WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/11/01

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Coming up.... The collision of a U-S submarine with a Japanese fishing boat is bringing on the questions. Now authorities want the answers.
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And ... Henry Kissinger becomes William & Mary's 22nd president ... amongst a cloud of controversy. we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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Nine people are still missing in seas off the Hawian Island of Oahu.
The Navy says rough seas prevented it from rescuing survivors from a Japanese fishing boat rammed by a nuclear submarine.
The Japanese captain says the crew of the U-S-S ``Greeneville'' watched as 26 people awaited help in life boats.
Manuel Gallegus has the latest on the incident.
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((THE U.S.S. GREENEVILLE RETURNED TO PORT TODAY, UNDER A CLOUD OF QUESTIONS. THE U-S- NUCLEAR SUBMARINE COLLIDED WITH A JAPANESE FISHING SHIP FRIDAY NIGHT, WHILE ON A ROUTINE OPERATION IN OPEN WATER 15 MILES FROM PEARL HARBOR. THE SUB HAD ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE, THE FISHING BOAT SANK.

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"WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED"
NAVY OFFICIALS SAY THE GREENEVILLE WAS SURFACING WHEN IT RIPPED THROUGH THE JAPANESE VESSEL'S ENGINE ROOM, QUICKLY FLOODING THE BOAT, AND SINKING IT WITHIN MINUTES. MOST ON BOARD MANAGED TO GET INTO LIFE RAFTS BEFORE BEING RESCUED ... AND TAKEN TO SHORE BY THE COAST GUARD.

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BUT THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL OTHERS STILL MISSING AND FEARED DEAD.

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THE EHIME MARU (AYE-HI-MAY MA-ROO) -- SEEN HERE LEAVING JAPAN BACK IN JANUARY -- WAS CARRYING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A FISHING TRAINING VOYAGE. FAMILY MEMBERS AND JAPANESE LEADERS NOW WANT TO KNOW WHY A SOPHISTICATED U-S SUBMARINE DID NOT SPOT A 180-FOOT SHIP. THE NAVY WANTS ANSWERS TOO.

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MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS, HONOLULU ))

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A man from Rocky Mount died last night when he was struck by a car. Police say 50-year-old Reggie James Hodges was walking along Route 40 in Franklin County when a vehicle struck him. Authorities found Hodges dead at the scene. The accident is under investigation.

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A collision in Roanoke County last night leaves one man injured.
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22- year- old Matthew Wills will be charged with reckless driving after a car and a van collided around 8 o'clock last night on Peter's Creek Road near Burlington Elementary School.
Police say Wills was driving a Corvette and tried to pass another car on the shoulder.
He lost control, crossed the median, and was hit broadside by the van.
Wills is listed in guarded condition.
The driver of the van wasn't hurt.
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Henry Kissinger got a mixed welcome on the campus of William and Mary yesterday.
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The former U-S Secretary of State was officially named the school's 22nd Chancellor. As Kissinger was being introduced a group of about 40- seniors stood up and raised a banner between two crutches that read "Kissinger Kills." The protesters believe Kissinger's policies helped prolong the Vietnam War. But the president of the school wasn't swayed by the protests.
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((TIM SULLIVAN/WILLIAM AND MARY PRESIDENT: THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE HERE WHO WANT TO HERE HIS MESSAGE THAN DON'T.))

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The demonstration delayed the ceremony for about three minutes. After displaying the banner the group left the arena... drawing cheers from the crowd as they left.
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[11Al-Jarreau]

