WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 12/12/96

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Coming up next on News 7-
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A verdict tonight in the ten million dollar Puppyland lawsuit against Channel 10.
Lem Tuggle was executed tonight. News 7's Steve Smallshaw was a media witness. Well hear from him.
Plus Bath County has something new on the radio dial.
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News 7 is next.

Newsbrea

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Good Evening.
A Roanoke Jury tonight finds in favor of WSLS-TV.
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Puppyland sued Channel ten and reporter Kris Loyd for ten million dollars for libel- saying their reports were malicious- and cost the business money.
The news story reported that Puppyland's owner mistreated animals.
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Friends and family mourn the death of a 17 year old in Northwest Roanoke.
Antwan Gray was gunned down last night.
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and V-M-I's head football coach Bill Stewart abruptly quits for what he says are personal reasons.
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Puppyland

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Channel 10 left the courthouse the winner tonight in a 10-million dollar libel case.
The T-V Station's General Manager called it "a victory for all media."
Keith Humphry has the verdict.
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((WE THE JURY UNANIMOUSLY FIND OUR VERDICT IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT AMY MARTIN.))
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Former Puppyland employee Amy Martin was the only one in the courtroom who displayed even the slightest reaction.
Puppyland Owner Chris Benson didn't flinch as he learned he'd lost the case.
Though he was not the one on trial, he'd spent three days listening to former employees and customers tell tales of animal abuse.
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Though Benson had failed to convince the jury that HE was the victim of what he contends were false statements aired on Channel 10, Benson couldn't say whether he regrets filing the lawsuit.
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Channel 10's News Director said the station has never backed away from the series of reports by reporter Kris Loyd.
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Though certain inaccuracies were pointed out during the trial, the station manager said he didn't find any holes in the stories.
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((EVERYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY, BUT I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THAT IT WAS DONE.))
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Reporter Loyd had left the courthouse by the time the verdicts were read.
None of the jurors- -six women and one man- -was willing to discuss the case once it was over.
Keith Humphry NEWS-7.

Lansdowne-Murder

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TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation

Friends of a murder victim held a make-shift memorial service this afternoon in Northwest Roanoke.
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They poured out one dozen bottles of beer where a wreath was placed in Antwan Gray's memory.
The group also spray painted his name on the adjacent walls.
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The 17-year old was shot multiple times last night at the 24-hundred block of Centre Avenue.
When police arrived, Gray was lying in the middle of the street, already dead.
Friends say they're still in shock... because they thought everyone liked him.
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((LATANYA FOSTER/VICTIM'S FRIEND: EVERYONE LOVED ANTWAN. THERE'S NOT NO PLACE UP HERE THAT ANTWAN COULDN'T HAVE WENT, COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN MAD LOVE FROM. COULDN'T GOT NOTHING FROM NOBODY. ANTWAN WAS COOL WITH EVERYBODY UP HERE. ))
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No arrests have been made in the case.
And authorities are asking anyone with information to call Roanoke Police headquarters.
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Stallins

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Penny Stallins says she wants to be a positive influence again.
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Today, the former teacher and amateur golf champion apologized for using illegal drugs.
Stallins was in Salem Circuit Court for sentencing on drug possession charges.
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((PENNY STALLINS/DEFENDANT: I'M VERY REMORSEFUL. I'VE HAD THIS DIRTY LITTLE SECRET, AND I'M TERRIBLY REGRETFUL THAT I'VE USED DRUGS, AND I'VE USED DRUGS WHILE I'VE TAUGHT OTHERS NOT TO USE DRUGS.))
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The judge suspended her jail sentence, and ordered community service.
Stallins still faces sentencing in Botetourt County for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

Hussein-Shot

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Saddam Hussein's eldest son survives an assassination attempt.
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(Oh-DAY) Odai Hussein was wounded- while driving his car in Baghdad today- but he is reportedly doing well.
That word comes from a T-V station he owns.
Odai heads Iraq's trade and information ministries and is considered one of Iraq's most powerful figures.
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Simpson

