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1-News-head
ANCHOR=Keith
A matter of life or livelihood. How you size up today's settlement with
one of the smaller tobacco companies depends on your perspective.
We'll hear both sides on NEWS -7 at SIX.
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VO-NAT
We'll also get an assessment of how much use Norfolk Southern may have for
repair shops it'll acquire in the Conrail deal- -an assessment from the top man
at N-S.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
Tonight on News 7 Sports,
March Madness has made its way to Salem for the NCAA division three final four,
Dan Wooldridge gets a big honor today, Darlington is on the horizon tomorrow
for the Cup cars,
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VO-NAT eng#
and Bassett native Sherman Dillard officially takes over at JMU as the
school's new head hoop coach.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
The first full day of spring roars in with mild temperatures tomorrow but
the bottom falls out this weekend. Details just ahead.
Tobacco-React
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#97-2
GRAPHIC=Tobacco Under Fire
For the first time, a tobacco company has admitted that cigarettes cause
lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema, and that nicotine is addictive.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
This afternoon the attorneys general of 22 states announced a settlement of
their lawsuits against Liggett Group.
SUPER=@File;
Those suits seek to recover millions of dollars spent on health care for
sick smokers.
Local anti- smoking activists consider the settlement a historic day for
public health.
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SOT 14:32:57
IN Q=We really
((TED GLICKMAN/AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF VA.: WE REALLY WEREN'T SURPRISED
THAT THEY DECIDED TO SETTLE, BUT THE SCOPE OF IT. LIKE YOU MENTIONED. JUST
THE OTHER DOCUMENTS. WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE
TOBACCO COMPANIES KNEW ABOUT THEIR PRODUCTS AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT.))
SUPER=01-Ted Glickman/American Lung Assoc. of Va.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=knew it.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
Some Southside farmers consider this yet another hurdle to overcome in
protecting their livelihood.
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SOT
IN Q=It doesn't
((CLARENCE BRYANT/CONCERNED FRIENDS FOR TOBACCO CHAIRMAN:IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU
AS MUCH AS IT DOES IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS ARE THROWN AT YOU
AND YOU AND YOU LEARN TO DEVELOP MORE OF A FIGHTING SPIRIT, AND OF COURSE,
THAT'S WHY I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF CONCERNED FRIENDS FOR TOBACCO, BECAUSE WE'RE
ACTUALLY FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD. ))
SUPER=01-Clarence Bryant/Concerned Friends for Tobacco; :00
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=our livelihood.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Jim Gilmore
Even though Liggett admits it marketed a deadly and addictive product TO
CHILDREN, Virginia Attorney General -- and candidate for governor -- Jim
Gilmore says he still has NO plans to sue any tobacco companies.
A Gilmore spokesman says such a lawsuit would devastate Virginia's economy.
SS=Don Beyer
Democrat Don Beyer, Gilmore's opponent for governor, says his goal is
keeping cigarettes away from kids. Beyer says to any degree that the Liggett
settlement is helpful in those efforts, he applauds today's developments.
Cole
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-3
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Steven Wayne Cole's lawyer says the death of two year- old Joshua Blevins
was a tragic accident, NOT murder.
Cole's first-degree murder trial is still under way in Hillsville this
evening.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Cole told police he was high on drugs when he shoved the toddler into a
wall.
Cole said when he was unable to revive Joshua he put him to bed, where he
died of skull fractures.
The boy's mother,
SUPER=03-Hillsville; :10 LaDonna Blevins says she returned home in the wee
hours of the morning, but never checked on Joshua until late the next
afternoon.
Cole has since changed his story, alleging that Blevins knew what had
happened and SHE put Joshua to bed.
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SOT 2:49:25
IN Q=
((HE'S IN DENIAL. HE KNOWS HE DID IT AND I HOPE HE PAYS FOR IT. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=HE PAYS FOR IT.
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VO-NAT
Blevins was convicted LAST March of felony child neglect and is due out of
prison this summer.
Cole faces up to life in prison if he's convicted.
