WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/23/03

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Coming up on News 7-
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Is it Lipitor or is it a fake? The latest on a counterfeit drug.
70 or more vehicles in a major accident on a Maryland highway.
Plus will there be a recount for American Idol?
and talent on the Roanoke stage- the Doobie Brothers come to town.
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[Talent=Jean]

News 7 at Eleven is next.

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[SOT 20:41:30]
[IN Q=If they cant get beer]
((JASON BLAIR: IF THEY CAN'T GET BEER HERE THEY'LL DRINK AND GET WAY TORN UP BEFORE THEY GET HERE SO I THINK IT'S BETTER TO MONITOR IT.))
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[OUT Q=to monitor it]
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[VO-NAT]

Alcohol is sold at a Roanoke Civic Center concert for the first time in a long time.
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[Festival]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Some would like to "can the ban,: others want to keep it the way it is.
At issue is whether the city of Roanoke should be allowed to sell more beer and wine at Roanoke Civic Center events.

You could say it got a dry run at tonight's Doobie Brothers concert. [***BEER IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /Pulpit;]

Justin McLeod was there, so Justin were they any problems?
Jean, there appeared to be only a few minor ones.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL Pulpit]
[SUPER=@justin1]

We should point out from the outset that this was Festival in the Park's license and their volunteers actually sold the alcohol.
The Roanoke Civic Center only provided the facility.
But Civic Center officials concede tonight's concert could the first test for what may soon be on its way.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dave Self/Attended Concert; :40]
[SUPER=01-Chip Snead/Acting Civic Facilities Director; 1:04]
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((((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN ASKING ABOUT BEER))
There were plenty of people who wanted to drink at the Roanoke Civic Center Friday night.
Some who attended say it wasn't easy.
[SOT 20:44:00; 20:45:37]
[IN Q=I think it]
((CAROLANN PROULX: I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO GET A BEER.)) ((EDDIE BURGESS: IT WORKS BUT IT A SLOW PROCESS.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=a slow process]

A process that began at an id station.
You must first show an id and receive a wristband.
The alcohol is then sold nearby where a worker marks off each time you purchase one.
What you see here is how the Civic Center does it when it sells alcohol at sporting events.
The Civic Center hopes to soon officially sell beer and wine at concerts like this one.
[SOT 20:43:25]
[IN Q=Just enjoying]
((DAVE SELF: JUST ENJOYING A COUPLE OF BEERS, HAVING SOME GOOD FOOD AND ENJOYING A GOOD CONCERT, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.)) [Runs07]
[OUT Q=wrong with it]

Many area churces say differently.
They fear expanded alcohol sales will hurt the Civic Center atmosphere especially for families.
Civic Center officials hope this concert proves their critics wrong even though it was Festival in the Park volunteers who actually sold the alcohol.
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[IN Q=I think the event here]
((CHIP SNEAD/ACTING CIVIC FACILITIES DIRECTOR: I THINK THE EVENT HERE TONIGHT GOING WELL WILL AGAIN SHOW THAT THIS TYPE OF THING CAN BE DONE AT OUR FACILITY AND DONE BY THE LAWS OF OUR STATE AND SAFELY FOR THE PATRONS WHO COME TO OUR BUILDING.)) [Runs17]
[OUT Q=to our building]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL Pulpit]

An abc officer has granted the Civic Center a license for expanded alcohol sales.
But opponents are appealing that decision and a hearing is scheduled for next Thursday in Richmond.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /Pulpit]

Jean, it will be up to the three-member alcoholic beverage control board to issue a final order.

[Doobies]

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Tonight's Festival concert seemed to be a hit with music fans.
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((NAT MUSIC))
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[VO-NAT]

The Doobie Brothers helped kick off this year's Festival in the Park.
Organizers had to move the concert to the Civic Center from Victory Stadium because a threat of rain.
More than nine thousand people heard the Doobie Brothers perform tonight.
After tonight's concert, the band will travel to Alabama for the next leg of their tour.
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[Short-Murders]

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Investigators working to solve the murders of Jennifer Short and her parents have another case on their hands-- someone's been sending them threatening letters.
Henry County deputies say Forrest Hayes Wylie of Staley North Carolina was upset about being interviewed in the case and sent a series of threatening letters to two officers.
Wylie was arrested and is being held in a North Carolina jail.
He's charged with sending threatening letters and being a fugitive from justice.

