[News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=eea]
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Up next on News 7...
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[VO-NAT]
The investigation continues into the death of a man in Roanoke police custody.
In New York, an outpouring of grief over the murder of a doctor who performed abortions.
And a gas fire that killed seven people is still burning out of control
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
News 7 is next.
[Poindexter]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-60; 1:24:49]
[GRAPHIC=none]
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Monday on the body of a 34-year old man who died while in the custody of Roanoke police.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday;]
Officers arrested Derek Glenn Poindexter late Saturday night for possession of crack cocaine.
A police press release indicated he was on the way to the city jail when an officer noticed he was chewing and trying to swallow an object and ordered him to spit it out.
When Poindexter refused, the officer used pepper spray on him, reportedly to keep him from swallowing the object.
Police say Poindexter began to spit the object out, became ill and lost consciousness. He was taken to Community Hospital where he died.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=none]
The report does not reveal what Pointexter had in his mouth, and the name of the officer involved was not released.
Meanwhile,authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.
[Hospital-Folo]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-53; 1:57:45]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Things are getting back to normal at Bedford County Memorial Hospital..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Saturday;]
This after a water leak forced the evacuation of 15 patients Saturday.
A pipe burst on the second floor near the administrative wing dousing the area with two-inches of water.
Hospital officials say the patients have been returned to their rooms and phones and computers are once again back in working order.
Officials say it will take another couple of days to determine the cost of the damages.
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[I-73]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-73; 03:00:00]
[GRAPHIC=Interstate 73]
Residents in Bedford County and Botetourt County say putting the I-73 highway through their area would be a waste of taxpayers' money.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
A group called "Blue Ridge Concerned Citizens" says it would be more cost-efficent to build Interstate-73 in the I-581 corridor.
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[IN Q=THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE]
((STEVE ROSSI/BRCC SPOKESMAN; THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE HAS FOUND THAT THE COST OF GOING THROUGH THIS ROUTE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ONE POINT FOUR BILLION DOLLARS OVER USING THE CENTRAL ROUTE.))
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[VO-NAT]
Local governments in both counties have adopted resolutions opposing an alternate route through the region.
And, the group is trying to gather support from state delegates and legislators.
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[IN Q=CITIZEN INPUT IS]
(((D)JOHN EDWARDS/STATE SENATOR; CITIZEN INPUT IS VERY IMPORTANT I THINK WITH REGARD AS TO WHERE I-73 IS GOING TO GO. AND I THINK IT MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE VALLEY, THROUGH 581 AND 220 SOUTH, RATHER THAN AROUND EITHER THE EASTERN CORRIDOR OR THE WESTERN CORRIDOR.))
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[VO-NAT]
An alternate route through Bedford County and Botetourt County is one of several state transportation officials are studying.
Legally, V-DOT must study all REASONABLE alternatives before making its final decision sometime next year.
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[Abuse-Vigil]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=ame]
[TAPE#=98-56; 1:24:09]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some Roanokers took part in a national campaign Sunday night about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
A candlelight vigil was held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.
The vigil kicked-off Red Ribbon Week--a national campaign to raise public awareness about substance abuse.
City council members, drug enforcement agents and recovering addicts were among the speakers.
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[Doctor-Killed]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The search continues for a suspect in the murder of an abortion provider in New York.
Meanwhile friends and patients of Dr. Barnett Slepian are remembering his life.
Craig Negrelli reports.
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[Gas-Explosion]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[edit - 20.18.06]
A natural gas explosion killed several people Saturday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bryceland, LA;]
13 people were working on a gas well when it exploded, starting a fire that's still burning out of control.
The explosion killed seven workers.
Five others were taken to the hospital, treated and released.
No one knows what triggered the explosion.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still to come--more lay-offs in the apparel industry in Martinsville.
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[VO-NAT]
And, we'll get a sneak peak at the Christmas tree that will stand in the governor's mansion.
That's coming up when the news continues.
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[Business-Review]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=BIZ]
[GRAPHIC=Business Review]
For the second straight week, there's bad news in the apparel industry ... and good news in the Alleghany Highlands.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and other business headlines in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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[SUPER=01-Cynthia Ingram/Patrick Henry Comm. College; :19]
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[98-53]
((This week on the Review: more layoffs at a Virginia apparel manufacturer.
Tutlex is expected to cut 150-jobs at Martinsville sewing plants.
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[IN Q=the low wage]
((CYNTHIA INGRAM/PATRICK HENRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: THE LOW-WAGE, LOW-SKILL SEWING JOBS ARE GOING OFFSHORE, AS YOU KNOW. THESE JOBS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE.))
