12:00-01

WELD

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=washington dc


It appears Former Massachusetts governor William Weld is giving up the fight to become U-S ambassador to Mexico.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


A source says he will formally announce his withdrawal this afternoon.
Senator Jesse Helms refused to grant his nomination at a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Helms said Weld was not suited to be ambassador to a country where drug trafficking is a problem because Weld advocates the medical use of marijuana.
Weld resigned as Governor of Massachusetts this summer.
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Soldiers-Homecoming


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-67)
GRAPHIC=Bosnia Peacekeepers


This was a homecoming weekend for families of the Danville soldiers stationed in Bosnia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Greensboro, NC; :00


Homemade banners and emotional embraces greeted the soldiers as they arrived at the Greensboro airport.
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SOT 4:16:14
IN Q=I'm overjoyed

((SGT. RECARDO FAULKNER/RETURNING SOLDIER: I'M OVERJOYED. I'M GLAD TO BE BACK HERE, CLOSE TO HOME. I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE BACK.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Recardo Faulkner/Returning Soldier;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to be back
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia/April;


In Bosnia, the Danville national guard unit earned awards for uncovering land mines, patrolling the streets and delivering supplies.
Many of these men plan to enjoy time off with their families before returning to their civilian jobs.
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SOT 4:29:00
IN Q=It's going to be

((ANN MARIE THACKSTON/SOLDIER'S WIFE: IT'S GOING TO BE SOME READJUSTING HAVING SOMEONE BACK LIVING WITH YOU AND BEING THERE 24 HOURS A DAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A NICE ADJUSTMENT.))
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SOT 4:20:43
IN Q=I'm interested

((FIRST LIEUTENANT MATT RITCHIE/RETURNING SOLDIER: I'M INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE ACQUAINTED WITH MY BOY ANDREW. I CAME HOME ON LEAVE AND HE WAS BORN. MY WIFE WAS EXPECTING WHEN I LEFT.))
SUPER=01-Ann Marie Thackston/Soldier's Wife; :00
SUPER=01-First Lt. Matt Ritchie/Returning Soldier; :09
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OUT Q=when I left
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VO-NAT


After seven months away from home, many soldiers say this is the happiest moment they've had in a long time.
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Atlantic-crash


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Rescue officials have found wreckage from a missing German military plane in the waters off of south Africa.
But they say there's no sign of survivors, or of
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

a missing U-S Air Force cargo plane.
Authorities believe the two planes collided over the Atlantic sometime Saturday night.
SUPER=03-Windhoek, Namibia;


French, German and South African planes continue to search the region.
Nine crew members were aboard the U-S plane.
The German plane was carrying 24.
A French airplane says yesterday it picked up a mayday signal from a German man.
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Stealth-AX


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


The Air Force today grounded its Stealth fighters following an accident yesterday at an air show near Baltimore.
No one was seriously injured when the 45- million dollar Nighthawk broke apart and crashed into two houses.
Byron Pitts has the story.
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7:15:43
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SUPER=01-Byron Pitts/Reporting; :51
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Mir


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


The main computer on the Mir space station is up and running again.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


The crew turned off the computer yesterday after two of its three units began acting up.
The non-essential systems were shut down to save power, including the oxygen generator.
Much of the power is still out on Mir.
Officials say the latest computer problem does not pose a threat to the crew, but it's the fourth time the computer has gone down since July.
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E-Danville-Fire


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=97-65
GRAPHIC=Fire


And in Danville, a fire left the owners of Ryan's Steakhouse with some heavy damage to repair.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


A short in a fluorescent light sparked the fire in the attic, according to firefighters.
They battled the blaze for almost two hours.
The middle of the roof caved in, but other parts of the restaurant suffered only smoke damage and no one was injured.
The restaurant manager says he hopes to re-open as soon as possible.
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House-fire


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fatal fire


Five children are dead after a fire engulfed a house near Chicago this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cicero, IL;


Authorities say the children tried in vain to escape and neighbors tried to rescue them, but were pushed back by the flames.
Several more inside were injured including the children's father.
Seventeen people lived in the house.
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Refinery-Fire


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hyderabad, India;


A huge blaze and explosion at an oil refinery in southern India has claimed 30 lives.
At least 50 people had to be hospitalized and about 150- thousand had to be evacuated from neighboring areas.
Indian officials estimate the financial loss at around 400 million dollars.
Fire investigators are looking at sabotage as a possible cause.
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Smoking


