WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/17/01

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Coming up on News 7-
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The Navy announces a Court of Inquiry. A submarine captain has some explaining to do next week.
"Captain" is found .. but the kangaroo isn't a survivor.
And what an auction! Fancy items of all kinds .. as the former owners sit in jail.
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Stay with us .. News 7 is next.
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What happened when the sub surfaced? Tonight, the Navy announces a court of inquiry.
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((AS YOU MAY KNOW THE COURT OF INQUIRY IS THE NAVY'S HIGHEST FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION.))
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

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The Navy says it wants to learn why the U-S submarine surfaced directly underneath a Japanese ship.
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As the U-S-S Greeneville surfaced... its rudder sliced through the hull of the fishing vessel .. which sank within minutes. Navy officials say the submarine's commander, executive officer and officer of the deck have been named parties to the inquiry. It's expected to be convened at Pearl Harbor on Thursday and will be open to the public and the media.
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A deep sea robot located the wreckage sitting almost upright on the ocean floor. None of the nine missing people was seen in the wreckage.

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A Roanoke City garbage truck driver hung in there for five days ... but an injury on the job has taken his life.
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61 year old Reed Preston Cotton was pinned between his garbage truck and a telephone pole .. while he was picking up trash Tuesday at a home on Cedarhurst Avenue.
Cotton died this morning at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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[Auction]

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Thousands came to the infamous "Dora" estate near Smith Mountain Lake today to bid on everything inside the mansion.
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The U.S. Marshal auctioned off more than five- hundred items in the home. Everything from the desks and couches to the chandeliers and the grand four post bed in the master bedroom. The "Dora" estate is well known locally because two women purchased it through social security money they defrauded from two elderly sisters.
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((RON DONELSON/DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL: THE PERSONAL PROPERTY HERE THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING RESTITUTION ON THE AMOUNT OF 307-THOUSAND DOLLARS WHICH IS WHAT THE LADIES CHEATED THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO LADIES OUT OF.))
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The two women who built the one- point-two million dollar mansion are now sitting in federal prison. (------------)

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[**NOTE: ANCHOR TAG**] Waiting 24 hours to have an abortion is an insult to women, that's according to the National Organization for Women in the Roanoke Valley. This morning protesters voiced their concerns in front of the Roanoke Municiipal Building and urged Governor Gilmore not to sign the bill into law. Kate Weidaw has more.
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Pro choice activists call it the "Dumb Women Bill". A bill that requires women to wait 24 hours before having an abortion is one step away from becoming law.

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((WE NEED TO GO FORTH AND CALL GOVERNOR GILMORE'S OFFICE. YOU NEED TO CALL LEGISLATURES AND SAY I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS.))
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On Friday the Senate passed the bill which would require doctors to give women seeking an abortion pamphlets and information 24 hours before performing the procedure.

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((DAVID FERGUSON: I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT OR FEEL ABOUT I THINK WOMEN GO THROUGH THEIR OWN PERSONAL PROCESS.))
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These activists say it's the government's way of controlling what women can do with their bodies.

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((LORETTA ULLRICH: IT'S LIKE THEY ARE SAYING IN THE BACKGROUND IT'S A DUMB WOMEN BILL. THE LEGISLATURE HAS DECIDED WOMEN DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT AN ABORTION ENTAILS AND HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT IT HEAVILY AND DEEPLY BEFORE THEY GO INTO HAVE THEIR SERVICES PROVIDED.))
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For the last 22 years the bill has failed, but now it's in the hands of Governor Gilmore, who is expected to sign it sometime next month. And if that happens, these Pro choice activists say they'll remember that come November. Kate Weidaw News 7 Roanoke.))
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Pro Life Activists are calling the bill a victory for women and praise Governor Gilmore for supporting its principles.

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Henry County investigators are looking for the men who held up more then a convenience store. They took money and jewelry from the owner ... and from five customers who happened to be inside.
It happened at (lah hal-PEE-tah) La Jalpita yesterday. It is a hispanic convenience store in Bassett.
Investigators have found the getaway car, but at last word .. no arrests.

