WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/17/03

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Coming up on News 7-
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Roanoke City School officials are turning to the state for help in figuring out how to classify school crimes.
A botched raid of a New York apartment leaves one woman dead.
And it may not be the original path of two explorers --but it is a trip down memory lane.
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News 7 is next.
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February's floods lasted just a few days, but damage at some Roanoke parks is taking months to clean up and repair.

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[ANCHOR=Joy]
Good evening, I'm Joy Sutton in for Teresa Hamilton.

[Roanoke-Parks]

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It's been months since the Roanoke River flooded Smith Park. Flood damage is still easy to see, and there is plenty of work ahead. But as Jennifer Wishon reports, some of the repairs are wrapping up just in time.
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((((1:50:13:16 - NAT OF RAIN)) It's been nearly two months since flooding along the Roanoke River caused damage in Smith Park. These picnic shelters are popular for reunions and the paths are often used for charity walks. Diane Freeman is a volunteer for Saturday's Children's Miracle Association walk and was concerned about being able to use the park.
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((DIANE FREEMAN: THERE FOR A WHILE IT WAS TOUCH AND GO BECAUSE WE HAD THE FLOOD AND THE ROAD WAS NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AND THE BRIDGES WERE CLOSED OFF.))
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Freeman says she made frequent visits to the park see if things were getting better.
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((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: LOW LYING BRIDGES THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO SMITH PARK WERE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS BACK IN MARCH. PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICIALS WEREN'T SURE WHEN THEY'D GET THE BRIDGE REOPENED. THAT'S UNTIL THEY GOT SOME GOOD NEWS ON MONDAY.))
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((STEVE BUSCHORE/ROANOKE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR: ONCE WE FOUND OUT OUR AMOUNT OF TIME AND ENERGY WOULD BE REIMBURSED WE WENT RIGHT TO WORK IN GETTING IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.))
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Parks and Recreation workers fixed damaged trash receptacles and picnic tables. They cleared roads, but the riverway is still littered with debris.
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((STEVE BUSCHORE/ROANOKE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR: THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY AREAS OF DEBRIS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED AND THOSE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED WILL BE REMOVED BY CONTRACT FORCES.))
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That's where the Federal Emergency Management Agency comes in to play. Buschore says FEMA officials are in town to assess the damage. After that is complete, the city will award contracts to restore the park to its old self. For Diane Freeman it's a miracle the park is operational at all.
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((DIANE FREEMAN: THEY GOT A LOT OF THE TRASH UP. THERE WAS STILL SOME TRASH, BUT IT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT IT HAD BEEN.))
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Park officials hope there's no comparison between the way the park looks now and the way it will look when they finish cleaning up. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Roanoke.))

[School-Safety]

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Roanoke school officials are turning to the state Department of Education for guidance, in efforts to better classify and report serious incidents.
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State law requires each school division to submit a discipline, crime and violence report, and the Roanoke City schools recently corrected statistics for the 2001- 2002 school year.
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Earlier this week, the Executive for Student Services Annie Harman said the school system is trying to be more consistent in how it classifies serious incidents. Administrators will meet with state officials next week.
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((ANNIE HARMAN/EXECUTIVE FOR STUDENT SERVICES: WHAT YOU AND I MAY CALL A FIGHT, ANOTHER SCHOOL OR ANOTHER SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY CALL AN ASSAULT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE STATE HELP US DEFINE WHAT AN ASSAULT IS, WHAT A FIGHT IS, WHAT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR IS, BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAN FIT INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, .))
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At a school board meeting earlier this week, Patrick Henry PTSA President Alice Hincker alleged that even the updated statistics are incorrect.
After reviewing the report, Harman says she stands by the numbers.
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[Clarke]

