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WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 03/18/06
03/18/06
News 7 at 11
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GRAPHIC=Iraq This weekend marks the three-year
anniversary of the war in Iraq. To
mark the anniversary -- protesters from
around the world marched and chanted --
demanding that the U-S pull out of the
Arab nation. Cheryl Casone has the
latest.
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*CG locator Baghdad, Iraq
:00
*CG 2line Cheryl Casone
CBS News
:48
*CG 2line Brian Jones
N.Y.C. Protestor
1:11
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OQ=CBS News. <<(Location: Baghdad)
(END SOT) HOSPITALS IN BAGHDAD WERE BUSY
SATURDAY, CARING FOR VICTIMS OF
ROADSIDE BOMBS. TO THE NORTH, AMERICAN
AND IRAQI TROOPS PUSHED THROUGH IRAQ S
SUNNI ARAB HEARTLAND ROUNDING UP DOZENS
OF SUSPECTED INSURGENTS. THE U-S
MILITARY REPORTED TWO MORE U-S SOLDIERS
WERE KILLED THIS WEEK -- VICTIMS OF
MORTER ATTACKS.
(nat break)
MORE THAN TWENTY THREE HUNDRED AMERICAN
MILITARY PERSONNEL HAVE DIED IN IRAQ
SINCE THE WAR BEGAN THREE YEARS AGO.
DESPITE RISING MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
LOSSES PRESIDENT BUSH EXPRESSED HOPE IN
HIS WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS. HE SAID IRAQI
LEADERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD
FORMING A NEW GOVERNMENT AND THAT WILL
EASE THE BLOODSHED, BUT HE WARNED OF
MORE FIGHTING AND SACRIFICE AHEAD.
(SOT: radio address - no graphic
needed)
For some, the temptation to retreat and
abandon our commitments is strong. Yet
there is no peace, there is no honor,
and there is no security in retreat.
(STAND-UP BRIDGE: Cheryl Casone/CBS
News/New York City)
Protests against the war in Iraq were
held all over the world today. Here in
New York City, anti-war demonstrators
marched from Times Square to this
street adjacent to the United Nations
Building.
(nats of protests)
FROM AUSTRALIA TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM
TURKEY TO MINNEAPOLIS AND FROM LONDON
TO WASHINGTON D-CT ENS OF THOUSANDS
MARCHED, WAVED SIGNS AND CHANTED
U-S-AGO HOME.
(SOT: Brian Jones/N.Y.C Protester)
17:20:27 "It's unfortunate that we're
here protesting again. But I think
we're in for a real fight to stop this
war."
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MONTH WHEN
THE U-S COMMANDER IN IRAQ MADE A
RECOMMENDATION TO PULL TROOPS OUT OF
IRAQ. INSTEAD HE ASKED THAT MORE BE
SENT IN. NOW THE QUESTION REMAINSWILL
THREE YEARS BECOME FOUR? CHERYL CASONE
FOR CBS NEWS.>>
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Here in Southwest Virginia --
some are using this weekend as a way of
gaining support to end what they say is
a mistaken war.
*CG 2line Gary Sandman
Plowshare Peace Center
:34
*CG standup Jeremy Butterfield
jbutterfield@wdbj7.com
:45
*CG 2line Manuel Dotson
Plowshare Peace Center
:58
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OQ=News7, Roanoke. <<
(END SOT) Three years ago this weekend, the
War in Iraq began.
And so did the efforts by
Americans both for and against the war.
And while there are clearly many
in favor of the the war, Anti-War
groups say they have been gaining
steady support over the last three
years.
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PROTESTORS:I WAS HERE AT THE START OF
THE WAR IN IRAQ. AND I MUST SAY THERE
ARE MORE PEOPLE DRIVING BY HONKING
THERE HORNS IN SUPPORT THAN THERE WERE
THREE YEARS. AND SO I THINK AS A NATION
PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT THIS WAS A
BIG MISTAKE.
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INQ= @19:24:51
GARY SANDMAN:INITIALLY IT WAS PRETTY
NEGATIVE. WE GOT ABOUT 2/3 NEGATIVE
RESPONSE AND ABOUT 1/3 POSITIVE, BUT
SINCE THEN IT HAS REALLY IMPROVED A LOT
WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE RESPONDING AND
VERY FEW NEGATIVE REACTION.
