WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/08/99

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Up next on News 7 at Eleven... Some Blacksburg residents are facing a water shortage tonight.
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Investigators are gathering truckloads of evidence in one of the biggest moonshine busts ever... right here in Southwest Virginia.
And President Clinton takes a first hand look at tornado damage in the midwest.
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News 7 is next.

[Blacksburg-Water]

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Good evening, I'm Eric Earnhart.
Water problems in the City of Blacksburg should be over sometime tomorrow morning.
Earlier this evening, officials asked residents to conserve water. Last night some pumps were hit by lightning, allowing water storage tanks in the north part of town to run dry.
Tonight police say city crews have repaired the pumps and are refilling the tanks. Residents are still asked to use water sparingly until the tanks are full.
Things should be back to normal in the morning.

[Stills-Bust]

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It's being called one of the biggest moonshine busts in history....and it happened here in Southwestern Virginia.

News 7's Marya Jones takes a look at one of the suspected moonshining operations authorities raided.
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((These empty stills are all that's left of a moonshine operation in Craig County that was going full steam just yesterday.
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((SHERIFF B.B. MCPHERSON/CRAIG CO.: TWO STILLS HERE ON THE END WERE IN OPERATION. AND THEY WERE PROBABLY PUTTING OUT STREAMS PROBABLY AN INCH OUT OF EACH STILL THAT WAS STILL OPERATING AT THE TIME WE CAME IN. THE LIQUOR WAS REALLY FLOWING.)) [RUNS15]
That bust was just one of several raids in Pittsylvania, Franklin and Craig counties that ended an 8-month investigation. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and state officials executed 10 search warrants in those three counties yesterday.
They say they've uncovered an illegal liquor-manufacturing empire that produced an estimated 7-million dollars worth of moonshine in just four years.
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((SHERIFF B.B. MCPHERSON/CRAIG CO.: FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS THE SECOND BIGGEST STILL THAT HAS EVER BEEN CONFISCATED HERE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. ))
Authorities say the hub of the operation was here at the Helms Farmers Exchange Warehouse in Rocky Mt. They say that the warehouse was "the largest distributor of raw materials" used to make moonshine in the U-S. [SU] MARYA JONES/NEWS 7: CRAIG COUNTY OFFICIALS WE SPOKE TO TODAY SAID THAT THIS SERIES OF RAIDS TOOK A MAJOR BITE OUT OF THE ENTIRE MOONSHINE INDUSTRY....THE LIKES OF WHICH HAS RARELY BEEN SEEN SINCE PROHIBITION.
AGENTS WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AND PACK UP THE EVIDENCE FROM THE STILLS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THEY SAY INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE SUSPECTED MOONSHINERS ARE FORTHCOMING. Marya Jones, News 7.))

[Ferguson]

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More criminal charges were filed against a Virginia Tech football player.
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Blacksburg police have charged Lorenzo Ferguson with nine felonies including bribing a witness and forgery.
The charges followed a complaint from a woman who claimed checks were stolen from her apartment in Blacksburg.
Ferguson is a linebacker on the Hokies football team.
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Earlier this week, he was suspended from the team after police charged him with breaking into student dorm rooms and allegedly stealing blank checks.

[Kosovo]

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Protests over the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade are continuing tonight.
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Earlier today, angry demonstrators attacked the U.S. and British Embassys in Beijing, throwing rocks and chunks of concrete... smashing windows and cars.
NATO expressed regrets over the incident, but made no apology for the ongoing military operation in the Balkans.

