Monica Lewinsky.
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5-Clinton-Intern
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=jja
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GRAPHIC=bill clinton
Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
The woman who started the whole thing is finally talking
Linda Tripp's attorney spoke on a radio talk show- telling what his client
knows about Monica Lewinsky.
Lee Cowan is covering the story and has the latest from Washington.
Live= Lee Full/Newspath
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;
SUPER=05-Washington, DC;
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Mayor Ed Rendell/(R) Philadelphia;
SUPER=01-Sen. John Ashcroft/(R) Missouri;
SUPER=02-Anthony Zaccagnini/Tripp's Attorney;
SUPER=01-Bob Weiner/White House Employee;
SUPER=01-Mike McCurry/White House Spokesman; quick!
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=
((((WITH THE ALLEGATIONS MORE THAN A WEEK OLD, WASHINGTON IS DOING
WHAT IT DOES BEST: CHURNING EVERYTHING IN THE POLITICAL BARREL.
THE PRESIDENT'S DAY STARTED WITH A ROUSING BI-PARTISAN VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE FROM MAYORS WHO LIKE HIS AGENDA:
SUPER: MAYOR ED RENDELL(D) PHILADELPHIA "You're looking to Washington to
provide those answers, you aren't looking to
Washington to provide, you know, to be on hard copy."
BUT AS THE CLOCK TICKS AND SOME REPUBLICANS WATCH THE PRESIDENT'S
APPROVAL RATINGS SHOOT THROUGH THE ROOFIT SEEMED THE TIME HAD COME TO UNSEAL
THE LIPS.
SUPER: SEN. JOHN ASHCROFT( R ) MISSOURI )) (( SOT ))
"Mr. President, if these allegations are true you have disgraced yourself, you
have disgraced your office and the office of the presidency and you should
leave."
THE WOMAN WHO STARTED ALL THIS, WAS TALKING TOO. THROUGH HER
ATTORNEY, LINDA TRIPP NOW SAYS SHE WAS THERE WHEN THE PRESIDENT MADE A LATE
NIGHT PHONE CALL TO LEWINSKI'S HOME
anthony zaccagnini/tripp attorney "she heard the
President's voice"
ND SO THE GRAND JURY THAT RESULTED FROM WHAT SHE SAYS SHE SAW
AND HEARD WAS BUSY AGAINHEARING FROM THE BIG AND THE SMALL.
THIS COUPLE CLAMING THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
CALLED FOR ENCOURAGING FRIENDS TO QUESTION THE LEGALITY OF TRIPP'S RECORDINGS
OF MONICA LEWINSKY
BOB WEINER//WHITE HOUSE EMPLOYEE "..Starr has over reached it's boundsbig
brother at it's worst."
BUT THEY ALSO HEARD FROM FORMER DEPUTY WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
EVELYN LIEBERMAN.
FACTS ABOUT HER INVOLVEMENT WITH LEWINSKI, OR INDEED ANYTHING
ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE CASE ARE HARD TO COME BY THESE DAYS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE..
MIKE MCCURRY//WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN )) "I'm glad I don't know everything so I
don't have to sit here and tell you I
don't.
And as for Secret Service agents being called to testify about what they may
have seen or heard, the judge in the Paula Jones case ruled they're off
limits..a ruling Ken Starr hopes won't apply in his investigation of the
Lewinski case.))
Live= Lee Full/Newspath
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;
SUPER=05-Washington, DC;
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5-Iraq
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict
The Russians are still trying to work out a diplomatic solution with Iraq-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Madrid, Spain;
But so far the efforts failed.
That's what Secretary of State Madeleine Albright found out when she met
with Russia's foriegn minister today in Spain.
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SOT 10:10:40
IN Q=
((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT/SECRETARY OF STATE: WE HAVE SAID ALL ALONG WE PREFER A
DIPLOMATIC OPTION. HOWEVER OUR PATIENCE IS RUNNING OUT.))
SUPER=01-Madeleine Albright/Secretary of State;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=is running out."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;
Next stop for Albright- London and then the Middle East where she tries to
bolster support for the American position.
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5-Albemarle
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=mfe
TAPE=597-56
GRAPHIC=none
A Southeast Roanoke man is dead after an early morning fight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :
Police say John Glen Jones died during an altercation with another man.
It happened in this house on Fifth Street.
Two men and two women were drinking when Jones allegedly pulled a knife on
the second man, and then hit him in the face.
The man wrestled Jones to the floor, and held him around the neck
Jones then stopped breathing.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=none
Authorities have not officially determined the cause of death--
Autopsy reports are expected tomorrow morning.
