WDBJ 7 morning news for 06/03/01

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A standoff near the Martinsville Speedway is over. It ended less than an hour ago.
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And .. Firefighters battle a destructive blaze overnight.
Now they're looking to find what started the fire. we'll have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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A standoff with sheriff's deputies in Henry County is over. It ended around 7-15 this morning.
We are still awaiting further details, but we know that more than a dozen sheriff's cars were sent to Southland Drive. That's a mile or so south of the Martinsville Speedway, heading toward the Ridgeway area.
We have a crew at the scene, and we will have more information later today on News 7 at 6.

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Firefighters in Bedford County may try to catch up on their sleep today .. after battling a late-night fire near Moneta.
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They were called to a barn on a private lane off state route 801, and found the the building fully ablaze when they arrived.
The barn was destroyed, but firefighters stayed there well into the early-morning hours .. to let hay bales inside burn out .. and make sure flames did not spread to the nearby forest.
No word yet on what might have started the blaze. We have no reports of any injuries.
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[GOP]

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It's the battle of the Marks in November.
Mark Earley is Virginia's Republican candidate for governor.
He easily won the nomination at his party's state convention. Richmond bureau chief Ellen Qualls has the story.
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[Murder-Arrest]

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A Roanoke man is now in custody ... charged with killing his mother's boyfriend.
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25-year-old Teon Lee Parris is charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. [01-16 1:14:41 - :10]
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He's accused of shooting and killing 40- year old Keith Anthony Dillard at a Memorial Day cookout. Dillard was shot at Hunt Manor Apartments in Roanoke on Monday night.
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Parris is being held at the Roanoke City Jail without bond.

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A tornado just one state to the west of us injured at least ten people.
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The twister struck shortly after six last night in London, Kentucky.
It caused severe damage to several homes and businesses ... and flipped over some cars.
Emergency management officials say debris from London was coming down more than 40 miles away.
The Red Cross set up a temporary shelter at a nearby armory for people left homeless.
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[BOTH MICS HOT] Health officials worry a meningitis outbreak could become an epidemic. The details a re still ahead.
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And... Bedford honors its D-Day heroes ..
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[vo-nat] Not this year, but in 19-54. Today's Virginia Newsreel remembers the first major ceremony to honor Bedford's Best.
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Bedford is expecting its largest crowd ever Wednesday ... for the unveiling of the National D-Day Memorial.
But it's not the first time large numbers have turned out .. to remember Bedford's day in history.
In today's Virginia Newsreel, Keith Humphry remembers the 10th anniversary of D-Day .. in the community that sacrificed so much.

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(([parade preparations vo from BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY TC 6:56:06] June 6, 1954. Bedford prepares for an onslaught of people. The occassion - [shot of monument from BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY around TC 7:05:51] is the unveiling of Bedford's monument to its soldiers who died on D-Day. [back to parade preparations shots on BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY ] The event was organized by Kenneth Crouch - a writer with the Bedford Bulletin.
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((KENNETH CROUCH: 14:34 -- ALL THESE STEPS WERE FILLED THE VETS WERE ON THAT SIDE THE 29TH DIV VETERANS WITH JUST A MOB ALL OVER THE STREET -- 14:43))
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(([best crowd shots from BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY around TCs 7:00:45, 6:59:02, etc...] The turnout - was 5- THOUSAND people... at the time - the biggest event in Bedford's history. There were plenty of notables in the crowd... veterans, National Guard infantry- men, including [pic of Maj. Gen. Charles Gearhart on DVC TAPE D-DAY 1994 SPECIAL at TC 14:48] 29-th Division commander Major General Charles Gearhart, [girl scout troop pan shot from BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY at TC 6:56:53] and there was a girl scout troop....
In that troop... was a girl who would be a featured performer in the dedication of the monument. [black and white picture of Danny at ceremony from DVC TAPE D-DAY 1994 SPECIAL at TC 28:19] Her name was Danny...
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((28:32 -- I MEAN I DO REMEMBER IT BEING AN IMPORTANT OCCASSION AND IT WAS A VERY MOMENTOUS BUT I'M SURE I DIDN'T APPRECIATE ALL OF IT - 28:40 ))
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[photo of Danny as a baby on DVC TAPE D-DAY 1994 SPECIAL at TC 27:17]
Danny Parker was 16 months old on D-Day - the day her father, Earl Parker, was killed. [Earl Parker pic from DVC TAPE D-DAY 1994 SPECIAL at TC 26:47 -- also show letter if there's time - - at TC 27:46] She knew him only from pictures, and letters. [Shot of LOTS OF PEOPLE from BETA TAPE OF 8MM BEDFORD COURTHOUSE CEREMONY at TC 7:04:28]
But Danny was just one in a sea of people that day - whose lives were forever impacted by a fifteen minute period of time - in which thousands of Americans were killed. Danny's mother, Viola Nance, told us what it was like in Bedford... that summer of 1944... and what it was still like... 50 years later.
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((30:28 -- WELL IT STAYS WITH ALL OF US. 30:29 -- IT WAS SUCH A MORBID TIME B/C AS I SAID IN A PLACE THIS SIZE THESE BOYS WERE FRIENDS - OR SONS OR HUSBANDS... YOU KNOW EVERYBODY TO SOME EXTENT WAS AFFECTED - 30:46))
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That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Keith Humphry.)) ))

