12:00-01
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Iraq Conflict
U-N Chief Kofi Annan this afternoon is briefing the Security Council on the
deal he brokered with Iraq.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
The Secretary General was greeted by cheers and applause by staff members
when he returned to the U-N this morning.
He has words of praise for President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony
Blair.
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SOT
11:30- FROM 11:30 mullens pkg in updaate window
IN Q=
(( KOFI ANNAN:I'D START BY THANKING PRES. CLINTON AND PRIME MINISTER BLAIR FOR
BEING
PERFECT U-N PEACE KEEPERS. PEACE KEEPERS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY
TO USE FORCE IS TO SHOW IT IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE TO USE IT. ((APPLAUSE))" ))
SUPER=01-Kofi Annan/UN Secretary General;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=TO HAVE TO USE IT.
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VO-NAT
Later today Annan will also share the details of the accord with the
President.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
Meantime, Secretary of State Madeliene Albright is briefing a Senate panel
today on the agreement.
She reiterated what President Clinton has said -- that the U-S
will be testing Iraq's commitment to allow weapons inspections.
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Goodlatte-Campaign
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=djo
TAPE#net o
GRAPHIC=NONE
Senate members are voicing sharply different views on the accord.
Some Democrats call it the best result possible.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
While some Republicans, Like Tennesse Senator Fred Thompson have their
doubts.
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SOT-07:43:39
IN Q=I'M FOR
((SEN. FRED THOMPSON/R-TN; I'M FOR DOING WHATEVER'S NECESSARY. I WANT TO BE
BEHIND THE PRESIDENT WHEN A TIME LIKE THIS COMES, BUT WE'VE BRRN NEGLEGENT. WE
SHOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE NOTHING BUT
BAD CHOICES.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Fred Thompson/(R) Tennessee;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=BAD CHOICES.
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VO-NAT
The Governmental Affairs Committee Chair also says there's not much chance of
any campaign financial reform legislation passing this year.
Thompson says the system in place now allows mega-contributions by
corporations and others.
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SOT-07:41:37
IN Q=THAT'S NOT
((THAT'S NOT THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN INTERPRETATED AND MESSED OVER BY FEC AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S INTERPRETATION AND SOME OF THE COURT'S DECISIONS. WE'VE GOT A HODGE
PODGE NOW THAT REALLY IS NO SYSTEM AT ALL.))
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OUT Q=AT ALL.
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VO-NAT
Thompson last night assisted Bob Goodlatte in kicking off the Roanoke
congressman's re-election campaign.
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FL-STORMS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Tornado
It's a second day of searching for victims in central Florida following the
deadliest series of tornadoes ever to hit the state.
The death toll now stands at 37, at least eight are still missing.
Maureen Maher has an update.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Osceola Co., FL;:00
SUPER=01-Maureen Maher/Reporting;1:17 SU
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OUT Q=CBS NEWS OSCEOLA COUNTY.ca-wx
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Severe Weather
Out west, what forecasters describe as the most potent El Nino storm of the
season is drenching parts of California.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;
10:10:35
The storm has been dumping one to two inches of rain an hour in some
places.
In addition to the heavy rain,
waves up to 17 feet high are pounding some beaches.
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA
10:02:22
In San Deigo, the rain has helped create a massive sinkhole.
Officials say it was caused by a broken water main combined with a rain
swollen drainage ditch running beneath the roadway.
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VT-Dorm
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
Lee Hall won't be changing its name anytime soon, according to Virginia
Tech's President.
Claudius Lee was an engineering professor who died in 19-62.
In the 18-96 Tech yearbook when he was a student, Lee called himself the
"Father of Terror" on a page devoted to the Klan.
Paul Torgersen said two historians, including a Klan expert, concluded the
page probably didn't represent real Klan activity and may have been a prank.
E-Virginia-Tech
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#98-4
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
Virginia residents won't be paying more to become a Hokie.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape;
Virginia Tech's board of visitors yesterday approved the tuition and fee
policy for next year.
Tuition for in-state undergraduate students will remain at 35-hundred
dollars.
But out of state undergraduate students will have to pay roughly 300-dollars
more.
ALL full-time students, however, will notice an increase in the mandatory
comprehensive fee.