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INQ= @19:19:04
JEREMY:THE PLOWSHARE GROUP HAS BEEN
SEEN IN DOWNTOWN ROANOKE IN FRONT OF
THE CITY MARKET EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF
THE MONTH FOR THE LAST YEAR. AND DURING
THAT TIME THEY HAVE BOTH GAINED SUPPORT
AND HEARD FROM THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
WAR IN IRAQ.
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INQ= @19:20:40
MANUEL:THERE IS ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT WILL
DEBATE YOU. BUT IT IS ALWAYS A CORDIAL
DEBATE, THEY SAY YOU HAVE YOUR RIGHT TO
FREE SPEECH JUST LIKE I HAVE MY RIGHT
TO FREE SPEECH.
RUN:10 (END SOT)
OQ= Plowshare protestors exercise
their free speech...silently.
The group held signs listing both
American and Iraqi men and women who
have died over the last three years.
The protesters believe the number
of dead and wounded have left people
questioning America's role in Iraq.
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INQ= @19:25:18
GARY SANDMAN:I THINK PEOPLE HAVE
REALIZED THAT IT IS NOT THE RIGHT WAR,
THE RIGHT WAY, NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO
ADDRESS TERRORISM.
RUN:05 (END SOT)
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INQ= @19:21:42
MANUEL:WE KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT BUT IT HAS TO END. TO MANY
PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED.
RUN:06 (END SOT)
OQ= And Plowshare participants say
they will continue to hold vigils in
Roanoke until the war has ended.
Jeremy Butterfield, News7,
Roanoke.
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GRAPHIC=Survey USA A News-7-Survey U-S-A polls shows
most people in our viewing area believe
neither side is winning.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT 52-percent to be exact.
A third believe the U.S. is
winning the war, and the rest think
Iraqi insurgents are.
When the question turns to
stability and order in Iraq, it's
pretty close. 48-percent say "Very
well" or "Somewhat well", while
52-percent believe it's either
"Somewhat badly" or "Very badly".
The numbers weren't so close over
civil war.
Almost two-thirds of those
questioned believe such a war will
erupt in Iraq.
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GRAPHIC=Fire, house Three people are safe after
escaping a house fire tonight in
Roanoke County.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT :20
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Officials received the call just
before eight about a fire in the
55-hundred block of Castle Rock Road.
Firefighters found flames coming
from the roof of the two story home.
A couple and a three-year-old
child escaped without any injuries.
The Red Cross is assisting the
family.
The cause of the fire is under
investigation.
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GRAPHIC=None Local and federal authorities are
investigating a fatal industrial
accident last night in Henry County.
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It happened around eight o'clock
at Knauss Snack Food in the Beaver
Creek Industrial Park.
Authorities say 19-year-old
Francisco Alejandro Garcia of
Martinsville was cleaning an industrial
machine, when he died.
Garcia was a contract worker for
Knauss.
He and two other workers were in
the facility when the incident
happened.
Henry County authorities and OSHA
are investigating.
An autopsy will be performed on
Monday.
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GRAPHIC=None Community members are demanding
the removal of Roanoke County's School
Superintendent.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT :12
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Dozens of people gathered at Cave
Spring High School today to sign a
petition calling for the immediate
resignation of Doctor Linda Weber.
The petition says the current
superintendent leads by intimidation
and is not receptive to community
members.
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INQ= We've been getting
*CG 2line Roy Craighead
Starts at 06:35
RAY CRAIGHEAD - WE'VE BEEN GETTING
INDICATIONS THAT SHE'S STATED THAT IF
ENOUGH PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT HER AROUND
SHE WOULD CONSIDER LEAVING, AND WE HAVE
DECIDED TO SHOW HER THAT THERE IS
ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT HAVE DECIDED THAT
THEY DON'T WANT HER AROUND BASED ON HER
POLICIES.
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OQ= on her policies
VO-NAT VO-NAT :18
Weber has received criticism
since the resignation of Cave Spring's
athletic director Randy Meck.
Many believe Meck lost his job
because he complained about delays in
the completion of the school's athletic
fields.
