WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/29/02

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Coming up on News 7-
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The mystery of the missing Henry County girl could be partially solved tomorrow when investigators learn whether a body found in North Carolina is that of Jennifer Short. Plus, whether to go to war with Iraq and, if so, when? Congress takes sides. And, meet the man who has the competition in a tongue contest licked.
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News 7 is next.

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[IN Q=We grieve from whomever]
((FRANK ARRINGTON/JENNIFER SHORT'S GREAT UNCLE: WE GRIEVE FOR WHOMEVER THIS LITTLE GIRL BELONGS TO AND WE HOPE THAT THEY DO FIND WHOM THEY BELONG TO BUT WE ARE PRAYING THAT IT'S NOT JENNIFER.))
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[OUT Q=it's not Jennifer]
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Jennifer Short's family is holding out hope the missing girl is still alive.
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young. Teresa has the night off.

[Missing-Girl]

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We should know tomorrow whether remains found last week in Rockingham County North Carolina are those of Jennifer Short.
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[SUPER=03-Rockingham Co./Yesterday; QUICK!!]

Preliminary observations from the North Carolina medical Examiner's Office reveal the remains are consistent with Jennifer's sex, race, and age.
Only D-N-A testing can say for sure. Those results are expected tomorrow.
That news has Jennifer's family hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
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[IN Q=It's going to come]
((FRANK ARRINGTON/JENNIFER'S GREAT UNCLE: IT'S GOING TO COME OUT, WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BECAUSE IT COULD BE FOR THE WORSE AND WE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED, KEEPING OUR FAITH UP, KEEP PRAYING THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE JENNIFER.))
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Henry County investigators returned to Rockingham County this weekend to look for more remains.
They along with Rockingham County deputies plan to drain a nearby pond tomorrow.
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[Franklin-Body]

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Franklin County authorities have their own mystery to solve.
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They're trying to find out more about a body found inside a burned-out car in the Glade Hill area late last night.

The sheriff said it's believed to be a woman, but invesitgators aren't sure of her identity or how she died.
An autopsy is expected to be performed tomorrow morning.
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[Greenbrier-Body]

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A preliminary autopsy on a body found last week in Greenbrier County, West Virginia has left a medical examiner with unanswered questions.
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A motorist found the partially decomposed body Thursday.
A State Police spokesman says the state medical examiner wasn't able to determine the body's age or gender.
Doctor James Kaplan wants a forensic anthropologist to look at the remains and won't release any information until that happens.
The anthropologist's examination could come as soon as tomorrow or as late as next week.
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Fire caused major damage to a home in Botetourt County tonight.
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Firefighters were called to the home on Rabbit Way in the Blue Ridge area around 10 o-clock.
They're still on the scene.
No one was injured in the blaze, but fire officials believe the house is a total loss.
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[Floyd-Fest]

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What a difference a day makes.
Friday, organizers of the Floyd World Music Festival were crying the blues.
Today, they sang a happier tune.
Justin McLeod tells us why.
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((((NAT SOUND OF MUSIC))
You could call it southwest Virginia's own version of Woodstock.
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[IN Q=Wavy Gravy was here]
((DAVID HURT: WAVY GRAVY WAS HERE YESTERDAY AND IT'S KINDA A REUNION OF THE WOODSTOCK IN A WAY SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.)) [Runs06]
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Fun that lasted three days and featured more than four hundred acts.
It was all part of the first ever Floyd World Music Festival nestled in the mountains off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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[IN Q=I just said to Hope here]
((TERESA MAXEY: I JUST SAID TO HOPE HERE HOW OFTEN THAT ARE YOU LAYING OUT IN A BLANKET WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL VIEW LISTENING TO GREAT MUSIC.)) [Runs07]
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Music that featured everything from bluegrass to African dancing. (NAT SOUND OF AFRICAN MUSIC)
They performed on three different stages and came from all over the region, across the country, and around the globe.

