WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/07/98

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Coming up on News 7-
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Police nab a prison escapee who made a break from a work gang this afternoon in Botetourt County. Will the pyromania end in Salem? Police think they've caught the firebug responsible for a string of apartment fires. And police in the hill city are armed with a new way to capture a criminal.
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News 7 is next.

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Good Evening.
An escaped prisoner is back in custody --
The escapee fled from a work gang in Botetourt County this afternoon. We'll have the a live report.
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And the scene is reminiscent of Oklahoma City as rescue crews look for victims of the terrorist bombings today outside American embassies in Africa.
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Some Virginians are headed to Kenya to help find survivors.
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Plus, we'll take you to the annual Fiddler's convention in Galax for some good old blue grass music.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Join us for all the day's news, sports and weather tonight on News 7.

[Africa]

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The death toll continues to rise as rescuers search through the night-- under bright studio lights-- for survivors. Two explosions-- outside the U-S Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania -- killed at least 81-people and injured more than 17-hundred others.
Drew Levinson has the latest from Washington-- where the president is promising to find those responsible for the blasts. [***take from Newspath***]
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(( HERE IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND, FLAGS WILL BE FLYING AT HALF STAFF. A TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN TERRORIST ATTACKS ON TWO U-S EMBASSYS IN AFRICA.

(SOT: It's a bomb...)

THE BLASTS, ONE IN NAIROBI, THE OTHER IN TANZANIA, CAME ONLY MINUTES APART. THE ATTACKS CAME IN THE MORNING, WHEN THE STREETS WERE MOST CROWDED. THE EXPLOSION IN KENYA TORE APART A BUILDING NEXT TO THE EMBASSY COMPLEX. MANY VICTIMS WANDERED AMONG THE RUINS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.

(SOT: There was a bomb blast at the embassy I believe.)
(sot: It was the worst I've seen. I have seen Oklahoma City too.)

IN TANZANIA, IT WAS A SMALLER BOMB THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. A CRATER WAS VISIBLE IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT.
THE UNITED STATES IS RUSHING ANTITERRORISM EXPERTS TO THE SCENE -- TO COUNTRIES WHERE ATTACKS LIKE THESE ARE UNHEARD OF...

(SOT: This is part of international terrorism...innocent Kenyans are
dying.")
OFFICIALS SAY PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS AWAKENED WITH THE NEWS...HE ASKED WHO CAUSED IT. LATER IN THE DAY, HE VOWED TO BRING THE TERRORISTS TO JUSTICE.

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Virginians are headed to Africa to search for survivers.
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Task Force One is one of only two urban search and rescue teams in America prepared for duty overseas.
The Fairfax County based team is headed to Kenya.
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((I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PLACES THAT AREN'T AS LUCKY AS WE ARE AND HAVE THE TYPE OF LIFESTYLE OR EVEN HAVE THE CAPABITILIES THAT WE DO TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS IF SOMETHING HAPPENS))
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Four search dogs and 55-thousand pounds of equipment will travel with the team.
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[Escaped-Prisoner]

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It took more than seven hours.
But authorities were able to nab an inmate who tried to escape from the Botetourt Correctional Unit.
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Scott Goldberg is just back from Botetourt County.
Scott, how did all of this happen?
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Tonya, the inmate was a 31-year old convicted felon who was out in the woods on a work detail.
When an armed guard turned his back, the inmate made a run for it.
He took off into the woods, stole clothes from a campsite he came across, then, about an hour after dark, police found him walking on the side of a road.
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((SUPERINTENDENT JD TERRY/BOTETOURT CORRECTIONAL UNIT: HE WAS ... (NATSOUND OF COP: 6'3, 175 LBS, SHORT BROWN HAIR).))

