WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 10/24/03

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Coming up on News 7 -
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Movies, popcorn and traffic jams.. at one area mall- but some help may be on the way.
The latest on the fight over a brain damaged woman.
Plus a final run for the needle nosed jet-
and a Nascar legend is also breaking the speed of sound but not on the Concorde.
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News 7 is Next.

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Plans to help ease traffic at one area movie theater are getting the thumbs up.
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[Mall-Traffic]

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If you've ever been to a movie at Valley View Grande in Roanoke, you are probably thankful for the 15 minutes of previews.
That's because many moviegoers are late because of the traffic jam outside.
But as Justin McLeod discovered there is a coming attraction that may produce a happy ending.
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((((NAT SOUND OF TRAFFIC))
This is typical for a Friday night at the movies, especially here at Valley View Grande.
You often have to wait in line, not at the ticket booth but rather at the turn signal.
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((MOVIEGOER: BEEN SITTING HERE ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES TRYING TO GET INTO THE MOVIE THEATER HERE.)) ((SARAH LAWSON: IT'S PRETTY BAD, IT'S PRETTY THICK)) ((ELIZABETH TURNER: VERY HECTIC, VERY BAD.)) [Runs05]
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((QUICK NAT SOUND OF TRAFFIC))
Bad thanks to this traffic light on Valley View Blvd.
Theater traffic can sometimes back up all the way beyond Wal-mart.
Some motorists even contribute to the problem by attempting to make a U-Turn at the light.
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((ELIZABETH TURNER: IT IS ALWAYS LIKE THIS, ALWAYS, A NEW LANE WOULD DEFINETELY HELP.)) [Runs03]
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Many nearby businesses agree.
The developers of this shopping plaza next door to the theater recently installed a turning lane on Valley View Blvd.

It will allow motorists to access these businesses without having to first go to the light.
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((MARK JAMISON/CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER: ANY VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN TAKE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION DOWN THERE AT THE SIGNAL WILL HELP THE TRAFFIC.)) [Runs04]
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How much of a help has yet to be determined.
When the new turning lane opens sometime next week, engineers with the city of Roanoke will begin a traffic study- to see how its working.
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((MARK JAMISON/CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER: WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HANDLE EXACTLY ON HOW MANY VEHICLES U-TURN, HOW MANY OF THE VEHICLES THAT YOU DO U-TURN ACTUALLY COME INTO THIS RETAIL CENTER.)) [Runs07]
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You may still need some patience- because the new lane can only do so much.
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE CITY CONCEDES THERE IS VERY LITTLE IT CAN DO SHORT TERM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM HERE AT THE INTERSECTION AT THE VALLEY VIEW GRANDE. LONG TERM HOWEVER THE CITY HOPES TO ONE DAY FINISH THE OVERPASS HERE AT 581 BUT SAYS THAT IS STILL YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.)) [Runs15]
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[Teal]

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A VMI graduate was killed in Iraq yesterday.
The Army says 31 year old Captain John Robert Teal died yesterday when a mine exploded near Baqubah (Ba-koo-buh).

Teal called Mechanicsville home and was a medical officer.

[CA-Wildfires]

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Thousands of people have been evacuated- and two freeways are shut down in Southern California.... This, as wind driven brushfires come dangerously close to many neighborhoods.
Elizabeth Sanchez reports, more than 12 thousand acres have burned since the fires started on Tuesday.
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((THIS IS THE VIEW OF THE GRAND PRIX FIRE FROM HELICOPTERS UP ABOVE ... BUT RESIDENTS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA GOT A MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING VIEW OF THE FLAMES -- RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARDS. "We could actually see the flames reflecting off the houses. Although, I didn't expect it to be this close." HUNDREDS OF HOMEOWNERS PACKED THEIR BAGS AND DROVE OFF TO SAFER LOCATIONS. "Hopefully these winds will give us a break, and let these people comeback home. I suggest you get out of here yourself." LEFT BEHIND -- MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS -- WHO ARE NOW TRYING TO PROTECT ROWS OF HOUSES IN THE SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY. BUT THICK SMOKE, INTENSE HEAT, AND STRONG WINDS ARE SOMETIMES GIVING THE FIRE THE UPPERHAND. "I do have a line across the back, but we have erratic wind conditions, flash fuels, high winds ... so we're just holding our own right here." AUTHORITIES SAY THE GRAND PRIX FIRE WAS STARTED BY ARSON. AND ITS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL FIRES TO RAVAGE THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. SO FAR, THIS FIRE HAS DESTROYED A FEW HOMES IN OUTLYING AREAS -- AND THOSE NUMBERS COULD GO HIGHER. THIS WEEKEND, FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING WINDS OF UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. AS ONE FORESTRY OFFICIAL PUT IT, "IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARD WORK." ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, CBS NEWS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.))