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Mercer-Killings
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
A man from Mercer County- -accused of killing his parents- -will soon be on
his way back to West Virginia.
Jamie Drake was arrested a couple of days ago WALKING along Interstate 77
near Hillsville.
Drake waived his extradition hearing today in Carroll County and is
already on his back to Mercer County.
Sheriff Harold Buckner says Drake fatally shot his parents with a
high-powered rifle as they slept.
He's also allegedly shot his sister.
Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=Rail Merger
For the first time the chief executives of Norfolk Southern and C-S-X
are answering lawmakers' questions about their deal to take over and split up
rival Conrail.
The railroad executives were on Capitol Hill today, addressing the concerns of
Pennsylvania representatives, who are worried about job losses in their state.
Len Besthoff was there and files this report.
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SOT
IN Q=The latest
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape; :00 quick
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :05
SUPER=01-David Goode/NS Chief Executive; :26
SUPER=@Len1;:36
RUNS=1:52
OUT Q=Len Besthoff News 7
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six--
Roanoke city officials are trying to clean up an eyesore--people dumping old
tires.
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VO-NAT
And not quite two years after flood waters ravaged their community, Timber
Lake residents are marking a new beginning.
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Salem-VA
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=John Presley
Roanoke Valley Veterans say John Presley has been good for the V- A Medical
Center in Salem.
And today, they staged a show of support for the director.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Members of the Roanoke Valley Veterans Council organized the midday
demonstration at the hospital entrance.
They say Presley has improved patient care and working conditions since he
became director in 1992.
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SOT
IN Q=We think
((GENE LEE: WE THINK HE'S RIGHT. HE'S DONE A LOT FOR THE HOSPITAL HERE AND WE
JUST WANT HIM TO STAY HERE. HE'S FOR THE PATIENTS. HE'S FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND
I'M JUST 100 PERCENT IN SUPPORT OF HIM.))
((LATRICE BARLOW: AND I AM REALLY HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE VETERANS BECAUSE I
KNOW THEY DESERVE QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND DR. PRESLEY HAS REALLY HELPED WITH
THAT.))
SUPER=07-Gene Lee; :00
SUPER=07-Latrice Barlow; :15
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=helped with that.
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VO-NAT
Presley recently suspended Associate Director William Delamater
(DELL-uh-MAY-ter).
Now both men are on administrative leave while a V-A panel investigates
allegations that officials say are not related to patient care.
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Glasgow-Police
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-8
GRAPHIC=State Police Investigation
State police investigators have cleared two local law enforcement officers
accused of using excessive force.
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VO-NAT
Bedford County Sheriff's Lieutenant John McCain was cleared of any
wrong-doing involving the arrest of David Fielder last Summer.
Glasgow Town Sergeant Leonard Stewart will not face charges. Neither will
the man he arrested in January.
Because Sergeant Stewart was actually out of jurisdiction- -in Rockbridge
COUNTY when he tried to arrest Gary Gibson,
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=None
prosecutor Joel Branscom says it could technically be considered assault.
But there were also racial overtones to this incident- -as Gibson indicated
he was not about to be apprehended by a black officer.
Timberlake-Dam
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None
It's been a wet, dreary week for most of Virginia, but in one area of
Campbell County, you'd be hard- pressed to hear any complaints.
That's because in the Timber Lake subdivision, every drop of rain means
residents are that much closer to getting their lake back.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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SOT
IN Q=It's been more
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./June, 1995; :00
SUPER=01-Ken Carlton/Hurt & Proffitt Engineer; :41
SUPER=01-Joe Piccolo/Counts & Dobyns Excavating; :46
SUPER=@ssm2; :58
SUPER=01-Charles Falwell/Lake Resident; 1:05
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Campbell County.
(( It's been more than eighteen months since heavy rains washed out the Timber
Lake dam, killing two people downstream and leaving residents high and dry for
two straight summers.
But through a homeowner- financing plan, residents have raised more than
800- thousand dollars to rebuild the dam.. and their community.
Those who designed and constructed the new dam say this one is built to
last: the top of the dam itself is a huge spillway, that allows excess water to
flow over it, but not collapse it.