Weber says she agrees the
athletic fields should be completed by
now and would never fire anyone for
complaining.
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GRAPHIC=Brush Fire Bedford County authorities are
trying to figure out what caused an
early morning brush fire.
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It happened on Sandy Ford Road,
about a half mile south of Mountain
View Road -- between Montvale and Shady
Grove.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Bedford Co.
This Morning Firefighters were on the scene
within minutes, and had the fire
contained in about *a half hour.*They
say the fire probably started near the
roadside.
Less than an acre burned.
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GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Authorities arrested 46 people in
the New River Valley today on drug
charges.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT :25
VO-NAT
*CG locator Dublin
The Pulaski-Radford Regional Drug
Task Force searched for 90 area
residents, many of whom are believed to
be crack-cocaine dealers.
Among the items seized were
14-grams of meth, half a gram of
cocaine, and more than three thousand
dollars in cash.
A spokesman says officials were
led to suspected dealers in part by
tips from the public.
50 local, state and federal
officers were involved in more than a
year long investigation.
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GRAPHIC=None A small plane crashed last night
in West Virginia, killing the pilot.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Winfield, WV
It happened just before eleven in
Winfield, West Virginia.
Officials say the plane was en
route to Minnesota from Montana.
The F-A-A in Charleston called
the Putnam County's Emergency Service
Department reporting that a plane had
strayed from radar.
The twin-engine Beech went down
around *250 feet* from a house.
There have been reports that
military fire jets were escorting the
plane for unknown reasons.
The *N-T-S-B* is investigating.
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GRAPHIC=Crime, generic A South Carolina convicted sex
offender is back behind bars after
authorities say he kidnapped and raped
two teenage girls.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Darlington Co., SC
Authorities say 47-year old
Kenneth Glenn Hinson abducted the girls
from a mobile home next door -- and
then took them to a shed behind his
home with an underground dungeon.
Investigators say he then
assaulted the girls and left them bound
inside.
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INQ=THEY MANAGED
*CG 2line Tom Gainey
Darlington Co. Sheriff's Department TOM GAINEY/DARLINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT: THEY MANAGED DURING THE
NIGHT HOURS TO GE THEMSELVES FREE FROM
THE TAPE THAT HAD THEM BOUND (CAMERA
PANS BACK TO COP) AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH
THIS TRAP DOOR OPEN AND ESCAPE BY
KICKING OUT PART OF THIS FRONT DOOR."
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OQ=FRONT DOOR
VO-NAT VO-NAT
After a four-day manhunt, Hinson
was captured yesterday near his home --
after asking a neighbor for water.
Hinson was sentenced to 20-years
in prison for raping a 12-year old girl
in 1991.
He was released in 2000.
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GRAPHIC=None A race in Roanoke gets the Saint
Patrick's Day weekend off to a good
start.
We'll have the winner.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT And another competition in
Minnesota has contestants scrambling to
make their beds.
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GRAPHIC=None Coming up on News 7, contestants
throw on some sheets as they battle to
make the neatest bed.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#=1 And, Roanoke gets a little taste
of Ireland as the Saint Patrick's Day
Parade marches through the streets of
downtown.
(END VO) (END VO)
the News 7 sports office. Coming up
later, we'll tell you what teams are
still dancing to the Sweet 16, Virginia
Wesleyan grinds out its very first
Division Three title, while the Liberty
women get overwhelmed in their first
round game. Plus, the Dazzle win and
Jeff Burton puts the hammer down in
Atlanta. All that and more on the way
in sports.>>
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GRAPHIC=None Future health care professionals
gathered today in Roanoke.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
This weekend is Virginia's Health
Occupations Students of America annual
conference.
H-O-S-A is made up of high
schools students from across Virginia
who want to become health care
professionals.
This weekend at the Hotel
Roanoke, the students will compete in
different health oriented competitions
designed to prepare them for real life
health emergency situations.
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SOT FULL
INQ=It's just a
*CG 2line Kenisha Via
Virginia HOSA President @19:42:15
KENISHA VIA:IT'S JUST A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY. YOU GET TO NETWORK, YOU
GET TO MEET FUTURE EMPLOYERS, YOU GET
TO FIND OUT ABOUT FUTURE CAREERS, YOU
GET TO EXPAND UPON EVERYTHING YOU LEARN
IN CLASS.