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[IN Q=The crowds you see]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE CROWDS YOU SEE HERE ARE REALLY QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHEN THEY WERE FRIDAY WHEN RAIN KEPT MOST PEOPLE AWAY ATTRACTING JUST SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THE RAIN WAS GONE AND THE CROWDS GREW TO SEVERAL THOUSAND.)) [Runs11]
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The effects of Friday's rain were felt throughout the weekend.
Hay had to be brought in and many of the fields remained a muddy mess.
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((KRIS HODGES/FESTIVAL ORGANIZER: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I WAS READY TO JUMP OFF THE MOUNTAIN OVER THERE, THAT'S HOW BAD THEY WERE, BUT ONCE YOU START SOMETHING YOU WORK ON THAT BUILDING AND YOU GET IT DONE.)) [Runs08]
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The event failed to attract the more than ten thousand people organizers expected.
Even so, plans are already underway for next year's festival and most likely many of those you see here will be back.

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((DAVID HURT: A LOT TIMES IT'S PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE BUT EVERYONE FEELS LIKE FAMILY SO IT'S LIKE A FAMILY RENUNION IN A WAY.)) [Runs07]
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It's a reunion that began on a sour note but ended a high one. (NAT SOUND OF MUSIC)
Justin McLeod, News 7, Patrick County.))

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A 21-year old Bulgarian is under arrest for allegedly trying to board a plane in Atlantic City with a pair of scissors embedded in a bar of soap, and two boxcutters hidden in a lotion bottle.
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The man told authorities he packed the items that way to keep them from damaging anything in his backpack. A spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration says screeners spotted the scissors when they X-rayed the man's bag, and found the boxcutters in a search. Authorities say he's a student with a visa letting him work at an Atlantic City-area convenience store for the summer.
The man was on his way to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
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Meantime, operations are back to normal at the Los Angeles International Airport after a security breach caused an evacuation of part of a terminal earlier today. An airport spokeswoman says the evacuation began shortly before noon Pacific time after a passenger went the wrong way on the upper level of the terminal and bypassed a screening station. Bomb sniffing digs and bomb squad officers checked the area, and within two hours the section was re-opened.
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[Iraq]

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Congress is set to debate the best course of action to take against Iraq this week. As Aleen Sirgany reports, lawmakers are drawing their own battlelines..about if and when military action is needed.
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((LOCATOR: VIENNA, AUSTRIA AS U-N WEAPONS INSPECTORS ARRIVED IN AUSTRIA SUNDAY, FOR CRUCIAL MEETINGS WITH IRAQI OFFICIALS. TWO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN VISITING BAGHDAD, SAID THE U-S SHOULD LET INSPECTORS DO THEIR JOB. .. BEFORE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS, THAT IRAQ HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE.
SOT - REP. JIM MCDERMOTT/(D) WASHINGTON - (THIS WEEK)
"They should be given a chance, otherwise, you're just trying to provoke them into war." WHILE DEMOCRATS ARGUED, WAR SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT, NOT THE FIRST RESPONSE. REPUBLICANS SHOT BACK, SAYING..
SOT - SEN. DON NICKLES/(R) OKLAHOMA - (THIS WEEK)
"They both sound somewhat like spokespersons for the Iraqi government." SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS AGREED TO LET INSPECTORS BACK INTO BAGHDAD, BUT IRAQ IS REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH ANY NEW ARMS INSPECTION RULES. PRESIDENT BUSH LAST WEEK, MADE HIS MOST PERSONAL APPEAL YET, THAT SADDAM IS A GROWING THREAT.
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"There's no doubt he can't stand us..after all, this is the guy who tried to kill my Dad at one time." CRITICS ARE CHALLENGING, NOT JUST WAR -- BUT NEW EVIDENCE THE WHITE HOUSE ROLLED OUT, SUGGESTING TERROR LINKS BETWEEN IRAQ AND AL-QAEDA. SOME HAVE ACCUSED THE PRESIDENT OF LOOKING FOR THE BEST EXCUSE TO ATTACK. BUT SUPPORTERS SAY THAT'S CLEARLY NOT THE CASE.
SOT - SEN. TRENT LOTT/MINORITY LEADER (R)MISSISSIPPI - (FACE THE NATION)
"He has said, that we will only act in extremus, in other words, when all else fails, we must be prepared to act against this very dangerous threat."
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PRESIDENT BUSH IS PREDICTING CONGRESSIONAL UNITY ON IRAQ. BUT WITH BOTH SIDES WAGING AN INTENSE WAR OF WORDS, BREAKING THE BARRIER OF POLITICS WILL BE THE FIRST BATTLE. ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
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He and his pregnant wife narrowly escaped death inside the World Trade Center.
Today he brought his inspirational story to Southwest Virginia.
We'll hear from him next on News 7.
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Plus more than a year after the attacks, more nearby building are being torn down.
Find out why.
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[Sports-preview]