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Last night, the Star City hosted the man who will have the next star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame..
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Jazz singer Al (juh-ROH) Jarreau was on stage at the Civic Center auditorium with the Roanoke Symphony.
The five-time Grammy winner started off with a medley of songs that he made famous, such as the theme to the TV show "Moonlighting".
And then, Jarreau paid tribute to a classical composer who also loved jazz, Leonard (BURN-stine) Bernstein.
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Jarreau's new CD called "Tomorrow Today" comes out in March.
It will feature a duet with Vanessa Williams.
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The Roanoke Express dropped another road game last night.
Peoria edged the Express 2-to-1.
Here are the college scores.
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Still to come on News 7....... Keith Humphry will take a look back at a historic civil rights legal case...
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And...
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It's the time of year for love songs. The Blue Ridge Blend Barbershop Quartet will serenade us throughout the morning. We'll talk with them when come back...but first here are your lottery numbers.
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Brown-versus-Board-of-Education is a lawsuit that changed the face of public education in the U-S... when in 1954 - the U-S Supreme Court declared segregation UNconstitutional. But do you remember Davis-versus-the School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia? The Farmville case arguably played just as big a role - in shaping the Civil Rights Movement. Keith Humphry has more in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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(([EXTERIORS OF MOTON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING FROM MOTON SCHOOL TAPE] Today the Robert-R-Moton High School building stands solitary. But in 1951 - hundreds of students of the all-black school surrounded the building. [school exterior with informational sign in the shot - from MORTON SCHOOL TAPE] On strike - they demanded a new school instead of the wood and tar-papered structures added when the student body grew. [MORTON SCHOOL TAPE - TC 1:02 - closeup of "Birthplace of the movement for Civil Rights in Education" on sign] The fight for a new school turned into a fight for desegregation - and the students' lawsuit in Prince Edward County... [FROM A - 27 - TC 53:29 - National Guard and black student walking to Arkansas school] had a role in some of the most memorable pictures of the Civil Rights era. The Moton students' case was [From A-27 - white people fighting / protesting - TC 53:49] one of five that made up the landmark Brown-versus-Board of Education lawsuit. [more National Guard pics from A - 27] BEFORE the national guard was called in to enforce the ruling in Arkansas - officials in Virginia... including the one at the top - [white lawmakers from tape A3 - TC 1:02:09] were at the forefront of Massive Resistance...
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((1:03:09 - THE GEN ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE AND IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE EFFIC SYSTEM OF PUB ELEM AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HEREBY DECLARES AND ESTABLISHES TO BE THE POLICY OF THE COMMONWEAL
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HALL BE ENTITLED TO OR RECEIVE ANY FUNDS FROM THE STATE TREASURY FOR THEIR OPERATION - 1:03:42)) [RUNS33]
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[hold up Governor shots] As Governor Thomas Stanley vowed desegregation was NOT welcome - officials took action on a local level - just in case. [best pics footage from PRINCE EDWARD CO. WHITE SCHOOLS -- TAPE A3 TC 43:19] The Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberty formed in Farmville to prevent integration. [from TAPE A3 TC 45:58 -- Mr. Crawfod speaking with WDBJ] A member told WDBJ it had chapters - and money - throughout the state.
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((46:02 - WE HAVE OUR PLEDGES AND OUR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE ANY TIME INTEGRATION WOULD START IN THAT COUNTY WHY WE'D USE THOSE FUNDS TO PAY OUR TEACHERS - 46:14 )) [RUNS12]
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[more Prince Edward Co. generic white school pics - FROM TAPE A3 TC 43:19-ish] Prince Edward County WOULD need to dip into the group's funds to pay teachers.

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[black children waiting for school bus or in school] It was 1963 when the county's black children finally made it back to school... after years of not having ANY public schooling at all.
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[black children waiting for school bus from TAPE A 27 TC 39:41] Prince Edward County supervisors closed schools - rather than integrate. [from A 27 Prince Edward school bus driving by - TC 40:15] But nine years after the controversial Supreme Court ruling - and FOUR years after the County shut down its public schools - [black students in class - TAPE A 27 TC 41:05-ish] Virginia's black students were finally attending integrated schools... and in Farmville - they were glad to be back.
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[from A-27 TC 42:13 - black students returning from school] The old Moton High School building in Farmville - where so many students went on strike - will soon be active again. [more pics of MOTON SCHOOL EXTERIORS - from MOTON SCHOOL TAPE] In April - the building re-opens, as a museum... on the 50-th anniversary of the student [PAN SHOT FROM HISTORIC SIGN TO BUILDING from MOTON TAPE TC 1:47 or 1:23] strike many say led to the movement for equal education in America.
That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Keith Humphry.))
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[take web address full screen] To learn more about the Robert Moton Museum and the school's history - you can check out the museum's website... There's a link to it on our homepage at wdbj-7-dot-com. Just click on webwatch.
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The legal battle between Lewis Gale Clinic and two of its former doctors is over.
And a new Virginia website is giving seniors access to state wide health and aging information - all at the click of a mouse.
Those are some of the stories in this week's health check.
Joy Sutton has more.
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Lewis Gale Clinic's lawsuit against Doctors Preston Waldrop and Greg Reibel (Ree-bul) has been settled out of court.

