[HEADLINES]
[TALENT=Melanie]
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[VO-NAT]
In a desperate bid for international attention, Kurds from Moscow to London launch demonstrations and takeovers of Greek diplomatic posts in more than a dozen cities.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And an old Texas courthouse is under heightened security today as prosecutors begin their case in the brutal
dragging death of a black man.
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[TALENT=Patrick]
[SS=None]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
News 7 at noon is next.
[Dragging-trial]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
In Texas courtroom today opening arguments are underway for one of the men accused in a hate crime that shook the nation last year.
A black man was tied to a pickup truck and dragged to his death, allegedly by three white supremecists.
Andrew Colton reports from Jasper.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Jasper, TX;]
[SUPER=01-Guy James Gray/Prosecutor;]
[SUPER=01-Andrew Colton/Reporting;]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=cbs news, jasper Texas]
((SHACKLED AND SURROUNDED BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, JOHN WILLIAM KING WAS LED
INTO THE JASPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PREPARED FOR THE TRIAL OF HIS LIFE.
THE 24 YEAR OLD MAN IS CHARGED WITH CAPITOL MURDER. POLICE SAY HE, AND
TWO FRIENDS, TIED 49 YEAR OLD JAMES BYRD TO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK
LAST SUMMER, AND DRAGGED HIM TO HIS DEATH. DEPUTIES FOUND BYRD'S HEAD
THREE MILES FROM HIS TORSO ... AND OTHER PARTS OF HIS MUTILATED BODY
SPREAD OVER MILES OF A COUNTRY ROAD.
AS GRUESOME A CRIME AS THIS IS, THE MAN PROSECUTING KING SAYS THE TRUE
HORROR OF THE MURDER WILL BE EXPOSED IN COURT.
(SOT, GUY JAMES GRAY, PROSECUTOR, FROM MONDAY)
KING CLAIMS HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BYRD'S MURDER, BUT PROSECUTORS CALL KING AND HIS FRIENDS WHITE SUPREMACISTS WHO KILLED BYRD SOLELY FOR BEING BLACK . THE MURDER LED TO RALLIES HERE BY THE KU KLUX KLAN AND BLACK PANTHERS. WHILE THE PANTHERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE AGAIN, THE SHERIFF OF THIS TOWN OF 8000 HAS THE FBI, STATE POLICE, TEXAS RANGERS, AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDING BY TO KEEP THE PEACE.
AC, CBS NEWS JASPER.))
[Kurds-protest]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Greek embassies throughout Europe have been stormed by Kurds protesting the arrest of their leader on terrorism charges.
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[7:02:03]
[SUPER=03-The Hague, Netherlands;]
[RUNS=:04]
[OUTQ=NATS of RIOTING]
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[VO-NAT]
The Kurds are angry because they wanted Greece to grant rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan (ab-D00L'-uh OH'-chuh-lahn) asylum.
[SUPER=03-London, UK;]
[10:07:52]
In London, police surrounded some 200 demonstrators this morning after some of their allies barricaded themselves inside the Greek embassy.
[SUPER=03-Germany;]
There were a number of skirmishes between police and protestors throughout Germany.
[SUPER=03-Brussels, Belgium]
In Brussels, police used water cannons to cool down demonstrators.
[SUPER=@File;]
[10:09:43]
Abdullah Ocalan (ab-D00L'-uh OH'-chuh-lahn) led a guerilla war in which 37 thousand were killed.
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[iraq]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq Conflict]
Iraq is repeating a threat to attack bases that are friendly to American and British warplanes.
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[VO-NAT]
[7:21:30]
Today's warning comes one day after Iraq's vice president threatened to strike a U-S air base in Turkey if American jets continue to patrol Iraqi skies.
The United states is promising swift military action if Iraq tries to make good on the threat.
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[Greenbrier-Gambling]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Greenbrier Resort]
Gambling is a step closer to the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
A Senate judiciary committee endorsed a bill to allow a casino this morning.
It must still be approved by Senate Finance Committee, the full Senate and the House of Delegates.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-W. Sulpher Springs, WV]
The bill would allow Greenbrier County voters to decide if the hotel should open a casino.
It would be open to overnight hotel guests only.
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[Flu]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Flu Outbreak]
Doctors are fighting an overwhelming number of flu cases across Southwest Virginia.
The health department
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
says the outbreak is widespread and statewide.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Routinely I see]
((DR. LINDSAY HICKAM/PEDIATRICIAN; ROUTINELY I SEE ABOUT 30-PATIENTS A DAY....THAT WE ROUTINELY SEE.))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Lindsay Hickam/Pediatrician]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=we routinely see]
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[VO-NAT]
Those most susceptible to the flu include nursing home residents and other elderly people and those who suffer from cancer, diabetes, asthma and heart disease.