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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up all the rammin' and bammin' from today's Taco Bell 300, plus Jeff Gordon finds himself in a familiar spot in Kansas City. Shayne Graham had a forgettable day in Green Bay, but this former Salem star rekindled some fond memories last night in Winston-Salem. All that on the way in just a few.))

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A survivor of the terrorist attacks in New York City brought his amazing story to Roanoke today.
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Sujo John spoke this morning at the Parkway Wesleyan Church.
He told the congregation how he narrowly escaped death inside the north tower of the World Trade Center.
John made it out alive but feared his pregnant wife who was in the south tower did not.
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[IN Q=For those who worked]
((SUJO JOHN/WTC SURVIVOR: FOR THOSE WHO WORKED ON 9-11 AND THOSE WHO WORKED IN THE TOWERS, IT WAS JUST A NORMAL DAY, INNOCENT PEOPLE GOING TO WORK SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A DAY COULD HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU SO ESSENTIAL THING IS TO BE AT PEACE WITHIN YOURSELF, TO BE AT PEACE WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND BE AT PEACE WITH GOD.))
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John recently wrote a book chronicling his experiences on 9/11 titled "Do You Know Where You Are Going?"
You can find it at most bookstores.
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In the mean time, the landscape near Ground Zero changed today when a building deemed structurally unsound was demolished. Officials recently noticed cracks in the structure along with bulging windows and decided it was dangerous. The building, which housed a salon and cafe, was located over a subway station that recently re-opened after having been closed after September Eleventh. It's not clear what caused the structural problem.
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The Israeli flag no longer flies above Yasser Arafat's ruined compound, and Israeli army has pulled back but, the Palestinian leader says the changes are "cosmetic". Kimberly Dozier reports.
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((A strategic retreat according to Israel. Merely a cosmetic withdrawal, according to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
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This is a cosmetic movement. Still, he celebrated when Israeli tanks pulled back several yards to the outskirts of his Ramallah compound. The Israeli cabinet decided on the action, after Washington put heavy pressure on Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon saying this siege was both boosting the political fortunes of Yasser Arafat. and harming Washington's efforts to build a coalition against Saddam Hussein. Super: Sept 19, 2002 Tel Aviv Israel had invaded more than a week ago, after a suicide bombing killed seven Israelis in Tel Aviv. Super: Sept 20 Ramallah Troops surrounded Arafat's office with barbed wire, and blew up buildings surrounding him, in an effort to force out some fifty wanted men Israeli insists are hiding inside. Some gave themselves up Israel says it may offer the others a chance at exile in the Gaza Strip. But when Arafat was asked about their fate, the newly invigorated leader wasn't talking.
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"No! I will talk about the tanks! (butt edit with cutaway) "You are not to forget you are speaking to General Arafat." Thanks to those Israeli tanks, it seems the leader Israel and Washington called irrelevant, is back. KD, CBS 2 News, Jerusalem))

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A building that has been helping political refugees receieved a special dedication in Roanoke today.
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The Center for Refugee and Immigration Services on 9th Street became the Bishop Walter Sullivan Center during a dedication celebration.
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((BARBARA SMITH/DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE SERVICES: WELL WITH THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF RICHMOND, BISHOP SULLIVAN, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN THE PRIESTHOOD NEXT YEAR WE WANTED TO HONOR HIM AND HONOR HIS COMMITTMENT TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY DEDICATING THIS BUILDING.))
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The Sullivan Center provides refugees with food and clothing and has apartments waiting for them when they arrive in Roanoke. Workers also help them learn English, get jobs and become a part of the Roanoke community. The director said there was a sharp decrease in the number of refugees after September Eleventh, but that that number is slowly increasing.
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Thousands raise a glass to raise money.
We'll explain when News 7 returns.
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Plus this local man's getting ready for a race so tough it takes two days to complete.
More on the Endorphin Fix adventure race next.
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[Adventure-Racer]

