23:00-01
News-head
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#Heads
GRAPHIC=
Coming on next on News 7 at 11,
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC;
More than 150 Virginia Tech students are stranded at airports after a spring
break travel package apparently went sour.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
A railroad conductor was shot in the back with a pellet gun as he rode
through Pittsylvania County.
SUPER=03-Durham, NC;
And scientists say they've found the "weight gene"
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ANCHOR=Eric
SS=
News 7 at 11 is next.
Spring-Break
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 97-5
GRAPHIC=None
Hundreds of college students are stranded tonight in Raleigh and Baltimore.
More than 100 are from Virginia Tech.
Students from Tech, Appalachian State and UNC-Greensboro all booked the same
spring break trip to Cancun.
Terri Gruca reports the planes never showed up.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Lindsey Bond/Stranded Traveler; :00
SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC; :10-15
SUPER=01-Jeanine Pierson/Stranded Traveler; :25-48
SUPER=01-Terri Gruca/Reporting; :52
SUPER=01-Jack Hughes/RDU International Airport; 1:15-1:22
SUPER=01-Todd Bidwell/Surf N Sun; 1:32-1:37
SUPER=01-Mandy Feldman/Stranded Traveler; 1:54-2:03
RUNS=2:10
OUT Q=sands of Mexico.
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=None
The father of another Tech student called us and said his daughter is
stranded tonight with another 150 Hokies at the Baltimore Washington
International Airport.
Representatives of Take A Break Travel and Surf N Sun say they've scheduled
a flight to leave the Raleigh Durham airport around 2 a-m.
But the airport says it has no ground crew on duty.
Inmate
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=eea
TAPE# 97-4
GRAPHIC=Jail Break
Martinsville police are searching for an inmate who escaped early this
morning.
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VO-NAT
Officials say Issac Swanson was hiding in a shower, and overpowered a deputy
who was bringing in a prisoner.
Swanson and another inmate got out of the building... the other inmate was
caught near the jail, but Swanson escaped.
He's described as five feet, 11 inches tall, 175 pounds.
Officials say Swanson has a history of assaulting police officers and is
considered dangerous.
If you see him, contact the Martinsville-Henry County Communications Center.
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D'Ville-Shooting
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tha
TAPE# 97-3
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A railroad conductor was shot this afternoon while riding through
Pittsylvania County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
40 year- old Robin Lynn Safrit was riding in the front of the train when a
shot shattered a double pane window and struck him in his upper back.
It happened near Chatham around three- thirty this afternoon.
Authorities believe it was either a pellet or b-b gun.
Safrit was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The train was hauling mixed freight on its way to Crew, Virginia.
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Roanoke-Fire
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=dse
TAPE# 97-6
GRAPHIC=Fire
Flames hit a abandoned home in Roanoke City this evening.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Fire crews were called to the two-thousand block of Rorer Avenue around
seven-15.
The house was already fully involved when they arrived.
Fire officials say the abandoned house has been set on fire several times
before.
The blaze is being considered suspicious.
It is under investigation.
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Foster
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11P
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-106
GRAPHIC=Va Tech
Those Tech students who didn't head out for spring break, piled into Cassell
Coliseum to say goodbye to their coach.
SS=Foster, Bill
Bill Foster led the Hokies into the Cassell for the last time this
afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
When the smoke cleared Foster emerged to lead his Hokies against Xavier.
In his six years at Tech, Foster has won 100 games and an N-I-T Tournament
Championship.
Fans say he's a class act.
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SOT 13:47:00
IN Q=i think he's
((KEVIN MEEHAN/HOKIE FAN: I THINK HE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD TEAM. HE'S UPPED THE
GRADUATION RATE HERE AT TECH. AND I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST.))
SUPER=01-Kevin Meehan/Hokie Fan;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=ALL THE BEST
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VO-NAT
Fans and alumni gathered before the game at the coliseum for the 12th annual
Hokie Celebration.