[Schiavo]

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The family of brain damaged woman Terri Schiavo presented more than a dozen medical experts today- to dispute husband Michael Schiavo's assessment of his wife's condition.
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At least one nurse and one doctor disputed the husband's claim that Schiavo is in a persistent vegetative state.
They say she can swallow and she responds to people.
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((JENNY CARPENTER/RESIDENT NURSE: THAT IS NO WAY TERRISA MARIE SCHIAVO IS IN A PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE.)) [butt to 57] ((DR. WAYNE HAMPISHAR: SHE WAS LOOKING TOWARD HER MOTHER, SMILING AT HER MOTHER FIXATING A GAZE ON HER MOTHER. PATIENTS IN A COMA CAN'T SEE. THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY SEE.))
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Today Schiavos mother also says her daughter is not a plastic plant..
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((MARY SCHINDLER/MOTHER; SHE IS SEVERELY BRAIN DAMAGED HUMAN BEING SHE RESPONDS TO ME EVERYTIME I GO IN THERE. SHE LAUGHS, SHE CRIES, WE SIT AND TALK SHE LISTENS TO ME.))
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Meanwhile the husband's attorney will file papers Monday challenging the Governor's order that let the feeding tube be reinserted.
He says Michael Schiavo has been bolstered by an outpouring of public support.
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[Knox]

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The jury in the OxyContin trial in Roanoke got a three-day weekend. One of the jurors called in sick this morning. Rather than replace her with an alternate and make the jury start over, Judge Sam Wilson sent the other 11 home- -in hopes the missing juror will be well enough to continue by Monday.

[Poplar-Forest]

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When it comes to learning more about 19th century life in Bedford County, some folks at Poplar Forest can really dig it.
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October is Archaeology Month at Thomas Jefferson's retreat, and officials say they have a lot to celebrate.
A summer's worth of excavation has uncovered the remains of what may be an 1850's-era slave cabin.
Artifacts such as pottery, glass, bricks and even a 19th century eggshell have all come to light.
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((BARBARA HEATH/POPLAR FOREST ARCHAEOLOGIST: THIS AREA THAT WE'RE DIGGING NOW IS INCREDIBLY RICH AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE REALLY DEEP DEPOSITS SO JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IS PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE US SEVERAL YEARS, AND THEN THE AREA AROUND THE HOUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WE HAVEN'T ANSWERED, SO YES, IT WILL BE A LONG-TERM PROJECT.))
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Heath says the site was likely a slave or overseer's cabin that was torn down before the Civil War.
There's also evidence of Jefferson-era buildings on the same site.
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A minority group wants Virginia Tech's president to speak out about a smack.
More on the request and the university's response when News 7 returns.
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Plus a dorm room goes up in flames... so others never will.
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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up later, week 9 high school pigskins as the playoff picture starts to take shape. The Hoos hope for a happy homecoming against Troy State, and Newman races to the pole in chilly hotlanta. Plus Riley hangs up the whistle and Beckett gets the call for the fish. All that and more on the way in sports.))