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Serb media reports at least 4 people at the embassy were killed.
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[Clinton-Tornados]

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President Clinton is promising federal help for tornado victims in the Midwest.
He saw the damage first hand today. Manuel Gallegus has more.
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((FROM HIS MILITARY HELICOPTER PRESIDENT CLINTON GOT A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE INCREDIBLE DAMAGE AROUND OKLAHOMA CITY. :08
BUT THE LOOK FROM THE SKY CAN'T COMPARE TO THE TOTAL DEVASTATION ON THE GROUND, OR TO THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS FROM TORNADO SURVIVORS. ;10

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EVEN THE PRESIDENT ADMITTED THIS DISASTER IS DIFFERENT. ;05

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"I have never seen so much complete destruction_"
MR. CLINTON URGED RESIDENTS TO BUILD REINFORCED SAFE ROOMS IN THEIR HOMES NEXT TIME. HE ALSO PROMISED AND ADDITIONAL 12 MILLION DOLLARS FOR TEMPORARY JOBS. BESIDES BUSINESSES MORE THAN 9-THOUSAND HOMES WERE WIPED -OUT IN OKLAHOMA. ;15

-SOT- LOUIS BURKHART, SURVIVOR 6;00
'we were under mattresses there.,"
FAMILIES LIKE THE BURHARTS, WHO SURVIVED BUT LOST MOST EVERYTHING, WILL BENEFIT FROM FEDERAL DISASTER AID.

-SOT- 2;30 LOUIS BURKHART
it keeps replaying in my mind over and over again. I try to keep busy and then that way I don't think about it.
KEEP BUSY, AND HOPE TO FIND SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL IN THE RUBBLE, LIKE their neighbor did.

--SOT-"mother look, they got my wedding dress, oh look how about that?!"

-STAND-UP- IT'S AMAZING ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO SURVIVED_ BECAUSE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WINDS WERE CLOCKED AT 318 MILES PER HOUR_ THE STRONGEST EVER RECORDED. MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS DEL CITY OKLAHOMA.))

[Radford-University]

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Officials at Radford University plan to build the school's largest academic facility ever.
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A ground breaking was held yesterday morning in honor of the "Waldron College of Health and Human Services".
The seven- point- five- million dollar building is named for the late Elbert and Evelyn Waldron and their daughter, Karen, who's president of the Roanoke real estate company Fralin and Waldron.
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[Congress-Votes]

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The House this week approved 13 billion dollars for the air strikes in Kosovo and other military needs.
Western Virginia's congressmen were split on the measure.
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The Kosovo appropriations bill passed by a big margin, 311 to 105.
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It won the support of Democrat Rick Boucher and Republican Bob Goodlatte.
Democrat Virgil Goode voted no.
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Over in the Senate, a bill to deregulate the financial industry was approved, 54 to 44.
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Democrat Chuck Robb voted no.
Republican John Warner voted yes.
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Up next--Scott Goldberg recaps the week's business news..
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And, we'll show you how easy it is to travel back in time in Lexington..just hop in.
More when the news continues.
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[Business-Review]

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American Eletric Power slides back to square one and Roanoke's Rainbo announces plans to shut down.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and more in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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American Electric Power turned over to the state its analysis of a new route for a high-voltage power line.
AEP said a line running to Jacksons Ferry won't protect the power supply as well as a line running to Cloverdale.
Ultimately the state decides if and where the line should be built. [from 599-3 at 52:35]
Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield is dropping the part of its business that processes Medicare claims ... and in the process, it's dropping 145-people from its workforce.
The health-care provider said filing claims for the federal government was slowing the company's growth. [99-24 at 5:09]
It's the end of the Rainbo and there's no pot of gold for the 60 people who work there.
They found out this week they'll lose their jobs when the Roanoke bakery stops making bread this July. [99-17 at 16:40]
S and S Cafeteria has been open for 20 years and wants its Roanoke customers to know it's still cookin.'
The cafeteria's lease was set to expire in June.
But S and S worked out an extension and will keep serving through December. [99-11 at 43:05]
A short time in the future at a theater not so far away, you'll be able to watch Star Wars -- The Phantom Menance.
But if you can't wait for opening night, you can get your fix by getting your hands on the action figures.
They went on sale this week. [DOW JONES PRE PRO]
On Wall Street, the Dow climbed 243 points to a new record this week.
The Nasdaq slipped 39.
That's this week's Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.
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[Lexington-Carriage]

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A Lexington company offers an alternative to the typical tours through the city.
Its horse-drawn carriage rides offer visitors a chance to learn about local history from a different perspective.