More than a thousand people came to the party which raised ten thousand
dollars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:49:18
IN Q=THE MONEY WILL
((TERRY BOLT/HOKIE CELEBRATION: THE MONEY WILL GO TO ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIPS. WE'RE REAL EXCITED BECAUSE WE GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME GET AN EDUCATION WITH THAT MONIES.))
SUPER=01-Terry Bolt/Hokie Celebration;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=WITH THAT MONIES
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VO-NAT
The Hokies lost to Xavier 81 to 72.
Roy will have the highlights in sports.
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Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-110
GRAPHIC=Conrail
Norfolk-Southern and C-S-X may be close to ending their battle for Conrail.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Sources tell The Washington Post that Norfolk Southern and C-S-X will split
up Conrail's rail lines under the proposed deal.
It says the agreement could be announced this week if it is approved by
Conrail's board of directors.
The deal would end Conrail's Eastern monopoly and give C-S-X and Norfolk
Southern direct access to New York.
C-S-X has offered to buy Conrail for 110-dollars a share in cash and stocks.
But Norfolk Southern proposed a hostile offer of 115-dollars a share in
cash.
Conrail's board of directors supported the C-S-X deal.
But in January shareholders rejected a proposal to proceed with the C-S-X
merger.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=ERIC
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Eleven-- scientists say that if you can't fit
into your jeans, you can blame genetics.
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VO-NAT
and tornadoes and flooding tear through the several Southern and Mid-Western
states.
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ANCHOR=ANDREW
A storm system to our west is still churning away,
And rain has begun in our area..
It looks like we'll see 1 to 2 inches of rain at the most...
But that will be significant, as the ground is saturated--
The NWS has issued a flash flood watch for most of our viewing area...
Before that, here's the numbers....
wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Storms
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton, Bill
President Clinton has declared parts of Arkansas federal disaster areas.
SS=Tornados
24 people died from tornados there... in all, at least 37 people in 5 states
have died, another 11 are still missing tonight
Reporter Dave Fehling has the latest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=fierce and deadly
SUPER=03-Arkadelphia, AR;
SUPER=01-Mike Huckabee/Arkansas Governor;
SUPER=01-Dave Fehling/Reporting;
RUNS=1:03
OUT Q=Arkadelphia, Arkansas;
(( Fierce and deadly tornadoes blew through Arkansas yesterday -- destroying
homes and businesses.
MAJOR DAMAGE.
The disaster overwhelmed some towns -- uprooting trees -- overturning mobile
homes and tossing cars...some into the branches.
The twisters left big electrical towers twisted and mangled.
The storms closed some roads and shut down Little Rock Airport.
The death toll continued to rise and hospitals treated dozens of injured
people.
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is requesting federal disaster relief funds.
He also spoke with president Bill Clinton about the destruction in the
president's home state.
MIKE HUCKABEE/ARKANSAS GOVERNOR
Now residents begin the long process of salvaging and re-building.
Dave Fehling CBS News Arkadelphia, Arkansas.))
Flooding
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Louisville, KY;
Storm damage in other areas is adding up as well.
In Louisville, where a foot of rain fell, disasters converged.
A house burned down today because firefighters were blocked by floodwaters.
The storm killed seven in Kentucky.
SUPER=03-Western Tennessee;
In Tennessee, damage is expected to rise into the millions.
Three people died from tornadoes there, two died in Ohio, and one person was
killed in Mississippi.
The storms left hundreds of people homeless.
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Cloning
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=None
A few days after the announcement of the first cloned sheep in Scotland,
some U.S. scientists say they've done the same thing.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Beaverton, OR;
The Oregon Regional Primate Research Center has produced two monkeys cloned
from embryos.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:24:14
IN Q=It means to us
((DON WOLF/PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER; IT MEANS TO US AT THE PRIMATE CENTER THAT
THE TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING GENETICALLY IDENTICAL ANIMALS IS AVAILABLE TO US
NOW.))