ANCHOR=Jean
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The defense in the O-J Simpson trial continues to hammer away the idea that former Detective Mark Furhman had the opportunity to plant evidence.
Jennifer Sabih has an update from Los Angeles.
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((It was testimony from this man....DNA expert John Gerdes that drew the most dramatic response from OJ Simpson's civil jury.
Panelists actually gasped as they watched a videotape narrated by Gerdes, showing police technician Andrea Mazolla swabbing up blood sample with one hand and leaning on the dirty ground with the other.
Several jurors even leaned forward for better views as Mazolla brushed her hand across the ground as if cleaning the pavement. Gerdes told them the way Mazolla collected evidence makes all the DNA samples contaminated and worthless. From contamination to conspiracy...the defense again hammered away at police conduct after the murders. Lt. Frank Spangler used to be Mark Fuhrman's boss and Simpson's lawyers got him to tell jurors that the first time he saw Detective Fuhrman at Simpson's estate he was wearing a coat. 30 minutes later Fuhrman was in shirt sleeves. The defense is trying to suggest that Fuhrman could have smuggled the bloody glove from the crime scene in his coat- then taken it to Simpson's house to plant it. Jennifer Sabih, CBS News.))

Tuggle

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At 9:12 pm Virginia executed its seventh death row inmate this year.
That's a 1996 record for the western world.
Rapist and killer Lem Davis Tuggle junior- was the last of six men to pull off the nation's largest death row breakout.
His execution tonight put Virginia in the both record book and the international spotlight.
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Ellen Qualls is at Greensville where Tuggle's sentence was carried out.
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(Rollcue: Shirley Brickee.)
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Still to come on the newscast, parents are warned about false rumors concerning baby formula,
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and we'll head to Bath County where a group of volunteers are working hard to keep their local radio station on the air.
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Together

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Roanoke's Together Dating Service shut down yesterday after it lost it's franchise.
The company's corporate headquarters said it wasn't making enough money.
A number of customers also complained- Eric Earnhart reports.
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(( Claudi Ramsey is a widow... she joined Together Dating service, because she says she thought it would help her find her match...
After a year she hasn't had one actual date.
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((CLAUDIA RAMSEY/TOGETHER CLIENT; ANOTHER GUY CALLED AND HE SAID UM, IF YOU CALL AND A WOMAN ANSWERS, IT'S JUST THIS LESBIAN I LIVE WITH ))
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The service is supposed to conduct extensive interviews, and match up compatible clients...
But at the Better Business Bureau, they have a stack of complaints from people paid up to three thousand dollars, and say they didn't' get their money's worth.

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((FRAN STEPHANZ/BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU; THE SERVICE ALSO IS VERY VERY EXPENSIVE AND PEOPLE TEND NOT TO WANT TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY WITHOUT HAVING AND ADEQUATE "PRODUCT" SHALL WE SAY? ))
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Don Ward says when he went into talk about a membership he was pressured to sign an expensive contract...
While there he met one of Together's clients and asked her out... On the date, they ran into her husband... she was separated, but still married.

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((DON WARD/PROSPECTIVE CLIENT; I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I WASN'T TOLD THE TRUTH BY HER, OR THE DATING SERVICE WASN'T AND THEY DIDN'T CHECK.))
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Chances are, they didn't check. The Company's contract says "the Company's screening of member applicants is limited to the information provided by the applicant and personal interviews.
Together's internet site on the world wide web, does list a dozen testimonials from satisfied Virginia customers... though no last names are given.
We tried to contact the former franchise owner John Byron and his attorney today... they didn't return our calls.
Eric Earnhart, News 7.))

Baby-Scam

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Officials in several states are warning residents about false rumors involving baby formula.
The rumors concern cash settlements stemming from a lawsuit over formula price fixing.
Maryland's attorney general says parents should be wary of bogus claim forms requiring personal information about their families.
In some states, con artists are charging parents a fee to file claims.
There is a legitimate settlement in 17 states.
However consumers filing a claim will only receive about five dollars and not the rumored 14-hundred.