[MD-Accident]

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Memorial Day weekend travel got off to a bad start in Western Maryland.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Finzel, MD;]

Nearly 100 cars and trucks piled up in thick fog on Interstate 68 this afternoon.
The accidents closed a 20-mile stretch of the highway in both directions.
It could be several more hours before I-68 reopens.
At least two people were killed and more than 60 were injured.
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[National-Guard]

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Although many National Guard units are being released from federal service, some Roanoke guardsmen are being called to active duty.
The army tonight announced 35 soldiers of "C Company, 1st Battalion" of the 116th Infantry will enter federal service on June 2nd.
They'll head to Fort Dix, New Jersey for training, but the army won't say where they'll be stationed after that.
The mobilization is in support of homeland security and is scheduled to last at least a year.

[Holiday-Security]

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Holiday travelers are out in force this weekend- but with the terror threat level at high- that travel is taking place under the close watch of law enforcement.
Jeane Meserve is in Washington with more on what that may mean for travelers.
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[SUPER=01-Dan Stessel/Amtrak Spokesman; :33 quick!]
[Super=03-Washington, DC; :37]
[SUPER=01-Jeanne Meserve/Reporting; 1:24]
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[OUT Q=CNN, Washington.]
((FOR AIR TRAVELERS A LONG WEEKEND MEANS LONG LINES... MADE EVEN LONGER THIS MEMORIAL DAY BY THREAT LEVEL ORANGE SECURITY MEASURES. PARKING RESTRICTIONS...MORE THOROUGH SEARCHES AND MORE OF THEM.
NAT SOT
ALL ABOARD! AN ESTIMATED QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL GET ALL ABOARD AMTRAK BEFORE TUESDAY. THERE'S NO SCREENING OF PASSENGERS OR BAGS...BUT THERE IS OTHER SECURITY.
STESSEL SOT:
There are more officers on patrol at any given time but many of the countermeasures that have been initiated are invisible to the traveling public, things like monitoring the infrastructure. key bridges and tunnels and the like. WASHINGTON'S METRORAIL SYSTEM HAS CANCELED LEAVE FOR TRANSIT POLICE OFFICERS. OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE IN HIGH VISIBILITY ORANGE VESTS SO RIDERS CAN FIND THEM WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
NAT SOT ANNOUNCEMENT...
PASSENGERS ARE ASKED TO BE VIGILANT...AND ARE GIVEN ADVICE ON HOW TO STAY SAFE. IN NEW YORK...NATIONAL GUARDSMAN ARE AUGMENTING POLICE PATROLS OF PENN STATION AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION HUBS...... SECURITY AT BRIDGES AND TUNNELS AND KEY INTERCHANGES MAY BE APPARENT TO DRIVERS...AND IN SOME STATES COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INCREASED INSPECTIONS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE BIGGEST HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS WILL BE THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE ROAD...AN ESTIMATED 29.4 MILLION NATIONWIDE. MESERVE TAG: TRIPLE A ESTIMATES THAT AIR TRAVEL IS DOWN TWO AND A HALF PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. THE SOUR ECONOMY IS BELIEVED TO BE THE PRINCIPAL REASON...THOUGH THREAT LEVEL ORANGE MAY BE A FACTOR. AS FOR HOW LONG WE'LL BE AT ORANGE...OFFICIALS SAY THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE CHATTER IS STILL HIGH...BUT OTHERWISE THINGS ARE ...QUOTE...EERILY QUIET.))

[USS-Truman]

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After six months of deployment, the first aircraft carrier arrived back in Virginia.
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[VO-NAT 14:40:21]
[SUPER=03-Norfolk ]

The U-S-S Truman arrived home at Norfolk Naval Station.
Nearly 55-hundred men and women returned to their families.
The ship left Norfolk late last year for a normal deployment when things started to heat up in the Persian Gulf.
The ship and crew were then assigned to combat duties in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The return home makes the Truman the first East Coast based carrier to make it back from Iraq.
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[Lipitor]

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Millions of Americans take Lipitor for cholesterol. Now word that it's not Lipitor in some bottles, but a counterfeit.
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[VO-NAT 19 plus pad]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