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We hope you will join us for extended coverage of the National D-Day Memorial dedication.
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We'll begin with News 7 at 5 and 6, live from the Memorial on Tuesday. [Nex FS 4618]
Then we invite you to join us at 11:00 Wednesday morning for "Their Sacrifice, Our Freedom" .. live coverage of the dedication ceremony. [Next FS 4668]
And we'll complete our special D-Day coverage Wednesday with a 90-minute edition of News 7 from 5 until 6-30.
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[Sports-Plays]

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In sports, the weather cooperated and racing took center stage at local tracks this weekend.
At South Boston, Brandon Butler won the Late Model Stock Halifax 100.
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Down at New River, Tony McGwire took the checkered flag in the late model Stock and Rick Sigmon drove his truck to victory.
Here are the results from both tracks. [WIPE TO MOTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
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High School Regional Championship news tops Roy Stanley's first sports report.
Here he is with the details.
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A new procedure helps women suffering from a form of incontinence.
Joy Sutton has details on that and other stories in our weekend HealthCheck report.
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(( As part of Carilion's 55 million dollar expansion project, the health care provider plans to add a new wing to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The new addition will house six operating rooms and 144-high tech beds.
Other improvements include renovations to Roanoke Community hospital - to better serve the needs of women and children.
Carilion says it has to expand to meet the growing needs of patients.
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((DR. MURPHY: WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR ABILITY TO DO IT WITHOUT THIS TYPE OF PROJECT AND SO THIS EXPANSION PROJECT WILL MEET WHAT WE PERCEIVE TO BE THE CONTINUING GROWTH AND DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES))
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Carilion must get the plan approved by the state, before it can start construction next year.
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In other health news, a local woman gets a new procedure to help female stress urinary incontinence. It's a condition were a woman involuntarily loses control of her bladder when she laughs, sneezes,or exercises.
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((SHERYL TILLEY: IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT IF I WAS GOING TO WORK OUT I HAD TO MAKE SURE I HAD WORN SOMETHING THAT WAS COMFORTABLE IN CASE I HAD A PROBLEM OR IF I WAS GOING TO TAKE A LONG WALK I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO THE BATHROOM BEFORE I WENT))
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But recently she underwent a treatment at the Lewis Gale Medical Center involving tension-free vaginal tape.
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((DR. ABBY SMITH: BASICALLY WE'RE THREADING A PIECE OF MESH UNDERNEATH THE URETHRA WHICH IS THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE BLADDER TO THE OUTSIDE AND IT BASICALLY ACTS AS A BACK STOP. SO WHEN YOU COUGH, SNEEZE, LAUGH, WHATEVER, THE URETHRA GETS CLAMPED OFF, AND THE URINE DOESN'T LEAK OUT))
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Also making medical headlines, [tape 501-01, 23:52]
A local family's dog is doing well now... after fighting off the parvovirus.
It's a potentially fatal disease that's spread through dogs feces..
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((DR. KELLY FARRELL/HANGING ROCK ANIMAL HOSPITAL: IT'S VERY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, IT CAN BE SPREAD ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SHOES, IT CAN BE SPREAD ON YOUR HANDS. IF YOU'VE BEEN PETTING A DOG THAT'S INFECTED. IT DOESN'T SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR, BUT IT GOES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERY QUICKLY))
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Some of the signs of parvo-virus include loss of appetite --dehydration, fever, depression, yellow colored feces or blood streaked diarrhea.
You can protect your dog by making sure he or she has been vaccinated.
That's this week's health check, I'm Joy Sutton.))

