[1-News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
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Up next on News 7 at Six... families involved in the baby switching case reportedly meet for the first time...
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[VO-NAT]
And the summer drought ends... it a big way...
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[Sports-Head]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Head]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In Sports, Sosa and McGwire battle in St. Louis Joe Nemechek leads second round qualifying at Watkins Glen.
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[VO-NAT]
And the Salem Spartans opened football practice with confidence and a new look.
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[WX-Head]
[TALENT=andrew]
[SS=None]
The phone lines were burning up with reports of very heavy rainfall today.
And there may be more to come.
Details are coming up.
[Baby-switch]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-58; 16:53]
[GRAPHIC=Baby Swap]
A weekend meeting of all the family members involved in the baby-switching case has already taken place.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Tuesday;]
Paula Johnson, the mother of Callie Johnson, and the grandparents of Rebecca Chittum were scheduled to meet tomorrow... but according to published reports that meeting took place yesterday.
[SUPER=03-Buena Vista/Monday;]
Michael Irvine, the attorney representing Rebecca's paternal grandparents told the Washington Post the families actually met last night.
Irvine said the family rescheduled the meeting because they were afraid they'd be followed by reporters.
He said the children were not present, neither were the lawyers, and everything went well.
The family is still waiting for the results of DNA tests.
Meanwhile the state health department is now investigating the University of Virginia Medical Center where the alleged switch took place.
The department is looking into what procedures the hospital had in place, and whether the procedures were followed.
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[Arcadia-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-59; 11:55]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
A traffic accident near Arcadia killed one person earlier this afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
The accident happened around 12:30 near the 1-72 mile marker along Interstate 81.
State police say a car travelling southbound ran off the road and up onto an embankment.
Authorities say the car then came down and hit the back of a tractor trailor.
The driver of the car was killed.
Police are not releasing the driver's name.
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[Henry-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
A man from Rocky Mount also died in a fatal accident today along Route 57 in Henry County.
The accident happened around eight this morning.
According to police the driver of a pick-up truck sped around a corner, lost control of the truck and slammed into an oncoming car.
Rescuers transported the driver of the car, 33-year old Manuel Ramos Torres, to Memorial Hospital in Martinsville where he later died.
Police are still investigating the accident.
[Newberry]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-63; 15:19]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Inmates will continue going out on work details near the Botetourt Correctional Unit.
This, after one inmate escaped from a work gang last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Last Night;]
[from tape 98-56]
Robert Bentley Newberry led police on a seven-hour manhunt.
The 31-year-old broke loose from a group of inmates who were clearing brush in the woods.
The Superintendent of the Botetourt Correctional Unit said he will review work-detail procedures next week to determine how Newberry was able to get away.
Newberry is serving 19-years for robbery.
If he is convicted on escape charges, he could face another five years in the penitentiary.
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[Willow-River]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-54; 43:02]
[GRAPHIC=Fire Investigation]
Salem police are saying it again tonight:
Residents of the Willow River apartment complex should stop worrying.
The boy who allegedly set a string fires there -- a 10-year-old -- is in custody.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Friday;]
Three of those fires happened yesterday, sending residents into a panic.
A total of six fires have broken out at the complex in the last two weeks.
Police are not saying much about the 10-year-old they arrested.
But if he is found guilty, he will NOT be the youngest arson suspect in the area.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/July 1982]
[video here from tape 94-109]
In 19-82, police believe a seven-year-old set fire to a house on Patton Avenue.
That blaze killed a 66-year-old woman.
No one was hurt in the Willow River fires in Salem.
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[Rain]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-60; 05:16]
[GRAPHIC=Storms]
It was welcomed by some and cursed by others.
Rain -- lots of rain -- fell over most of our area this afternoon.
It caused some flooding around Roanoke and some traffic accidents everywhere.
But as Scott Goldberg reports, some people have been waiting all summer for a day like today.