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Republican State Senator Steve Newman has a challenger to his efforts to win a third term. Democrat Bob Clarke is taking him on for the 23rd District state senate.
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Clarke made his first campaign appearance today at the Workforce Center in Lynchburg.
He's the president and C-E-O of Southern Air, a leading mechanical and electrical contractor in Virginia.
Now Clarke says he's ready for a new challenge.
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((BOB CLARKE/D-23RD DIST. SENATE CANDIDATE: THE DECISION TO ENTER POLITICS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY ONE FOR ME. YET AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF TALK WITH ELLIOT AND RODNEY AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, I REALIZED THAT MY WORK EXPERIENCE AND MY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES PROVIDE ME WITH INSIGHT THAT COULD BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE.))
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This is Clarke's first foray into politics.
Democrats will nominate their candidate May 31st.
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[Charlotte-Plane]

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New indications today that weight may have played a significant role in a Charlotte plane crash, the one four months ago that killed all 21 aboard.
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The Charlotte Observer reports that the pilot filled out a dispatch form listing the plane's total weight at just two pounds below its permitted maximum. The crash has prompted federal officials to increase estimates of how much passengers and their luggage weigh, changes designed to help better determine whether a plane is overloaded. The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a hearing on the crash Tuesday in Washington.
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[Peterson]

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Across the country, police are looking for more evidence in the Laci Peterson case.
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This is the second day, divers have searched San Francisco Bay. That's where Peterson's body and that of her unborn child were found after washing on shore near Richmond, California last month.
This area is only several miles away from where Peterson's husband said he went fishing the day she disappeared.
He has been charged with murder.
Police describe the search as a follow-up investigation.
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[Raid-Death]

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New York City's Police Commissioner says the department is investigating the use of flash grenades in a botched raid that led to the death of a woman.
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Police raided this apartment hoping to find a drug suspect's stash of guns and heroin, but broke into the wrong apartment. Police say they got a bad tip from an informant that led to the death of 57-year-old Alberta Spruill.
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((THEY APPARENTLY OPENED THE DOOR WITH A DEVICE THEY USE TO OPEN DOORS, AND THEN A FLASH GRENADE WAS THROWN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE APARTMENT.))
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A flash grenade is a device used to startle and distract a suspect. Police say Spruill was in handcuffs before they realized they had made a mistake... and she was already in cardiac arrest. Spruill was taken to a Harlem hospital where she was pronounced dead an hour later. The police commissioner admits they made a mistake.
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((I ALSO WANT TO OFFER MY APOLOGIES. THIS IS INDEED A PROFOUND TRAGEDY.))
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This friend of Spruill's says sorry is not enough.
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((NOW SHE'S DEAD. SORRY WILL NOT BRING HER BACK. ALL OF THESE SORRY, WE MADE A MISTAKE WILL NOT BRING ANYONE BACK.))
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Commissioner Kelly says the police are investigating why a flash grenade was used in the raid.
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"Security" and "Iraq" are still two words that don't always go well together. The latest on U-S efforts are just ahead.
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And police in Saint Louis have their own security concerns. They found all kinds of things people might use if planned demonstrations turn violent.
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((HEY, FOLKS. TRAVIS WELLS HERE IN THE NEWS 7 SPORTS OFFICE. COMING UP LATER, WORDS FROM THE MIAMI AD ON EXPANSION. 300 OF THE NATION'S FINEST FOOTBALLERS INVADE BLACKSBURG AND PERRY FLORIO HAS A NEW JOB. PLUS, HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WINSTON AND FUNNY CIDE IS STILL ALIVE FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN. ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE WAY IN SPORTS.))

[Iraq]

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U-S forces have learned that liberating Iraq was much quicker than restoring peace and security.
As Chris Lawrence reports, it's priority number one, but not easily done.
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((Security has become Iraq's top priority - but the main question is -who will enforce the law? The U-S wants the Iraq police to do the job - but right now that's not possible without American backup.
super: Paul Bremmer/US Civil Administrator
sot: we've got to get the law and order back - basic services...to deal
with the de-Baathification of this country - eventually a constitution...
The Queen of clubs is now in US custody. Kamal Sultanal-Tikriti was one of Saddam's most trusted generals - and made the top 10 in the Pentagon's most wanted list. He surrendered Saturday even as hundreds of other Baath party officials were arrested by U.S. soldiers.