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Ronald McDonald House will be the beneficiary of the work, or actually the play of area doctors.
A couple of special guests join Denise now with the details. [Denise/Jacey Double Boxes]
Jacey, Roanoke area doctors will be trying to teach the residents a thing or two Tuesday night.
That's when the two will form teams and hit the basketball court to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House.
Here to tell us about it is two members of the team of residents, Dr. David Randolph and Dr. Greg Alouf.
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You always bring in well-known coaches to take the reins of these teams who's coming this year?

Can you all play?
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How is the money this event raises, used?
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FS Board Where and when?

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Coming up .. new details from a standoff in Henry County. A man is in custody, facing murder charges.
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And .. A standoff in Idaho between authorities and five children ends peacefully.
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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One man is dead, another faces murder charges, following a shooting in Henry County overnight.
Sheriff's deputies say 38 year old James Garnett Marlow was arrested inside his Southland Drive home, several hours after authorities surrounded the home.
Marlow is charged with the shooting death of Bobby L. Collins, who was a neighbor. Investigators say it followed an argument between the two.

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Fire officials are looking for the cause of a destructive barn fire.
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It was spotted late last night near Moneta in Bedford County. Firefighters responded to a barn on a private lane off state route 801, and found the building fully ablaze when they arrived.
The barn was destroyed, but firefighters stayed there well into the early-morning hours .. to let hay bales inside burn out .. and make sure flames did not spread to the forest nearby.
We have no reports of any injuries.
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It's Mark Earley versus Mark Warner for governor this fall.
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Earley won a convincing victory over John Hager .. to capture the Republican nomination for governor at the party's state convention in Richmond.
It turned out to be a runaway .. with Earley gaining a 3 to 1 margin among the delegates.
Hager urged his backers to throw their support behind Earley .. in the race against Democratic nominee Mark Warner.
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[Meningitis]

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A high school student is in critical condition with menigitis and Ohio health officials are very worried they may have an epidemic on their hands.
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Two teen-agers from a different high school died this past week.
The sick girl had attended one of the funerals.
Health officials say they should know later today if the three cases are the same strain.
Meanwhile, students, parents and staffers lined up outside hospitals and clinics yesterday to get free antibiotics.
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Graduation at the hosptialized teen's school has been postponed.
Meningitis is spread by close contact, such as drinking out of the same container or sharing an eating utensil.
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[ID-Standoff]

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The five children who held police at bay in a five day standoff are in the custody of Idaho Child Services.
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The standoff ended peacefully yesterday evening.
The children were driven past police barricades in a large sport-utility vehicle.
A Bonner County Sheriff's office spokesman says family members and close friends helped talk the children out of their home.
The children, and a 15-year-old brother who surrendered Thursday, had withdrawn to their rural house after their recently-widowed mother was arrested for child neglect. Their father had died May 12th.
All are reported to be in good condition.
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[Coca]

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Comedic actress Imogene Coca died yesterday.
A longtime friend says she died of natural causes at her Connecticut home.
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Fans paid their respects at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star yesterday.
Coca is best remembered as Sid Caesar's co-star on television's classic ``Your Show of Shows'' in the 1950s.
She was 92.
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[60-Minutes]

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Preaching runs in the family - especially when your father is Billy Graham.
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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 .... Roger Ebert's movie picks of the week.
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And ... turning disabilities into abilities.
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Our Virginia Profile visits a center where people earn a paycheck ... and pride.
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[BIRTHDAYS!] 6/4/01
Monday:

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[SUPER=130-95/Susie Smith/Austinville]

[SUPER=130-8/Kayla Akers/Elliston]

[SUPER=130-15/Andy Beane/New Castle]

[SUPER=130-10/Tracy Davis/Christiansburg]

[SUPER=130-14/April Dalton/Danville]

[SUPER=130-4/Ty Cruz/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-61/Freddie Griffith/Christiansburg]

No Pictures:

[SUPER=131-8/Seth Nooe/Roanoke] pronounced "new"

[SUPER=131-40/Debbie Williams/Hot Springs]

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In Altavista, one of the area's more unusual businesses doesn't measure its success in profits.
Instead, the Sheltered Workshop concentrates on helping its employees learn valuable skills.. both on the job and in their everyday life.
Steve Smallshaw has more in this week's "Virginia Profile".
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Just off Main Street in Altavista is one of the area's most diversified businesses.
It specializes in manufacturing, packaging, even custodial services and is constantly branching out into new fields.
For 25 years, the Sheltered Workshop has taken in adults with varying degrees of mental and physical challenges.