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=smoking


Enforcing Virginia's tough new tobacco regulations designed to prevent minors from smoking could be difficult.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;


State Alcohol Beverage Control officials say the agency is already stretched to the limit in enforcing ALCOHOL regulations.
A-B-C enforces alcohol laws at more than 12-thousand licensed establishments with 110 field agents.
Earlier this year A-B-C was designated the state's top tobacco cop but given NO additional money to do the job.
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Fen-Phen


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=medical news


The two popular diet drugs fen-phen and Redux are being pulled off the market.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

na053- 11 newspath
The drugs are being withdrawn voluntarily at the request of the Food and Drug Administration.
They've been linked to serious heart damage.
The F-D-A advises people who are taking the drugs to stop using them and to contact their doctors.
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Abortion-Rights


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97


A national abortion rights group is set to announce today it will endorse Democratic candidate for governor Don Beyer.
The differences between Beyer and Republican Jim Gilmore are fuzzy in some areas -- but not on abortion.
Beyer supports abortion rights. Gilmore favors abortion restrictions.
Neither candidate has said much else on the issue.

Campaign-Finance


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=campaign spending


The executive director of the state Republican Party is suggesting that Democrats are hiding 25-thousand dollars in unreported campaign contributions.
But Democrats say the memo that mentions the money is wrong.
With seven weeks to go before the election, the candidates for governor are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a week on T-V ads.
Both spent about two- million dollars on ads in June.
Despite the cost, analysts say T-V commercials are the best way to reach a large number of voters.

S-Boucher


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tha
TAPE#97-55
GRAPHIC=New Jobs


New jobs are coming to Pulaski County with the help of a federal grant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin;


Congressman Rick Boucher and local dignitaries were on hand for the announcement.
Aeromotive Systems, Incorporated is leasing a shell building from the town of Dublin-- which was renovated using federal funds.
The company, which makes parts for trucks at the Volvo G-M plant in Dublin, is planning to hire 20- workers.
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((REP. RICK BOUCHER/D-:THAT IS A REFLECTION OF THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE AT THE VOLVO G-M PLANT ITSELF, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT IS A REFLECTION OF THE DEDICATION AND COMMITTMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS TOWN TO PROGRESS, BEING ABLE TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, MAKING SURE THAT A PLAN IS IN PLACE THAT WILL BRING PROSPERITY, EFFICIENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH TO THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS.))
SUPER=@Boucher; :00
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OUT Q=town's residents.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


A company spokesman says the jobs will pay about seven dollars an hour.


Economic-Development


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-52)
GRAPHIC=Business News


A trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee could help the Roanoke Valley.
That's the hope of a group of area leaders who will be in Chattanooga until Tuesday, talking with business and city officials.
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SOT 10:34:00
IN Q=THEY HAVE A

((NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: THEY HAVE A SIMILAR ECONOMIC BASE TO ROANOKE. THEY'RE A RAIL ROAD COMMUNITY THAT SITS NESTLED IN THE MOUNTAINS SO THEIR ECONOMIC BASE, THEIR GEOGRAPHY IS SIMILAR TO OURS SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE WHAT IT IS THEY'VE DONE.))
SUPER=01-Nelson Harris/Roanoke City Council;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=IT IS THEY'VE DONE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Chattanooga has revitalized its downtown area, brought in new industries and increased tourism.
Regional leaders say these are all areas in which the Roanoke Valley needs to improve.
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NEW-BUILDING


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-51)
GRAPHIC=NONE


A new technology center at Virginia Tech could create new businesses for Southwest Virginia.
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VO-NAT


This digital video rendering shows what the 150-thousand square foot facility will look like.
The center will include Internet classes, a study of human-computer interaction and virtual reality classrooms.
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SOT 15:47:47
IN Q=THIS CENTER WILL

((RAY PELLETIER/NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY CENTER: THIS CENTER WILL PREPARE OUR PEOPLE FOR GOOD PAYING JOBS, PREPARE OUR COMPANIES TO COMPETE GLOBALLY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.)) ((CHUCK ROBB/D- SENATOR: THERE'S A COMPONENT THAT THE NAVY AND OUR DOLGREN CENTER ARE INTERESTED IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DONE. SO THERE'S A ROLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE.))
SUPER=01-Ray Pelletier/Northern Va. Technology Ctr.;
SUPER=@ROBB; :09
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=AND THE STATE
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VO-NAT