SUPER=01-Don Wolf/Primate Research Center;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=available to us now
(----------------)
VO-NAT
That will allow scientists to create colonies of identical animals for
research, or create animals with specific diseases for drug testing.
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Weight-gene
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
Scientists say they've proven it... Whether you gain or lose weight... it's
all in your genes.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Durham, NC;
Researchers at Duke University have discovered a gene that decides whether
the fat you eat is stored in your body, or burned up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:28:39
IN Q=It's like having
((RICHARD SURWIT/DUKE UNIVERSITY; IT'S LIKE HAVING AN EXTRA LITTLE MOTOR IN
YOUR BODY THAT'S BURNING UP CALORIES AND NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT PRODUCING
HEAT.))
SUPER=01-Richard Surwit/Duke University;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=producing heat
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VO-NAT
The gene is called UCP2, the more you have, the more fat you burn.
Scientists say they may now be able to create drug that helps people keep
weight off once they've lost it, but actually loosing the weight will still
take some diet and exercise.
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DMV
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-108 ; 96-88 (car travel)
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
Uninsured drivers will soon be getting more attention from the Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Its computers are now linked up with insurance companies.
All motorists who have dropped or changed their policies since January First
have had their information sent electronically to the D-M-V.
Previously, D-M-V officials and insurance companies shared paperwork
manually.
That meant the agency sent out 12-hundred random notices a day to drivers
asking them to provide documentation that policy information provided on their
registrations was correct.
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Tease#2
Soft Music Under
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=none
Stay with us, a Rockbridge County group remembers the common man in a new
book,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
and the Iditarod Sled Dog race slides into News-7 at Eleven.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Rockbridge-Book
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=kmc
TAPE# 96-109
GRAPHIC=None
Prominent people and families are often the subject of history books.
But a group in Rockbridge County is remembering the common man.
The Rockbridge Genealogical Society is now compiling a collection of stories
written about the area.
As Kimberly McBroom reports, this won't be an ordinary history book.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We're asking the public
SUPER=01-Angela Ruley/Rockbridge Area Genealogical Soc.; :00
SUPER=03-Lexington/Wednesday; :08
SUPER=07-Barry Nall; :20
SUPER=@Kimberly2; :38
SUPER=07-Martha Watkins; :56
SUPER=07-Jessie Clark; 1:14
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=News 7, Rockbridge Co.
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:36:26
((ANGELA RULEY/ROCKBRIDGE AREA GENEALOGICAL SOC.: WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO
SEND IN STORIES ABOUT THEIR FAMILY, THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR CHURCH, THEIR
ORGANIZATION. ))
RUNS=:07
It won't be a book of historical facts--but instead, a compilation of
personal recollections and tales by authors who have ties to Rockbridge County,
even if they never knew it.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:53:04
((BARRY NALL: I BEGAN TO RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT MY FAMILY HAD SETTLED HERE IN
VIRGINIA IN THE EARLY 1700S AND I FOUND ALL THIS OUT IN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, AND
I NEVER KNEW-- I ALWAYS FELT AT HOME IN VIRGINIA, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHY-- SO
MAYBE NOW I KNOW WHY. ))
RUNS=:13
Black- and- white photographs also tell the story of the area-- some of
which date back to the late 19th century.
A few stories even have the feel of folklore-- such as the one about
hunter Frank Arnold, for whom Arnold's Valley is named.