Authorities are recalling about 100 thousand bottles of what looks like a branded cholesterol lowering medication, but are not.
The Food and Drug Administration says users of Lipitor should check their bottles.
The FDA could not comment on whether the ingredients in the bottles may pose health risks, but did say the contents are being examined.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE BOARD]
To spot the fake version look for the words Repackaged by MED-PRO incorporated, Lexington Nebraska on the lower left corner of the bottles.
The bottles would also have the following lot numbers [CHANGE PINNACLE]
2-0-7 22-V Expiration 9-2004.
04-132-V Expiration 01, 2004
and lot number 169-42-V Expiration of 9- 2004
If you have any of these bottles the FDA says return them to the pharmacy where you bought them.
The recall was issued by Albers Medical Distributors which ships the medication to pharmacies.
A criminal investigation is underway but so far no ones been charged.
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[Tease1]
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A big tax refund check could be on the way to your mailbox soon.
Details on that when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus hundreds of layoffs are on the way to Central Virginia, as an electronics plant shuts down.
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[Sports-preview]

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[OUT Q=..in sports"]
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[Sanmina]

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[SS=Layoffs]

Ten years ago, it was Lynchburg's biggest employer.
Come August, the Sanmina (san-Meena)- SCI plant will be a ghost town.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Plant officials say the sluggish world economy is responsible for the closing of the Lynchburg plant and laying off of its 330 workers.
Sanmina (San-meena) is what's left of the old G-E Mobile Communications factory which was later bought out by the Ericsson Corporation.
Sanmina is an electronics manufacturer serving larger communications, computer and automotive contractors.
Operations will shut down in August.
The building is owned by Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby, which plans to donate it to the Reverend Jerry Falwell for his new Thomas Road Baptist Church.
The closing will *not* affect those plans.
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[Purse-Snatching]

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Christiansburg police have arrested two people they think are behind a recent string of purse snatchings. Harold and Angela Nester of Dublin have both been charged with credit card fraud, forgery and use of a stolen credit card. Police say after the suspects stole the purses, they would use the credit cards inside to buy items at area convenience stores. Six stolen purse cases were reported during the month of April, mostly by elderly women.

[Word]

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Three Lynchburg men who scammed Internet customers out of more than 100-thousand dollars are now paying for their crimes.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Prosecutors say 19-year-old Jermal A. Word was the mastermind. Word sold high-value camera equipment on the auction site E-Bay to customers across the country.
The problem is the equipment never existed and federal authorities eventually caught up with him.
Word was given a 46-month prison term and ordered to pay restitution.
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[SOT 11:06:28]
[IN Q=I think it]
((RANDY RAMSEYER/ASST. U.S. ATTORNEY: I THINK IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE MONEY IS REPAID, IF EVER. I THINK THE COURT ORDERED TWENTY DOLLARS PER MONTH WHILE HE'S IN JAIL, FIFTY DOLLARS PER MONTH AFTER HE'S OUT OF JAIL, SO IF YOU DO THE MATH ON THAT, HE'D HAVE TO LIVE TO BE A PRETTY OLD PERSON TO PAY BACK A HUNDRED AND SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS.))
[SUPER=01-Randy Ramseyer/Asst. U. S. Attorney]
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[OUT Q=hundred and some thousand dollars.]
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[VO-NAT]

21-year-old Steven Carter was given a one-month prison term, while 20-year-old Jermaine Anderson got probation.

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[Cotton-Hill]

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Residents of Southwest Roanoke County hope to overturn a recent rezoning decision, and this week they filed suit against the Board of Supervisors.
The case involves a 22- acre tract on Cotton Hill Road, rezoned to allow a planned housing development. Opponents say the board disregarded county planning, community opposition, and the impact of increased development on county services.

[Tax-Cuts]

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A big tax cut plan gets final approval from Congress-
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[VO-NAT 05.5]
and President Bush says he'll sign the bill even though it's less than what he wanted.
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[SOT ]
((JOHN SNOW/TREASURY SECRETARY: THIS IS TAX LEGISLATION THE AMERICAN ECONOMY BADLY NEEDS. IT'S TAX LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP AVERAGE TAXPAYERS, SMALL BUSINESSES TO GROW AND IT'LL CREATE MORE JOBS.))
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[SUPER=01-John Snow/Secreatary of the Treasury;]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=CREATE MORE JOBS.]
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[VO-NAT]

And it'll create more income for families with kids.
They're expected to get a rebate check in the mail by July- 400 bucks per child.
A married couple earning 63 thousand dollars a year with two children will pocket an extra 11-hundred dollars a year.
If they have don't have children, they'll get 300 dollars back.
But Democrats say it's a bad deal for the Average Joe. They argue it was designed to help the rich.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]

Could a few people have rigged the voting on American Idol?
Find out next.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus it's a struggle for survival between cable and satellite now that local T-V stations are now on the bird.