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Tultex is cutting costs, blaming warm weather for stifling sales of sweatshirts and pants.
The company has lost almost 23-million dollars in the last nine months.
[98-57]
In Alleghany County, they're breaking ground for a factory that will bring in 125-jobs.
And they're celebrating one-million, 25-thousand dollars worth of grants from the federal government.
Both are boons to an economically depressed region.
[lb-6]
Pretty soon, when you go Krogering, you'll be shopping at the biggest supermarket chain in the country.
Kroger Company is merging with Oregon's Fred Meyer.
The new Kroger will operate 22-hundred stores in 31 states.
[dominion solutions]
Roanoke County's Dominion Holdings is growing.
The corporate marketing and consulting group acquired two companies from Chicago and New Jersey, worth 13-and-a-half million dollars.
That makes four acquisitions for Dominion this year.
[98-33]
Roanoke's very own had another good quarter.
Valley Bank profits were up 86 percent from the third quarter of 1997.
For the first nine months of this year, the bank's earnings are 130-percent higher than last year.
[DOW JONES PRE PRO]
On Wall Street, the Dow picked up 36, ending the week at 84-52.
The Nasdaq was up 73.
That's this week's Review, I'm Scott Goldberg.
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[Tree-Profile]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=THa]
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A tree from Bill Cornette's farm in Carroll County will soon make its way to the governor's mansion in Richmond.
The 12-foot tree will become the Gilmore's Christmas tree.
Teresa Hamilton has more in this week's Virginia Profiles.
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Bill Cornette and his wife, Betty, are a multi-talented couple.
They're NOT only skilled musicians but award winning Christmas tree growers.
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((THIS IS WHAT YOU DO TO EVERY TREE, EVERY YEAR, IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL SHAPE THEY HAVE. ))
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It's a busy job, considering Cornette has about 30- thousand trees on his Carroll County farm-- both "frazier furs" and "blue spruces".
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[IN Q=These]
((BILL CORNETTE/CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER:THESE ARE ALL TREES THAT ARE BIG ENOUGH FOR MARKET, I'M SIX FEET TALL, SO YOU CAN SEE THESE TREES ARE SEVEN TO EIGHT FEET WHICH IS WHAT WILL FIT IN MOST PEOPLE'S HOMES. ))
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Trees, Cornette says, that are nurtured from the time they're a seed.
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((BILL CORNETTE/CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER:I DO USE MANUFACTURED FERTILIZERS BUT I NEVER USE HARMFUL PESTICIDES AND IF I HAVE INSECT PROBLEMS I USUALLY BUY EITHER PREDATORY INSECTS OR I USE SOMETHING AS COMMON AS DISH SOAP TO KILL INSECTS. ))
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It's a job Cornette decided to pursue after years of work in the civil engineering field.
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((I'VE ALWAYS LOVED NATURE SO I CHOSE CHRISTMAS TREES BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE AND WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE TO BUY CHRISTMAS TREES THEY'RE ALWAYS HAPPY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THEIR TREES AND IT'S ALWAYS A NICE OUTING AND SO YOUR INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE. ))
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In fact, Cornette will be interacting with Governor Jim Gilmore in a matter of weeks.
Cornette's providing this year's Christmas tree for the Governor's mansion-- having won the annual Virginia Christmas Tree Grower's Association's grand championship.
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[IN Q=It makes me]
((BILL CORNETTE/CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER:IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF AN AFFIRMATION THAT ALL THE THINGS I'VE BEEN DOING HAVE TURNED OUT RIGHT. ))
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The governor's 12- foot Colorado Spruce doesn't have much more time in Carroll County.
The tree is slated to arrive in Richmond in late November.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Carroll County.))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=take pinnacle board 4562]
If you're interested in learning more about the Cornette's Christmas tree business-- you can do so by logging on to the Web Watch section of our Internet home page.
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still ahead-- we'll meet a Covington woman who's..
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[VO-NAT]
made a business out of dressing-up kids and adults in some of the scariest Halloween costumes.
More when we return.
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[Fantasy-Costume]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-72; 09:59]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Covington woman's hobby has turned into a popular attraction this time of year--for those searching for just the right costume.
Stacey Martin has the story.
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((Darth Vader, Cruella D'villle and even tiny fairies find a costume to fit their fancy at Fantasy Creations--a costume shop where Teresa Martin perfected her talent towards depicting the monstrous, repulsive, and gruesome.