As the tale goes, Arnold made an unusual offer to a stranger passing
through the area.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:50:25
((MARTHA WATKINS: HE OFFERED THE MAN, IF HE'D GIVE HIS JUG OF LIQUOR, HE'D
GIVE HIM HIS WIFE AND HIS LOG CABIN. SO, ARNOLD GAVE HIM HIS CABIN AND HIS JUG
OF LIQUOR, AND THE MAN ACCEPTED, AND ARNOLD LEFT WITH HIS JUG OF LIQUOR AND
NEVER WAS SEEN ANYMORE SINCE. ))
RUNS=:18
The book also promises to spotlight local figures who weren't quite as
notorious.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:47:20
((JESSIE CLARK: SO, MANY BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE MORE PROMINENT
FAMILIES, AND THIS WILL GET THE LITTLE FELLER IN THERE--AS WE WOULD SAY. ))
RUNS=:07
pre-pro here please
If you'd like to submit a story or photograph, you can send it to the
Rockbridge Heritage Book Committee.
The deadline is March 15th.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Rockbridge County.))
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-28
GRAPHIC=Tech Logo
It was Bill Foster Day at Cassell Coliseum today as his 6 year coaching
tenure came to a close in Blacksburg.
The players and fans sent him out on a positive note regardless of the 81 to
72 loss to Xavier.
Steve Mason has more on the emotional day.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Musketeers vs Hokies; :00
SUPER=01-Bill Foster/531 and 324 in 30 Years; :43
SUPER=33-Xavier/81/Virginia Tech/72/; 1:26
SUPER=01-Skip Prosser/Xavier Head Coach; 1:42
SUPER=01-Ace Custis/12 Points 7 Rebounds; 1:55 Quick!!!
SUPER=01-Troy Manns/30 Points; 1:58
SUPER=@Steve1; 2:10
RUNS=2:18
OUT Q=......news 7 sports."
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VB97-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo
The Virginia Cavaliers will enter the A-C-C tournament on a positive note
after knocking off 16-th ranked Maryland this afternoon in Charlottesville.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Cavaliers vs Terps; :
It was senior day for Jeff Jones and his Cavaliers.
The game was close in the first half but Harold Deane takes it to the hoop
drawing the foul and giving the Cavaliers a one point lead.
Maryland went up by four but Curtis Staples hit a three pointer and the
Cavaliers trailed 39 to 38 at the half.
The Terps rallied to open the second half Laron Profit takes it to the
hoop for the reverse layup and a 47 to 40 Maryland lead.
The Terps would up that lead to 10 moments later Keith Booth goes in for
the reverse layup.
But the Cavaliers rallied and took the lead with 5 minutes left when
Courtney Alexander hit the three making it 62 to 61.
Virginia hung on to that lead the SUPER=33-Virginia/81/Maryland/74/;rest
of the way the Cavaliers knocking off Maryland 81 to 74.
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S-UNC
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB97-3
GRAPHIC=ACC Logo
North Carolina stepped up in the A-C-C today Antawn Jamison scored 33 as
the Tar Heels beat Duke 91 to 85.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chapel Hill, NC/ABC SPORTS; :
It was also senior day in Chapel Hill as the Heels took on the Blue Devils.
Duke's Steve Wojciechowski hits three of his 18 points on the day and Duke
led by 8.
But the Tar Heels came back going to Jamison on this jam he scores his
1-thousandth point giving Carolina the lead.
North Carolina opened it up in the SUPER=33-North
Carolina/91/Duke/85/;final minutes of the second half to beat Duke 91 to 85.
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S-ODAC
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=ODAC
The pairings were released tonight and three ODAC mens basketball teams
have made the NCAA Division III basketball tournament.
The South region's Number 5 team; Roanoke will play on the road against the
regions 4 team in Dixie Conference champion Methodist.
The south's top team, Hampden Sydney hosts 8th place Christopher Newport, and
Bridgewater goes to Maryville. These 3 games are this Thursday.
On the Womens side, Roanoke; the South Region's top team, hosts Thomas Moore
out of Kentucky this Wednesday night. Bridgewater was the only other ODAC
womens teams that made the field.
S-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-23
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Lexington, KY/Wildcats vs Gamecocks; :
In Kentucky, Rick Pitino not happy with his teams performance this
afternoon.