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SOT
IN Q=Our fees
((LARRY HINCKER/VIRGINIA TECH SPOKESMAN:OUR FEES ARE THE LOWEST IN THE STATE,
THIS YEAR, WE ARE RAISING FEES, BY A LITTLE OVER 100- DOLLARS PER YEAR, BUT
STILL, WHEN YOU FACTOR THAT IN WITH OUT TUITION, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE PACK, WE'RE ABOUT EIGHT IN THE STATE, IN THE COMBINED PACKAGE OF MANDATORY
FEES AND TUITION. ))
SUPER=01-Larry Hincker/Virginia Tech Spokesman; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=and tuition.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
The increase will be used to help pay for the new 21-point six million
dollar Student Health and Fitness Center.
The board also approved the creation of M-S and P-H-D degrees in computer
engineering.
Bottoms
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Bottoms, Sharon
The T-V rights to one lesbian mother's story netted 75-thousand dollars, but
none of the money was set aside for her son.
Sharon Bottoms admitted to the amount she was paid for the t-v rights in
court yesterday, where she was seeking more lenient visitation rules for her
six- year- old son Tyler.
Her mother, Kay Bottoms, was awarded custody in 19-93.
The story of the mother's effort to keep her son was made into an A-B-C
movie, "For the Love of Tyler."
S-Car-Tax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-11
GRAPHIC=Gilmore
If you want a bigger car tax cut-- buy an expensive new car!
It's the argument Governor Jim Gilmore probably wishes he'd swallowed before
it crossed his lips.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Every year
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Woodrum; :53
SUPER=01-Del. Ken Plum/(D) Reston; :57
SUPER=@Armstrong; 1:06
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:119
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Every year, there's a slow day or two at the General Assembly.
So, in that context, Democrats were able to focus in on Governor Jim
Gilmore's call-in appearance last week on Martinsville's Cable 6.
sot cable 6
((CALLER: MY CAR IS AN '89. IT'S VALUED, MY PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ON THAT CAR
IS PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 30- DOLLARS A YEAR. OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, WHAT
AM I GOING TO SAVE? THREE DOLLARS? I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE YESTERDAY AND
GOT 54- DOLLARS WORTH OF GROCERIES. AND THE TAX ON THAT 54- DOLLARS WORTH OF
GROCERIES WAS THREE-DOLLARS AND 42-CENTS. NOW WHICH DO YOU SAVE THE MOST IN
FOR POOR PEOPLE? GOV. JIM GILMORE: WELL FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO NEED TO GET NEW CARS.))
runs=:28
sot DEBOER REACT 02:29:51
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: WELL FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO
NEED TO GET NEW CARS. AND THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU REPLACE YOUR 89 CAR...))
runs=:07
SOT WOODRUM REACT 02:38:36
((FIRST OF ALL THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET NEW CARS...))
RUNS=:05
sot 02:38:48
((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM: MY WIFE DRIVES AN '87. AND I HOPE SHE DOESN'T HEAR
THAT.))
runs=:05
sot 12:28:07
((DEL. KEN PLUM/D-RESTON: GETTING A NEW CAR SHOWS AN INSENSITIVITY TO PEOPLE
THAT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE. I'M SURE IF THE GOVERNOR COULD, HE'D TAKE THOSE WORDS
BACK. IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT COMMENT AND I'M SURE HE DIDN'T MEAN IT THE
WAY IT KINDA SOUNDED.))
runs=:09
sot 02:56:29
((DEL. WARD ARMSTRONG: IT CERTAINLY SMACKS BACK TO MARIE ANTOINETTE. LET 'EM
EAT CAKE.))
runs=:05
The Governor's in Washington at the National Governor's Association meeting.
sot standup
But his office does have a new talking point for him: 425- thousand
"working poor" Virginians get food stamps.
They may drive cars, but they won't get help from a food tax cut.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-2
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
The nation's highest court won't interrupt the flow of the Lake Gaston
pipeline.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Isle of Wight Co./File Tape;
Water from the border lake has been pumping into Virginia Beach's water
supply for months.
But yesterday, without comment, the U-S Supreme Court rejected the latest
appeal by pipeline opponents.
North Carolina and the Roanoke River Basin Association had appealed the
pipeline's federal permit.
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Rocky-Mount
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=97-100
GRAPHIC=NONE
A deal's in the works to give Franklin County new sewer lines -- but they
won't come cheap.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
The town of Rocky Mount will provide sewer service along Route 40 east in
the county ONLY if Franklin County builds and pays for the lines.
Then Rocky Mount will own them and keep all the revenue -- PLUS annex the
surrounding land.
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SOT 17:19:11
IN Q=If those services
((POSEY DILLON/TOWN COUNCIL: IF THOSE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OUT INTO THE COUNTY
WE ASK THAT THE COUNTY HELP THE TOWN EXTEND ITS BOUNDARIES SO THAT THE REVENUE
COULD BE GENERATED AND THOSE PROPERTIES OR PARCELS BECOME PART OF THE TOWN OF
ROCKY MOUNT.))
