WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/05/98

[Baby-Remains]

[ANCHOR=Eric]

[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-60; 29:23]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The University of Virginia Medical Center is once again involved in a baby-switching case-- this one involving a child who died.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@File;]

Mistie Fritz told the Washington Post her infant daughter died at the hospital from severe birth defects earlier this year.
When she went to the hospital to pick up the child's remains, the hospital gave her the wrong child's body.
The mixup was discovered before Fritz left the hospital.
Hospital officials blamed the switch on an employees failure to check the tags on the bodies.
Chief of Staff Thomas Massaro says the hospital is sorry about the mistake, but adds this case is fundamentally different from the case of Rebecca Chittum and Callie Johnson, who were switched at birth at the hospital three years ago.

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[Swissair]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Investigation]

Family members are just now beginning to identify some of the victims of Swissair Flight 111 .
Jonathan Freed has the latest.
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[SOT 20:00:50]
[IN Q=as relatives]
[SUPER=03-Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; :00]
[SUPER=01-Capt. Phil Webster/Canadian Navy; :20]
[SUPER=01-Jonathan Freed/Reporting; 1:25]
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[OUT Q=Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.]

[Million-youth]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Today's million youth march in New York ended in a scuffle.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]

It happened just after controversial organizer Khallid Muhammad finished a speech that included attacks on Jews, city officials and police.
The march, which attracted about 30 thousand people, was only authorized to run until four p-m.
When that time came and police in riot gear appeared, Muhammad reacted angrily.
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[SOT 20:03:41 ]
[IN Q:every one] ((KALID MUHAMMAD/ORGANIZER; EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS ONE GUN, 2 GUNS, MAYBE THREE GUNS. IT'S SELF DEFENSE IF THEY ATTACK YOU, TAKE THEIR GUNS FROM THEM AND USE THEIR GUNS ON THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Khallid Muhammad/Organizer;]
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[OUT Q=guns on them]
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[VO-NAT]

When police moved in to disperse the rally, they were pelted by chairs and trash cans.
About 20 people were injured.
Mayor Rudolph Guliani tried unsuccessfully to stop the march before it started.
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[SOT 20:05:04]
[IN Q=the speeches]
((RUDOLPH GIULIANI/MAYOR; THE SPEECHES GIVEN TODAY SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN ANY PLACE... HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, ANTI SEMETIC, ANTI WHITE, ANTI-HUMAN LANGUAGE.))
[SUPER=01-Rudolph Giuliani/Mayor;]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=language]
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[VO-NAT]

Police officials say some of Mohammad's comments calling for violence were illegal, and said they would turn the matter over to the district attorney's office.
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[Tailgating]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-59; 26:59]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]

Virginia Tech and area police made good on promises to enforce the zero-tolerance alcohol policy at today's football game.
David Johnson was there and has this report.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Law enforcement officials]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :01]
[SUPER=01-Amy Cris/Tech Fan; :27]
[SUPER=01-Mike Schorder/"Hokie Man"; :40]
[SUPER=01-Ofc. David Whitehead/VA Tech Police; 1:00]
[SUPER=@David1; 1:22]
[RUNS=1:31]
[OUT Q=news7, Blacksburg.]
((Law enforcement officials are "Sacking" alcohol drinking at Tech's football games.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((nat sot))
[RUNS10]
The university's Hokie club parking areas are the only designated areas for drinking alcohol.
That's because the club has gotten nine A-B-C licenses.
Opinions about the school's alcohol policiy vary.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I think if]
((AMY CRIS/TECH FAN: I THINK IF THEY PATROL WELL ENOUGH AND FIND THOSE PEOPLE OUT AND PUT THEM IN JAIL RIGHT THEN AND THERE ON THE SPOT, THAT THAT'S ENOUGH. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO DRINK IN THESE PARKING LOTS.))