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[IN Q=This is a good one]
((TERESA MARTIN/FANTASY CREATIONS OWNER: THIS IS A GOOD ONE. THIS ONE IS PART OF A COSTUME THAT'S A HEADLESS MAN AND I'VE GOT A NECK MASK OVER THERE WHERE YOU LOOK THROUGH THE NECK AND CARRY YOUR HEAD AROUND (LAUGHTER) ))
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Costumes span several cultures and ages..from this "flapper" dress from the 1920's-- to this Viking's warrior outfit from centuries before..
Bunny rabbits and Big Bird are favorites among children, but her most popular Halloween haunts are adults.
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[IN Q=There are over]
((STACEY MARTIN/REPORTING:THERE ARE OVER 800 COSTUMES IN THE STORE AND ACCORDING TO MARTIN THE MOST POPULAR REQUESTS IN THE STORE INCLUDE THIS NATIVE AMERICAN DRESS AND THIS BELLY DANCER SUIT.))
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Teresa's touch is a part of almost every costume when it comes to fashion and design.
But, it's costumers who determine the style.
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[IN Q=First thing they go]
((TERESA MARTIN: FIRST THING THEY GO TO I'LL KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. THEY'LL GO TO A CERTAIN RACK AND PULL OUT A COSTUME THEN I'LL SEE THE STYLE THEY'RE AFTER, SO THEN I'LL KNOW TO GO AROUND AND PULL SIMILAR THINGS.))
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[OUT Q=and pull similar things.]
She refers to her basement business as a "playground"--with one rule--rentals are reasonable but few items are for keeps.
Stacey Martin, news 7, Covington.))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=none]
The store is open from one to eight daily from now until Halloween.
Most costumes cost from 10 to 50 dollars to rent and are due back by November third.
[Forecasts]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-25]
[GRAPHIC=Anthony Poindexter]
The Virginia Cavaliers kept their hopes of an A-C-C championship alive with a win over N.C. State on Saturday in Charlottesville.
But the Cavaliers lost their captain Anthony Poindexter for the remainder of the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Cavaliers vs Wolfpack; :]
Poindexter was injuried when he took a helmet to his left knee on this play with over 5 minutes left in the game.
And yesterday team physician Dr. Frank McCue the third said Poindexter suffered a tear to his lateral collateral ligament. Poindexter will require surgery and he will be lost for the rest of the season.
McCue said Poindexter will have x-rays and an M-R-I Monday to determine the extent of his injury.
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[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=UVA FOOTBALL]
The A-P rankings came out yesterday and the Cavaliers are ranked 15-th. Virginia is 6 and 1.
The Cavaliers travel to Wake Forest next Saturday.
[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=TECH LOGO]
Virginia Tech routed U-A-B Saturday and the the Hokies at 6 and 1 move up a few spaces to the 20-th spot in the poll.
Tech plays conference rival West Virginia in Blacksburg on Saturday.
[S-Broncos]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-17]
[GRAPHIC=Broncos/Jags]
Jason elam booted a record tying field goal, Terrell Davis became the third running back to rush for a thousand yards through 7 games and the Denver Broncos remained undefeated beating Jacksonville 37 to 24.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Denver, CO/CBS SPORTS; :]
Bronco Coach Mike Shannahan checking the action.
In the second quarter with the score tied at 3 John Elway hooks up with Ed McCaffery who takes the defender into the end zone on the 42 yard touchdown and the Broncos led 10 to 3.
Denver would add to that lead in the second when Davis goes outside but cuts it back up the middle for the first of his 3 touchdowns and the Broncos led 17 to 3.
Then just before the half, Elam lines up for the
[SUPER=30-Denver/37/Jacksonville/24/;]
63 yard field goal and its good tieing the record of Jim Dempsey that stood for 28 years and the Broncos go to 7 and 0 with the 37 to 24 win.
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[S-Vikings]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-15]
[GRAPHIC=vIKINGS/LIONS]
The Minnesota Vikings protected their undefeated record today rallyying in the second half to beat the Detroit Lions
34 to 13.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pontiac, MI/FOX SPORTS; :]
The big Lion watching the action from the stands.
Minnesota trailed 3 to nothing until the second quarter when Randall Cunningham goes to the air and hits Jake Reed
on the 11 yard T-D pass to make it 7 to 3 Vikings.
But the Lions would take the lead later in the second quarter Charlie Batch hooking up with Johnie Morton on this T-D pass to make the score 10 to 7.
Cunningham goes to the air again in the third
[SUPER=30-Minnesota/34/Detroit/13/;]
quarter hitting Chris Carter in the back of the end zone and the Vikings win it 34 to 13 upping their record to 7 and 0.