Doctors say the easiest way to stay healthy is to wash your hands several times a day.
And if you get the flu, drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest.
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[Franklin-Busses]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=220 Bus Safety]
Moving bus stops off of busy Route 220 in Franklin County won't make things safer.
At least that's what some parents say.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.]
At a meeting between parents and school officials last night many parents spoke against moving the stops off 220-- less than a month after the accident that killed two people and shook up the entire county.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If we had]
(( WILLIAM MARTIN/PARENT; IF WE HAD TO PICK HIM UP AT A PLACE OTHER THAN WHERE THEY GET OFF AT AND SOMETHING HAPPENED AND WE COULDN'T BE THERE, THEN THESE KIDS WOULD BE THERE BY THEMSELVES. ))
[SUPER=01-William Martin/Parent]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=there by themselves]
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[VO-NAT]
Many parents say the main problem is speeding and inattentive drivers.
The sheriff's department already says there are plans for a higher profile on Route 220.
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[tease1]
[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
The search is still on for the driver who caused a hit and run accident in Danville last night.
That's one of the stories still ahead on News-7 at Noon.
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[VO-NAT ]
And O-J Simpson's football memorobelia goes on the auction block.
But first let's talk to Patrick Evans.
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[Talent=Patrick]
[Wx-Tease]
[Weatherpro]
[music up full]
[comm1]
[Simpson-Auction]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=OJ Simpson]
If your looking to get your hands on O-J Simpson's Heisman Trophy, it's your lucky day.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA;]
[10:03:48]
Items from his former estate go on the auction block tonight in Hollywood.
Profits from these items will be questionable.
But Simpson's Heisman trophy is predicted by some sports memorabilia experts to be worth between three hundred thousand and three million dollars.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
(( MICHAEL SCHWARTZ/BUTTERFIELD AND BUTTERFIELD AUCTIONEERS "IT'S THE ONLY HEISMAN EVER TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION SO THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN THAT PIECE."))
[SUPER=01-Michael Schwartz/Butterfield and Butterfield Auctioneers;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=in that piece.]
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[VO-NAT]
For those who can't make it to Hollywood for the auction can join the bidding online.
Proceeds from the auction will go directly to the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown and will be the first payment of any kind since Simpson was ordered to give the families 33 point five million dollars in the wrongful death case.
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[E-Danville-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=chu]
[TAPE#=99-3 TC43:45]
[GRAPHIC=Accident Investigation]
Police in Danville are still looking for the driver in a hit-and-run accident last night in Danville.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/Last Night]
The three-car accident happened shortly before six on Claiborne Street.
Police say the driver of a Lexus hit a car driven by Arlene Chamber, causing Chamber's car to hit another vehicle driven by Thomas Keen.
The Lexus finally stopped when it hit a utility pole.
But the driver fled the scene with a small child... and police haven't found them yet.
The drivers of the other vehicles and one passenger were all treated and released from the hospital.
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[Rockbridge-arson]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Arson Arrest]
Two juvenile Rockbridge county firefighters should be served with arson charges today.
Warrants were served on Jeffrey Crouchhorn and Anthony Moore Friday.
They're all members of the South River Fire Company.
They're accused of setting fires to an abandoned house, a garage and a barn full of hay in 1997.
[E-Dave-Mathews]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=98-83:45:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Roanokers turned out in force for the Dave Mathews Band last year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Yesterday, the Virginia General Assembly officially recognized the band that was second only to Elton John last year in ticket sales.
But a generation gap was clear-- when a number of lawmakers admitted they'd never heard the band's music.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Quite a few]
((PETER GERHART/COLONIAL HEIGHTS PAGE: QUITE A FEW PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS.))
((AMANDA WHITLEY/GATE CITY PAGE: Did you know who he was? YEAH. I HAVE A SHIRT WITH HIS NAME ON IT OR SOMETHING.))
((How important was it to run out and see him? BEN SMOOT/BLACKSBURG PAGE: IT WAS --FOR THE GIRLS I THINK IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOR THE GUYS. BUT IT WAS JUST REALLY COOL.))
((DAVE MATTHEWS: THIS IS WHERE WE GREW UP AND WE ALL GOT OUR SPIRITS FROM. NOT ME, I GREW UP ANOTHER PLACE. BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I'M A VIRGINIAN NOW. AND SO IT MEANS A LOT TO US. AT LEAST SOME OF THE STATE THINKS HIGHLY OF US. ))
[SUPER=01-Peter Gerheart/Colonial Heights Page; :00]
[SUPER=01-Amanda Whitley/Gate City Page; :05]
[SUPER=01-Ben Smoot/Blacksburg Page; :12]
[SUPER=01-Dave Mathews/Dave Mathews Band; :17]
[RUNS=:32]
[OUT Q=highly of us.]