South Carolina dominated the game and beat the Wildcats for the second time
this season. For all of today's scores lets check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/ODU/70//William & Mary/62///j/Kansas#1/85//Nebraska/65///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Kentucky#3/66/j/South Carolina#6/72////Duke#7/85/j/North
Carolina#8/91///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Maryland#16/74/j/Virginia/81///j/Xavier#14/81//Virginia
Tech/72///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Illinois#21/70//Michigan#24/51///j/JMU/60//N.C. Wilmington/57///;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/L.A. Lakers/85/j/Indiana/101///j/Utah/93//Vancouver/86///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Seattle/109//Orlando/101////San Antonio/72/j/Miami/79///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Charlotte/108//Minnesota/96////Atlanta/75/j/Detroit/82///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Cleveland/82/j/New York/90///j/Phoenix/109//Dallas/108//OT/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/L.A. Clippers/76//Denver/72/4///Philadelphia/36//Portland/43/3//;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Philadelphia/5//Hartford/2///j/N.Y. Islanders/2//Washington/0///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Anaheim/1//Detroit/1//OT/j/Chicago/4//Phoenix/0///;
SUPER=X5029;
SUPER=0104-/Toledo/1/j/Wheeling/2///j/Charlotte/5//Jacksonville/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0104-/Richmond/3/j/Knoxville/4////South Carolina/2/j/Raleigh/4///;
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=....last score."
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=Roy
And coming up, Nick Faldo is a winner on the P-G-A tour.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
And NASCAR officials have declared Rusty Wallace the unofficial winner of
this afternoon's Pontiac Excitement 400 in Richmond.
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S-Race
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-35
GRAPHIC=Richmond Logo
Rusty Wallace is the unofficial winner of the Pontiac Excitement 400 in
Richmond after his car failed post race inspection.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Richmond/ESPN; :
South Boston's Jeff Burton was running in sixth place early in the race but
brake problems sent him to the garage area.
Jeff Gordon, Who started on the outside pole, moved to the front and he
would lead after 46 laps with his teammate Terry Labonte second.
But Dale Jarrett in car number 88 made his move and he took the lead on the
66-th lap of the race and he was the leader at the halfway mark.
Morgan Shepherd had a few problems his hood popped up after banging up the
nose of his car.
Rick Mast, was running in the top 10, but he was 16-th at this point in
the race trying to hold off Jarrett.
Wallace had a strong car in the race and he was crusing up front ahead of
the field with 58 laps to go.
But with 15 laps to go Ernie Irvan hits the wall bringing out the fourth
caution of the day.
It was three laps left when the race restarted and Wallace got the jump on
Jarrett to take the checkered Flag.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((RUSTY WALLACE/PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Pontiac Excitement 400 Winner; :
RUNS=:11
OUT Q= ....real strong."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Wallace's car may have been too strong. It failed to meet NASCAR's 14 to 1
compression ratio during inspection. More information will be released
tomorrow.
Geoff Bodine was second, Jarrett third, Gordon fourth and Ricky Rudd
finished fifth.
S-Golf
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=PGA Logo
Nick Faldo is the winner of the P-G-A's Nissan open.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Pacific Palisades, CA/CBS SPORTS; :
Defending champion Craig Stadler started the day a stroke behind Faldo but
he fell further behind on the back nine.
Faldo shot his second straight 3 under par 68 to finish at 12 under par,
three shots better than Stadler. It's Faldo's first win since last years
Masters tournament.
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Race
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=None
More than three thousand spectators turned out today to watch the official
start of the 25th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Willow, AK;
80-year-old Joe Redington first out of the gate.
He has competed in 19 Iditarod's and was co-founder of the race.
Mushers and their dog teams will wind some 1,150 miles through rough Alaskan
frontier, ending up in Nome.
1995 champion Doug Swingley holds the race record of 9 days, 2 hours, and 42
minutes.
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by SS