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[Commercial]

[Cable-Satellite]

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Will you choose cable or satellite.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Now that local channels are available from DIRECT-TV and DISH Network, people are looking at their options. Cox Communications says cable is better because they are a local company, staffed with local people. Cox doesn't require a contract and when it comes to cost, officials say cable's comparable even after recent hikes.
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[SOT 16:43:51]
[IN Q=satellite]
((MICHAEL PEDELTY/COX COMMUNICATIONS; SATELLITE HAS PRICE INCREASES AS WELL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PRESSURES OF PROGRAMMING COSTS AS WE DO THEY HAVE PROGRAMMING AS DO WE AND THAT'S WHAT DRIVES PRICE INCREASE FOR BOTH SATELLITE AND CABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Pedelty/Cox Communications;]
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[OUT Q=SATELLITE AND CABLE.]
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[VO-NAT :14]
But satellite providers like DISH Network say they provide more channels for less and have longer contracts with programmers to avoid hikes.
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
Officials also say satellite service holds up during bad weather just as well as cable.
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[SOT 16:55:18]
[IN Q=it takes]
((LORIE DEAL/ECHOSTAR DIR. OF OPERATIONS; IT TAKES VERY VERY STRONG WEATHER TO INTRUDE, HOWEVER HOW MANY CABLE SYSTEMS GO OUT WHEN THERE IS A VERY BAD THUNDERSTORM WITH US RAIN FADE IS VERY VERY MINIMAL.))
[SUPER=01-Lorie Deal/DISH Network;]
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[OUT Q=VERY VERY MINIMAL.]
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[VO-NAT]
As of today, local channels are now available on DISH Network satellite systems. Direct-TV is not far behind.
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[Idol-Audit]

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Another voting scandal... but Democrats are not calling for a recount... this time some viewers of the TV show "American Idol" are upset.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-FOX]
In a political election, you get to vote once, but not for "American Idol".... You could vote as many times as you wanted.
24-million votes were cast for Idol, and any of those could have been a caller voting more than one time.
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[SOT-18:23:57]
[IN Q=WITH A STANDARD]
((JERRY HILBURN/CATFISH SOFTWARE-WITH A STANDARD, EVERYDAY WINDOWS COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE THAT'S EASILY GOTTEN OFF OF THE INTERNET, YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND WRITE A PROGRAM IN A FEW HOURS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO DIAL INTO A TELEPHONE BANK AND VOTE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE))
[SUPER=01-Jerry Hilburn/Catfish Software]
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[OUT Q=AS YOU LIKE]
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[VO-NAT]
However you look at it, both contestants won... Ruben has a record deal with J-Records, and Clay has a deal with R-C-A. But the big winner was FOX, with one in three televisions being tuned to "American Idol" it blew away the competition in ratings. A spokeman for FOX said there will NOT be a recount, and even though the host muddled the numbers twice, Ruben won by 130- thousand votes.
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[S-Extra]

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ACC Baseball highlights, qualifying for the Coke 600, Annika is not a cut above, high school district soccer tournament action and much more,
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00]

But first our extra point. NASCAR has recommended that Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck series teams install a catalyst component. The catalyst system proved , after a seventh month study, that it reduces carbon monoxide as much as 75 percent. Tony Stewart - who also has carbon monoxide problems, tested the device at Martinsville. It sends clean air to the driver's helmet. It is not mandatory.
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[SUPER=0095-/Virginia Tech/0/j/West Virginia/10//Tech Eliminated from Big East Tourn.//Clemson/4/j/Duke/7//Clemson Out
of ACC Tournament/;]
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[SUPER=0095-/Wake Forest/11/j/Virginia/12//UVa Wins in 10 Innings//N.C. State/6//Georgia Tech/0/9//;]
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[SUPER=0095-j/North Carolina/3//Florida State/2///j/Winthrop/2//Liberty/1//Big South Baseball Tournament/;]
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[SUPER=0103-j/New Jersey/3//Ottawa/2//Devils Advance to Stanley Cup Finals/;]
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[OUTCUE=last score."]
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[S-Girls]

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A third and final spot in the girls region III soccer tournament was up for grabs tonight between Blacksburg and Hidden Valley.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Indians vs. Titans; :00]

To Cave Spring Junior High we go where the weather could not dampen enthusiasm.
[SUPER=34-Blacksburg/2/Hidden Valley/1;]In the second half, tied 1 all, Blacksburg's Nancy Haskell comes down the l
eft side and rips rope and the Indians advance to regionals with 2-1 win.
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[S-Soccer]