Bath-Co.-Radio

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A brand new radio station hit the airwaves in Bath County recently.
After commercial stations did not make it in the area, some folks got together and decided they needed a voice for the mountains.
Jay Moore reports.
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((NAT SOUND: YOU'RE LISTENING TO ALLEGHANY MOUNTAIN RADIO. WCHG 107.1 FM, HOT SPRINGS VIRGINIA. YOUR LISTENER SUPPORTED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION.))
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That's music to the ears of those who've worked for three years to get the W-C-H-G up and running.
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((GIBBS KINDERMAN/WCHG GENERAL MANAGER: THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY THAT CAN AFFORD TO SUPPORT AN ADVERTISED BASED RADIO STATION. IT'S JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOW BUDGET OPERATION DEPENDING ON A LOT OF VOLUNTEER EFFORT. ))
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In fact, everyone that works at the station is a volunteer.
W-C-H-G is located on the campus of the county high school.
It uses students and eventually the school hopes to work radio classes into its curriculum.
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((CHRISTOPHER WOOD/BATH CO. STUDENT: I LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU CAN PLAY WHAT YOU WANT TO AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT LOOKS GOOD ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND MIGHT HAVE A FUTURE JOB AS A D-J IN A RADIO STATION AND IT'S PRETTY FUN.))
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The station was built for about 22- thousand dollars.
But what W-C-H-G can provide for the community outweighs the price tag.
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((JANE LYLE/BATH CO. RADIO STATION CHAIRMAN: WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH LOCAL NEWS THAT MAKES THE MEDIA OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA SO IT GIVES LOCAL EVENTS, LOCAL NEWS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE AIR.))
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W-C-H-G works with two other stations, one in Monterey, the other in Frost, West Virginia.
That helps the station fill time...until it can get more volunteers.
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((JAY MOORE/REPORTING: RIGHT NOW THE RADIO STATION IS ON THE AIR ABOUT 16 HOURS A DAY, TWO HOURS LOCALLY. KINDERMAN HOPES TO EXPAND ON THAT IN THE FUTURE. IN BATH COUNTY, JAY MOORE, NEWS 7.))
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Coming up a little later on the newscast, Mike Stevens has the story of a surprise announcement concerning V-M-I football,
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and from the Mill Mountain we'll see how the zoo is preparing for the winter weather.
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Zoo-Lights

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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-95
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Winter at Mill Mountain Zoo may be cold, but the zoo keepers are as busy as ever keeping the animals fed and watered.
Beth Myer reports this week is particularly busy as the zoo prepares for Santa's arrival.
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The day starts early for the animal keepers at Mill Mountain Zoo. In the winter, some water sources are cut off so they don't freeze-- That means a lot of extra hauling so that the animals have plenty of fresh water.
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((BETH HARTSEL/ANIMAL CARE SUPERVISOR: THE ANIMALS COULD DEHYDRATE IF THEY DON'T HAVE WATER, SO WE BREAK ICE OUT OF WATER SEVERAL TIMES A DAY IF NECESSARY AND ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH WATER. ))
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The cold weather is no deterrent to animal activity. You may even see more at this time of year.
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((BETH HARTSEL/ANIMAL CARE SUPERVISOR: A LOT OF THE ANIMALS NOW CAN TAKE THE WINTER TEMPERATURES SO A LOT ARE MORE ACTIVE THAN IN THE SUMMER. ))
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Some of the animals do eat more in the winter... and their diets are strictly regulated. So if you'd like to bring them a holiday treat-- Please bring it to the keepers.
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This week the zoo staff is busy decorating for the holidays. Plenty of lights will illumnate the zoo this weekend for the "Holiday Celebration with the Animals."
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((THERE ARE MANY STRANDS OF LIGHTS IN THE ZOO AROUND THE EXHIBITS SO IT WILL BE GORGEOUS UP HERE. ))
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The holiday celebration is Saturday from 1 to 8-pm... even Santa will be there. Beth Myer, NEws 7. Wx-Tape
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S-Score

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Florida Quarterback danny Wuerffel was named the winner of the Maxwell award last night in Orlando at the Disney MGM studios theme park.
The Maxwell goes to the top player in the nation. Wuerffel is also the favorite to win the Heisman.Now your scores.
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S-Stewart

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
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VMI head football coach Bill Stewart resigned last night effective immediately. The institution says he stepped down for unspecified personal reasons. But the Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting in this morning's edition that the resignation stems from allegations that the emotional coach used a racial slur toward a black player in a late season practice.
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Stewart took over the VMI program on December 31st of 1993 after Jim Shuck abruptly left the institution.
In his three years as head coach, VMI produced 8 wins and 25 losses.
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But his future at VMI was never more secure than it was on March 19th of this year when he signed a 6 year contract extension giving him job security into the next century.
VMI officials would not elaborate on his departure last night, and several sources confirmed that Stewart already has left Lexington.
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A search committee has already been formed to find his successor.
The current assistant coaches have all been retained and they will receive new one year contracts on January 1st.