SUPER=01-Posey Dillon/Town Council;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=town of Rocky Mount
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VO-NAT
Sewer lines might attract developers to the county -- and that would be the
payoff.
And, the town says, Rocky Mount Elementary School would have safer water.
Still, sewer lines for Route 40 East would cost the county a million
dollars.
Franklin County leaders say they will respond to the town's offer this
week.
(------------)Preview-Bluegrass2
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jda
TAPE#=98-3
GRAPHIC=Bluegrass Spotlight
A part of the music industry has found a home in Roanoke.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Rebel Records is the nation's oldest bluegrass label, and two of its
releases are competing for a grammy award this year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:41:12
IN Q=Just about everybody
((DAVE FREEMAN/REBEL RECORDS: JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IN BLUEGRASS MUSIC, ARTISTS
WISE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN ON ONE OF OUR LABELS OR WORKED WITH THE
GROUPS THAT WE'VE RECORDED, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLEASURES OF THE THING
IS GETTING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE.))
SUPER=01-Dave Freeman/Rebel Records
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=getting to know the people.
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TAKE BLUEGRASS GRAPHIC FULL-ESSc
Joe Dashiell continues his series tonight, with a profile of Rebel Records,
and one of the bands that has anchored the label for almost 20 years.
(-------------)E-Virtual-Field
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#98-1
GRAPHIC=Education
Hundreds of educators came to Roanoke yesterday to learn how they can take
their students across the world without leaving the classroom.
Intern Reporter Matt Feret has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Virginia Tech
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Joy Colbert/Coordinator; :11
SUPER=19-Matt/Feret; :21
SUPER=01-Robert Anderson/Jet Propulsion Laboratories; :43
SUPER=01-Janet Johnson/College Dean; 1:06
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=Feret, News 7.
((Educators say continual advances in technology will make primary and
secondary classrooms more interactive.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:38:42
IN Q=They're seeing
((JOY COLBERT/COORDINATOR: THEY'RE SEEING THINGS LIKE VIRTUAL JAMESTOWN
PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO ONLINE WITH A COMPUTER, AND ACTUALLY
TOUR JAMESTOWN AS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHEN THE SETTLERS FIRST LANDED.))
RUNS:13
OUT Q= first landed.
STANDUP 15:27:27
In the very near future, your kids might not have to get on a yellow
school bus to take a field trip-- they can just hop online and go virtually
anywhere. And once they're on, they can take a trip to an art museum,
archeological dig, or even peer into the depths of space.
Keynote speaker Robert Anderson of the Mars Pathfinder Mission says THAT kind
of interaction is already taking place.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:54:49
IN Q=We have
((DR. ROBERT ANDERSON/JPL: WE HAVE EIGHT MORE MISSIONS GOING TO MARS IN THE
NEXT EIGHT YEARS, AND THERE'S A BIG EMPHASIS NOW IS TO MAKE THE CHILDREN
INVOLVED IN THE MISSIONS AS WE GO ALONG SO USING THIS IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING
AND SHOWING IT IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A SCREEN, BUT THAT
ITS REAL ACTIVE, INTERACTIVE.))
RUNS:15
OUT Q= real active, interactive.
The Virginia Tech conference showcases cutting- edge technology that closes
the gap between researchers and classroom teachers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:43:50
IN Q= We're able
((JANET JOHNSON/COLLEGE DEAN: WE'RE ABLE TO BEAM THE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE LABORATORY DIRECTLY INTO THE CLASSROOM RATHER THAN
WAITING THE FEW YEARS IT NORMALLY TAKES FOR A DISCOVERY TO FIRST GET INTO
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, THEN TO TEXTBOOKS THEN FINALLY ACTUALLY PRESENTED IN THE
CLASSROOM.))
RUNS:16
OUT Q=the classroom
By making sure teachers are aware of such advances, Tech officials promise
the flow of information to Virginia's schools will be out of this world. Matt
Feret, news 7.))Eating-Right
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-99
GRAPHIC=None
Eating right when you go out to dine just got a little easier.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A group of five restaurants is teaming up with Downtown Roanoke Incorporated
and Carilion Health Systems.