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Captain the kangaroo has been found, but it isn't a happy ending.
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You may remember Captain disappeared late last month .. when he hopped out the front door of Buddy Staples' home in Floyd County. Staples says a neighbor discovered the missing kangaroo earlier this week. He says it appeared to have died from exposure.
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Staples runs a year- round petting farm that features exotic and domestic animals.
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Blacksburg is about to lose its last commercial theater.
The Capri Twin Theater has long been a Virginia Tech and Blacksburg favorite .. for showing movies that have been out a while .. at discount prices.
But the Capri's phone message says the theater plans to shut down .. at the close of business tomorrow.

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Teens on the run. Still ahead, the manhunt is on for the suspected killers of two college profs.
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And the voyage ends here for a thousand people ... who thought the ship might take them to a better life.
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Iraq is promising to retaliate against yesterday's airstrikes. The attack by U-S and British forces reportedly left two people dead and several others wounded. And as Terisa Estacio reports, it led to a familiar response.
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ABOUT A THOUSAND, ANGRY PROTESTERS GATHERED IN THE STREETS OF BAGHDAD SATURDAY --

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WHILE CHANTING THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO SADDAM HUSSEIN, DEMONSTRATORS CONDEMNED THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN FOR FRIDAY'S AIRSTRIKES AGAINST IRAQ.
IRAQI OFFICIALS SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED, AND AT LEAST 20 OTHERS INJURED, AFTER AMERICAN AND BRITISH WARPLANES BEGAN TARGETING RADAR AND AIR DEFENSE SITES NEAR BAGHDAD.

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ACCORDING TO IRAQI REPORTS, PRESIDENT HUSSEIN MET WITH TOP AIDES AGAIN ON SATURDAY ... TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE RETALIATION AND THE FORMATION OF 21 NEW MILITARY DIVISIONS.
AND A STATE-RUN IRAQI NEWSPAPER WARNED THE CRIME WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED.
U.S. AND BRITISH LEADERS MAINTAIN THE BOMBINGS WERE NECESSARY ... TO PROTECT PILOTS PATROLLING THE NO-FLY ZONES OVER IRAQ FROM POTENTIAL IRAQI AGGRESSION.

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"We cannot ask British pilots to patrol the no-fly zones and not act when we see Saddam Hussein preparing to shoot them down."

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MEANWHILE, ARABS IN JORDAN AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDEAST ARE CRITICIZING THE ATTACKS. RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS LATEST MILITARY ACTION.

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An attempt to smuggle over a thousand immigrants hit the rocks, and a dead end.
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A ship carrying up to 15-hundred Kurds ran aground today, off the coast of the French Riviera.
There were about 300 children under ten years old on board .. and reports from Europe say no one board had been fed for a week.
Civil protection officials call the physical condition of the refugees "deplorable".
Many were suffering from malnutrition.
Western Europe has increasingly become a destination for immigrants from troubled neighboring countries.
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Prosecutors in New Hampshire say two teen-agers accused of fatally stabbing two college professors are on the run.
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The two are each charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of (Hahlf and Soo-ZAHN-uh) Zantop.
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The bodies of the Dartmouth College professors were found in their off-campus home three weeks ago.
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((KELLY AYOTTE/SENIOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL: THE COMPLAINTS CHARGE ROBERT TULLOCH AND JAMES PARKER WITH ACTING IN CONCERT WITH EACH OTHER TO CAUSE THE DEATHS OF HALF AND SUSANNE ZANTOP BY STABBING THEM MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE HEAD AND CHEST.))
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The teenagers are 16 and 17 years old and are from Vermont. They were last seen two days ago. Authorities have not revealed a motive.
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A black activist known for verbal attacks on whites, homosexuals and Jews is dead.
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53 year old Khalid Abdul Muhammad was a leader of the "New Black Panther Party." He led the Million Youth Marches" in New York city.
Louis Farrakhan once named Muhammad one of the top lieutenants in the Nation of Islam.
He died in a Georgia hospital today. There is no word on the cause of death, but the New Black Panther Party says it was "serious and natural."
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Turbo-Tax loses its turbocharge. Still ahead, the popular tax program hits a major glitch.
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And how to protect your child .. one of the easiest ways is rarely done correctly.
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If you plan to use Quicken's "Turbo-Tax" to file your state tax returns ... don't be surprised if you run into some trouble.
Around 500 taxpayers using the program have received a message telling them to re-send the form by mail. The state's tax office and the software maker blame each other. Neither side predicts when the problem will be corrected.