[Fire-Demo]

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Residence Halls on college campuses across the country fall victim to more than one thousand fires each year. Today Virginia Tech officials set fire to a dorm room of their own to teach students a lesson that could save their lives.
Jennifer Wishon has more
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((((NATS OF STUDENTS TALKING TC 1:13:29)) Students peered through the window of a mock dorm room Friday that looked similar to their own.
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((KRISTEN SMITH: I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WAS IN THERE WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I HAD IN MY DORMS.)) [RUNS05]
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Stuff like pizza boxes and papers that a volunteer student ignited with a single match. ((NAT SOUND POP OF SMOKE DETECTOR)) Within seconds flames were visible through the windows and within minutes the room became a toxic death trap.
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((SANDRA KULIK: NO ONE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THAT FIRE HAD THEY BEEN IN THAT ROOM MORE THAN TWO OR THREE MINUTES.)) [RUNS05]
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That's why university officials are hoping the demonstration will encourage students to "get out and stay out" each time they hear a smoke detector go off in their residence halls.
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((KRISTEN SMITH: WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IF THE ALARM WENT OFF AND I WAS IN THE SHOWER I STAYED IN THE SHOWER, I DIDN'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO IT MUCH BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS A DRILL.)) [RUNS08]
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School officials say many students stay in their rooms when they hear a fire alarm because they think it's just a hoax, but after Friday's demonstration, they hope students won't think twice about evacuating.
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((TIM OWENS/VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT: I WAS SURPRISED THAT IN UNDER TWO MINUTES THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE AND THE SMOKE WOULD HAVE OVERTAKEN SOMEBODY, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY.)) [RUNS07]
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A scare that so far hasn't claimed any lives at Virginia Tech, but the school still has fire related problems.
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((ED SPENCER: WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD FIRES, WE'VE HAD CASES OF ARSON IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS AND YOU SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS.)) [RUNS07]
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A danger Spencer is hoping the university can avoid, now that students know what can happen. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Blacksburg.))

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Virginia Tech President Charles Steger won't take up issue of Wednesday's night's sideline smack.
This after members of the Virginia Tech Black Alumni Network called on him to speak out against the incident.
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In the second half of Wednesday night's loss to West Virginia, Coach Frank Beamer slapped Ernest Willford's helmet.
In a letter to Steger, the Black Alumni Network says Beamer should be held to the same standard as other university officials.
The letter states: "We cannot imagine that the university administration would remain silent if a professor struck a student in the classroom."
A Virginia Tech spokesman says that's not a good comparison.
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((LARRY HINCKER/VIRGINIA TECH SPOKESMAN; IT'S NOT A CLASSROOM, IT'S AN ATHLETIC CONTEST, A VERY PHYSICAL ATHELTIC CONTEST. THESE FELLOWS ARE SUITED UP IN PROTECTIVE GEAR AND THEY'RE GOING TO BATTLE AND WAR ON THE GRIDIRON. AND TO DRAW THAT ANALOGY TO A CLASSROOM IS A BIG, BIG STRETCH.))
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Hincker say President Steger expects Atheltic Director Jim Weaver to handle the situation.
Tech officials say the incident is not an actionable offense.
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[Conrad]

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After serving more than a quarter century as a U-S Magistrate, Glen Conrad got a new job today.
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He becomes a U-S DISTRICT Judge. Conrad's friend and mentor- - Senior Judge James Turk- - administered the oath of office. The new judge said, "if my legal career were ending today... I would have had one of the best careers anyone could hope to enjoy." Conrad said his years of public service have been governed by principles his parents instilled in him: respect, responsibility and doing the right thing.
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[Zukerman]

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A woman known for her musical talents is in the Roanoke Valley to underscore her writing skills.
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[VO NAT :16] Flutist (FLOO-tist) Eugenia Zukerman (ZOO-ker-mihn) today performed for and spoke to students and faculty at Roanoke College. While music is her first love, she's also the Arts Correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and author of four books including this year's "In My Mother's Closet."
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((EUGENIA ZUKERMAN/MUSICIAN, AUTHOR: OF COURSE LITTLE GIRLS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO BECOME A WOMAN BUT THEY CAN'T EVEN FORMULATE THE QUESTIONS. SO, I THINK SLEUTHING THROUGH OUR MOTHER'S THINGS IS A WAY OF BEGINNING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT.))
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[VO NAT :05] Zukerman will sign copies of the book tomorrow at Cantos Bookstore in Roanoke.

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Still ahead on News 7, early high school highlights and the weekend forecast.
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Plus some say goodbye others good-riddance to the Concorde.
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[Carroll-Plane]

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State Police are investigating a report of a missing plane in Carroll County.
The sheriff's department received a call just after seven from the tower at the Roanoke Airport saying it had lost contact with a plane.
State Police say they are out trying to determine if a plane in fact went down.
They are not sure where the plane took off from.