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[OUT Q=these parking lots.]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((MIKE SHRODER/HOKIE MAN:IT'S BETTER MONITORED. IT'S FOLLOWING THE STATE GUIDELINES. IT'S NOT PROMOTING IT WITH THOSE WHO ARE NOT 21. IT'S GREAT HAVING THE ABC AGENTS AROUND MONITORING BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=because it's needed.]

Fines regarding tech's alcohol policy are posted around the stadium. Officers have a processing trailer for those caught in violation.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If they're charged]
((OFC. WHITEHEAD: IF THEY'RE CHARGED OF COURSE WE KEEP A RECOD OF WHAT THEY'RE CHARGED WITH WHETHER IT BE ALCOHOL RELATED OR OTHERWISE. WE ALSO DO THE JUDICIAL REFERRAL PROCESS HERE. IT'S IN ESSENCE A COURT WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE COURT SYSTEM OR A CRIMINAL CHARGE.))
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[OUT Q=criminal charge.]
[STAND-UP/15:46:38 - TAPE#2]
((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; VIRGINIA TECH HAS FIVE MORE HOME GAMES LEFT. THE ZERO TOLERANCE ALCOHOL POLICY WILL BE JUST AS HEAVILY ENFORCED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SEASON. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS7, BLACKSBURG.))
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[Tease1]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Still to come--Habitat for Humanity and Roanoke officials look for common ground in a dispute over land.
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[VO-NAT]

And, we'll take you to Andy Griffith's boyhood home.
It's not Mayberry, but it comes close.
More when the news continues.
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[Fitzgerald]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=chu]
[TAPE#=98-61; 26:59]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A twice-convicted murderer and rapist from Chatham will die next month.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chatham/January 1994;]

Death row inmate Ronald Fitzgerald has been scheduled to die by lethal injection October 21st.
He was convicted in Pittsylvania County in 1994 of killing Coy White and High Morrison.
He was also convicted of raping a 13-year old girl in her Chatham home AND a woman staying in an Altavista motel.
During the trial, defense attorneys argued for life in prison, saying Fitzgerald is "mildly retarded".
Now only the governor can stay the execution.
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[Habitat]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-62; 15:51]
[GRAPHIC=Habitat for Humanity]

Habitat for Humanity has yet to reach an agreement with Roanoke officials about a disputed piece of land.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;]
[from 98-42]
The city has offered more than 352-thousand dollars for the land in West View Terrace.
That's where Habitat wanted to build 32-homes.
But when people who live in the neighborhood said they didn't want Habitat homes in their backyards, the city stepped in.
If Habitat doesn't accept the money, the group might be willing to trade the land for another site in a comparable neighborhood.
But Habitat does NOT want to look like it was forced out of West View Terrace.
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[SOT 13 32 53]
["Habitat" tape in biz review box]
[IN Q=we would]
((TERRY SMITH/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: WE WOULD SEE IT AS A VERY SAD THING TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY ABANDON BUILDING AT WEST VIEW TERRACE FOR THE REASON BEING THAT OUR PEOPLE, OUR HOMES ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH.))
[SUPER=01-Terry Smith/Habitat for Humanity;]
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[OUT Q=good enough]
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[VO-NAT]

Habitat's deadline for accepting the city's offer is September 11th.
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[Glen-Lyn]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=THa]
[TAPE#=98-53 53:16]
[GRAPHIC=Housing]

Giles County now has more housing for low income families.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Glen Lyn;]

The old high school in Glen Lyn has been converted into eleven units, now known as Mountain Glen Apartments.
Work on the apartments began last October and it's nearing completion.
Two of the units have already been rented.
Some are efficiencies, while others offer one or two bedrooms and some are handicap accessible.
Qualifying is determined by income.
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[5:20:19] [5:16:09]
[SOT]
[IN Q=Depending upon the]
((BRETT RADER/GILES HOUSING AND DEV. CORPORATION: DEPENDING UPON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD IT WOULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 13-THOUSAND GROSS INCOME UP TO ABOUT 19-THOUSAND DOLLARS. KAY SUPERNAW/RESIDENT:EVERYBODY I ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PLACE HAS BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO GET ME IN HERE. ))
[SUPER=01-Brett Rader/Housing and Dev. Corporation; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kay Supernaw/Resident; :10 ]
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[OUT Q=in here.]
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[VO-NAT]

