WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/18/98

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Next on News 7-
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DNA test results are in on the 3 year old Buena Vista girl- apparently switched at birth.
Home Depot gets the boot- supervisors say no to the store's plan to open on 419.
A packed house- angry residents- and a vote tonight- all over condominiums at Smith Mountain lake.
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Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

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Good Evening.
DNA testing confirms that
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Rebecca Chittum from Buena Vista is the biological daughter of Paula Johnson.
Rebecca was apparently switched at birth with 3-year old Callie Johnson.
[Super=03-Roanoke Co.;]

A big NO for Home Depot from Roanoke County Supervisors.
The store owners wanted to open at the corner of Brambleton and 419-
[super=03-Franklin Co.]

In Franklin County sparks flew- the crowd said no to condominiums, but supervisors voted yes-
[super=03-New York, NY;]

And some researchers say taking hormones can increase the risk of heart disease for some older women.
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[talent=Jean]

Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

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D-N-A tests confirm that Paula Johnson is the real mother of three- year old Rebecca Chittum.
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[Switched-Babies]

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The attorney for one of the families involved in a baby switch at the U-V-A hospital says they are coping as best they can with the news that little Rebecca Chittum is NOT their blood relative.
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Rebecca was apparently switched with three-year old Callie Johnson shortly after their birth in June of 1995.
Now the two sides are working on an "adoption exchange" agreement.. that would allow the two girls to stay with the families that have raised them.
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((W.T. ROBEY/ROGERS' FAMILY ATTORNEY: CONSENTS WOULD BE SIGNED FROM EACH SIDE, TO PERMIT ADOPTION SO THAT WE COULD PUT SOME OF THIS IN STONE, AS OPPOSED TO KEEPING IT IN LIMBO.. SETTLE IT DOWN, MAKE EVERYTHING DEFINITE.))
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D-N-A tests have yet to confirm that Kevin Chittum and Whitney Rogers are the biological parents of Callie Johnson.

Those results should be in later this week.
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[Franklin-Supers]

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A developer will build a condominium complex and convention center at Smith Mountain Lake despite overwhelming opposition from lake residents.
Tina Tenret tells us more.
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[SUPER=01-Ed Waters/Developer; :22]
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[SUPER=01-Marcia Owens/Lake Resident; :46]
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(( Developers call it a mediterranean-style resort.
96 luxury condominium units with a restaurant and community center.
Ed Waters, who already owns Bridgewater Plaza, plans to build the complex on five acres next door.
He says tax revenue will top 600-thousand-dollars a year.
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((ED WATERS/DEVELOPER: THE MEALS AND LODGING... PER YEAR.)) [RUNS:12]
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150 people crowded into a public hearing before the Franklin County supervisors.
NO ONE spoke in favor of the complex.
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((RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN/LAKE RESIDENT: I WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IF SOME HIGH-RISE CONDO APPEARS ON MY HORIZON.)) [RUNS:05]
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((MARCIA OWENS/LAKE RESIDENT: WE WANT ... TRAFFIC CONGESTION.)) [RUNS:05]
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Still the county supervisors voted unanimously FOR the complex, without giving their reasons.
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But we later pulled one aside for his explanation.
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((DON RIDDLE/COUNTY SUPERVISOR: THERE WILL BE NO MORE TRAFFIC THAN ON ROUTE 220 OR ROUTE 40 AROUND ROCKY MOUNT.)) [RUNS:05]
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((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: DEVELOPERS ESTIMATE THE CONDOS WILL BE BUILT BY THE YEAR 2000. TINA TENRET NEWS7 FRANKLIN COUNTY.)) [RUNS:05]
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[Home-Depot]