[Concorde-]

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The needle nosed Concorde makes its final flight- marking the end of an era.
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British Airways observed the last flight of the supersonic Concorde today.
The jet touched down at London's Heathrow airport completing its final three and half hour journey from New York.
British Airways says despite the 11 thousand dollar a seat price tag- the Concorde was only marginally profitable.
Among the notables on board the last flight- Actress Joan Collins- and supermodel Christie Brinkley.
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[Neighborhood-Concorde]

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Not everyone's sad to see the Concorde grounded for good, though.
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((GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE CONCORDE.))
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Residents of Howard Beach, New York have complained for years about the noise from the airplane.
They say every time the Concorde took off, most everything in their houses rattled.
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Coming up, the high school football season reaches the stretch run, qualifying results from Atlanta, and Pat Riley calls it quits in South Beach, but first tonight's extra point. Apparently the race track just isn't fast enough for Richard Petty....
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The racing legend is trading the track for the sky- He went up with the Navy Blue Angels- fulfilling a lifelong dream.
The King says he always wanted to go faster than the speed of sound- but the flight may have been a little more adventure than he realized.
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((RICHARD PETTY/FORMER NASCAR CHAMPION: THE TAKE OFF that CAUGHT YOU SAID YOU WEREJUST GOING TO TURN IT UP. I WASIN THE FLOOR BOARD. THAT IS AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.))
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[S-Salem]

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The Salem Spartans tried to stay perfect in the River Ridge District tonight as Willis White and company hosted the Knights from Cave Spring.
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The home team jumped out to a 24-nothing halftime lead.
The Knights tried to get something going in the third quarter but Billy Cameron picks off the Beau Austin pass.
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That led to an Andre Hairston touchdown run. Salem led 31-zip and coasted to the 38 to nothing win.
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[S-Byrd]

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The Northside Vikings, fresh off their huge win over Alleghany last week traveled to Vinton where Jeff Highfill and the Terriers awaited.
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The Terriers led it by two touchdowns, but Ben Creasy answered for the Vikes on the option breaking off a 63 yard TD run off the right side and into the endzone.
But Billy Ray Welch comes right back for Byrd. This TD made it 29 to 6 and
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Byrd went on to win it 42 to 6.
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[S-PH]

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It was battle of winless teams tonight at Victory Stadium as Patrick Henry and Halifax locked up in a Western Valley District tussle.
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One team would get off the schnide tonight.
J-C Simmons got the party started for the Pats sneaking in from short yardage,
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and PH went on to win 14 to 13.
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[FFE-Scores]

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That's just a small taste of what's to come on Friday Football Extra in just a few minutes with Mike Stevens. For now here's an early peek at tonight's scoreboard.
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[SUPER=55-Laurel Park/0/Martinsville/41/Dan River/0/Magna Vista/58/Tunstall/28/Patrick Co./7;]

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[SUPER=55-Covington/12/Bath Co./43/Northside/6/William Byrd/42/Nelson Co./28/Chatham/3;]

[SUPER=55-Marion/15/Tazewell/3/Liberty/27/Heritage/28/Chilhowie/0/Northwood/47;]

[SUPER=55-E. Montgomery/22/Floyd Co./16/E.C. Glass/20/Culpeper Co./7/Fort Chiswell/10/Grayson Co./39;]

[SUPER=55-Lebanon/39/P.H. Glade Spring/7/Lord Botetourt/34/Alleghany/7/Glenvar/0/Radford/34;]

[SUPER=55-Gretna/48/Prince Edward/7/Fishburne/0/Lynchburg Christian/76/Staunton River/21/Brookville/14;]

[SUPER=55-Grundy/2/Carroll Co./42/Rockbridge Co./20/Waynesboro/21/Buffalo Gap/14/Riverheads/34;]

[SUPER=55-Giles/25/Auburn/0/Cave Spring/0/Salem/38/Galax/13/Bland Co./28;]

[SUPER=55-Harrisonburg/13/R.E. Lee/12/Appomattox/32/Buckingham Co./33/Fieldale-Collinsville/24/Bassett/0;]