RUNS=:12 (END SOT)
OQ=learn in class.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Nearly 800 students participated
in the leadership conference this year.
And most of the event is
organized and run by the students
themselves.
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GRAPHIC=None Saint Patrick's Day festivities
this weekend in Roanoke kicked off with
a run around the city.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
Roanoke Catholic sponsored a fun
run, and 5-K race this morning.
482 runners participated in both
runs.
Proceeds from the race totaled
around eleven-thousand dollars and will
benefit the Roanoke Catholic
Educational Foundation.
Organizers say the runner who
came out on top was Zack Edwards.
He finished the 5K in 16 minutes
and 45 seconds.
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VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
The Saint Patrick's day fun
didn't stop there.
A sea of green invaded downtown
Roanoke this afternoon as thousands
crowded onto Jefferson Street for the
Saint Patrick's Day Parade.
After the parade, many piled into
the Celtic celebration next to the
railroad where there were some groups
like the Ancient Order of Hibernians
telling folks about the history behind
the celebration.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=The people of
*CG 2line Kirk Wright
AOH of the Roanoke Valley @19:37:29
KIRK WRIGHT:THE PEOPLE OF THE ROANOKE
VALLEY. IT'S A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF
CELTIC PEOPLE, IRISH SCOTTISH, WELSH
PEOPLE IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY SO IT IS
OUR HERITAGE HERE.
RUNS=:11 (END SOT)
OQ=heritage here.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
While there were plenty of
opportunities to learn about the Irish
culture downtown, there was also plenty
of fun.
This is the ninth year for both
celebrations -- and organizers say
interest continues to grow throughout
the valley.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=None Coming up, we'll crown a Division
Three national champ, half of the Sweet
16 bracket is set in the D1 ranks, plus
a check on the Tech and Liberty women,
but first our extra point,
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Irving, TX
:00 The Dallas Cowboys have decided to
take a
chance on Terrell Owens by signing the
volatile wide
receiver to a three-year, 25 (m)
million-dollar contract.
Owens was kicked off the
Philadelphia Eagles in November after a
number of infractions and incidents. He
was officially released from his
contract on Tuesday.
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GRAPHIC=D3 Final Four Let's start tonight in Salem,
where Virginia Wesleyan took on
Wittenberg in the Division Three
national championship game.
The Marlins were going after the
first ever title for an ODAC squad in a
team sports while Wittenberg hoped to
add another championship to the one the
Tigers won in 1977.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Salem
Wittenberg vs. Virginia Wesleyan Dave Macedo's team was looking for
:00 its 28th consecutive victory to end the
season. But they trailed by 10 at the
break.
Wittenberg's Dan Russ added to
the margin early in the second half
with a hard earned bucket down low.
Russ also chipped in with 9 big boards
in the game.
But Wesleyan rallied. Marques
Fitch wheels and deals finding Brandon
Adair who tallied 21 points on the day
as the Marlins tied things with under a
minute to play.
Then Ton Ton Balenga stepped
back and buried a three ball from the
top of the key with just 2 ticks left.
*CG final Virginia Wesleyan That was the game winner as Wittenberg
59 couldn't get a good shot off. Balenga
Wittenberg was named MVP and Virginia Wesleyan won
56 it 59 to 56, for the first national
championship in school history.
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INQ=
*CG 2line Ton Ton Balenga
Hit Game Winning Jumper
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*CG 2line Dave Macedo
Marlins Head Coach
RUNS=27
OUTCUE=players like that."
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GRAPHIC=Men's Final Four Half of the Sweet 16 is now set,
and for the ninth straight year, it
includes the Duke Blue Devils who
knocked off George Washington today in
Greensboro.
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*CG locator Greensboro, NC
CBS Sports-NCAA Productions JJ Redick was doing his thang.
:00 He bombs away from Battleground Avenue.
The deep three was part of a 20 point
day for Redick.
Then check out the big fella
Josh McRoberts who makes like a point
guard in the lane, finishing with the
short jumper.