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[IN Q=It was family]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tracy Barton/Cutting Horse Trainer; :19]
[SUPER=01-Trooper Tim Harris/VA State Police; :42]
[SUPER=01-Eddie Shelton/Cattle Farmer; :59]
[SUPER=@Scott2; 1:04]
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[OUT Q=SGO, News7.]
(( It was family day out on the farms in Franklin County.
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((YOU CAN TELL THE AGE OF A HORSE OR WHATEVER BY THE WAY THE HORSE'S TEETH ARE FORMED.))
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A day when folks of all ages could learn about things like Cutting horses...the fast-moving, strong horses who are trained to keep misbehaving cows from returning to the herd.
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[IN Q=they're very]
((TRACY BARTON/CUTTING HORSE TRAINER: THEY'RE VERY COMPARABLE TO WHAT A TENNIS PLAYER WOULD GO THROUGH. A LOT OF STOPPING AND STARTING AND STRESS ON THEIR TENDONS.))
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[OUT Q=tendons]
But on this day at the farm, the cutting horses had to move their show inside.
[rain shots]
Outside, it was raining -- everywhere.
The rain made a mess on the roads and even caused floods in some places.
[ambulances and stuff]
In Rocky Mount, it caused this accident where one car slid into another.
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[IN Q=the problem]
((TROOPER TIM HARRIS/VA STATE POLICE: THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RAIN IN SO LONG, AND ALL THE OIL THAT'S BEEN DEPOSITED ON THE ROAD IS SITTING RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF THE ROAD AND THEN WITH THE RAIN WE HAD THIS MORNING, IT'S MADE THE ROADS VERY SLICK.))
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But back on the farm, the rain was a welcomed respite from what has been a brutally dry summer.
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[IN Q=IT'S MADE IT]
((EDDIE SHELTON/CATTLE FARMER: IT'S MADE IT REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE OUR CORN CROP IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THREE FOURTHS OF WHAT IT NORMALLY IS.))
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[OUT Q=NORMALLY IS]
More rain means greener grass, better crops and more food for cattle.
So even though a lot of us wanted the rain to go away.
Farmers wouldn't mind if it came back for another day.
Scott Goldberg, News-7.))
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[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=NONE]
When we come back--lightning strikes a major apartment complex in Roanoke--causing a scare among residents.
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[VO-NAT]
And, new equipment is helping police in the Hill City to catch criminals in the act.
We'll have more on that story in a moment--first let's get an update on the soggy conditions from Andrew.
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[Summit]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-61; 13:47]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Firefighters are blaming lightning for a blast that sent shockwaves through a Roanoke apartment complex.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
It happened this afternoon at the Summit apartments.
One building was evacuated after residents heard a loud pop, saw an orange flash, and then smelled smoke.
Nobody was hurt.
And the building suffered little damage.
But the apparent lightning strike startled residents across the entire apartment complex.
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[IN Q=i noticed]
((ED HAMILTON/APARTMENT RESIDENT: I NOTICED A REALLY INTENSE BRIGHT LIGHT AND THEN A HUGELY INTENSE CRACK OF THUNDER. AND THAT'S WHAT SET OFF THE ALARM.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Hamilton/Summit Resident;]
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[VO-NAT]
Investigators said the whole thing was sort of puzzling.
With no visible damage, authorities are not sure what caused some apartments to fill with smoke.
They're guessing it was a burned-out element in one of the building's water heaters.
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[VA-Task-Force]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=lba]
[TAPE#=98-53 35:31]
[GRAPHIC=none]
People from Virginia are helping in the search for survivors of the embassy bombings in Africa.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fairfax Co.;]
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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[SOT 22:17:27]
[IN Q=I know that there]
((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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[VO-NAT]
Four search dogs and 55-thousand pounds of equipment will travel with the team.
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[Congress-Votes]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Congress this week took up camaign finance reform.
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[take pinnacle board # 1000]
The House approved a bill that would ban what's known as "soft money"...big, unregulated donations to national political parties.
[take pinnacle board # 1001]
The measure passed by a 237 to 186 vote.