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Home Depot may build one of its "BIG BOX" hardware stores in Roanoke County, but it won't be at the site it wanted.
David Johnson explains why.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Fuzzy Minnix/Roanoke Co. Supervisor; :18]
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(( Roanoke County Supervisors voted against a zoning change that would have allowed the hardware chain to build the 130-thousand square foot store at the corner of 419 and Brambleton Avenue. County officials were apparently trying to create a broader tax base without raising taxes.
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((FUZZY MINNIX/ROANOKE COUNTY SUPERVISOR; BUT I THINK WE MISJUDGED THE REVENUES. I REALLY DON'T SENSE THAT SOMEONE THAT NEEDS A HAMMER THAT LIVES IN SOUTHWEST COUNTY IS GOING OVER TO HOME DEPOT AND BUYING ONE AND THEN GO OVER TO LOWES AND BUY ANOTHER ONE.)) [RUNS19]
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Opponents said a store that size would cause a number of problems, most notably traffic. Some citizens said they didn't want to sell to the first bidder, but a higher paying one.
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((JEAN QUESENBERRY/SOUTH COUNTY RESIDENT; I DON'T SEND MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE FOR HER TO WORK AT A HOME DEPOT OR ANY OTHER RETAIL BUSINESS WHERE THE WAGES ARE LOWER THAN WHAT THEY CAN GET FOR WHAT THEY WENT TO COLLEGE FOR. I REALLY THINK THE COUNTY SHOULD LOOK INTO MORE HIGH TECH JOBS, MORE BUSINESSES OF THAT TYPE TO BRING INTO THE COUNTY.)) [RUNS18]
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Officials say Home Depot will continue to shop the area for another site. David Johnson, News 7, Roanoke County.))

[Clinton]

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It now appears Monica Lewinsky will go before Ken Starr's jury again- perhaps as early as Thursday.
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Sources say she'll be asked to respond to elements of the Presidents testimony.
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Today the panel heard from former presidential consultant Dick Morris.
He answered questions about the conversations he had with the President.
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((DICK MORRIS/FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CONSULTANT: I DID STRESS TO THEM THAT AT SAEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN OUR CONVERSTATIONS, THE PRESIDENT REPEATED TO ME THAT THE CHARGES AGAISNT HIM WERE NOT TRUE.))
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It was last night the President told the nation he had an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky- tonight he's in Martha's Vineyard.
The President arrived with Hillary and Chelsea for a ten day vacation.
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[Preachers-Reaction]

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The American public is dealing with President Clinton's deception concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky on many levels.
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One Roanoke reverend says Clinton was wrong but hopes the country can move on.
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((REVEREND GEORGE ANDERSON/SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH:IT WAS SUCH A PAINFUL SITUATION BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A HUMAN SITUATION. A SITUATION THAT I'VE BEEN IN HAVING TO SIT ON OTHER KINDS OF OCCASIONS BOTH WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THE OFFENSE, BOTH THE DECEPTION AND THE INFIDELITY AND ALSO FOR THOSE WHO HAV BEEN HURT. IT'S A VERY PAINFUL THING TO HAVE TO FACE UP TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT))
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At Valley View Mall, Roanokers had a wide range of opinions about the president.
They did not necessarily think lying about his affair with an intern should lead to his impeachment.
But many wondered why it took the president so long to be up front with the American people.
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((RENEE WURDINGER: I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY A TRAGEDY FOR THE COUNTRY, BUT ALSO HILLARY AND CHELSEA... IT'S JUST REALLY SAD.///////VAN MUSE: IF YOU DON'T LIKE CLINTON, YOU PROBABLY DON'T LIKE THE SPEECH. BUT I LIKE HIM, I VOTED FOR HIM AND I SUPPORT HIM.))
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte said it's too early to tell whether President Clinton committed an impeachable offense.
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[National]