[SUPER=55-Rustburg/14/Jefferson Forest/33/Altavista/12/Amelia Co./38/Narrows/44/Pocahontas/12;]

[SUPER=55-Blacksburg/48/Hidden Valley/28/Rural Retreat/35/Holston/0/Christiansburg/19/Pulaski Co./47;]

[SUPER=55-Craig Co./No/Parry McCluer/Report////////;]

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[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-150 1:20:54]
[GRAPHIC=UVA]

Virginia meets Troy State for the first time in school history tomorrow afternoon in a 3pm kickoff at Scott Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]

The Cavaliers main offensive weapon this season has been Matt Schaub. The QB has averaged 301 yards passing since his return from injury. But Schaub faces a Troy State defense quite used to strong passers. The Trojans have faced former Heisman winner Eric Crouch, Miami's Ken Dorsey, Marshall's Byron Leftwich and Iowa State's Seneca Wallace in recent years.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chris Canty/UVa Junior Defensive End; :16]
[RUNS=:33]
[OUT Q=.....win a ball game"]
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[S-Qualify]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-153 TC11035]
[GRAPHIC=Nascar]

Qualifying for Sunday's Bass Pro Shops 500 wasn't very dramatic as Ryan Newman cruised to his 9th pole of the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hampton, GA/SPEED; :00]

Newman laid down a lap at 194.29 miles per hour. He'll start right next to Bobby Labonte on row one. Now your starting grid for Sunday's race.
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[GO TO QUALIFYING BOARDS]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5013;]
[SUPER=0107-1. Ryan Newman/194.29/2. Bobby Labonte//3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//4. Brian Vickers//5. Bill Elliott//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-6. Elliott Sadler//7. Todd Bodine//8. Joe Nemechek//9. Jimmie Johnson//10. Kevin Harvick//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-11. John Andretti//12. Kevin Lepage//13. Michael Waltrip//14. Casey Mears//15. Jeremy Mayfield/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-16. Robby Gordon//17. Kurt Busch//18. Jamie McMurray//19. Jeff Gordon//20. Steve Park//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-21. Rusty Wallace//22. Jimmy Spencer//23. Derrike Cope//24. Tony Stewart//25. Kyle Petty//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-26. Ricky Craven//27. Greg Biffle//28. Kenny Wallace//29. Ward Burton//30. Johnny Benson//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Dale Jarrett//32. Terry Labonte//33. Tony Raines//34. Hermie Sadler//35. Dave Blaney//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-36. Bobby Hamilton, Jr.//37. Matt Kenseth/Prov/38. Jeff Burton/Prov/39. Mark Martin/Prov/40. Sterling Marli
n/Prov/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-41. Scott Wimmer/Prov/42. Ricky Rudd/Prov/43. Ken Schrader/Prov/;]
[RUNS=:45]
[oc...last name]
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[S-Riley]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-156 10124TC]
[GRAPHIC=NBA]

One of the NBA's best coaches has decided to step down, just four days before the start of the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :00]
Miami head coach Pat Riley has resigned his position and handed over the job to assistant Stan Van Gundy. Riley will remain with the team as its president.
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[Printing-Plant]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-32 TC2:01:19]
[GRAPHIC=None]

It's taken two years, and more than 30 million dollars, but the Roanoke Times new printing press is finally ready to roll.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The Heidelberg Mainstream press has actually produced the Neighbors section for the last four weeks. Sunday night the new equipment will "go live" to produce the Monday morning edition.
The new paper will be slightly smaller, with more color and sharper images... and editor Mike Riley also promises a redesign.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The press is a once in a lifetime deal.]
((MIKE RILEY/ROANOKE TIMES EDITOR; THE PRESS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEAL. WHAT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE IS WHAT HAPPENS AND EVOLVES FROM THIS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND I THINK THAT'S ONGOING AND EVOLUTIONARY AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Riley/Roanoke Times Editor; ]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=and that's the way it should be.]
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[VO-NAT]

The new press can produce 80- thousand copies an hour. Eventually, that should allow later deadlines to accomodate breaking news, and give editors more time to put the newspaper together. (------------)