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One deal falls through, another is set is stone.
Jennifer Miele has the scoop on Napster and Norfolk Southern in this week's business review.
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Negotiations to buy Transkrit, a state of the art label manufacturing company, fell through Thursday afternoon.
A New Jersey-based company called Net-2-Press was interested, but couldn't come to an agreement with Transkrit's PARENT company.
More than 200 employees will be out of job starting Monday.
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((DANE SERRANO/TRANSCRIT EMPLOYEE: WE WERE HOPING THEY COULD NEGOTIATE SOME SORT OF DEAL WITH NAT2PRESS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY COULDN'T GET TOGETHER ON THE DEAL.)) ((GEORGE FARANO/TRANSKRIT EMPLOYEE: WE DID BUILD THIS COMPANY. I'VE GOT 21 YEARS HE'S GOT ALMOST 25.)) [INSERT GREEN FLASH HERE]
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In a web cast by Norfolk Southern's C-F-O Henry Wolf came affirmation of big changes.
A consulting team called NS-21 is considering possible consolidations, partnerships with other businesses, and the sale of at least 10 facilities.
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((HENRY WOLF/NS CFO: WE HAVE REORGANIZED TO CREATE A BUSINESS GROUP THAT WILL MANAGE OUR FLEET WITH ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COSTS AND WITH SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT GOALS. OUR BROADER ASPIRATION IS TO IMPROVE THE UTILIZATION OF OUR ENTIRE FREIGHT CAR FLEET. ))
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Napster users like Buddy Hartge, a D.J. at K-92, were disappointed by a California appeals court decision that says Napster must avoid copyright infringement.
Hartge says charging music fans to use Napster will never work. ((BUDDY HARTGE: I THINK THAT NAPSTER WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME GETTING PEOPLE TO PAY TO LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC. LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE SO MANY WEB SITES OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN JUST DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE FROM.))
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On Wall Street, the Dow was down 103.65 points to close at 10,787. And the Nasdaq lost 117.85 points to finish at 2435 for the week.
For News 7 I'm Jennifer Miele.
That's this week's business review. ))

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Six out of ten children killed in traffic accidents are not restrained in their seat. Sometimes its case of improperly installed safety seats.
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That's why Roanoke City police officers were helping parents ensure that their car seats were installed properly. Officers say many times parents don't take the time to read the directions before installing their safety seat... so many seats are not secure.
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((SGT. RANDY SCOTT: REALISTICALLY 95% OF ALL CAR SEATS ARE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND MOST FOLKS DON'T REALIZE THAT AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN RIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS ONE PRODUCT THAT WHEN IT IS USED PROPERLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY OF A CHILD.))
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The department held the free check as part of Child Passenger Safety Week.
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[S-Express]

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The Roanoke Express was back at the Roundhouse tonight this time the opponent was the Pee Dee Pride.
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Lets go to the action. Roanoke was leading one to nothing but Matt Reid scores the goal and the game was tied at 1 to 1 in the first period.
The Express could answer the call Adam Dewan skates along the board fires the shot past the Pride goalie and the Express led 2 to 1.
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Dewan was the workhorse for the Express on this play he picks up the rebound in front of the net and slips the puck by the goalie and Roanoke goes on to win it 5 to 4.
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The Virginia finally won on the road. Roger Mason hit a three pointer with a second left as the Cavaliers beat Florida State 69 to 66.
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Travis Watson injured his knee early in the game but he returned.
The Seminoles work the inside as Nigel Dixon lays it in for a two point lead.
Virginia Rallied getting it to Roger Mason he knocks down the three pointer and the Seminole lead was six.
But Watson returned to the game and he gets this tap in giving the Cavaliers a one point lead in the first half.
Florida State answered when Delvon Arrington keeps it outside for the easy jumper.
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The Cavaliers trailed at the half but would take the lead early in the second half and Roger Mason's three pointer with 1 second left gives the Cavaliers the 69 to 66 win.
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[S-Tech]

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Another Big East set back for the Hokies of Virginia Tech. Connecticuit beats the Hokies 61 to 46 at the Cassell.