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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is paying tribute to the victims of two embassy bombings in Africa.
She visited the bombing site in Nairobi today- laying a wreath.
The bombings killed 257 people and injured more than 5-thousand.
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Taking hormones may make things worse when it comes to heart disease.
Doctors tested women averaging age 66.
They found not only did hormones NOT prevent second heart atacks but in the first year heart attack rates went up.
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((DR. DEBORAH GRADY: FOR POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN TAKING HORMONE THERAPY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT START FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING NEW OR RECURRENT HEART ATTACKS.)) [RUNS10]
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When women made it past two years- their risk began to drop- Doctors are trying to determine if long term benefits outweigh the first year risk.
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Some economists are predicting that interest rates could go down-
While the federal reserve left them alone for now- one economist says they could fall as low as six percent in a year.
That's good news if you've thinking of of buying a home.
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((DR. IRWIN KELLNER/CBS MARKETWATCH ECONOMIST: I WOULD SAY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BORROW MONEY YOU OUGHT TO BUY ON A FLOATING BASIS RATHER THAN ON A FIXED BASIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE DOWN THE ROAD RATES WILL BE LOWER.)) [RUNS10]
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But other economists say it's not worth the bet- saying rates are low now and it's best to lock in at a fixed rate.
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))

[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

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More information...that's what supervisors in Roanoke County say they need before they can move ahead with plans for a new high school.
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And
Fascism went on the auction block in England today.
We'll explain in tonight's Video of the Day.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[Gould]

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Sexual charges have been filed against a probation and parole officer who serves Danville and Pittsylvania County.
51-year old Patrick Wayne Gould was arrested today on 21-counts-- including object sexual penetration, sexual battery, and forcible sodomy.
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The alleged victim is 35-year old Brenda Prevette, who spoke exclusively to News 7 today.
She says Gould became her probation officer after she was released from jail on a forgery conviction in 1996.
Prevette says she has proof of one of the sexual acts on videotape.
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((BRENDA PREVETTE/ALLEGED VICTIM: WHEN HE IN MY OWN HOME IN MY FAMILY'S HOME IN THE LIVING ROOM UNZIPPED HIM PANTS AND MASTURBATED ON ME MAKING ME STRIP.))
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Prevette says the sexual abuse happened from May 1996 to July 1998.
Bond for Gould was set at five-thousand dollars.

[County-Schools]

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The Roanoke County Supervisors say they need more information before they can move forward with plans for a new high school.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Today, Supervisors Chairman Bob Johnson reassured parents the county will build the school.
But he said the supervisors still have questions about the proposed site... information they requested several weeks ago.
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[IN Q=This is not a stick in the mud]
((BOB JOHNSON/SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN: THIS IS NOT A STICK IN THE MUD. THIS IS NOT A HOLD BACK. WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN A BUSINESSLIKE FASHION. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT RESPONSIBLY. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ATTACHED TO THIS.))
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[OUT Q=attached to this.]
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The supervisors are drafting a letter to a school construction committee in an effort to reopen their dialogue with school board members.

[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The man who lead V-M-I through co-eduction outlines his ideal school.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus,
Exemplary driving records earned some drivers a big rig of their own for their tenure at Roadway.
The story when the news continues.
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[Bank-Robbery]

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Yellow crime scene-tape roped off a Pulaski County bank for the second time in less than a month.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dublin;]

The First American bank on Route eleven in Dublin was robbed, this afternoon.
The bank's tellers reportedly told police the white man who robbed the bank today appears to be the same man who hit the bank less than a month ago.
Police have NOT made an arrest.
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[Bunting-book]

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The man who runs Virginia Military Institute has a lot of ideas about higher education.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington]

SO many, in fact, Josiah Bunting has written a book- -not about how THIS Institution is run... or ought to be... but outlining the ideal college for the new millenium.
Its mission can be stated in about a dozen words.
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((THE PREPARATION OF VIRTUOUS AND DISINTERESTED LEADERS AND CITIZENS FOR THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The book may not rival Bunting's best seller, "The Lionheads."
The new book has been called a "scintillating blueprint for a morally serious college."
It's called "An Education for Our Time."