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A local man is in search of endorphins this weekend...
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Ronny Angell is competing in a West Virginia adventure race with biking, hiking, canoeing and rock climbing. "Endorphin Fix" is billed as the toughest two-day race in the country. The Roanoke resident trains over 30-hours a week to prepare. The race requires him to carry about 30-pounds of gear and find his own water.
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((RONNY ANGELL/ADVENTURE RACER; IT MAKES ME A STRONGER PERSON ALL AROUND HELPS ME WITH MY JOB I CAN RELATE EVERYTHING BACK TO AN ADVENTURE RACE I'M OUT THERE ITS TOUGH, POURING DOWN RAIN, I'M FREEZING WHAT AM I DOING OUT HERE I STILL PUSH MYSELF GO ON AND ON AND ON AND IT RELATES TO WORK YOU HAVE A BAD DAY ITS TOUGH YOUR JOB IS TOUGH WORKING ON YOU YOU GET THROUGH IT LIKE IT WAS AN ADVENTURE RACE.))
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By trade Angell is a welder and mechanic, he calls adventure racing his second job. This weekend's race is his 13th in four years. He says his favorite aspect of the race is training out in nature.
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[Wine-Fest]

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Hundreds raised their glasses at Smith Mountain Lake today.
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The 14th annual Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival took place at Bernard's Landing Resort and Conference Center.
The two day event featured more than forty vendors including fourteen wineries.
Money raised from the festival benefits the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Everyone who attended went home with their very own Smith Mountain Lake wine glass.
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[Tongue-Contest]

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Contestants in a unique contest held in North Carolina this weekend put their tongue on the line.
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[SUPER=03-Lizard Lick, NC;]
It all happened in a town called Lizard Lick. Participants competed for titles like "Most Imaginative Lick" by doing clever tricks with their tongues. But, the "Most Daring Lick" required contestants to perform an act of bravery while using their tongue...
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((IT'S GOT DOG HAIR, OIL, OLD FOOD, DIRT...ALL KINDS OF NASTY STUFF... IT'S PRETTY NASTY.))
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The winner of the "Most Daring Lick" included his girlfriend by -- get this-- licking canned- lizard- meat from her armpit. And , of course, in keeping with the name of the town, a lizard WAS licked. But not all competitions required bravery- there was also a "Lengthiest Lick" category. Winners didn't just walk away with a bad taste in their mouths...they also received a video game prize package.
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Tonight in sports, Shayne Graham has a tough day in Green Bay, highlights from Jeff Gordon's win at Kansas City, plus the the Taco Bell 300 rolls at Martinsville, and there was a local flavor in Winston Salem last night for the UVA game, but first in tonight's extra point,
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the Europeans won back the Ryder Cup today beating the U.S. 15 and a half to 12 and a half. Europe won the singles matches for just the 6th time in history. Paul McGinley's clinching putt set off a wild celebration at the Belfry.
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[S-Taco]

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The best late model stock car drivers in the Mid-Atlantic were in Martinsville yesterday for the running of the Taco Bell 300, but racing wasn't the only thing on tap at the half mile track.
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About 15 thousand fans showed up for the day's festivities, which included the always popular taco eating contest.

The crews of the top 20 qualifiers each had two representatives to see who could eat up to ten soft tacos and guzzle a Pepsi to wash it down--all in a span of three minutes. That was worth the price of admission. Oddly enough, the winning team was the Taco Bell crew of Butch Hamlet. After tearing up some tacos it was time to tear up some race cars.