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The Hokies opened the game with a 5 point lead.
But U-Conn's Albert Mouring pulls up and hits this three pointer and the Huskies led 25 to 11.
The Hokies tired to keep it close. Brian Chase with the fall away jumper from the baseline and Tech trailed 36 to 22 at the half.
Tech made a run to open the second half Bryant Matthews hits this jumper cutting the lead to 8 with 16 minutes left in the half.
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But the Huskies come right back with the answer Mouring on the run hits the three pointer and U-Conn beats Virginia Tech 61 to 46.
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[S-ODAC]

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It's tournament time in Salem as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference celebrates its 25th year.
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The first match up of the day pitted the Maroons against the Hornets.
Roanoke College goes on the break Jaimar Mansel to Robby Pridgen. Jason Gaffon fills the middle and finishes with the layin.
Lynchburg College counters that with some outside shooting. Mike Main is all net for three points.
The Maroons continue to hammer the Hornets inside as Jason Strickland finds Alex Phillips underneath for the bucket.
The Hornets move the ball around the parameter. Jake Hull dishes to Danny Swank in the corner. Swank sinks the difficult baseline jumper.
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Strickland led the Maroons with 23 points and Roanoke College moves on with the 87-58 win.
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Roanoke will play Bridgewater in one semi final.
The Eagles move the ball on offense Justin Bourne sees an opening and takes it strong to the hoop for the score.
The Marlins kept it close in the first period. David Doino in the paint makes the spin move to draw the foul and score the bucket.
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Matt Stevens looks one way and goes the other to help the Eagles to the 82-68 win.
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Hampden-Sydney opened the nightcaps with a 65 to 51 win over Eastern Mennonite.
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The Tigers huddle before the opening tipoff.
Hampden-Sydney's Bobby Jackson kicks the ball out to Kevin Swann he hits the three pointer to start the game.
The Royals come right back Neil Lewis takes it hard to the inside but pulls up and hits the jumper.
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The Tigers then get it to Jeff Monroe he hits Bobby Jackson who scores two of his game high 18 and the Tigers win it 65 to 51.
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In the other night game, Randolph-Macon beat Guilford 73 to 56.

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Georgia Tech's Tony Akins scored 17 as the Yellow Jackets beat N.C. State 69 to 54.
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Wake Forest took on Maryland in Winston-Salem todayy.
Lonny Baxter scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the 17-th ranked Terps beat the Demon Deacons 73 to 57.

And here are tonight's college scores.
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[OUT Q=.....LAST SCORE."]
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[S-Winners]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[TAPE#=SP-91 4128TC]
[GRAPHIC=DAYTONA 500]

So far during Speedweeks, four Winston Cup drivers have raced their way into victory lane. Each of these four drivers now clearly understands that in order to win at Daytona this year you have to have good friends, and also possess the ability to turn on those same friends and block them out when it comes time to go for the win.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=01-Mike Skinner/Starts 4th in Daytona 500; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sterling Marlin/Starts 3rd in Daytona 500; :14]
[SUPER=01-Tony Stewart/Starts 24th in Daytona 500; :24]
[SUPER=01-Bill Elliott/Starts 1st in Daytona 500; :39]
[RUNS=:54]
[OUT Q=...WHO CAN HELP WHO."]
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[TALENT=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=DAYTONA 500]
Elliott and Marlin are just two of 10 Dodges that will be in tomorrow's 500.
Amazingly, all 10 of the new Dodge teams made it into the race including Stacy Compton who will start 2nd.

[S-Busch]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[TAPE#=SP-84 (1:16:36)]
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Randy Lajoie wins the NAPA 300 Busch race at Daytona today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/FOX SPORTS; :]

The race was delayed for over an hour and a half by rain then with 2 laps to go Joe Nemecheck gets hit in the rear bringing out the caution.
That opened the door for Lajoe who takes the checkered flag under caution winning the first Busch race for Nemecheck the car owner.
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[IN Q="WE had a....]
[SUPER=01-Randy Lajoie/NAPA 300 Winner; :]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=......way to start."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Kevin Harvick was second, Matt Kenseth third and Jeff Green fourth.

[Girl-Scouts]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-47 1:43:44]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Some area Girl Scouts got a lesson in global thinking today.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
They gathered at Cave Spring United Methodist Church in Roanoke County to take part in Girl Scout World Thinking Day.

The goal of this morning's exercise was to teach the girls to appreciate different cultures by showing them how people live in other parts of the world. More than 150- Girl Scouts between the ages of five and 17 were expected to take part in today's event.
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