The center should be complete in the fall of 19-99.
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E-Higher-Ed


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-53
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal


A higher-education center may be coming to Roanoke.
City officials want to renovate a vacant railroad office into a learning center.
But Some members of the State Council of Higher Education say Roanoke does NOT need the facility.
The Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates disagrees.
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SOT 15:11:11
IN Q=ON THE CONTRARY

((THOMAS MOSS/SPEAKER OF VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: ON THE CONTRARY THIS IS THE AREA TO DO IT. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY GOOD NOT ONLY FOR THE AREA BUT FOR THE EMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA AND MANY OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT SORT OF THING. AND SO I THINK IT WAS VERY SHORT SIGHTED OF THE PERSON THAT MADE THAT COMMENT.))
SUPER=01-Thomas Moss/Speaker of Va. House of Del.;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=MADE THAT COMMENT
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none


Thomas Moss says he will support funding for the project.
He feels the center should focus on advanced technology training.
The Roanoke facility would be used by eleven state colleges and largely funded by taxpayers.

EMMYS


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


The 49th annual primetime Emmy Awards were handed out last night in Pasadena, California.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pasadena, CA/ATAS-CBS;


"Frasier" won for Best Comedy While "Law and Order" won for Best Drama.
John Lithgow of "3RD Rock From The Sun" got the nod for Best Comedy Actor.
And Helen Hunt of "Mad About You" won for Best Comedy Actress.
"N-Y-P-D Blue's" Dennis Franz took home the Emmy for Best Drama Actor.. and "The X-Files" Gillian Anderson won for Best Actress in a Drama.
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E-Toy-Show


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-54
GRAPHIC=none


A walk through this weekend's Train, Toy and Doll Show was also a journey through history.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;


Movie goers were not the only ones to putting out the money following the re-release of the Star Wars trilogy.
Toy collectors also benefited from the popular movies.
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SOT 11:37:36
IN Q=SOME OF THEM

((NYOKIA JONES/THE RECORD MAN: SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE HARDER TO GET. I THINK THEY ARE REGIONALIZED. SHE'S THE HOTTEST RIGHT NOW, LEIA. SHE WAS IN THE FIRST SERIES. WE'RE HOPING THEY WILL LEAVE HER ALONE AND LET HER BE COLLECTABLE. SHE WAS LIMITED.))
SUPER=01-Nyokia Jones/The Record Man; QUICK!!
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=SHE WAS LIMITED
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VO-NAT


And these pieces of aviation history are NOT toys.
Memorabilia from airlines that have gone under have become popular and pricey with collectors.
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SOT 11:50:25
IN Q=THE AIRLINES ARE

((E. DUANE HOWARD/AVIATION SPECIALIST & COLLECTIBLES: THE AIRLINES ARE GOING THE WAY OF THE OLD RAILROAD. WE'VE LOST THE PIEDMONT, EASTERN, PAN-AM AND BRANIFF. SO JUST AS PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT RAILROAD MEMORABILIA PEOPLE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE ALL THE MEMORABILIA ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE OLD AIRLINES.))
SUPER=01-E. Duane Howard/Aviation Specialist & Collectibles;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=ALL THE OLD AIRLINES
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VO-NAT


The Train and Toy Show will be back at the Salem Civic Center March 14th and 15th.
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Haircut


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-56
GRAPHIC=none


Things got a little "hairy" this morning for a teacher at Hidden Valley Junior High School.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


Actually, business teacher Troy Smith LOST his hair.
But it was for a good cause.
The school raised over 15- hundred dollars for the Leukemia Society of America-- which was far beyond its original goal of 948 dollars.
The top two contributors got the honor of clipping off Smith's hair.
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IN Q=If they put a dollar

((TROY SMITH/HIDDEN VALLEY JR. HIGH TEACHER: IF THEY PUT A DOLLAR IN THE BUCKET, THEY GOT THEIR NAME IN ONE TIME-- FOR EVERY DOLLAR. SO, SOME PEOPLE WERE BRINGING IN 20 DOLLARS, AND THEY GOT 20 NAMES IN THER. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, WE DREW THEIR NAMES OUT OF THE HAT, AND THE TWO PEOPLE THAT SHAVED THE HEAD WERE DRAWN OUT OF THE HAT. SO, THEY HAD BETTER CHANCES IF THEY BROUGHT MORE MONEY.))
SUPER=01-Troy Smith/Hidden Valley Jr. High Teacher;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=brought more money
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ANCHOR=MELANIE
SS=NONE