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[S-Packers]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-21]
[GRAPHIC=PACKERS/RAVENS]
Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers are back. Favre threw a couple of touchdown passes today as the Packers beat the Ravens 28 to 10.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/CBS SPORTS; :]
Favre warming up for the game against the Ravens.
But the Packer special teams scored the first points of the game. Roell Preston takes this punt and he works his way up the field on the way to a 70 yard touchdown and the Packers led 7 to nothing in the first.
Then later in the first Favre goes to the air and
[SUPER=30-Green Bay/28/Baltimore/10/;]
hits Antonio Freeman over the middle on the 4 yard touchdown pass and the Packers win it 28 to 10.
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[S-NFL]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-18]
[GRAPHIC=NFL Logo]
Steve Young passed for three touchdowns and Jerry Rice set an N-F-L record by catching a pass in his 184-th conesecutive game in the Niners 28 to 10 win over the Rams.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/CBS SPORTS; :]
While in Miami, The Dolphins took over first place in the A-F-C east.
Olindo Mare kicked 4 field goals including this 43 yarder in overtime as the Dolphins beat the Patriots 12 to 9.
And now lets check out the rest of the scores.
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=None]
And coming up, John Houston wins again on the P-G-A tour Annika Sorenstam defends her title at the World Championship of Golf.
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[VO-NAT]
And Rusty Wallace wins the Rain shortened Dura Lube 500 in Phoenix.
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[S-Race]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-28]
[GRAPHIC=Phoenix Logo]
Rusty Wallace started sixth but he dominated the field and was declared the winner of the Dura Lube 500 after the race was stopped because of rain with over 50 laps to go.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ/TNN SPORTS; :]
After about 50 laps in the book, Wallace would take over the top spot and he had about a 3 second lead with over 200 laps left to go.
Points leader Jeff Gordon's car was tight early in the race and he was running in the 13-th spot on the track.
Then Dale Jarrett took his car to the Pits. Jarrett was suffering from flu like symptons and he turned the wheel over to Michael Waltrip, who failed to qualify the Woods brothers car.
Dale Earnhardt had a fast car and he was running in the third spot two cars behind Wallace at the halfway point.
The race was red flagged because of rain and after about a 40 minute delay with the sun going down Wallace was declared the winner of the Dura Lube 500.
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[IN Q="you know...]
[SUPER=01-Rusty Wallace/Dura Lube 500 Winner; :]
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[GRAPHIC=hOLD LOGO]
Mark Martin was second, Earnhardt third, Jeff burton fourth and Ted Musgrave fifth.
Points leader Jeff Gordon finished seventh.
[S-Golf]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-27]
[GRAPHIC=Billy King]
Billy King tied for 54-th place today in the Senior Tours Kaanapali Classic.
King finished 5 over par after shooting a 74. Jay Sigel won at 12 under.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lake Buena Vista, FL/ESPN; :]
In Florida, John Huston won the National Car Rental Classic for his second win of the season.
Houston closed with a 6 under par 66 for a total of 272 and a one shot win over Davis Love the third.
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[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=LPGA]
And Juli Inkster defended her title at the world Championship of golf. Her second straight course record 66 gave her a three shot win over Annika Sorenstam.
[S-Jujitsu]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-23 tc 1:09:16]
[GRAPHIC=N7 sports generic]
Three southwest Virginians are hoping to bring a world title back to the Commonwealth.
The International Title Fights in Sport Ju-Jitsu are in Canada, this year.
And the trio from our region is hoping to help the U-S team bring home the belt.
Denise Allen has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Martial Arts]
[SUPER=03-Wytheville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jinger Van Antwerp/U.S. Jujitsu Team; :23]
[SUPER=01-Asa Herring/U.S. Jujitsu Team; :39]
[SUPER=01-Ric Anderton/U.S. Jujitsu Team; :56]
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[OUT Q=News 7 Sports]
((Martial Arts brought Ric Anderton, Jinjer Van Antwerp and Asa Herring together.
Each has a different life story but here at the Nautilus fitness center in Wytheville, they found sport Ju-Jitsu in common.
It's a relatively new competion often confused with an event you may have seen at the Commonwealth Games, point Karate.
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Sport Ju-Jitsu is a combination of Karate, grappling or floor fighting and Judo.
Ric Anderton says it's sort of a physical and mental chess game.
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The trio leaves for Canada and the World Championships in November.
They are considered amatuer athletes and part of their fight is drumming up sponsors to help them meet travel and competiton costs.
They say they're are a good investment. Asa Herring was a Bronze Medal winner at the last World Championships. Ric Anderton is one of the coaches of the US National Team and Jinger Van Antwerp was named the team's most improved member.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.
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