The old school house used to serve as town hall.
The project was made possible, in part, with state funds and through a low income housing tax credit.
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[Computer-Lab]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=chu]
[TAPE#=98-64; 8:50]
[GRAPHIC=Education]

Many high-tech jobs mean a return to the classroom for some workers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Halifax Co.;]

Halifax County Public Schools offer this mobile computer lab to businesses free of charge.
Companies can have their employees brush up on reading, math, and computer skills.
The lab is moved to a different location about every four months.
Education officials say worker re-training is almost mandatory to keep up with technology.
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[SOT 46:22-:34]
[IN Q=It may mean that]
((BILL MOORE/ADULT EDUCATION DIRECTOR: IT MAY MEAN THAT SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES CAN APPLY FOR A HIGHER LEVEL JOB AT THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE THEY NOW HAVE NEW SKILLS THEY HAVE IMPOROVED READING LEVELS AND MATH LEVELS.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Moore/Adult Education Director;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=and math levels.]
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[VO-NAT]

This computer lab on wheels costs about 50-thousand dollar.
Funding came from a federal grant and local donations.
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[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Coming up--Roy has highlights from the Virginia Tech - East Carolina game.
And, the heat continues through Labor Day.
Andrew will fill us in when the news continues.

[Mayberry]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=none]

You won't find Sheriff Taylor, Barney, or Aunt Bee in Mount Airy, North Carolina.
But, it's about the closest you'll come to Mayberry.
Kimberly McBroom has more.
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[IN Q=You could say]
[SUPER=03-Mt. Airy, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Emmett Forrest/Andy Griffith's Friend; :27]
[SUPER=@Kimberly1; 1:09]
[SUPER=01-Russell Hiatt/Floyd's Barber Shop; 1:28]
[SUPER=01-Anne Vaughn/Visitors Center Director; 1:54]
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[OUT Q=KM, News 7, Mount Airy, NC]
(( You could say Mount Airy native Emmett Forrest is a "true" Andy Griffith fan.
But more notably, he's a "true" friend.
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[SOT tape 2 11:33:20 for bite ** please b-roll with picture at 11:39:50]
((EMMETT FORREST/ANDY GRIFFITH'S FRIEND: THIS IS THE WAY WE LOOKED IN THE SEVENTH GRADE. THIS IS ANDY WITH AN ARROW POINTING HIM OUT AND THERE I AM ON THE FIRST ROW.)) [RUNS07]
The two have been friends since grammar school in the early 1930s.
As they were growing up, Forrest says he never suspected what Andy would become.
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[SOT tape 1 11:19:20 ]
((EMMETT FORREST/ANDY GRIFFITH'S FRIEND: ABOUT AS EVERYDAY AS YOU CAN GET. I SURE DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THIS GREATNESS IN HIM, BUT IT WAS THERE. )) [RUNS05]
The two still keep in touch through phone calls and letters.
And over the years, Forrest has acquired quite a collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia, now on display at the Mount Airy Visitors Center.
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[SOT tape 1 11:24:15 **please b-roll some of this ]
((EMMETT FORREST/ANDY GRIFFITH'S FRIEND: IT SORT OF COVERS ANDY'S LIFE, REALLY. IT STARTS BACK WITH A FEW LITTLE GOODIES THAT WE HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL. OF COURSE, ALL OF HIS RECORDS THAT HE'S MADE AND HIS TAPES, REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE T.V. MOVIES HE'S MADE, ALL THE THEATRE MOVIES. )) [RUNS:23]
But it was his work on "The Andy Griffith Show" that fans seem to know best.
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[SOT tape 2 12:40:24 stand up here ]
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: ALTHOUGH ANDY GRIFFITH OFTEN SAYS MAYBERRY IS NOT THE SAME PLACE AS MOUNT AIRY-- YOU CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE SIMILARITIES, LIKE THE OFTEN MENTIONED FLOYD'S BARBER SHOP. )) [RUNS:09]
Russell Hiatt has been cutting hair for 52 years.
When asked if HE'S the real Floyd, his reaction is a modest one.
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[SOT tape 2 12:48:18]
((RUSSELL HIATT/FLOYD'S BARBER SHOP: OF COURSE, I'M THE LAST BARBER HERE THAT CUT ANDY'S HAIR HERE. AND OF COURSE, WE HAD SIX BARBERS HERE WHEN HE LEFT HERE. THEY ASK ME, AND I ALWAYS TELL THEM, HE PROBABLY TOOK SIX BARBERS AND MADE A FLOYD OUT OF THEM.)) [RUNS:14]
While "Floyd" and the rest of the "Andy Griffith" gang are seen only in re-runs, the show retains its popularity.
That's apparent by the more than 30- THOUSAND people who came to the Mount Airy Visitors Center last year alone.
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[SOT tape 2 12:06:46]
((ANNE VAUGHN/VISITORS CENTER DIRECTOR: I THINK THERE'S REALLY BEEN AS SWING BACK TO NOSTALGIA, THE WAY IT WAS, AND THE "ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW" IS JUST A MAJOR EXAMPLE OF THAT.)) [RUNS:12]
Later this month, there will be an even bigger bustle on the streets of Mount Airy.
The ninth annual Mayberry Days Celebration runs September 24th through the 26th.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Mount Airy, North Carolina.))