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On the boys side, Hidden Valley met Cave Spring for third and final spot in the Region III tournament tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Titans vs. Knights; :00]

In the first half, 16 minutes left, the Titans Sal Puzza puts the corner kick right to the head of Ashton Wilson and he heads it in, 1-nothing Hidden Valley.
[SUPER=34-Hidden Valley/4/Cave Spring/1;]On to the second half, Cave Spring ties it up with another corner. Jordan H
ahan scores on the header, 1-1, but Bruce Mahan's Titans advance to regionals with the 4-1 win.
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[S-Annika]

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Annika Sorenstam failed to make the cut at the PGA Colonial.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fort Worth, TX; :00]

She struggled with a second round 4-over-74 and was 5-over-par for 36 holes. The cut was 1-over-par. She left the green in tears, emotionally worn out from the intense scrutiny of being the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA Tour. Sorenstam tied for 96th, finishing ahead of eleven players.
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[S-Qualify]

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After being postponed because of rain yesterday and delayed another hour and a half today, Bud Pole qualifying for Coca-Cola 600 finally got underway today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC/SPEED; :00]

The dark cloud still hovered over Jimmie Johnson. He didn't even attempt to qualify, he pulls onto pit road with engine problems and takes a provisional. Ryan Newman's speed of 185.312 miles per hour earns him his second pole in three tries for the Coke 600 in Bud pole qualifying from the Lowes Motor Speedway. He was the second car out and this is his 10th career pole in just 56 starts. Elliott Sadler will start on the outside pole with a speed of 184.300 miles an hour, now here is the starting grid for the Coca-Cola 600.
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[IN CUE: FIRST DRIVER STEVE PARK] [WIPE TO MOTION]
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[SUPER=0107-1. Ryan Newman//2. Elliott Sadler//3. Mike Skinner//4. Jeff Gordon//5. Jack Sprague//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Tony Stewart//7. Joe Nemechek//8. Dave Blaney//9. Michael Waltrip//10. Johnny Benson//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Bobby Labonte//12. Kurt Busch//13. Steve Park//14. Jimmy Spencer//15. Jeff Green//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Todd Bodine//17. Jamie McMurray//18. Matt Kenseth//19. Casey Mears//20. Kevin Harvick//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-21. Mark Martin//22. Jeremy Mayfield//23. Dale Jarrett//24. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//25. Tony Raines//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-26. Greg Biffle//27. Kevin Lepage//28. Kenny Wallace//29. Larry Foyt//30. Ken Schrader//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Kyle Petty//32. Bill Elliott//33. Ricky Craven//34. Rusty Wallace//35. Jeff Burton//;]
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[SUPER=0107-36. Sterling Marlin//37. Jimmie Johnson/Prov/38. Robby Gordon/Prov/39. Terry Labonte/Prov/40. Ricky Rudd/Pr
ov/;]
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[SUPER=0107-41. Ward Burton/Prov/42. John Andretti/Prov/43. Mike Wallace/Prov/;]
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Kevin Harvick has set a Busch Series track record, turning a lap at 184-point-543 miles-per-hour win the pole for the C

arquest 300. [S-Clemson]

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Clemson was eliminated from the ACC baseball tournament today.
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The Tigers went with their ace on the hill in former Cave Spring star Tyler Lumsden and the lefty did not get much help form his teammates. Clemson committed two costly errors in the second inning and Duke scored all seven of its [SUPER
=34-Clemson/4/Duke/7;]runs in that inning. Tyler is now 8 and 2 on the season.

Duke entered the game 18 and 35 while the 17th ranked Tigers were 38 and 19. The Blue Devils win 7-4.
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Virginia and Wake Forest lit up the scoreboard with 23 runs.
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Trailing 9-7 and down to their last out, Wake's Ryan Hubbard hit the first grand slam in the tournament since 1995 and it was 11-9 Demon Deacs.
[SUPER=34-Wake Forest/11/Virginia/12;]Virginia's Matt Dunn tied it with a two-out, two-strike, two-run single in the bo
ttom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Virginia's Joe Koshansky lined a solo homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Cavaliers the wild 12-to-11 win. UVa advances to meet Florida State tomorrow morning at 10 in the third round.
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UNC beat the Seminoles 3-2 earlier today.

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With all of the Big East uncertainty in Blacksburg, Frank Beamer brought some good news about his future to an interview with Mike Stevens.
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[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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