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Next on News 7-
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Three women are shot at an area convenience store- one is dead. Tonight the search is on for the killer.
Word that three American servicemen may be freed tomorrow. Well have the latest.
And a roller coaster gets stuck with people aboard-
Plus Express playoff action.
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News 7 is next.
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A wife and mother is dead after a convenience store shooting.
Tonight a family mourns - and the hunt is on for a killer.
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[Murder-Folo]


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They say he's armed and dangerous.
Tonight, authorities are still looking for Michael Ramey.
He's wanted in connection with a robbery and murder that left Susan Hylton dead, and two others injured in Henry County late last night.
[Double Boxes=Jean/Scott-Microwave]


Scott Goldberg joins us live at the Axton store where the shooting took place.
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[Bedford-Arrest]


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Bedford County authorities have nabbed another alleged pedophile with the help of the Internet.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]


Police say 30-year- old Edward Earl Hargon traveled from Harrisonburg today to meet what he thought was going to be a 13-year old boy.
He'd actually been communicating with an undercover officer.
Sheriff Mike Brown says his department targets "travelers" like Hargon because they pose the most risk to children.
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((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF: THEY'RE MORE DANGEROUS, STATISTICS TELL US THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE PRONE TO VIOLENCE, A NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE TRAVELERS.))
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[VO-NAT]


Brown says Hargon will probably be charged with attempted solicitation of a juvenile.
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[Martin]


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A young man testified against his mother today -- she's accused of plotting to kill her husband - it was a plot that was ultimately unsuccessful.
Tina Tenret has more.
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(( Prosecutors say 48-year-old Dorothea Martin helped her lover Thomas Gray arranged a murder for hire.
Gray tried to hire a hitman from jail to kill Martin's husband.
So an undercover police officer posed as the hitman and told Martin he was about to kill her husband.
She told him not to do it -- but never called 9-1-1 or her husband.
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((WHEN SAM CAME HOME I ASKED HIM IF HE'D SEEN HIS DAD AND HE SAID YEAH I JUST GOT THROUGH TALKING TO HIM. SO I KNEW JIM WAS OKAY.))
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But her son told attorneys they never discussed his father that night.
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((DID YOU SPEAK TO YOUR MOTHER WHEN YOU CAME IN? YES. DID YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR FATHER JIM MARTIN? NO.))
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Prosecutors say Martin even sent Gray 450-dollars to pay the hitman -- she says it was for his taxes and house payment.
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((ALL THE WITNESSES HAVE NOW BEEN CALLED -- THE JURY IS EXPECTED TO REACH A DECISION TOMORROW. TINA TENRET NEWS7 BOTETOURT COUNTY.))
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[Evans]


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A man accused of killing two men over a pair of sneakers says he wants a judge, not a jury, to hear his case.
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24-year old Andre Evans is charged with capital murder and could get the death penalty if he's convicted.
Evans allegedly shot to death two men during an argument in Bedford in the fall of 1997.
At a motions hearing today, Evans waived his right to a jury trial.
He also will undergo two separate psychiatric evaluations before his trial gets underway April 19th.
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[Holt]


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Police have confirmed that a body found in Henry County Sunday is that of Richard Charles Holt, Senior.
But they have not found his killer.
The State Forensic lab identified the body today and determined he died from a gunshot wound. Eight days ago a neighbor heard shots from Holt's home, then saw his 1986 burgundy, Chrysler Fifth Avenue drive away.

The vehicle is still missing.


[Kosovo]


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Serb President Slobodan Milosovic has called for a cease fire- but despite his request more bombs fell on Yugoslavia tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
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This is the scene tonight.
The U-S and NATO are demanding full compliance with their conditions before halting attacks.
The Pentagon says the bombings have significantly damaged Serb capabilities.
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[SOT 15:12:28]
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((I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE ARRAY OF TARGETS AND THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WE'RE DOING TO HIS SUSTAINMENT HIS LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND HIS COMMAND AND CONTROL WE ARE DEFINITELY DEGRADING HIS CAPABILITY. IT'S A MATER OF DEGRADATION HE WANTS TO SUSTAIN AND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE.))
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[VO-NAT]


Meanwhile in Belgrade tonight a brazen show of unity-
Three thousand people formed a human shield against NATO airstrikes- attending a rock concert on Belgrade's main bridge.
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((nat sound of music))
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[vo-nat]
While the concert went on NATO was reportedly dropping bombs on other parts of Belgrade.
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[Captives]