[Forecasts]
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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Tech]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-16]
[GRAPHIC=Tech Football]

Al Clark passed for 106 yards and two touchdowns to lead Virginia Tech to a 38 to 3 win over East Carolina.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="The Hokies]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Hokies vs Pirates; :00]
[SUPER=36-Virginia Tech/38/East Carolina/3/; :45]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :53]
[RUNS=1:07]
[OUT Q=...right now."]
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[S-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-13 tc 1:54:31]
[GRAPHIC=VMI Football]

After a winnless season last year, V-M-I opened yesterday with a 26 to 7 win over Lenoir-Rhyne..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/Lenoir-Rhyne v. VMI;]

Virginia Military Institute welcomed the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears to Alumni Memorial Field yesterday.
But the Keydets weren't very hospitable, quarterback Kevin Smith drops back, looks to Tommy Barcinas. The 23 yard pass is good for six points and VMI leads the Bears 12-to-nothing.
The pushups would continue as Smith, this time from the shotgun hits a wide open Sean Mora. Mora beats the defense in a foot race to the end zone. The 49 yard pass gives the Keydets a 19-nothing lead at the half.
[SUPER=36-VMI/26/Lenoir-Rhyne/7/;]

The VMI defense does the job, Lenoir-Rhyne's Mike Ketchum drops to pass the swarming 'D' swamps Ketchum and holds Bears to just seven points as VMI goes on to win its season opener 26 to 7.
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[S-East]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-17]
[GRAPHIC=COLLEGE FOOTBALL]

Top ranked Ohio State rolled into Morgantown last night to take on the Mountaineers of West Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV/CBS SPORTS; :]

After a 3 to 3 tie, Michael Wiley takes the handoff and scores from 19 yards out and the Buckeyes took the 10 to 3 lead in the first quarter.
Ohio State would strike again in the second quarter. Quarterback Joe Germaine goes to the air and hits Dee Miller on the 15 yard touchdown pass to make it 17 to 3 Buckeyes.
The Mountaineers would answer in the second. Marc Bulger rolls to his right and hits Shawn Foreman who
[SUPER=36-Ohio St./34/West Virginia/17/;]
takes it from the defender to make it 20 to 10 in the third and Ohio State wins it 34 to 17.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

McGwire, Sosa and Griffey hit homers. More later on mornin'.