The clinic sued the doctors for violating the "no compete clause"in their contracts --after the two doctors opened a new clinic in Salem.
The settlement means--that Waldrop and Reibel (Ree-bul) can continue practicing in the area. [500-16, 1:41:36]
In other health news, recovering after a heart attack or heart problem. Carilion's Cardiac Rehabilitation program is helping heart patients reduce their risk factors --and prevent further heart disease.
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The program is designed to help patients change their lifestyles --from exercising to strengthen the heart --to educating them on ways to improve diet and stress factors.
Once patients graduate from the program there is a maintenance program offered at the Roanoke Athletic Club. [ ]
Also making medical headlines, a new website is giving seniors in Virginia a place to turn for health and aging information.
It's called senior-navigator-dot-com. Along with information on various topics --the site offers profiles of more than 14-thousand community based services in urban and rural communities throughout the region.
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((ANYBODY WHO'S EVER BEEN IN A CAREGIVER SITUATION KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS TO ACCESS AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOUR FAMILY MEMBER. IT'S A VERY DISJOINTED PROCESS FRAGMENTED THE SOURCES ARE UNDER VERY MANY SOURCES AND PROVIDERS)) [RUNS18]
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Carilion Health System is training volunteers to use the site.
They will help set-up locations in the community where seniors who do not have internet access can go.
That's this week's health check. I'm Joy Sutton.))

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning .... Friends hold a memorial for a Roanoke man killed in a fire last week.
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And ... Atlantis astronauts are flying high - after installing a 1.4 billion dollar laboratory.
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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Friends of a man killed in a fire last week remembered him last night.
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More than a dozen of Jeffrey Elwood Stanley's friends held a vigil at 3rd and Elm Street... in front of what is left of the apartment house that burned down Tuesday night.
51-year-old Stanley was found dead in a bedroom.
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Yesterday work crews demolished what was left of the home.
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Six people escaped the fire that investigators have ruled an accident.
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Traffic was backed up ... and a couple of acres of land charred yesterday ... apparently because of a cigarette. Fire burned two acres near exit 146 in Roanoke County... and I-81 traffic backed up for about an hour while firefighters battled the blaze. Officials believe the brush fire started when a passing motorist tossed a cigarette butt out a window... No one was hurt.
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A local life saving crew lost tens of thousands of dollars in donated funds, and now the Virginia State Police are getting involved.. The Altavista Life Saving Crew discovered the missing funds when its new board of directors conducted an audit earlier this month. Now the crew's former treasurer is under investigation. Kate Weidaw has more.
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Squad President Jason Bradner says the funds were NOT used for the life saving crew - but were instead spent on personal expenses, like credit card payments and equipment. The audit only went back to 1998 - but State Police investigators plan to look back as far as 1995, since the former treasurer held the position for five years. Most of the misappropriated funds came from donations. That's why the Altavista Life Saving Crew wants residents to know this is an isolated incident.
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The board of directors for the squad says safeguards ARE in place to ensure future funds are accounted for properly. Kate Weidaw News 7 Altavista. ))
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So far charges have not been placed against the former treasurer... so we are NOT revealing his name... but he has been suspended from the squad until the conclusion of the investigation. He was unavailable for comment.

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Attorney General Mark Earley is saying Governor Gilmore's version of the car tax cut should continue this year. Local tax officials have been asking the Department of Motor Vehicles whether they should send out bills this year reflecting the full phase-out... or something else.
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Earley says local tax officials should send out notices reflecting the 70- percent cut that Governor Gilmore is insisting on fulfilling. Earley's opinion comes amid an often bitter dispute between Gilmore and the state Senate over the tax.
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Some lawmakers say it's better to ease off on car tax cuts while the economy is in an apparent down-turn.

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The crews of Atlantis and the International Space station are preparing for the first trek into the newest addition to Alpha.
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Astronauts successfully installed the one-point-four billion dollar Destiny laboratory onto the space station yesterday.
A brief coolant leak caught the spacewalkers by surprise as they were connecting the lab, but NASA officials say the problem has been fixed. And a heater problem sent the temperature in the lab to near 100 degrees. That has since been corrected. The lab is the centerpiece of the new station and a fourth room for the three man crew.
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An Arizona sheriff MAY have elevated the act of making inmates miserable to a new art. Among other things, he boasts of spending more money to feed his jailhouse dogs than his inmates. Here's Morley Safer with a preview of tonight's 60 minutes.