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State police spent much of the evening stopping motorists and asking them if they had seen Robert Bentley Newberry.
Newberry, an inmate at the Botetorut Correctional Unit, is serving 19 years on charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
This afternoon he was on a work detail with 10 other inmates.
They were clearing brush in a heavily wooded area when Newberry broke lose.
State police brought out helicopters, joining officers from the state department of corrections and the Botetourt County Sheriff, surrounding the woods where Newberry escaped.
The search ended about an hour and a half ago.
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Newberry is from the Hampton Roads area.
He was not considered violent.
Tonight he is back in custody and will be arraigned on escape charges.
If he's convicted, this run for freedom could have bought Newberry another five years in the penitentiary.
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Tonya.

[Cressell]

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Capital murder suspect Emmett Cressell, Junior made his most recent court appearance, this afternoon.
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Cressell is accused of burning and beheading a black man at a drinking party in Grayson County, last summer.
His attorneys and private investigator attended today's motions hearing--
They hope to limit the number of uniformed officers in the courtroom once Cressell goes on trial in late October.
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((JEFF DORSEY/CRESSELL'S ATTORNEY:WE ARE SIMPLY CONCERNED AS WE ARE IN ANY CASE ABOUT THE APPEARANCE THAT THE DEFENDANT IS UNUSUALLY DANGEROUS OR UNUSUALLY VIOLENT. ))
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Co-defendant Louis Ceparano has already been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the crime.
Cressell's attorneys want to have a shirt apparently worn by Ceparano the night of the murder analyzed to determine the pattern of blood on it.
It's a request the prosecutor agreed to in court today.
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[Shaken-Baby]

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A Franklin County family blames a local judge for the death of their infant girl.
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11-month old Olivia Forrest died of acute head injuries and strangulation.
Police say her father Richard Forrest killed her.
He won custody of the baby three months ago.
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((THEY TOOK HER OUT OF A GOOD HOME, A GOOD STABLE ENIVRONMENT AND GAVE IT TO SOMEONE LIKE THAT WHICH TURNED AROUND AND KILLED HER.))
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The baby's grandmother had been raising her.
Relatives say substitute judge Ellen Weinman did not look closely enough at the case.
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((THEY JUST SAID HE'S THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER, SEND HER DOWN THERE WITH HIM, EVEN KNOWING HE HAD SHAKEN HIS OTHER CHILDREN BEFORE AND HAD A VIOLENT TEMPER.))
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The baby's mother had been refused custody until she could prove she had a stable home and job.
Judge Ellen Weinman was away on vacation and could not comment on the case.
The baby's funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
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[National]

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A series of blasts at a propane company in an Ohio town about 20 miles from Cincinnati injured as many as nine people, five of them seriously.
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((I SEEN MATERIAL AND I SEEN STUFF FLYING INTO THE AIR IT WAS JUST THE LOUDEST EXPLOSION I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE AND I SEEN A GUY SITTING OUT THERE WITH HIS CLOTHES BURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING.")) [RUNS:09]
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[VO NAT] Businesses and homes shook after the explosions at the Gas Company. Nearby residents and 14 businesses had to be evacuated.
Smoke could be seen for miles. Firefighters controled the blaze within two hours.
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Five girls are dead after playing in the trunk of a car and becoming trapped in it while the temperature was close to 100 degrees.
Police say the girls died from heat exposure after being trapped in the trunk for maybe more than an hour.
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Up, up and away.
American adventurer Steve Fossett (FAH'-seht) lifted off on a daredevil quest to be the first man to circle the Earth in a balloon.
His silvery Solo Spirit soared away from its launch site in Argentina beneath a full moon.
This is Fossett's fourth attempt at the 20- thousand- mile trip around the globe.
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[Willow-River]

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Police say the people who live in Salem's Willow River apartments should be able to rest easy tonight.
The person who allegedly started five fires at the complex is in custody.
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Residents were panicking this afternoon after three fires broke out.
Police say the person who set those fires is a juvenile who lived in the Willow River complex.
Police also said the same person is responsible for two fires that started last week in the same complex.
Since then, residents had been worried about their safety.
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((DEB SCHAFFER/WILLOW RIVER RESIDENT: IT'S NOT A JOKE, IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING BUT IN THE MEANTIME SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE REST OF US THAT ARE HERE.))
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Police say everything should be O-K now that the person responsible has been arrested.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