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The coalition is offering rewards to help get rid of Baath party officials left over from the old regime. Horrific signs of that regime emerge daily.
Iraqi families continue to arrive at the mass grave near Hella ...where they're literally digging through bags of bones.

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Hundreds have been identified ...but some suspect thousands more have been buried.

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This mother screamed for her 14-year old boy ...taken away by Saddam's men after the first Gulf War. If she can't find him, she told us she wants to die.

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"Her son could be here among all these remains. But without an ID card, scrap of clothing, anything ...it's almost impossible to identify."
US investigators will be looking at these graves from a different view - to see if they provide proof of crimes committed by the former Iraqi government))

[Hebron-Attack]

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Israeli and Palestinian leaders still appear far apart after today's three hour summit. Israel calls for an end to violence before there's a realistic chance for peace. Palestinians want Israel to end military strikes.
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The meeting came amid the backdrop of another suicide bomb attack, this one in the West Bank city of Hebron. The bomber was disguised as a religious Jew. After soldiers challenged him, he ran toward two settlers and blew himself up. One Israeli was killed, another injured.
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[AG-Protests]

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Back in the U-S, police in Saint Louis are bracing for protests outside an international meeting. And before anything has even started, they've made 15 arrests.
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Those in custody planned to protest at the World Agricultural Forum's World Congress. Police say they were arrested on occupancy violations for staying in condemned houses, where officers also confiscated items known to be used when protests turn violent. They include nails, slingshots, gas masks, and fuel for making combustibles, along with bags of rocks. The protesters say they planned peaceful pickets against bio-engineered food.
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[Warner-Europe]

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Governor Mark Warner is taking off for Europe tomorrow, hoping to convince more companies there to invest in Virginia.

He plans to visit with business leaders in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark in his week-long trade mission.
Virginia's Commerce and Trade Secretary and the head of the Virginia Economic Development partnership will accompany Warner on the trip.

[BV-Heads]

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Here's a big 'heads-up" for you, about those big stone heads in Buena Vista. Now they're supposed to be on their way out by next President's Day, but keep in mind they've already been sitting in Glen Maury Park two years longer than first expected.
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But there is word today from Williamsburg, that the company planning to build a "Presidents Park" wants to start construction next month and open by next February. The park would include large busts of all U-S presidents. These three were among the first to be completed, but disputes with York County led to a deal that brought them to Buena Vista until the owners could move them back to the Williamsburg area.
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What used to be a small tavern has some big plans ahead. We'll take you to Floyd County for the story.
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And you have to hand it to the people raising money .. so local kids can go to summer camp.
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[MDA]

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Several organizations are helping to send children to summer camp, one with twirls, another with karate chops.

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The Southernettes Baton Corps is just one several groups that performed in the sixth annual Muscles in Motion event.
It's a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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((ALL OF THE MONEY THAT'S RAISED STAYS RIGHT THERE. IT HELPS US SEND KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. 500-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER KID. SO 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS SENDS SIX KIDS TO CAMP))
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Universal Kempo-Karate raised 3-thousand dollars by holding a spar-a-thon last night.
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((I LOVE DOING THIS. IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO BE HELPING SOMEONE. OUR SLOGAN FOR OUR SPAR-A-THAN IS ALWAYS WE KICK FOR KIDS WHO CAN'T. IT'S FUN TO KNOW WE'RE SENDING KIDS OUT TO THIS CAMP AND HELPING THEM OUT))
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The MDA says because of community support, it will be able to send 28 kids to camp this year.
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[Pine-Tavern]