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Meanwhile new hope that three Americans being held in Serbia could be freed.
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[VO-NAT]


The Government of Cyprus has told the White House it expects the soldiers released tomorrow.
The President of Cyprus is flying to Belgrade tomorrow- He says negotiations have already been positive.
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((THE EXCHANGES HAVE BEEN VERY CONSTRUCTIVE SO FAR AND THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS MISSION WILL SUCCEED.))
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President Clinton made it clear the release of the captives is not enough to stop bombing-
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[Walker]


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One of the state's "Delinquent Dozen" is now in custody. A Salem man wanted for failing to pay thousands of dollars in child support has been caught.
Police arrested Ernest Williams Walker last night.
He owes more than "22-thousand 800" dollars in support payments.

[Veto-Session]


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Virginia lawmakers flexed a little muscle today-- reminding Governor Jim Gilmore the limits of his power.
Ellen Qualls has highlights of the annual veto session.
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(( It's decades old and a key part of Virginia Tech's agriculture program.
So lawmakers overwhelmingly said no to the Governor and yes to the Tech dairy barn renovation.
Governor Jim Gilmore had vetoed the funding to help pay for a campaign promise of more school teachers.
Gilmore did prevail on another issue close to the heart of southwest Virginians: his veto of 200-thousand dollars in surplus contingency funds for Bedford's D-Day Memorial survived a passionate attack.
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((CRANWELL: IF WE...IT'S HAD.))
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((GILMORE: CONTINGENCY MEANS... BUSINESS THIS WAY.))
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The Capitol's only independent disagrees with the principle.
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((PUTNEY: YOU SUPPORTED...BUENA VISTA.))
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67 votes were needed to override the Governor.
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(( ))
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On another issue, the Governor stood against school boards and administrators, and with rural teens who hunt, amending a bill to guarantee they can take their guns to school, as long as they're locked inside cars.
Urban lawmakers were horrified.
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((TICER: ANY LOCK... INTERNET.))
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((GILMORE: IT STILL REQUIRES...RURAL CITIZENS.))
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In the end, the House stripped the Governor's wording off the bill.
But he gets the last word... and that word might be veto.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

[Tease1]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up on News 7 at 11, an amendment passes that will put Virginia's teachers the test - thanks to new Standards of Learning.
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[VO-NAT]


And straight ahead, second prize is still pretty good.
A Roanoke woman claims a "small" part of last night's humongous Big Game - relatively speaking.
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((Hey folks welcome to hump night as we get set to head down the back part of the work week. The Express opens the playoffs with a win tonight. The kid from Ga. Tech gets a hole in one at Augusta during the annual par three party.
And we'll head to Level Cross as see what's up with the Petty clan.
See you in a few minutes in sports on News 7.))
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[Big-Game]


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A Roanoke woman wins 150 grand from the Big Game- but no word yet on who exactly bought the ticket worth 197 million.
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[VO-NAT]
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We do know that the one BIG ticket was sold at this Boston area Star supermarket, not far from Fenway Park.

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((LINDA MARINO/STAR MARKET EMPLOYEE: I WISH I KNEW WHO IT WAS I WISH THEY'D COME FORWARD WE DON'T REALLY KNOW AS OF YET. ))
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[Local-Game]


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But the second-place winner wasted no time claiming her earnings.
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[VO-NAT]
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Barbara Dowling of Roanoke won 150-thousand dollars in last night's Big Game lottery. And for the woman who's out-of-work on disability, it was a great surprise.
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((BARBARA DOWLING: I SAYS YEAH IT FINALLY TURNED FOR US. ESPECIALLY FOR ME. I'VE BEEN DOWN ALL THE TIME AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND LIKE I SAY, I'VE NEVER WON ANYTHING, AND I'M VERY HAPPY.))
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[VO-NAT]

Dowling spent just two-dollars on the lotto. She plays the lottery so seldom, she thought she had only won a free ticket. But the clerk at the Crystal Springs 7-11 told her she had actually won 150-thousand. Dowling will receive 102-thousand dollars after taxes. She plans to buy a new pair of glasses and a big-screen TV. . . so she can watch her favorite sports.
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[Teacher-Amendment]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Students won't be the only ones studying because of new Standards of Learning tests.
State lawmakers today passed a new amendment that requires ALL TEACHERS to pass tests that demonstrate mastery of the subjects -- and S-O-L's -- they teach.
Lieutenant Governor John Hager cast the tie breaking vote on the Governors Education Accountability and Quality Enhancment Act of 1999.