5-Pot-Bust
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=chu
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=drug bust marijuana
It's one of the biggest drug busts in Henry County's history.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry County;
Sheriff's deputies seized 233-pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop
last week.
The pot is now wrapped in these bundles-- as evidence against the two
out-of-state suspects.
Drug investigators got a tip the two men where transporting marijuana in a
tractor trailer.
Investigators stopped the rig on Route-220 just outside of Ridgeway.
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SOT 1:36:39-:53
IN Q=It's among one of the
((LT. K.G. NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE: IT'S AMONG ONE OF THE LARGEST IN
HENRY COUNTY. UNFORTUNATELY QUITE FREQUENTLY YOU SEE THESE THINGS MORE OFTEN
THAN YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. AND IT'S UNKNOWN HOW OFTEN DOES IT OCCUR THAT
VEHICLES LIKE THIS ARE USED TO TRANSPORT ILLEGAL CONTRABAND.))
SUPER=01-Lt. K.G. Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Office
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=transport illegal contraband.
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VO-NAT
The marijuana has an estimated street value of 350-thousand dollars.
The two suspects are being held on federal charges in a Massachusetts
prison.
Authorities will not say where the drugs were headed.
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5-Powell
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The Lynchburg pediatrician charged with possession of child pornography
has resigned.
A nurse at "F-Read Hopkins Pediatrics" says 58 year old Doctor John G-Powell
has left his job. Powell was arrested at his office yesterday.
Police are not releasing any details of the case--the misdemeanor charge
lodged against Powell carries a maximum penalty of a 500 dollar fine.
Powell has worked in the Lynchburg community for more than 20 years. In 19-84
he received a "Physician of the Year" state award for his work with disabled
people.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
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The General Assembly again considers a ban on physician-assisted suicide.
That story is still ahead on the newscast.
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VO-NAT
And a happy ending to a scary kidnapping in Kansas.
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ANCHOR=Tonya
On health check-- say goodbye to bad tasting antibiotics.
Now they can taste like anything from bananas to watermelons.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Mike Stevens has high school wrestling action on the 2-Minute Ticker.
ANCHOR=Tonya
It's all still ahead on News-7 at Five.
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Comm Break#1
5-Baby-Abducted
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A newborn stolen from a Kansas City hospital is back in her mothers arms
tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Kansas City, KS;
Carlie Shockey was reunited with her 19 year old mother-
The baby was taken Wednesay night just hours after she was born.
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SOT 10:42:28
IN Q=
((TRISH SHOCKEY/MOTHER; WHAT THEY DID WAS VERY HEARTLESS. VERY COLD ANYBODY WHO
HAS A CHILD... I HAVE TWO AT HOME KNOWS THE PAIN TAHT OUR FAMILY ..CAN'T EVEN
IMATGINE UNLESS IT'S HAPPENeD TO YOU.))
SUPER=01-Trish Shockey/Mother;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=it happened to you."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-St. Louis;
FBI agents caught up with the suspects in St. Louis.
18 year old Amanda Tull and her 30 year old boyfriend Buddy Hall- were seen
on hospital security tape. That helped police find them.
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5-Armed-Robbery
NEWSCAST=5
ANCHOR=Jean
WRITER=sgo
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GRAPHIC=armed robbery
Roanoke City police are looking for a masked man who robbed a drug store last
night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police got the call around seven-30,
when witnesses saw two men putting on black ski masks outside of the Revco
store in Southeast Roanoke.
The men, who were armed with guns, stole drugs from the store's pharmacy.
Police chased two robbers across Bullitt Avenue.
One was arrested, the other got away.
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5-Assisted-Death
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=jack kevorkian
State lawmakers voted last year to ban assisted suicide in Virginia.
They wrote into the bill a clause that forces them to vote again this year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chester;
Now one of two families in Virginia who've sought the help of Dr. Jack
Kevorkian is speaking out.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Without having
((WITHOUT HAVING... I OBJECT TO THAT PERSONALLY.))
SUPER=07-Ralph Jones;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=that personally.
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VO-NAT
Kevorkian helped Ralph's wife Lona kill herself in 1996.
As a neuro-orthopedic nurse, Lona knew what how her aggressively re-growing
brain tumor would eventually take her life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:29:46
IN Q=She made
((SHE MADE THAT CHOICE TO DIE THE WAY SHE DID WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE
REDUCTION IN THE MEDICATIONS ON HER PART AND RUN THE RISK OF SOME HORRIBLE
DEATH -- AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY, VERY INHUMANE DEATH HAD THAT
OCCURRED.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=that occurred.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
New Attorney General Mark Earley fought for the ban.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:58:12
IN Q=Sometimes.