It's also more solid: more than a thousand cubic yards of concrete on top of
tons of red clay.
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SOT 4:42:51
IN Q=If it wasn't
((KEN CARLETON/HURT AND PROFFITT ENGINEER: IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT CLAY MATERIAL,
YOU'D SEE SOME OF THIS WATER GOING THROUGH THE DAM, IT PROVIDES A BARRIER
AGAINST INFILTRATION OF THE WATER.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=of the water.
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SOT 4:46:00
IN Q=We took some
((JOE PICCOLO/COUNTS AND DOBYN CONSTRUCTION: WE TOOK SOME PROVISIONS TO ENSURE
THAT THE BUILDUP OF SILT WOULDN'T OCCUR, SO THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY THIS SUMMER,
PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=will enjoy it.
But in the backs of many minds will be Carter Martin, the Timber Lake
resident and firefighter who died trying to save flooding victims when the dam
collapsed.
Martin will be remembered during a dedication ceremony later this summer.
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SOT 4:39:18
IN Q=Out of tragedy
((CHARLES FALWELL/LAKE RESIDENT: OUT OF TRAGEDY SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR
A SILVER LINING, AND I THINK IT REALLY WORKED OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL END.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=a wonderful end.
Or a wonderful beginning.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Campbell County.))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Blue chips fell again on Wall Street, though technology stocks faired
better.
The Dow lost 57 points, closing at 68 hundred 20.
NASDAQ gained ten points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=x5005;
Tire-Amnesty
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
A spring clean- up in the Roanoke Valley will take aim at old tires.
Next month, residents of Roanoke City, Roanoke County and Vinton will have
a chance to dispose of tires free of charge.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Discarded tires are a common eyesore in neighborhoods throughout the
Roanoke Valley.
So three local governments will set up five drop- off sites on April 11th
and 12th.
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SOT
IN Q=We see this
((LINDSEY MARTIN/LOUDON MELROSE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: WE SEE THIS ON A DAY
TO DAY BASIS, TIRES, JUNK ALL THIS STUFF IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN THE CITY
ANNOUNCED THEY WERE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IT WAS GOOD, AND I'M HOPING
ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESPOND.))
((CHRIS MUSE/OLD SOUTHWEST RESIDENT: YOU GET BLINDERS ON AFTER ALL. YOU LOOK AT
THE TRASH. IT'S SO MUCH. IT'S SO BIG, HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY CLEAN IT UP, BUT
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT ON SOME GLOVES AND GO OUT THERE AND PUT A DAY INTO
IT.))
SUPER=01-Lindsey Martin/Loudon Melrose N'hood Organization; :00
SUPER=01-Chris Muse/Old Southwest Inc.
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=and put a day into it.
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VO-NAT
Roanoke City is also establishing a schedule for curbside pickup of brush,
and bulk items such as refrigerators and furniture.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=None
Meanwhile The Clean Valley Council is planning a valley- wide effort on
April 5th.
Last year, more than one thousand volunteers helped pick up trash on Clean
Valley Day.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#SPORTS TEASE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming your way tonight in sports, the Winston Cup drivers return to action
this week in Darlington, Sherman takes over in Harrisonburg, the Salem Rotary
club goes national,
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VO-NAT eng#
and the Division Three final four participants hit the hardwood in Salem as
they get set for tomorrow night's final four.
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S-Dillard
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=SHERMAN DILLARD
Sherman Dillard proved this afternoon that you can always come back home no
matter how long you've been away.
After stops in Maryland, Atlanta, and California and Indiana, Dillard
returned to his alma mater to take over as the school's new head basketball
coach.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Harrisonburg; :00
The 41-year-old Bassett native met the media at the Convocation in
Harrisonburg.
In the late 70's he was the Dukes top player and an honors graduate.
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SOT
IN Q="I AM...
((SHERMAN DILLARD/NEW JMU HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Sherman Dillard/New JMU Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=...CHAMPIONSHIP."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Dillard replaces one of his former bosses, Lefty Driesell and inherits a team
that won 16 games last season.