All of Virginia's Republican congressmen voted yes, including Roanoke's Bob Goodlatte.
[take pinnnacle board # 1002]
Democrat Virgil Goode also supported the bill.
But Democrat Rick Boucher voted against it.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=none]
The campaign finance bill now heads to the Senate, where a similar measure has already been voted down.
[Cop-Cameras]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#98-51 54:54]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lawbreakers in Lynchburg beware--authorities there may be recording every move you make.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Yesterday]
Lynchburg police yesterday unveiled five new video cameras that have been installed in the department's patrol cars.
The cameras offer a color picture with zoom capabilities.
Authorities say they'll be a big help in all kinds of situations-- from traffic stops to criminal investigations.
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[SOT 14:14:04]
[IN Q=This will]
((COL. CHARLES BENNETT/LYNCHBURG POLICE CHIEF: THIS WILL, I THINK, BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING PRESENT BETTER CASES IN COURT AND ALSO GAINING CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USEFUL IN OUR EFFORT TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE.))
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[OUT Q=the community safe.]
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[VO-NAT]
The cameras cost about 20- thousand dollars each.
A grant from the Department of Criminal Justice Services paid for them.
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[Tease#2]
[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=NONE]
Still to come--Roy Stanley will have the latest on qualifiers for the Watkins Glen race.
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[VO-NAT]
And, actress Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her roots--starring in a sequel to the movie that first made her famous.
More when the news continues.
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[COMM#2]
[Movie-Review]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Halloween is more than a couple of months away, but it's not too early to get spooked.
At least that's what the makers of Halloween H-20 are hoping.
Dennis Cunningham has these thoughts on the latest Halloween sequel.
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[IN Q=This is the]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Cunningham/Entertainment Editor; :00]
[SUPER=04-Halloween H20-Dimension Films; :35]
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[OUT Q=I'm DC, for CBS News.]
((
(DENNIS)
ONCAM=DENNIS
THIS IS THE SEVENTH HALLOWEEN MOVIE, BUT ITS CALLED "HALLOWEEN H20",
AS IN HALLOWEEN 20". AS IN JAMIE LEE CURTIS RETURNING TO THE ROLE, SHE
FIRST DID "20 YEARS AGO", IN THE ORIGINAL MOVIE. IT RETURNS MOSTLY,
THOUGH BECAUSE OF THE RECENT LARGE SUCCESS OF SEVERAL MOVIES ABOUT
SLAUGHTER AMONG TEENAGERS. OH, AND THIS ONE IS SET IN A PREP SCHOOL.
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VT=PACKAGE
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OUTCUE=FADE TO BLACK
(DENNIS)
ACTUALLY THERE'S NO TRUE CHARACTER IN THIS FILM EXCEPT JAMIE LEE
CURTIS. SHE'S AN ALCOHOLIC, AND PILL-POPPER. HER SON, ALERTS HER, IN THE
KITCHEN AT BREAKFAST, "MOM, WE'RE ALL OUT OF PERCODAN". ANYWAY, SHE HAS
A CHARACTER, THERE IS ASTRENGTH TO HER CHARACTER, THE MOVIE'S ONLY REAL
STRENGTH. WHOSE FINAL NUMBER IS HIDDEN IN THE TITLE "H20"; NO, NOT AN O
OR AN H. IT IS A FINAL TWO AND RUNS ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES.
AT LEAST IT KNOWS WHEN TO LEAVE. I'M DENNIS CUNNINGHAM FOR CBS NEWS.))
[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=None]
And coming up, Virginia is picked as one of the top teams in the country in college football the Wrath is working for a home opener in the playoffs.
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[VO-NAT]
And Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa went head to head on the home run chase and both hit homers this afternoon in St. Louis.
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[S-Cubs]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-14]
[GRAPHIC=HOME RUN CHASE]
The chase for Roger Maris's home run record continued today as all three players were on the field in a couple of afternoon games.