S-Boomer

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WRITER=Mike
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Boomer Esiason ripped the Redskins for 522 yards passing on November 10th, but this Sunday he will be on the bench, replaced by Kent Graham.
Esiason walked out of practice yesterday after learning of the benching, but he came back yesterday.
If he played he could earn some big incentive money, but he says that has nothing to do with his actions.
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S-Panthers

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#st5-25
GRAPHIC=PANTHERS

The Carolina Panthers continue to act like anything but a two year old expansion team.
Last Sunday they clinched a spot in the postseason, and today they put their stamp on the NFC Pro Bowl squad.
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The playoff bound Panthers placed seven players on the NFC pro bowl squad including the team's starting trio of linebackers in Sam Mills, Kevin Greene, and Lamar Lathon.
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The three others Panthers to make the team are placekicker John Kasay, Defensive back Eric Davis, and kick returner Michael Bates.
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ANCHOR=Mike
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Three Redskins made the team - Ken Harvey, Matt Turk, and Terry Allen.
Bruce Smith and Herman Moore were also selected to the Pro bowl team.

S-White

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-23
GRAPHIC=PACKERS
The Green Bay Packers landed their share of players on the Pro Bowl team yesterday including Brett Favre and Reggie White.
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And White took advantage of the day to sign a five year $19 million dollar deal with the Pack.
White, who is now 35 says he wants to retire as a Packer, but not until he wins a Super Bowl.
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S-Rangers

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
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The Texas Rangers are looking to expand their minor league organization, and they're eyeing Pulaski's Calfee Park.
It's been four years since the Atlanta Braves moved their Appalachian League team OUT of Pulaski, because Calfee didn't meet Major League Baseball's standards.
Since then, the town has made some minor improvements to the park, but it has yet to build a clubhouse.
Before the Rangers deal is final, Major League Baseball would have to waive the clubhouse requirement.
Organizers in Pulaski say the town can't afford to build a clubhouse if Texas isn't willing to commit to more than a one- year deal.
The Rangers want to play the 1997 season in Pulaski, with an option to extend the contract.

Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
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Still to come tonight, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl is now just a couple of days away.
as Robin said, not only will be have decent weather,
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But we should also have a decent matchup. Roy Stanley checks in with Mt. union and Rowan right after this.
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S-Stagg

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Fb96-4
GRAPHIC=Stagg Bowl

Tickets are still available for this Saturday afternoon's Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl at Salem Stadium.
Rowan and Mt. Union College's got in a little practice today, and one athlete picked up a big award.
Roy Stanley has more on today's activities.
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((The activities kicked off at the Salem rotary club with the Gagliardi Trophy Presentation.
This years division three national player of the year is Lon Erickson of Illinois Wesleyan University.
The six foot 190 pound quarterback led Division three in passing accuracy and in the class room he has a 3 point 9 grade point average.)) ((LON ERICKSON/GAGLIARDI TROPHY WINNER: )) ((Rowan is back for another shot at the Division three National Championship. The Profs are 10 and 2 and making their third appearance in in the past four years.)) ((K.C. KEELER/ROWAN HEAD COACH: )) ((The Purple Raiders of Mount Union own the best winning percentage in college football during the 90's and this years team is 12 and 0.)) ((LARRY KEHRES/MOUNT UNION HEAD COACH: )) ((ROY STANDUP: ))
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Condors

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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
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Condors are flying over Arizona-
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Scientists released six baby condors into the wild. They're trying to save the California Condor from extinction.
The bird's been hurt by hunting and pesticide dumping.
The Arizona cliffs will serve as a safe haven.
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SOT 20:10:11:
IN Q=
((MARIA ZUSCHLAG: IT'S SOMETHING I BELIEVE IN. THEY WERE HERE A LONG TIME AGO. WE MESSED IT UP. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM BACK.))
SOT 20:10:01
((MARK VEKASY/FIELD SUPERVISOR: WE'LL FOLLOW THE BIRDS AND MOVEMENT EVERYDAY THEY KEY BEING TO MAKE SURE THEY FIND FOOD AND EAT. AND WE'LL FIND WHERE THEY'RE ROOSTING.))
SUPER=07-Maria Zuschlag; 00
SUPER=01-Mark Vekasy/Field Supervisor; 07
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=WHERE THEY'RE ROOSTING."
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VO-NAT

Scientists will watch the six month old condors- with the help of radio transmitters tagged on their wings. (----------------)