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Floyd County might not come to mind when you think of a cultural mecca. But the owners of a popular night spot hope to change that. In this week's Time Off Shannon Young shows us how the Pine Tavern is branching out.
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((From the front the Pine Tavern looks more like a cozy bar than a venue in which to hold a rollicking rock concert. But from the backyard, the Tavern is prepared to seat up to 3-hundred people in and around its new pavilion. And it's ready to appeal to a broad audience.
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((RIO SEMIONE/PINE TAVERN: WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE FROM HIP HOP TO FUNK, REGGAE, JAZZ, BLUES, LATINE MUSIC SO, IT'S VERY DIVERSE AND SOMETHING CULTURALLY FOR EVERYONE.)) [RUNS:15]
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So many, in fact, that some big names are willing to make the trip to perform on this remote hillside. June sixth, the Tavern will proudly present rocker Leon Russell and his nine piece band. Semione calls the concert the Tavern's "big excitement for the year." But there will be mellower nights too. Every weekend will find the former speak-easy and burger joint ringing with tunes.
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((RIO: THAT'S UNIQUE. THERE'S NOT THAT MANY PLACES IN THE AREA WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF, HAVE A NICE MEAL, DANCE OUT UNDER THE STARS SO I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST APPEAL.)) [RUNS:10]
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((SWEDE: WE HAVE THIS AMAZING FACILITY OUT HERE. PEOPLE, JUST COME ON OUT.)) [RUNS:05]
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And help put Floyd County's cultural community on the map. Shannon Young, News 7, Floyd.))
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Coming up tonight in sports, the Miami A-D speaks out from the Big East meetings, Funny Cide is one win away from the Triple Crown, and rain puts a damper on the Scott Robertson and the Division Three Softball World Series, but first tonight's extra point,
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Perry Florio is headed back to the east coast to coach again in the ECHL. Florio who was fired as head coach of the Roanoke Express in mid-season will take over the reins of the Florence Pride, formerly known as Pee Dee. Florio's record in his two seasons with the Express was 100-73-18.
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[S-Winston]

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The Winston just might be the most unusual all star event in all of sports, if for no other reason, the winner gets a cool million dollars. Run in three different segments there are usually plenty of fireworks in all three.
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Jeff Burton won the Winston Open and the transfer spot into the big show.
It didn't take long for the fur to fly. Sterling Marlin had a short night getting taken out by Jeff Gordon in the 24 machine.
Late in the second segment, Ryan Newman loses control and goes on a wild ride. Newman, the defending champ was done as he backed into the wall hard.
There was plenty more where that came from as Terry Labonte and Tony Stewart trigger this multi car melee also eliminating Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt, Junior.
Following the second segment, the top 10 cars were inverted. Jimmie Johnson worked his way to the front and held on for the win making Humpy Wheeler's prediction come true. Kurt Busch was second and Bobby Labonte third.
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[S-Dee]

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The first day of the Big East meetings is in the books, but the heavy hitters won't start swinging until tomorrow at the Ponte Vedra resort. The Miami Athletic Director Paul Dee did speak to the media today and he didn't sound ready to jump ship just yet.
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[S-Nike]

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With the Hokies future conference home still up in the air, 300 of the top prep football players in the nation were on the Tech campus today taking part in the prestigious NIKE camp. Mike Stevens and photographer Greg Moore have the story from Blacksburg.
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As the Big East fights for its life, News 7 Sports will take you to the conference meetings near Jacksonville. Mike Stevens will provide live coverage starting Monday morning at 6:00 AM.

[S-Preakness]

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Funny Cide won the Preakness Stakes at Pimilico keeping the dream alive for a Triple Crown winner, which would be the first since Affirmed in 1978. The gelding, which now just needs a win in the Belmont won by a whopping ten lengths today. Here's a listen to the stretch run.
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At the Moyer Complex, the Division Three Softball World Series danced thru the rain as well. Cortland State eliminated Western New England this morning.
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After a lengthy delay for the wet stuff, Wartburg beat Muskingum 5-4.
Tonight Salisbury battled Central.
The Gulls got two runs in the first and three more in the third and cruised to a 6-nothing shutout. Central managed just one hit in the loss.
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Now tonight's last game was postponed. Game 8 of the series between Emory and Illinois Wesleyan is now set for Sunday at 10 with the other games to follow.

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And finally tonight, The Lewis and Clark bicentennial celebration is taking a form the two explorers never saw during their westward journey.
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Two men dressed up as the expedition leaders were among those boarding the first run of an Amtrak train that makes its way along the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Almost two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark completed their historic trip by heading down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. This "explorer train" is designed to let riders view some of same sights the two Virginia men saw in the early 18-hundreds.
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