And McGwire and Sosa both homered today
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/FOX SPORTS; :]
McGwire and Sosa went head to head as the Cubs were in St. Louis.
Chicago would jump out to the early lead in the top of the fourth Jose Hernandez takes this pitch deep over the left centerfield wall for a two run homer giving the Cubs a 3 to nothing lead.
Then in the bottom of the fourth, McGwire would send this inside fastball into the left field bleachers for his 46-th homer and the Cardinals trailed the Cubs 3 to 1.
St. Louis would take the lead in the bottom of the
[SUPER=35-St. Louis/9/Chicago/8/;]
seventh Brian Jordan sends this line drive to the wall in left field to make it 4 to 3 and St. Louis wins it 9 to 8 in 13.
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[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD LOGO]
Sosa hit his 44-th homer a 2 run shot in the ninth.
[S-MLB]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-16]
[GRAPHIC=Ken Griffey]
Ken Griffey failed in his attempt to hit a homer but his teammates Russ Davis, Rob Ducey and Edgar Martinez each homered as Seattle beat Detroit 9 to 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI/FOX SPORTS; :]
Griffey was 1 for 5 driving in a run in the win.
The Tigers led 2 to nothing until the third when Rob Ducey sends this pitch in the upper deck of right field for a solo homer and the Mariners trailed 2 to 1.
Seattle would take the lead in the top of the fifth Griffey hits the fly ball that drops in centerfield scoring a run and Seattle led 3 to 2.
Martinez hit a two run homer in the fifth and Davis
[SUPER=35-Seattle/9/Detroit/3/;]
sends this line drive shot over the right field wall for his second homer and Seattle wins it 9 to 3.
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[S-Wrath]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Wrath Logo]
The Roanoke Wrath can has a shot at playing a playoff game next weekend at home.
Last night, Roanoke beat Northern virginia 2 to nothing to lock down fourt place in their division.
If Roanoke beats the South Carolina Shamrocks tonight they will host a playoff game at Victory Stadium Friday August 14-th.
The top six teams in the Atlantic division will go to the playoffs.
[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-13 tc 1:33:32]
[GRAPHIC=UVA Football]
Several publications have ranked the University of Virginia second in the ACC and others have the Cavaliers in the top 15 of the nation.
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[VO-NAT]
UVA has 14 returning starters.
Senior safety Anthony Poindexter has been named to a number of pre-season all AMerica teams, as well as the preseason all ACC team.
In fact 10 of the other returnees have received all ACC mention too.
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[IN Q=we have more]
[SUPER=01-Sparkey Woods/UVA Offensive Coordinator;]
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[OUT Q=unknown right now]
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[VO-NAT]
Quarterback Aaron Brooks is back.
"The Sporting News" has ranked him the seventh all purpose Q-B in the nation.
Brooks will be joined in the backfield by a host of running backs.
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[IN Q=15:37:23 you never]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[SS=HOLD]
The Cavs open their season at Auburn, September third.[S-Salem]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-12]
[GRAPHIC=FFE LOGO]
The Salem Spartans will have a new look this season and the team again will be a threat in the Blue Ridge District.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :]
The new look is not uniforms. Salem Head coach Willis White says this is the biggest team he's had in his career as the Spartans coach.
And to go with the size, The Spartans are also a little faster.
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[IN Q="we've got]
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[OUT Q=...be o-k."]
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[VO-NAT]
White says the players also returned to practice in better shape than any team before.
But while the Spartans are bigger and Faster bringing them together as a team is the only obstacle facing White and his assistant coaches.
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[IN Q="The hardest...]
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[OUT Q=....mental game."]
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[S-Qualify]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Watkins Glenn]
Joe Nemechek led second round qualifying at Watkins Glen this afternoon. He turned in a speed of 119 Point 252 miles per hour.
He will start 26-th and here is the rest of the 43 car field.
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[SUPER=0107-36. Brett Bodine//37. Bobby Labonte//38. Chad Little//39. Dick Trickle//40. Steve Grissom//;]
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