[Tease2]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up, a medical study says young smokers may not be able to quit soon enough...
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[VO-NAT]


And a day at the park is not so AMUSING. This roller coaster stopped in mid ride - the details still ahead on News 7 at 11.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=137-7 4 1/1 4 1 6/13 19 24 30 34/16 18 23 24 27 40/7 8 8 4 1 1]

Pick 3:
7-4-1

(seven, four, one)


Pick 4:
1-4-1-6

(one, four, one, six)


Cash 5:
13-19-24-30-34

(thirteen, nineteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-four)


Lotto:
16-18-23-24-27-40

(sixteen, eighteen, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-seven,

forty)
Kicker:
7-8-8-4-1-1

(seven, eight, eight, four, one, one)



[Video]


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In tonight's Video of the Day, it was a thrilling roller coaster ride... until it came to an abrupt stop.
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[VO-NAT]
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28 people were stuck this afternoon on the Vampire Roller Coaster at Six Flags Amusement Park in Kentucky.
All of the cars were either sideways or right side up.
No injuries have been reported.
The Louisville Fire Department had to use a cherry picker to rescue the riders.
No word yet on what caused the ride to stop.
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[Smoking]


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[supers are on tape! non standard outcue!!!]
A study released today says it may not be how long you smoked that deteremines your risk of lung cancer.
John Roberts has more.
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((IT'S LONG BEEN THOUGHT THAT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY SMOKING WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOW LONG PEOPLE SMOKE. BUT IN TODAY'S STUDY, DR. JOHN WIENCKE FOUND IT'S NOT HOW LONG, BUT WHEN THEY STARTED. DR. JOHN WIENCKE/UCSF: It would suggest that there probably are a lot of folks who have extensive damage in their lungs even after they quit smoking if they started to smoke when they were very young. SPECIFICALLY, WIENCKE LOOKED AT GENETIC EVIDENCE..DAMAGE DONE TO THE DNA OF EX-SMOKERS WHO DEVELOPED LUNG CANCER. IN PATIENTS WHO'D STARTED SMOKING AS TEENS, THAT DAMAGE WAS GREATER THAN THOSE WHO'D STARTED LATER IN LIFE. WIENCKE:We think they may be more sensitive to the toxic and carcinogenic effects of tobacco smoke at that time. SO STOPPING TEENS FROM EVER STARTING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. CREATIVE AD CAMPAIGNS HAVE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED TEEN SMOKING IN SOME STATES. AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL BELIEVES THAT NATIONALLY, WE MAY BE TURNING THE CORNER ON A DECADE OF RISING RATES. BUT RESEARCHERS BELIEVE - AMONG A HUGE GROUP OF AMERICANS - THE DAMAGE IS DONE - EVEN IF THEY GOT THE MESSAGE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO..
DR. KARL KELSEY/HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH The majority of people who get lung cancer are ex-smokers and we're really trying to understand that. and it's clear that one of the things that keeps you at risk is if you started at an early age.))
[Talent=Jean]
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The challenge is to find ways of intervening before ex-smokers develop cancer.

[lotto]
[SUPER=137-7 4 1/1 4 1 6/13 19 24 30 34/16 18 23 24 27 40/7 8 8 4 1 1]

Pick 3:
7-4-1

(seven, four, one)


Pick 4:
1-4-1-6

(one, four, one, six)


Cash 5:
13-19-24-30-34

(thirteen, nineteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-four)


Lotto:
16-18-23-24-27-40

(sixteen, eighteen, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-seven,

forty)
Kicker:
7-8-8-4-1-1

(seven, eight, eight, four, one, one)



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The Express diffuses the Bombers in game one of the playoffs, The Masters is ready to begin at Augusta.
The Skins are still for sale, and we'll visit with the Petty clan.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Columbia, MO;:00]


But first in tonight's Extra Point, the University of Missouri hired 32 year old former Duke assistant Quin Snyder to take over the men's basketball program.
He takes over for the retiring Norm Stewart.
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[S-Express]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[TAPE#=SP-27]
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The race for the kelly Cupp began last night as Roanoke opened the ECHL playoffs at home against the Daytona Bombers, a team it failed to beat in four tries in the regular season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Bombers vs. Roanoke; ;00]