((MARK EARLEY/VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL: SOMETIMES YOU HEAR HARD CASES THAT MAKE
YOU WONDER. BUT YOU KNOW I THINK WE OUGHT TO HAVE LEARNED OUR LESSON ON THE
ABORTION ISSUE 20 SOME YEARS AGO, WHEN WE WERE TOLD THAT SOME HARD CASES OUGHT
TO MAKE IT ON DEMAND FOR EVERYBODY, AND NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE. WE'VE HAD 40
MILLION ABORTIONS.))
SUPER=@Earley;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=million abortions.
TALENT=Jean
SS=
Earley's bill allows a civil penalty of up to 10-thousand dollars for anyone
who assists a suicide-- or up to 100-thousand dollars for a second assisted
suicide.
Another bill would make assisting a suicide a felony.
tease#2
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NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=
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Teaching old computers new tricks-- Patrick Evans is finding out how.
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Live=Patrick Full/Microwave
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
(Patrick ad lib)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
COMM BREAK#2
5-COMPUTER-R
ANCHOR=JEAN
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
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GRAPHIC=NONE
Computers are advancing so fast it seems that by the time you buy one, it's
already obsolete.
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans has the story of a new computer store that revitalizes older
computers, making your dream machine a lot more affordable.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-John Garst/Computer Renaissance;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
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SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Variable Clouds/Wind NW-10/26-28/Partly Sunny/Wind NW-10/43-45;
SUPER=331-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/28-32/Sunny/Wind NW-10/44-48;
SUPER=332-Mostly Cloudy/Wind NW-10/24-26/Partly Cloudy/Wind NW-10/34-36;
SUPER=333-Mostly Cloudy/Wind NW-10/24-26/Partly/Sunny/38-40;
SUPER=334-Cloudy/Wind NW-10/20-22/Partly Sunny/Wind NW-10/34-36;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=None
Still ahead, Mike Stevens will check in on the Big-Orange wrestling
tournament.
ANCHOR=Tonya
Next on Health Check --
Carilion Health Systems is giving millions of dollars back to the community.
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VO-NAT
It's part of the hospital's committment to improving health care in the
Roanoke Valley through a pro-active approach.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:14:29
IN Q=What we're
((TOM ROBERTSON/CARILION PRESIDENT:WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS KEEP THEM FROM
TRYING TO ACCESS THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM. TRYING TO PROMOTE CHANGES IN LIFESTYLE
AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.))
SUPER=01-Tom Robertson/Carilion President;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=their health.
health bump
Comm Break#3
six-preview
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tte
TAPE#six preview
SUPER=@Keith1;
Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry, here's one of the stories we're working on
for Six.
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VO-NAT
A Botetourt County woman who's taken in 45 stray dogs and cats -- she says
she's trying to take care of them but the situation has gotten out of control.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 50:08
IN Q=If I see one
((JUDI BUTTERWORTH/ANIMAL OWNER: IF I SEE ONE THAT IS HUNGRY COMES TO MY HOUSE,
I ALWAYS TAKE IT IN BUT THEY'RE PREGNANT THAT'S BAD BECASUE YOU GOT ALL THESE
BABIES TO TRY TO GET A HOME FOR.))
SUPER=01-Judi Butterworth/Animal Owner;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=get a home for
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VO-NAT
Tina Tenret will show us what happens when puppy love turns into
pandemonium.
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Live=Keith Full/Newsroom
That story and more tonight on News7 at Six.
Double Boxes=Jean and Keith/Newsroom
5-Carilion
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-57
GRAPHIC=carilion
Carilion Health Systems is taking a preventative approach to health care.
The Carilion Community Health Fund is donating 3-million dollars to counties
throughout Southwest Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The money will go to projects ranging from immunization drives to more
comprehensive, hands-on health care clinics.
The grant will help underserved areas reduce health risks.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:17:01
IN Q=Three million
((THOMAS ROBERTSON/CARILION PRESIDENT:THREE MILLION DOLLARS IS NOT GOING TO
SOLVE ALL THE UNMET HEALTH NEEDS IN OUR AREA. IT'S A START AND IT'S INTENDED TO
FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS. WE CAN'T DO ALL THIS BY OURSELVES WE NEED
THE HELP OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES, CHURCHES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE CAN
PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND.))
SUPER=01-Thomas Robertson/Carilion President;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=the ground.
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VO-NAT
Some projects that will recieve funding include Adolescent Health Partnership
and Congregational Nursing which places nurses in churches to teach health
education and care for patients with chronic illnesses.