[Tease1]

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They're more than just shadows in the ocean once again...
Stay tuned for tonight's video of the day.
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Plus,
Bad Boys, Bad Boys....in Lynchburg could find themselves on t-v.
Law enforcement's newest crime fighting tool when the news continues.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[Census]

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If you can't count all of the people all of the time, the government proposes to change its CENSUS methods... and count SOME of the people and ESTIMATE the rest.
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The new method of census taking was the subject of debate in a federal courtroom in Roanoke today.
Defenders of the plan point out how hard it is to find every last individual in America, particularly in an urban area where some people don't have a permanent address.
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Opponents point to the precise langauge of the Constitution which calls for "actual enumeration," though it says Congress shall define the MANNER in which the census is taken.
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((WE ARE A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, SUPPOSED TO BE PROPORTIONAL, BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. THE CONTITUTION MADATES ENUMERATION OF THE PEOPLE.))
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The Assistant Attorney General of Texas came all the way to Roanoke, along with the city attorney of Los Angeles for this debate.
A decision is expected by the end of the year.
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[B'burg-Fatal]

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A heart attack killed a Blacksburg man found dead in his car last night.
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Those are the findings of the medical examiner.
48-year old Jerry Wayne Jones' van ran off Farmview Road last night, dropped over an embankment and into some woods.

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[Cop-Cameras]

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It used to be, a gun and a badge were all police officers needed to do their job.. nowadays you can add a video camera to that list.
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Lynchburg police today unveiled five new cameras they've installed in patrol cars, giving the department round- the- clock coverage.
The cameras offer a color picture and zoom capabilities.. police say they'll be invaluable when it comes to proving a case in court.
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((COL. CHARLES BENNETT/LYNCHBURG POLICE CHIEF: THESE ARE IN- CAR CAMERAS THAT WILL ALLOW THE POLICE OFFICERS NOW TO BE ABLE TO RECORD A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, IN SOME CASES, CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES ON VIDEOTAPE.))
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The cameras cost about four thousand dollars apiece.
A grant from the Department of Criminal Justice Services picked up the tab.
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[Tease2]

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It's more than just a truck stop...
We'll tell you why Lee-Hi might be a fun weekend excursion.
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And,
another place to fiddle around this weekend...
Bluegrass and old fashion country music are in the air at Galax's fiddler's convention.
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[TRUCK-RODEO]

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More than the usual number of trucks are stopping at Lee Hi Travel Plaza just north of Lexington.
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The First Annual Lee Hi Truck Rodeo and Jamboree is in full swing, with nearly fifty working and vintage trucks entered into the beauty pageant, and many other great family activities.
They're racing wheel-barrels and eating free bar-b-que, and lining up to hear the bands that play each night.
All the fun, however, is for a very good cause.
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The Rodeo will conclude on Saturday, with the judging of the truck beauty contest and tethered balloon rides.
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[Fiddlers-Convention]

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If you're a fan of bluegrass and old time country music-- Galax is the place to be, this weekend.
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Musicians from around the country have converged on Galax for the city's 63rd annual fiddler's convention.
It's a place for musicians to meet others who enjoy playing...
It also gives visitors a chance to enjoy the sweet sound of old time country music.
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((BILLY WAYNE DUDLEY/FRANKLIN CO. MUSICIAN: JUST THE PEOPLE, AND THE JUST THE ATMOSPHERE AND EVERYTHING, IT'S JUST A WAY OF HAVING A GOOD TIME, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE. ))
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The fiddler's convention actually got underway earlier this year to give more musicians a chance to show off their talent.
The tunes continue through Saturday night.
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The Roanoke Wrath played its final home game tonight at Victory Stadium, Jeff Gordon dusts the field at Watkins Glenn The Yankees are 52 games over 500 and William Byrd gets ready for the High school football season.
But first our extra point.
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Denver quarterback John Elway will miss the Bronco's first preseason game to be with his wife as she battles an illness.
No comment has been made as to what's wrong with Janet Elway but doctors at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota say it's no
t cancerous.
The Broncos take on the Rams Saturday night in St. Louis.
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[S-Wrath]

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The Roanoke Wrath has earned a spot in the D-3 playoffs. Tonight at Victory Stadium the Wrath beat the Northern Virginia Royals 2 to nothing.
The Wrath is in fourth place in their division and the first six teams will compete in the playoffs.
Roanoke travels to South Carolina tomorrow night and a win over the Shamrocks would give the Wrath a home game in the playoffs next Saturday night.