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[VO-NAT]
The five member band hails from Charlottesville.
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[E-Japanese-Class]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ame]
[TAPE#=99-5]
[GRAPHIC=Education]
The global market place is forcing Americans to learn more foreign languages.
Some Danville students are getting a head start.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
Sharon Moore is only one of nine people in Virginia who are certified to teach Japanese at the high school level.
The language is hard to learn because there are three alphabets, but students practice with flash cards and seem to be catching on quickly.
That makes business leaders who work with Japanese markets excited about the future.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If we do not]
((IF WE DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND IN OUR YOUTH, BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY BE TAKING MY PLACE, IF WE DON'T TELL THEM WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR OR WHAT WE NEED, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET WHAT WE NEED.))
[SUPER=01-Joey Stevens/Techma USA Inc.]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=what we need]
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[VO-NAT]
Stevens is the General manager of Techma USA which is a subsidiary of a Japanese company that makes automobile parts.
His company provides Japanese newspapers for the class to study.
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[Tease2]
[SOFT MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Australians got a heavenly show today-- a nearly total eclipse of the sun.
We'll have that story in just a moment.
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[VO-NAT ]
And what has 110 pounds of cheese, 70 pounds of ham and 45 pounds of mayo?
A new world's record.
More on that when we return.
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[MUSIC UP FULL]
[COMM BREAK #2]
[E-Heironimus]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=98-77;1:32:07]
[GRAPHIC=Heironimus New Life]
The old Heironimus building in downtown Roanoke is getting a makeover, and the owners hope the landmark is on its way back to being busy.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Crews have been painting the wood trim, and the building is getting new windows. Soon it should appear much as it did in the 1920s.
Several businesses now occupy the first floor, and owner Calvin Powers says he believes Jefferson Street has a bright future.
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[SOT 22:24]
[IN Q=We think downtown]
((WE THINK DOWNTOWN WITHIN TWO YEARS WILL BE BACK LIKE IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.))
[SUPER=01-Calvin Powers/Blue Eagle Partnership;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=like it was 20 years ago.]
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[VO-NAT]
The top floors remain vacant, but Powers says he is negotiating with several large corporations that are interested in leasing office space.
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[Long-sandwich]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
So how much bread do you need to create the world's largest sandwich?
Ninety pounds to be exact.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Venice, Italy;]
[4:45:59]
The half mile sandwich was assembled in Venice, Italy by some 80 people.
Underneath all that bread is 110 pounds of mozzarella cheese, 70 pounds of ham and 45 pounds of mayonnaise.
So why did Venetians make the record breaking snack?
Because they're convinced the sandwich orginated in Venice.
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[Australia-eclipse]
[ANCHOR=mel]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Australians today experienced a celestial phenomenon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Perth, Australia;]
[7:06:26]
For about two hours the Moon took a bite out of the sun creating a partial solar eclipse.
In Perth, 90 percent of the sun was obscured, while in Sydney, the moon covered just 56 percent of the sun.
The next partial eclipse isn't expected in Australia until December 2002.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=stocks]
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP 66 points.
[tease3]
[SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Still ahead in sports, the Redskins lose one quarterback, but gain another.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus, we'll have the story of how a winning attitude helped one fallen athlete get back on his feet.
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[MUSIC UP FULL]
[COMM BREAK #3]
[Piedmont]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-33]
[GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS]
High school basketball tournaments are taking center stage across the state.
But two Piedmont District teams-- Patrick County and Laurel Park-- still had a regular season score to settle.
Mike Stevens reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Bassett/Patrick Co. vs. Laurel Park; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Scott/Laurel Park Head Coach; :09]
[SUPER=33-Patrick Co./49/Laurel Park/46; :55 ]
[SUPER=01-Bob Burnette/Patrick Co. Head Coach; 1:04]
[RUNS=1:12]
[OUT Q=...MS, N7 Sports."]
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((The Lancers of Laurel Park came into the playoff having already beaten the Cougars two times earlier this season.
((FRANK SCOTT/LAUREL PARK HEAD COACH:))
Patrick County would move the ball well early as Carter Deekens gets the layup and the Cougars take a four point lead.
Laurel Park would keep it tight throughout the opening half. Traivs Hairston firs in the three point bomb. Patrick County is up 23-to-22 at halftime.
The Lancers got within striking distance again in the fourth as Jason Gravely turns Ryan Hairston's dish into two with the jumper. It's 44-to-42.
But with under 1:30 to go Wes Martin hits a triple for the Cougars to give Patrick County a 47-to-42 lead.
Laurel Park had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but Cornelius Wilson is stripped from behind and Cougars get the top spot in the upcoming Piedmont tournament with a 49-to-46 win.))