*CG final George Washington
61 McRoberts then finds Redick for
Duke the hoop and the harm on the reverse.
74 Duke rolled past the Colonials from
G-dub 74 to 61.
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ANCHOR=TRAVIS
*CG locator Greensboro, NC
CBS Sports-NCAA Productions Also in Greensboro, Tennessee's
:00 luck ran out against Wichita State.
PJ Cuisnard's three with a minute
to play was the icing on the cake
propelling the Shockers past the Vols
80 to 73.
*CG locator Salt Lake City, UT
CBS Sports-NCAA Productions In Salt Lake City, Boston College
picked up another win for the ACC. The
Eagles got 20 points and 7 rebounds
from Jared Dudley.
When Dudley missed Craig
*CG final Montana Smith was there to clean up. He
56 tallied 22 points and 16 boards. BC
Boston College advanced past Montana 69 to 56.
69
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ANCHOR=TRAVIS The tourney rolls on tomorrow here
on Your Hometown Station. Just after
Noon it will be the Bradley Braves and
Pittsburgh Panthers from Auburn Hills.
Then at 2:20 it's off to Dayton
where North Carolina squares off with
the Patriots from George Mason.
Texas and NC State wrap up the
day in Dallas at 4:45. You'll see
these plus get bonus coverage from the
other games with plenty of live
look-ins.
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GRAPHIC=WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR The Virginia Tech Women will play
their First Round N-C-A-A game against
Missouri tomorrow night with tip-off
set for 7 o'clock in University Park,
Pennsylvania. This will be the Hokies
first game since the A-C-C Tournament
quarterfinals on March 3rd. If the
Hokies can get a win they will likely
play Connecticut on Tuesday Night.
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*CG 2line Beth Dunkenberger
Lost in the First Round Last Season
:00
*CG locator Chicago, IL
ESPN2 The Liberty women opened tourney
:00 play tonight against DePaul in the Blue
Demons hometown of Chicago.
Molly Frazee was feeling it from
the outside in the early going. This
triple tickles the twine.
But Liberty had to earn
everything including this tough bucket
underneath. The Flames were playing
from behind most of the night.
Khara Smith
*CG final Liberty and the Blue Demons were too tough on
43 this night. Depaul won it 68 to 43.
DePaul Liberty is one and done after going to
68 the Sweet 16 a year ago.
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GRAPHIC=Dazzle The Roanoke Dazzle is stuck in a
logjam amongst the middle of the pack
D-League teams.
This afternoon the Daz beat the
Austin Toros at home for the second
straight day.
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*CG locator Roanoke
Toros vs. Dazzle Wil Bynum was called up to the
:00 Warriors this week, meaning that others
had to step up.
Early on, D'ior Fischer misses
the jumper. Tyrone Sally gets the
board and can't get the putback but
Kevin Owens is there for the tip in.
Anthony Grundy led the way with
22 points and Isaiah Victor scored 10
points today.
*CG final Austin Check out the former Tennessee Vol.
77 Victor backs in for two with the left
Roanoke hand. The Dazzle won it 84 to 77 for
84 its third win in a row.
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GRAPHIC=Busch Series We finish up on the track in
Atlanta where the Busch boys tangled in
today's Nicorette 300.
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VO-NAT
*CG locator Hampton, GA
FX Kyle Busch had a short afternoon,
:00 blowing a right rear tire at lap 42 and
spinning out.
Late in the race, Ryan Newman has
some tire trouble of his own and smacks
the concrete.
Jeff Burton got past Matt Kenseth
witj 20 laps to go. Burton held on to
take the checkered flag. It's his
first Busch win since 2002, and he
becomes the fifth Cup regular to win on
the series in 5 races this year.
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GRAPHIC=None Mom's advice could help some
folks in Minnesota make some extra
cash.
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*CG locator Bloomington, MN
30-finalists from the U-S and
Canada vied to make the best beds in
the World Championship Bed Making
Competition.
The person with the quickest and
neatest bed won 25-thousand dollars
tax-free.
Contestants were judged on speed
and accuracy.
Points were deducted for wrinkled
sheets or a crooked bed spread.
The contest was sponsored by
Super 8 Motel and was held at the Mall
of America in Minneapolis.
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