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S-WDBJ
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=final four
The men's NCAA Division One championships resume tonight at 7:30 right here
on the WDBJ with action in the Sweet 16.
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pinnacle board - 18085
Minnesota takes on the Clemson Tigers in the opener.
Then you'll be able to see Kentucky & St. Joe's.
Of course you will also get some bonus coverage of the other two games
tonight.
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S-NCAA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#s7-4
GRAPHIC=Final Four
Over in Salem this weekend, the best teams in division three will jump it
off in the N-C-Double-A final four championship.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Salem; :
The four teams held workouts this afternoon at the Salem civic Center.
Nebraska Wesleyan went through an early practice.
Joining the Plainsmen in the final four are Williams, Illinois Wesleyan and
Alvernia.
The two day tournament is hosted by the Salem Civic Center and the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference.
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SOT
IN Q="BEING ABLE...
((BRAD BANKSTON/ODAC ASST. COMMISSIONER: ))
SUPER=01-Brad Bankston/ODAC Asst. Commissioner; :
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=...TO DO."
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VO-NAT (cont.)
Nebraska Wesleyan played at home during the early rounds of the
N-C-Double-A playoffs.
And the Plainsmen's first trip to the valley is one they will never
forget.
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SOT
IN Q="As the pilot...
((TODD RARIDON/PLAINSMEN HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Todd Raridon/Plainsmen Head Coach; :
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=...OR 1:30.
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ANCHOR=Mike
pinnacle board - (18087)
Illinois Wesleyan and Alvernia will open the tournament tomorrow at six with
Williams and Nebraska Wesleyan scheduled to tip it off at 8.
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S-Rotary
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-3
GRAPHIC=fina four
In conjunction with the Final Four festivities in Salem
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-Salem; :00
The city's Rotary Club announced this morning it is co-sponsoring the new
Jostens Trophy.
The award will be given annually to the top player in Division Three starting
with the 1998 season.
The club also announced the formation of the Wooldridge scholarship, in honor
of retiring ODAC commissioner Dan Wooldridge.
The player of the year's university will receive $500 a year.
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SOT
IN Q="I was...
((MARK HENRICKSON/SALEM ROTARY CLUB:))
((DAN WOOLDRIDGE/RETIRING ODAC COMMISSIONER:))
SUPER=01-Mark Henrickson/Salem Rotary Club; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Wooldridge/Retiring ODAC Commissioner; :15
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=...and josten."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
On Monday the ODAC is expected to name Brad Bankston as the ODAC's new
commissioner, but look for Dan to still be around for a while.
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SOT
IN Q=" I THINK...
((DAN WOOLDRIDGE:))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...AROUND."
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S-Avalanche
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE
The Salem Avalanche is closing in the opening night of its new season.
Two weeks from tomorrow night the team hosts Durham at Salem Memorial.
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
This afternoon workers inside the stadium were finishing up work on the
outfield wall billboards.
The team is planning a number of events this year to compliment the action on
the field.
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SOT
IN Q="We're gonna do...
((DAVE OSTER/AVALANCHE GENERAL MANAGER:))
SUPER=01-Dave Oster/Avalanche General Manager; :00
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=...A LOT OF FUN."
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S-Jarrett
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-35
GRAPHIC=Darlington
After a week off; Winston Cup drivers will qualify at Darlington tomorrow
for Sunday's Transouth Financial 400.
SS=Rick Mast
You can bet on Rick Mast and his Remington team being ready for the 1.366
mile track.
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SOT
IN Q="we made
((RICK MAST/DRIVER OF REMINGTON FORD:))
SUPER=01-Rick Mast/Remington Ford Driver; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=...speeds we ran"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00
Points leader Dale Jarrett, who tested this week at Martinsville, finished
15th in the spring race at Darlington last year.
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SOT
IN Q="We've run
((DALE JARRETT/DRIVER OF QUALITY CARE FORD:))
SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/Driver of Quality Care Ford; :00
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=...my first victory"
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