The heat races are always a crash bang affair and today was no different. The top 5 finishers in each race made the big show and earned a shot at the 15 thousand dollar first prize.
It didn't take long for things to get ugly in the main event--how about on the very first lap. That was one of a record 19 cautions on the day. It collected seven cars in all. Most spent time behind the wall to make repairs.
There were six different leaders this afternoon. Bassett's Butch Hamlet led 57 circuits today and was out front with just 42 to go, but the Taco Bell machine blew up and Hamlet came home 23rd.
Frank Deiny, Junior of Mechanicsville survived all the mess to take the checkered flag, but the race ended much the way it started--with lots of crumpled sheet metal and even more bruised egos.
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[S-Nascar]

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Sticking with racing, Jeff Gordon hopped right back into the Winston Cup title hunt yesterday in Kansas City, while Sterling Marlin faded even further.
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Sterling crashed out right here midway thru the race. He finished 33rd and is now 121 points out of first in the championship hunt.
With under ten laps to go, Johnny Benson and Jimmy Spencer got together on the backstretch bringing out the eleventh caution of the day. The race was red flagged for 13 minutes for cleanup, but it didn't matter to Jeff Gordon. On the restart, he pulled away from Ryan Newman to post the 61st win of his career in the Protection One 400. Jimmie Johnson is the new points leader.
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[SUPER=0106-21. Dave Blaney//22. Bobby Labonte//23. Johnny Benson//24. Jimmy Spencer//25. Mark Martin//;]
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[OUTCUE=last driver."]
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[S-1992]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-126 1:16:02]
[GRAPHIC=UVa]

The Virginia Cavaliers beat Wake Forest Saturday night 38-34. And while the game took place in the hostile confines of Winston-Salem, Steve Mason says there were several hometown elements at Groves Stadium.
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[SUPER=03-Shreveport, LA/1992 Independence Bowl; :14]
[SUPER=01-Bill Dooley/Wake Forest Football Coach 1987-1992; :36]
[SUPER=01-Richard Goodpasture/Former Wake Forest All-ACC Safety; :52]
[SUPER=@Steve1; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Adam Peters/Wake Forest Football Recruit; 1:48]
[SUPER=01-Dujuan Johnson/Wake Forest Football Recruit; 1:59]
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((1991 Friday Football Extra player of the Week and Salem star Richard Goodpasture finished playing at Wake Forest nearly a decade ago. But last night the former all ACC safety joined his former coach Bill Dooley to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of teh 1992 Independence Bowl win over Oregon. Nearly 30 players from that team showed up, but to Dooley, Goodpasture was one of his favorites. ((:)) ((:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) ((:)) ((:)) The former Saklem greast wasn't the only local tie in. Patrick Henry kicker Adam Peters joined PH defensive back Dujuan Johnson on a recruiting visit to wake Forest. ((:)) ((:))
Neither Peters or JOnshon have been offered a scholrship by Wake yet. in Winston Salem, NC, Steve Mason news 7 sports.))

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[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-133 TC10157]
[GRAPHIC=Panthers]

Earlier this week, Shayne Graham was standing in the Sears store in Christiansburg when his cell phone rang. It was the Carolina Panthers on the other end and they wanted Graham to kick this weekend in Green Bay. The Panthers started the day as one of eight unbeatens around the league.
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[SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/Fox Sports; :00]

The Pack took the lead in the 4th quarter on this Brett Favre to Donald Driver touchdown pass. It was Driver's 2nd score of the day.
Carolina got in position for a game tying field goal with 16 ticks left, but Graham just pushed it wide right
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and the Packers hang on for a 17-14 win, knocking Carolina from the ranks of the unbeaten.
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[Edible-Mansion]

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[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Disneyland is bridging the gap between Halloween and Christmas.
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[SUPER=03-Anaheim, CA;]

Chefs have put the finishing touches on a 10 foot tall Haunted Mansion made out of gingerbread.
The 700 pound creepy creation is the centerpiece of its Haunted Mansion Holiday.
It took two dozen chefs more than two weeks to build.
The mansion is modeled after the movie, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and is entirely edible. Ingredients include 350 pounds of sugar, 225 gallons of frosting, 150 pounds of gingerbread and 50 pounds of candy. (------------)