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The New York Yankees moved to 52 games over 500 this afternoon beating Kansas City 8 to 2 in game one of a day -night doubleheader.
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David Cone would pick up his 16-th win in the game.
The Royals led 1 to nothing until the bottom of the first Tino Martinez hits the line drive down the right field line to make it 2 to 1 Yankees.
Kansas City rallied in the top of the third Johnny Damon smokes this pitch over the right field wall in the upper deck to make it 5 to 2.
Darryl Strawberry padded the Yankee lead in the
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bottom of the third hitting this solo homer over the right field wall and New York wins it 8 to 2.
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[S-Golf]

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The defending champion of the Valley AM Golf Tournament was given a run for the title this afternoon.
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Brian Agee won the match play event last year, but 70 year old Rufus Spires gave junior fits on the back nine.
Spires birdied the sixteen and was one up going into 18.
But on the 18, Spires double hit the put and Agee took the hole sending the match into a playoff.
Agee birdied the first playoff who to take the match.
He'll go against Mark Sweeney tomorrow morning at Monterey.
Tee off is at seven.
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[S-High]

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In high school golf, Cave Spring won the Roanoke County Golf Championship. The Knights had a total of 298 15 strokes better than second place William Byrd.
Ward Currin won the individual title on the second hole of a playoff against Tommy Rooney. they both shot 71's.

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And coming up, We'll check in with the William Byrd Terriers as they prepare for the football season Sean Gilbert is a Carolina Panther.
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[VO-NAT]

And Jeff Gordon captures his sixth pole of the season today at Watkins Glen
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[S-Qualify]

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Winston Cup points leader Jeff Gordon will start on the pole for Sunday's Bud at The Glen.
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Gordon was the fastest in qualifying today turning a lap of 120 point 331 on the twisty road course. It's Gordon's sixth pole of the season.
Virginia native Ricky Rudd qualified third. And now here's the rest of the top 25.
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[S-Byrd]

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The William Byrd Terriers are getting ready to defend the "Dog House" again.
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The Terriers started football practice this week and Friday Football Extra crews were there.
Coach Jeff Highfill says more than 60 players showed up, the best numbers in years.
But he says they'll need them because the team lost key players at linebacker, fullback and tackle.
And there may be a change at quarterback.
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Coach Highfill will be anxiously awaiting the summer school grades of his quarterback Josh Wheeler. The results will determine Wheeler's eligibility.

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The Carolina Panthers signed former Redskin defensive tackle Sean Gilbert to improve their run defense. Steve Mason says, despite the pressure to produce, this player remains one cool cat.
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((Gilbert's cat like reactions in training camp drills makes him a perfect fit in Panther country. He's also quick witted in how he begins interviews. ((:))
Sean's body english speaks volumes about his desire to the play the game after sitting out last season in a contract dispute with Washington. The Panthers defensiev line is in trouble. Les Miller is hurt, and top draft pick jason Peter out nebraska is a hold out, raising the already high expecttations of Gilbert another notch. ((:)) ((:)) ((:))
Gilbert plays his old Redskins in Week 15. Steve Mason news 7 sports.))

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Conservationists and nature lovers are excited about the latest sighting....not an extraterrestrial sighting, but a whale sighting.
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For the first time in 20 years blue whales have been spotted in British waters. Evidence shows they have now returned to the same waters where they were once hunted almost to extinction.
No one can be sure the blue whale populations are recovering.
But, for now, the largest and rarest creatures on Earth are enjoying their homecoming.
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