Instead of languishing at home, here they're given a job with responsibilities, a time clock.. and most importantly, a paycheck.
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((NOW AT THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP, WE DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS..))
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The workshop handles all sorts of tasks from recycling to cleaning to light manufacturing.
Companies save money by farming the work out to employees who work for less than minimum wage and don't require insurance or benefits.
For the workers, the payoff comes in less tangible things like pride and self- esteem.
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((DONNA METZ/SUPERVISOR: THEY GET VERY MUCH SATISFACTION FROM DOING THIS. IT'S VERY PERSONAL TO THEM, PLUS THEY KNOW THEY GET PAID FOR IT AND IT'S AN ACHIEVEMENT FOR THEM, THEY TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN IT.))
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((GAIL BARKER/EMPLOYEE: I LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, JUST ABOUT AND I ENJOY WORKING HERE TOO.))
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[OUT Q=here too.]

Carey Herndon serves as the workshop's unofficial entertainment director.
Blind since infancy, Herndon plays the piano like a professional and applies the same kind of dedication to his job.
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((CAREY HERNDON/EMPLOYEE: IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO SOMETHING.. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW.. HOW CAN I EXPLAIN THIS THING.. THAT I'M NOT REALLY BLIND, I JUST DO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN DO.))
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[OUT Q=people can do.]
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((FRANCES SHOEMAKER: WE LIKE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR ABILITIES AND WHAT THEY CAN DO RATHER THAN THEIR LIMITATIONS.))
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[OUT Q=their limitations.]
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((I SAID AT THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE...))
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Steve Smallshaw, News7, Altavista.))[Ebert-Picks]

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What do a lovable ogre and a musical fantasy have in common? It's not just the fairy tale endings.. they are also Roger Ebert's box office picks for this week.
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You can see Roger Ebert's and Richard Roeper's reviews today at Eleven here on Your Hometown Station.

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In sports, qualifying was washed out at the Dover International Speedway on Friday so the starting line up was decided by the points standings. Here's the grid.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Dale Jarrett//2. Jeff Gordon//3. Rusty Wallace//4. Johnny Benson//5. Ricky Rudd//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Tony Stewart//7. Sterlin Marlin//8. Kevin Harvick//9. Steve Park//10. Bobby Hamilton//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//12. Bobby Labonte//13. Matt Kenseth//14. Jimmy Spencer//15. Elliott Sadler//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Bill Elliott//17. Jerry Nadeau//18. Mark Martin//19. Ward Burton//20. Kurt Busch//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Jeff Burton//22. Ken Schrader//23. Terry Labonte//24. Jeremy Mayfield//25. Bobby Hamilton, Jr.//;]
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[SUPER=0107-26. Mike Skinner//27. Michael Waltrip//28. Robert Pressley//29. Dave Blaney//30. Ricky Craven//;]
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[SUPER=0107-31. John Andretti//32. Stacy Compton//33. Mike Wallace//34. Kevin Lepage//35. Ron Hornaday//;]
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[SUPER=0107-36. Casey Atwood//37. Brett Bodine//38. Jason Leffler//39. Todd Bodine//40. Buckshot Jones//;]
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[SUPER=0107-41. Andy Houston//42. Hut Stricklin//43. Kenny Wallace//;]
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Runners took to the road in the Festival Classic.
Roy Stanley and Mike Stevens have the story.
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Updating our top story this morning, one man is dead, another faces murder charges, following a shooting in Henry County overnight.
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Sheriff's deputies say 38 year old James Garnett Marlow was arrested inside his Southland Drive home, several hours after authorities surrounded the home.
Marlow is charged with the shooting death of Bobby L. Collins, who was a neighbor. Investigators say it followed an argument between the two.
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