"The Bandit" Daniel Berthiaume provided a steadying influence as he started in net.
And the Roanoke power play provided him with a comfort zone. During the regular season the Express power play clicked only 14 percent of the time, last night it was on the money as Tim Christian puts in the bouncing puck. One to nothing Express.
Dayton tied it, but back comes Roanoke on the power play again. This time Duane Harmer fires the shot from the blue line and Dru Burgess redirects it in the net. It's 2-to-one Express.
Roanoke would stay relentless on the offensive end. Again on a power play opportunity - Christian scores his second goal of the game. It's now 3-to-1 Express.
Ben Schust would then manage to get a trickler to dance in between Brian
[SUPER=38-Dayton/5/Roanoke/3;]

Regan's pads.
Roanoke wins game one of the best of five series 5-to-3 .
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[talent=mike]
[graphic=express/dayton]


Game two is Friday night at the Roundhouse at 7:30.
Only 21 hundred and 98 fans showed up last night.

[S-Masters]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-36]
[GRAPHIC=THE MASTERS]


The Masters golf championship begins today in Augusta, Georgia with redhot David Duval looking to tame the toughest greens in the world
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Augusta, GA; :00]


Yesterday during the annual light hearted par three tournament, amateur Matt Kuchar showed one way to tame the glass slick greens - just knocks in off the tee.
Kuchar got this hole in one on hole number two.
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[talent=mike]
[graphic=masters]


Don't forget our Masters coverage begins with late night highlights tonight.

[S-Yanks]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-32]
[GRAPHIC=YANKS/A'S]


The New York Yankees won their second straight game today by blanking the Oakland A's 4-to-nothing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Oakland, CA/Yankees vs. A's; :00]


Tino Martinez and Chili Davis each had RBI singles and Chad Curtis homered for the second straight game.
Ramiro Mendoza and Hideki Irabu
[super=35-New York/4/Oakland/0;]

combined to pitch the no hitter by giving up just 5 hits.
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[S-Redskins]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-40]
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The Washington Redskins are still without a owner tonight.
This afternoon in Atlanta, the NFL's finance committee rejected the Milstein Group's $800 million dollar offer to buy the team.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Raljon, MD/1997; :00]


After the rejection, Howard Milstein withdrew his offer to buy the team, and the league agreed to give him back his $30 million dollar deposit.
So for now, Norv Turner remains the team's coach and Charley Casserly the team's General Manager, and John Kent Cooke remains in charge of his late father's team until the estate finds another buyer.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="We tried...]

((PAUL TAGLIABUE:))
[SUPER=01-Paul Tagliabue/NFL Commissioner; :00]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=....REDSKINS FRANCHISE."]
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[Sports Tease]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
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Still to come tonight a brush with royalty on the racing circuit
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[VO-NAT]


as we check in with the King, Richard Petty, at his ever-expanding home place in Level Cross.
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[S-Petty]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-41 3609tc]
[GRAPHIC=PETTY ENTERPRISES]


So far, 1999 hasn't exactly been the year of the King!
Richard Petty's two Winston Cup operations have been performing below expectations.
But yesterday the King and his court took time to insure fans that reports of their demise are greatly exaggerated.

Afterall, 1999 marks the Petty Family's 50th year in racing.
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[SUPER=03-Level Cross, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Richard Petty/200 Career Wins; :26]
[SUPER=01-Kyle Petty/Hot Wheels Pontiac Driver; :59]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Hensley/Petty Craftsman Truck Driver; 1:26]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Petty/Richard's Mother; 2:00]
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[OUT Q=...a better job."]
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((Four generations of Petty's united to show off the latest growth at Petty Enterprises. What began in 1949 as a dirt floor, single room race shop with patriarch Lee Petty at the controls, is now a 17 building complex that houses two Winston Cup teams, a Busch team and a Craftsman truck series team. ((RICHARD PETTY:)) ((KYLE PETTY:)) ((JIMMY HENSLEY:))
And afterall, being happy is what it's all about. If you don't belive these guys - just this to the Petty Matriarch, Richard's Mom - Elizabeth.)) ((ELIZABETH PETTY:))

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