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To apply for funding: public or private agencies can call the Director of
Community Partnerships at 540-985-9935.
5-Baldness
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=dse
TAPE#598-2
GRAPHIC=baldness
Researchers may have found the cause of baldness.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
They say a gene is responsible for hair loss and their finding may lead to
new ways to treat the condition.
The journal Science says the new gene-- called Hairless-- could regulate the
human hair cycle.
Doctors say a gene treatment for hair loss and baldness could be available
within the next five years.
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5-Medicine-Flavors
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=dse
TAPE#597-
GRAPHIC=antibiotics
Parents can now use something more than a spoonfull of sugar to make the
medicine go down.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, PA;
A new product called Flavor-X is now available that can transform bad
tasting antibiotics to any of 40 different flavors.
Most parents know how difficult it can be to get children to swallow those
nasty tasting drugs.
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SOT
IN Q=It's a fight
((TINA CORVINO/MOTHER; IT'S A FIGHT. I HAVE TO HOLD HIM DOWN TO GIVE HIM THE
MEDICINE AND HALF OF THE TIME HE SPITS IT BACK OUT SO I'M NOT EVEN SURE HE GETS
THE FULL AMOUNT BECAUSE HE'S SPITTING IT BACK OUT.))
Butt Butt Butt
((CHRIS VERMILYA/PHARMACIST; A LOT OF TIMES IF PARENTS GET A BAD TASTING
ANITBIOTIC THEY MAY TRY TO MIX IT WITH SOME FOOD OR OTHER THINGS IT SHOULDN'T
BE MIXED WITH. AND THAT KIND OF SLOWS DOWN THE ABSORBTION OF THE DRUG. ))
SUPER=01-Tina Corvino/Mother
SUPER=01-Chris Vermilya/Pharmacist;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=absorbtion of the drug
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VO-NAT
Flavor-X is available only to pharmacists.
It costs three dollars a bottle and many parents say that's money well
spent.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
The sports department is getting ready for a big local rivalry coming your
way on Saturday.
ANCHOR=Tonya
Here's Mike Stevens with the 2-minute ticker.
S5-Orange
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-31
GRAPHIC=Ticker
Good afternoon folks. lets begin the ticker by rolling out the mats,
SS=Wrestling
for the Big Orange Winter Classic at William Byrd. Steve Mason says the 16
teams competing should come away with a regular season ending edge.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Vinton; :00
SUPER=01-Adam Williams/William Byrd Head Coach; :27
SUPER=@Steve1; :35
SUPER=01-Kris Kahila/Franklin Co. Head Coach; :51
SUPER=01-Tony DeHart/Radford Head Coach; 1:02
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=...news 7 sports"
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S5-Radford
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-32
GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 SPORTS HOOPS
The News 7 Sports crew is back on the hardwood tomorrow for LIVE in state
college basketball action.
pinnacle page 99051
We'll be in Radford as the Highlanders host their good friends from Lynchburg
- the Liberty Flames.
The game tips-off at 1:30 tomorrow right here on WDBJ-7.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Radford; :00
And while both teams have struggled a bit this year, Radford boss man Ron
Bradley is expecting another wild game between the second place teams in the
Big South.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="You know...
((RON BRADLEY/RADFORD HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Ron Bradley/Radford Head Coach; :04
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...HUGE RIVALRY."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=BILLY KING
Blue Hills' pro Billy King made his Seniors Tour debut at the Royal Caribbean
Classic in Key Biscayne, Florida today. Billy shot a four over round of par,
he'll try to improve on that tomorrow.
SS=TICKER
Roy Stanley will have more on Billy and the tournament tonight at six.
Hope you have a great weekend everybody. Take Care.
go to break
Bye
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=dse
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
That's it for News-7 at Five.
Coming up tomorrow on News-7 Saturday Morning,
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VO-NAT
97-7 07:38
SUPER=03-Salem;
Kimberly McBroom heads to Dixie Caverns, an often overlooked natural wonder
right here in the Roanoke Valley.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
07:38
IN Q=I think People
((CONNIE HAUSMAN/DIXIE CAVERNS OWNER: I THINK PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE, BUT
THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT US. IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE, THEY'VE LIVED HERE ALL
THEIR LIVES, AND THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT COMING UP. ))
SUPER=01-Connie Hausman/Dixie Caverns Owner;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=about coming up.
Dissolve to Pinnacle
That and much more tomorrow morning at eight.
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Thanks for watching. We'll see you back here at six.
ANCHOR=Jean
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