[Volvo]

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Avoiding a fender bender in a crowded parking lot is difficult enough in a car.
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[SUPER=03-Dublin;]

With that in mind-- it's NOT hard to imagine the pride felt by 55- Roadway Express tractor trailer drivers.
The veteran drivers have traveled more than THREE million miles without so much as a scratch.
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((DAVID MCDONALD/ROADWAY EXPRESS DRIVER:IT'S JUST FANTASTIC, ROADWAY IS SO GOOD FOR THE DRIVER THAT'S GOT THREE MILLION SAFE MILES, EVEN TWO AND ONE MILLION, AND THIS IS JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE HERE. ))
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[OUT Q=cake here.]
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[VO-NAT]

To honor the drivers-- a ceremony was held today at the Dublin Volvo plant.
There the drivers were handed the keys to a new truck built by employees at the Dublin plant-- for use on the job.
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[Forecasts]
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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Extra]

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One of the Roanoke Stars U15 soccer players has made the United States Soccer team for the under 16 age group. John Hartman trained with the US national team for a week and earned a spot on the final roster. He is the only player for Virginia on the team.
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[S-Homers]

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With ken Griffey playing late, all eys were on mark Macguire and Sammy Sosa as the two went head to head in the homerun wars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/WGN; :00]

Both waved the white flag last night in Chicago. Sammy Goes down swinging in the bottom of the third.
Big mack follows suit in the top of the fourth, his [super=35-Chicago/4/St. Louis/1;]second of the game. he was OH f
or 4 with 3 K's.
The Cubs lance Johnson teed off on this pitch, the RBI single makes the count 3-1 Cubs and it was the Chicago way last night, winning 4-1.
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[S-MLB]

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Bears holdout Curtis Enis finally arrived at camp yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Plattesville, WI; :00]

Chicago's top pick flew in from Texas and joined his teammates. He apologized for hanging up on Bears front office personel during negotiations.
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[S-Pulaski]

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Joel Hicks and his Pulaski County Cougars kick off their annual Jamberee Friday. The cats wil be defending seven straight RVD crown this season.
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The Cougars recently held picture day at Kenneth J. Dobson Stadium, a reward for the players after surviving the grueling two a day practices.
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[SUPER=03-Pulaski/1997-98 Season; :]

The Cougars were 8 and 2 last year and lost 14 seniors. Pulaski returns 7 starters including a powerful running game. Hicks says his kicking game is the best it's ever been and he has a good mix of youth and experience.

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[WIPE TO PINNACLE PAGE]
and Friday Football Extra's preseason kickoff show is Friday night at nine.
Our 15th anniversary season kicks off in Primetime with an hour long program. Join Mike Stevens in the huddle.
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[S-Wood]

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For over 30 years, Wood Brothers racing has won with David Pearson, Neil Bonnett and Cale Yarborough.
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Not Michael Waltrip. So yesterday he and the team announced
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[SUPER=04-1998 Season; :00]

that they will split at the end of the current season.
In his three years with the team Waltrip never won a regular Cup event, but he did capture the 1996 Winston all-star race at Charlotte.
Rumors of his departure from the team were running rampant back in July.
But earlier this month Michael signed a letter of intent to drive for the Woods again next season.
The two sides changed their minds this past weekend at Michigan. No replacementt has been named.

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More sports to come, including a look at the MeClelland Metro,
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and we will pump you up with Virginia tech's new gym
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[S-Golf]

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Hanging Rock is the 1st day battle ground for the 10th annual Bob McClellan Metro Golf Tournament.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]

Franklin County's Matt Chandler shot a first round two under 70 to take the lead. Defending champ Lee Taylor fired a 76.
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63 golfers from all 13 Roanoke Valley schools are competing in the two day tourney.
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The second round tees off at Botetourt Country Club today.

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The folks at Virginia Tech these days are not only tuning up for their season opener, but also getting ready to show off their new palace.
Mike Stevens gives us a mini-tour.
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Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's history was on sale today at an English auction house.
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These photographs are among several belongings taken from Mussolini's library by a British pilot at the end of World War Two.
This hat topped bidding in Scarborough, England at 37- hundred dollars.
A total of 57 items were put up for sale by the family of Captain Richard Beck.
The collection also included Beck's flight manual, detailing how the Captain landed his plane near Mussolini's abandoned home before taking the memorabilia.
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