Smith says he's a member of the Team-In-Training for the Leukemia Society of America, and that's how he ended up in the barber's chair. WEATHER
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Common-Sense


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Common Sense
GRAPHIC=Common Sense


New legislation may get you out of paying some income taxes, but it may also levy another tax on you.
Len Besthoff has more in this week's edition of Common Sense.
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SUPER=@Len1; :00
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SOT COMMON SENSE II 15:33:11
IN Q=The good

((The good news about the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is there may be some big savings in it for you. But the bad news, according to Gary Duerk with Brown Edwards and Company here in Roanoke is that more people than ever may qualify for something known as the alternative minimum tax.))
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IN Q=Alternative

((GARY DUERK/CPA-BROWN, EDWARDS & CO.: ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX MAY COME INTO PLAY WHEN A PERSON HAS LARGE CAPITAL GAINS OR LARGE ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS. AND THAT COULD BE THE CASE UNDER A LOT OF THESE PROVISIONS UNDER THE NEW ACT. SO MY ADVICE TO TAXPAYERS IS TO GET WITH THEIR TAX ADVISOR AND PLAN OUT HOW TO BEST UTILIZE TAX STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN USE. ))
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((I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense, let's send it back to the newsdesk.))
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Braves


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=Braves/Rockies


The Colorado Rockies rolled into Atlanta and took one from the Braves 4 to nothing.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/TBS; :


Greg Maddux watches as John Smoltz takes the mound against the Rockies.
Colorado scores in the 8-th to make it 1 to nothing. Then in the ninth
pinch SUPER=35-Colorado/4/Atlanta/0/;hitter John Vanderwal takes this pitch

deep over the right field wall and the Rockies shutout the Braves 4 to nothing.
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Race


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#net (edit of R-37)
GRAPHIC=New Hampshire


For the 10-th time this season, Jeff Gordon has taken the checkered flag.
Yesterday afternoon he held off Ernie Irvan to win the C-M-T 300.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Loudon, NH/TNN Sports;


South Boston's Jeff Burton started the race after suffering an ear problem earlier in the week then on the first caution he got out of the car and was replaced by Todd Bodine.
Points leader Jeff Gordon took over the lead with 148 laps to go in the race.
Then the cautions began to fly. Ricky Rudd and Geoff Bodine get together. Rudd hits the wall hard on the right side.
Several more cautions would fall before the end of the race, but Gordon held off Ernie Irvan on the final lap to win the C-M-T 300.
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SOT
IN Q="I had a great

((ERNIE IRVAN/FINISHED SECOND: ))
SUPER=01-Ernie Irvan/Finished Second; :12
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=....a little short."
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ANCHOR=Patrick
SS=Hold Logo


Hamilton was third, Steve Grissom fourth and Ricky Craven fifth.

Skins


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#net (edit of FB97-1)
GRAPHIC=Redskins


In N-F-L action the Cardinals went head to head with the Redskins in their new home, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Raljon, MD;


Michael Westbrook proved why he was a top draft pick for the Skins as he overcame flu-like symptoms to catch this five yard touchdown pass from Gus Frerotte, giving the Skins a 10 to seven halftime lead.
After beating Washington in eight of their last ten meetings the Cards managed to push the action into overtime with a 48 yard field goal.
But less than 2 minutes into O-T Frerotte and Westbrook insured the new stadium would open in the same fashion RFK was retired -- with a win.
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SOT
IN Q="Somehow I got

(( ))
SUPER=01-Gus Frerotte/2 Touchdowns, 1 Interception;
SUPER=01-Norv Turner/Redskins Head Coach;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=a great catch."
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Turkey-Tom


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


If you thought you had strange wild animals in your neighborhood...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fargo, ND;


The North side of Fargo, North Dakota has become home to a wild turkey.
The locals call him "Turkey Tom".
The lone turkey chases mail carriers and stops traffic once in a while.
Residents don't seem to mind, but with Thanksgiving approaching, only time will tell. (----------------)
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