[S-College]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-18]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Syracuse, NY/ESPN; :]

In Syracuse, The Orangemen and Tennessee battled down to the wire.
Jeff Hall booted a 27 yard field goal as time expired lifting the Volunteers over 17-th ranked Syracuse 34 to 33.
Now, Here's the rest of the scores.
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=None]

And in sports, The Home run chase really heated up today Sosa hit number 58 and Griffey number 48.
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[VO-NAT]

and in Cincinnati, Mark McGwire moved a homer shy of tying the record when he hit his 60-th against the Reds.
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[S-McGwire]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-18]
[GRAPHIC=McGwire Logo]

One more and Mark McGwire will tie the home run record held by Roger Maris.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO; :]

Yesterday afternoon in his first at bat against the Cincinnati Reds, McGwire takes this Dennis Reyes pitch high and deep into the left field seats.
McGwire's 60-th homer matches Babe Ruth's Personal all time high in one season.
He's 1 shy of baseball's all time record of 61.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="iT'S BROUGHT...]
[SUPER=01-Mark McGwire/60 Home Runs; :]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...COMING BACK."]
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[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=SOSA]

Sammy Sosa hit his 58-th last night an opposite field shot into the upper deck at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.
He's 2 behind McGwire.

[S-Braves]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-14]
[GRAPHIC=BRAVES/METS]

Tony Phillips drove in the winning run in the sixth as the Mets beat the Braves 5 to 4.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Flushing, NY/FOX SPORTS; :]

Mets manager Bobby Valentine watching from the dugout.
Atlanta took the lead in the top of the fifth Andrew gets all of this pitch for a solo homer over the left centerfield wall and the Braves led 1 to nothing.
But the Mets answered in the bottom of the fifth. John Olerud smokes this pitch sending it over the right field wall for a two run homer and New York led the game 2 to 1.
The Braves took the lead in the sixth Greg Colburn
[SUPER=35-New York/5/Atlanta/4/; :]
hits the ball to center its misplayed by Tony Phillips two runs score but the Mets win it 5 to 4.
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[S-Orioles]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-21]
[GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO]

Ken Griffey Junior hit his 48-th homer yesterday as Seattle rallied in the bottom of the 8-th to beat the Orioles 6 to 5.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Seattle, WA; :]

Ray Knight watching the action early in the game.
The Mariners would take the early lead when Raul Ibenez hits the grounder to left field scoring Rob ducey to make it 1 to nothing Seattle.
Harold Banes hits this three run homer in the upper
[SUPER=35-Seattle/6/Baltimore/5/;] deck in right field but the Mariners scored 4 in the 8-th to win the game 6 to 5.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.

[S-Scores]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO]

Barry Bonds struck out in the first today ending his streak of reaching base in consecutive plate appearances at 15.

Lets take a look at today's scores.
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[S-Golf]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
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Billy King will have some ground to make up in the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic. King shot 72 today for a total of 141 tied for 29-th place with one round left to play.
Isao Aoki is the leader at 9 under par.

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Two of Roanoke College's most fleet of foot led the Maroons to victory at today's dual track meet.
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The men's and women's cross country teams from Southern Virginia, Eastern Mennonite and Roanoke College battled for the best time on the Salem course.
Roanoke College came out on top in both the men's and women's competition.
Sophomore Casey Smith led the Lady Maroons and all women with a time of 20 minutes and three seconds on the 3-point-1 mile course.
Roanoke College Senior David Angell won the men's race running the three mile course in 16 minutes, four seconds.

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The countdown is on in Sydney, Australia--
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The site of the year 2000 Olympic Games.
Yesterday, the city unveiled a digital display that will count down the days left before the games.
Other celebrations in "the Land Down Under" included fireworks and a spectacular laser show--complete with this laser image of an athlete running toward the new millenium.
The games in Sydney begin September 15th in the year 2000.
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