This morning they announced a program that gives health-conscious eaters new
options when they dine downtown.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:43:46
IN Q=for the average
((MARY WALKER/CARILION DIETITIAN: FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, IT MEANS YOU CAN COME
TO A RESTAURANT, EAT A NUTRITIOUS MEAL THAT IS EITHER LOW IN FAT OR SENSIBLE
... IT WILL EASILY FIT INTO YOUR HEALTHFUL DIET. ))
SUPER=01-Mary Walker/Carilion Dietitian;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=HEALTHFUL DIET
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VO-NAT
Each restaurant participating in the program offered samples of healthy
cuisine this morning.
Awful Arthur's, 3-0-9 First Street, Hunter's Grille, Primavera and Subway
have added the new items to their menus.
The chefs say they took out the fat ... without taking away the food's taste.
(----------------)
GREENSPAN
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
Interest will remain unchanged, at least for now.
That was the word today from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
In his semi-annual report to Congress Greenspan hailed the remarkable
performance of the U-S economy.
But he predicted trouble from Asia, which he says makes the future highly
uncertain.ODAC
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# net (edit of BB98-3)
GRAPHIC=ODAC TOURNAMENT
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference crowned its tournament champion last
night.
But not a new one, Hampden Sydney
College notched back to back titles.
And as Denise Allen reports this one went down to the wire.
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SOT
IN Q=Nat sot band
SUPER=03-Salem;
SUPER=01-Tony Shaver/Hampden Sydney Head Coach;
SUPER=01-Jeremy Harris/Tournament MVP;
SUPER=33-Hampden Sydney/52/Randolph-Macon/51;
SUPER=@Denise1;
RUNS=1:47
OUT Q=News 7 Sports
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Nat of band
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
Shot player introductions
The band was playing for Hampden Sydney, as the Tigers prepared to take the
court, Randolph Macon was looking to make this game sting.
And the Yellow Jackets would get on board first Sean McAloon to Brian
Pirttima for the short baseline 'j.'
But Sydney retalliated quickly David Hobbs gets the ball underneath and sees
Chris Fox all alone, Fox gets the three. And the Tigers lead.
They were looking to increase that margin when Chris Gerlufsen intercepts
the pass and goes all the way for the bucket.
The game was tight so the Tigers try the back door Brent Rusnak with the
perfect hallyoop to Jack Jirak for two and Hampden Sydney takes a 30-26 lead to
the lockerroom at the half.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
The Yellow Jackets came out a different team. And when Josh Soper finds Matt
Meehan underneath it's 40-39 Randolph Macon.
From this point on the lead would see-saw back and forth.
Clutch three point shooting by T.J. Grimes would keep Sydney in the game
And in the Tigers last possession Tournament MVP Jeremy Harris is in the
right spot to put in the rebound and give Hampden Sydney the 52-51 win.
The Yellow Jackets had seven seconds to pull out the win, but the Tigers had
fouls to give and Randolph Macon's last second shot failed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7: NOW HAMPDEN SYDNEY GOES TO THE NCAA DIVISION THREE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
RANDOLPH MACON COULD STILL GET A BIRTH.
THE YELLOW JACKETS WILL FIND OUT SUNDAY WHEN THE PAIRINGS ARE ANNOUNCED.
IN SALEM, DENISE ALLEN NEWS 7 SPORTS.))Express
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#net (edit of EXTRA)
GRAPHIC=Express
From the Express front, the Northeast divisional leaders also have the player
of the week in the league.
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VO-NAT eng#
Chris Lipsett had five goals and 2 assists last week.
You can catch him tonight at the Roundhouse as Roanoke hosts Johnstown in the
Aerosmith makeup game.
Remember it's pack the car night. Put as many folks in your car as you can
and the whole group gets in for just 18 dollars.
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Carnival
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jha
TAPE#=net
GRAPHIC=None
It is the final night for Rio de Janeiro's dusk-to-dawn Carnival parades.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio's carnival gave an Amazon flavor to the final parades with dancers
dressed as Indians and butterflies and floats depicting rain forest
devastation.
A full house of 70-thousand spectators rose to its feet as the first of
32-hundred members of the Tradicao Samba school marched into the half-mile
avenue to begin their procession on the second and final night of the carnival.
(------------)Sir-Elton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lfi
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
In London this morning, singer Elton John found himself among royalty again.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The pop superstar was able to dodge cameras at Buckingham Palace today as he
was KNIGHTED by Queen Elizabeth the Second. It's reported that Elton John toned
down his wardrobe for the event.
SUPER=03-London/September 6;
John is no stranger to regal settings. He touched millions last September
when he sang his tribute song "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral.
(----------------)
The song has become the best-selling single of all time.
by SS