((BOB BURNETTE/PATRICK CO. HEAD COACH:))
[Green]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]**deleted bite from 11**
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-31 3821tc]
[graphic=Redskins]
Trent Green knew he was in for a big raise this year, he just didn't know how big.
Sunday night, the Washington Redskins offered the quarterback a four- year, twelve- million dollar contract-- quite a jump from last year's 250- thousand dollar salary.
[graphic=Rams]
But yesterday, Green turned it down and instead signed a four year, sixteen-and- a- half milion dollar deal with his hometown team, the St. Louis Rams.
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Frostburg, MD;]
Green's departure seemed to spell trouble for Washington since last week, the team released Gus Frerotte.
So the only quarterback left on the roster was 37- year- old career backup Jeff Hostetler.
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[Johnson]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-37]
[GRAPHIC=Redskins]
Not so fast.
The Skins had a little something more up their sleeves.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL;]
Last night, Washington completed a trade with the Vikings to get former Florida State quarterback Brad Johnson, who before getting hurt in 1997 was one of the top- rated quarterbacks in the league.
The Skins will give up a first and third round pick in this year's draft and a second round pick next year.
Johnson is scheduled to take his physical in D-C later today in order to complete the trade.
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[Utley]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-D]
[GRAPHIC=News-7 Sports]
It was a step his doctors never imagined.
Seven years after being paralyzed, a former Detroit Lion demonstrated the powers of hard work and positive thinking.
John Roberts reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Seven years]
[SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ ; 00]
[SUPER=04-November 1991; 25 ]
[SUPER=01-John Roberts/Reporting; :58]
[RUNS=1:13]
[OUT Q=CBS News.]
((SEVEN YEARS AND THREE MONTHS AFTER HIS INJURY, WEARING
BRACES TO SUPPORT HIS ANKLES--MIKE UTLEY TOOK HIS FIRST TENTATIVE STEPS
IN PUBLIC.
IT WAS JUST A FEW FEET, BUT HE'D PASSED A MILESTONE.
Utley: I was told that I d never get anything back..I d never walk
again. Well today, I proved that they were wrong.
A FORMER DETROIT LION WENT DOWN HARD IN A GAME AGAINST THE RAMS IN NOVEMBER OF 1991. X-RAYS REVEALED HE HAD CRUSHED TWO
VERTEBRAE AT THE BASE OF HIS NECK...LEAVING STRENGTH IN HIS UPPER ARMS,
BUT WEAKENING HIS HANDS AND PARALYZING HIM FROM THE CHEST DOWN.
UTLEY: WHEN I HIT THE GROUND I KNEW IT WAS BAD.
AT THE MIAMI PROJECT, ONE OF THE CENTERS WHERE UTLEY WAS
TREATED, IT WAS FOUND THAT LIKE MANY PATIENTS, HIS SPINAL CORD WAS BADLY
DAMAGED, BUT NOT SEVERED. THERE WERE STILL SOME CONNECTIONS, THAT GIVEN
INTENSE REHABILITATION, MAY COME BACK TO LIFE.
IN ADDITION TO SIX HOUR DAILY WORKOUTS, UTLEY STAYED
ACTIVE..SKIING...LECTURING TO YOUNG PEOPLE....EVEN VISITING HIS OLD
TEAM.. TODAY, HE CAME A FEW STEPS CLOSER TO HIS DREAM--TO ONE DAY WALKING
OUT OF THE STADIUM HE WAS CARRIED FROM.
JOHN ROBERTS, CBS NEWS))
[Gordon]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-32]
[GRAPHIC=DAYTONA 500]
Jeff Gordon walked away from the Daytona 500 Sunday two million dollars richer and one trophy heavier.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL; :00]
His load is lighter today, after giving up his car.
As part of the winner's agreement with the Speedway, the driver must donate the winning car for a year so it can be put on display inside Daytona USA.
The DuPont Chevy was the first car in the museum when it opened in 19-97.
And Gordon's titanic battle with Dale Earnhardt on Sunday was only the tip of the iceberg.
(XXXXXXXXXX)
[wipe to pinnacle page]
Earnhardt has started 3 times as many races as Gordon, yet Gordon has almost two thirds as many wins as the Intimidator.
The two continue their battle this weekend in Rockingham.
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[Mast]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-34]
[GRAPHIC=Rockingham]
Rick Mast is looking forward to the stop in North Carolina.
Mast won the pole at Rockingham last spring and his best career finish, a second, was at the Rock. What's the secret to his Tarheel success?
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q="I...]
((RICK MAST:))
[SUPER=01-Rick Mast/Won Last Year's Pole at The Rock; :00]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=....DEFINITIVE ANSWER."]
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Daytona Beach, FL/Last Week;]
Mast is just as confused about his sponsor situation for Rockingham.
After running with Budweiser and Sonic at Daytona, he will most likely have a phone card company and several others on board this coming weekend.
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by SS