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That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

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Still to come on News 7....... Mike Stevens will have a look at a NASCAR artist who is cashing in on his love of racing...
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And...
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A local singer was at the Grandin Theatre last night, hoping to raise money for the beleaguered cinema. We'll have more on that is just a minute, but first
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African American railroad workers were remembered by a local museum last night.
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The Virginia Museum of Transportation celebrates black history month by honoring the men who were the backbone of Norfolk and Western railroad between 1930 and 1970. The annual event featured something new this year... a video that will be distributed free to schools within a 50 mile radius of Roanoke.
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((BECKY FITZGERALD/MUSEUM DIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS: IT'S TO TIE IN WITH THE SCHOOLS BLACK HISTORY LESSON, AND TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE RAILROAD AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RAILROAD WORKERS.))
[SUPER=01-Becky Fitzgerald/Director of Communications]
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[OUT Q=railroad workers]
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[VO-NAT]
More than 3-hundred people attended last night's event.
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[Ferrum-Singer]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun-AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-06 12:56]
[GRAPHIC=none]

When George Clooney sings in the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," it's Dan Tyminski's (tih-MIN-skees) voice you hear.
Tyminski is a leading bluegrass musician who calls Franklin County home.
Last night, he was the featured guest at a fundraiser for the Grandin Theater... and Joe Dashiell was there.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Dan Tyminski is used to the spotlight]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :00]
[SUPER=04-Mercury Records; :31]
[SUPER=04-Touchstone Pictures; :36]
[SUPER=07-Dan Tyminski; 1:00]
[SUPER=@Joe2; 1:15]
[RUNS=2:06]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke]

((Dan Tyminski is used to the spotlight, as a solo bluegrass artist and a member of the group Alison Krauss & Union Station.
But it was his new role as a member of the Soggy Bottom Boys that brought him to the stage of the Grandin Theater Saturday night.
[NAT SOT OF TYMINSKI ON STAGE]

George Clooney may have top billing in the new Coen Brothers movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," but his singing voice belongs to Tyminski. [NAT SOUND OF MUSIC 01:53:43]
[IN Q=I am a man]
((I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW. I'VE SEEN TROUBLE ALL MY DAYS.))
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[OUT Q=I've seen trouble all my days.]

Set in 1930's Mississippi, the film is a comedy based loosely upon Homer's, "The Odyssey." It features a soundtrack of early country music, including songs that southwest Virginia's own Carter Family and Stanley Brothers originally recorded.
[SOT 09:26]
[IN Q=You know, I've just been blown away]
((DAN TYMINSKI: YOU KNOW I'VE JUST BEEN BLOWN AWAY. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY IT WENT GOLD, WHICH I THINK IS OUTSTANDING THAT THIS TYPE OF MUSIC IS BEING ACCEPTED BY THE MASSES. I COULDN'T WISH IT ENOUGH YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT.))
[RUNS= :15]
[OUT Q=you know it's great.]

The movie has found an eager audience at the Grandin... A special fundraiser Saturday night filled the main auditorium for the first time since Bill Murray appeared at an event ten years ago.
Tyminski says he enjoyed the movie... even if the sight of someone else lip-synching to his music seemed a little strange.
[SOT 10:25]
[IN Q=I'm just starting]
((DAN TYMINSKI: I'M JUST STARTING TO GET USED TO IT, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT ENOUGH NOW TO WHERE IT'S KIND OF SINKING IN. IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO WEIRD TO ME, BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE YOUR VOICE COME OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE, BUT FUN.))
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[OUT Q=but fun.]

Tyminski's will soon head into the recording studio with Alison Krauss, but he says there's a possibility the Soggy Bottom Boys may reunite for a concert tour. [NAT SOUND OF MUSIC]
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

[Sports-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sports extra #2 1:55:16]
[GRAPHIC=Speedweeks]

Another NASCAR Racing season is just beginning as fans gear up for Daytona Speedweek.
One fan makes his living off of capturing the sports history making moments.
Mike Stevens has his story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sam Bass/Artist; :20]
[RUNS=3:11]
[OUT Q=news 7 sports]
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((Welcome to the brand new Sam Bass Gallery on Performance Drive in Concord, North Carolina. It's a stone's throw from turn two of the Lowe's Motor Speedway, and more importantly the home of world renowned motorsports artist Sam Bass. ((SAM BASS:)) Excuse Bass if he has to pinch himself these days, but when he decided to turn his passion into a profession some 20 years ago, he never imagined his artistry would coincide with the unparalleled growth of Winston Cup racing. ((SAM BASS:)) Bass, who graduated from VCU with a degree in fine arts, has produced more than 1000 originals and designed the paint schemes for hundreds of race cars. 12 of his "200 mile an hour" paintings will be in this year's Daytona 500 including Jeff Gordon's new car and all three of cars from Dale Earnhardt Inc. The Intimidator and the Illustrator are now great friends and business partners. ((SAM BASS:)) But while Bass is indebted to Dale, he'll always be partial to Bobby Allison and his late son Davey. The father and son are the subject of Bass's favorite piece of work. ((SAM BASS:)) Bass who is now 39 saw his first race when he was 7. And while he's an artist of unique proportions when it comes down to it, he's really just a racing fan. Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))