Kimberly McBroom has more in this week's Time Off.
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((KRISTIN WISE/CARRIAGE DRIVER: MY NAME IS KRISTIN AND THE HORSES ARE CASEY AND LASEY. THEY'LL BE PULLING US AROUND TOWN TODAY. GLAD THEY'RE HERE WITH US TODAY FOR THE TOUR. LEXINGTON WAS SETTLED AROUND 1730, PRIMARILY BY SCOTCH, IRISH, AND GERMAN IMMIGRANTS WHO SETTLED THE AREA PRIMARILY FOR THE GOOD AGRICULTURAL LAND.)) [RUNS:20]
A slightly bumpy ride to the hypnotic sound of trotting horses... similar to how it must have been for those who took the carriage through Lexington during the late 18th century.
On the tour, you'll learn the town didn't earn its name until 17-78...after Lexington, MASSACHUSETTS, birthplace of the American Revolution.
One of the most popular stops....the Stonewall Jackson House.
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((KRISTIN WISE/CARRIAGE DRIVER: JACKSON ONLY GOT TO LIVE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH HIS SECOND WIFE, MARIANA BEFORE GOING OFF TO THE CIVIL WAR AND HE WAS KILLED DURING THE CIVIL WAR, SO HE NEVER RETURNED TO THIS HOUSE ALIVE.)) [RUNS:09]
While cruising down Main Street, Wise points out that Lexington was built on a steep hill to protect the townspeople from Indian raids.
Years later, some of the hills were leveled...that's why the foundation is exposed on some of the buildings and many of the doors don't quite reach the ground.
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((KRISTIN WISE/CARRIAGE DRIVER: COMING UP ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE MCCAMBELL INN. BUILT IN 1809, IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE STREET LEVEL ONCE WAS ON MAIN STREET HERE.)) [RUNS:09]
The scenic, 12- dollar tour also includes oral history lessons about Washington and Lee University and this cemetery containing the remains of veterans from nearly every war in which the U-S was involved.
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((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: THE 40- MINUTE CARRIAGE RIDE SEEMS TO TRANSPORT YOU BACK IN TIME THROUGH THE HERITAGE OF LEXINGTON. THE TOWNSPEOPLE WAVE...YOU CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING WEATHER...AND SEE MORE OF THE TOWN THAN YOU CAN FROM THE INSIDE OF A CAR.)) [RUNS:12]
Working for the Lexington Carriage Company, isn't such a bad gig for the horses, either.
The teams are very people- oriented, usually rotate in three- day shifts, and of course, obey the rules of the road.
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((KENT MCMICHAEL/LEXINGTON CARRIAGE CO. OWNER: PRIMARILY, I USE TEAMS BECAUSE THE PERCEPTION OF THE PUBLIC IS THAT ONE HORSE IS WORKING SO HARD. WITH A TEAM OF HORSES, ONLY ONE HORSE PULLS UNTIL THE LOAD GETS TOO HEAVY, BEFORE THE OTHER ONE KICKS IN. )) [RUNS:14]
As for the driver, she also has a full-time job in Staunton.
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((KRISTIN WISE/CARRIAGE DRIVER: I DO THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH IT. I ENJOY HORSES, THE PEOPLE, THE HISTORY.)) [RUNS:06]
And showing her passengers the REAL historic Lexington.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.)) [Tease2]
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Still ahead--a Hollywood actor takes on the supernatural..
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in the movie "The Mummy".
Has he met his match?
Find out when the news continues.
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[Movie-Review]

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Hollywood is giving an old movie a '90s look.
The remake of "The Mummy" stars Brendan Fraser.
Dan DiNicola recently spoke with the actor about the movie and has this report.
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The Tech women win twice today, and the Avalanche wins again.
Jim McMahon was in town today, and we'll who you some dogs taking part in a triathalon.
But first the Saturday night numbers.
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[S-Tech]

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The Virginia Tech women's softball team has successfully advanced to the championship game in the A-10 tournament, and they have done so the hard way.
After losing Friday, Tech had to come back and beat Dayton yesterday afternoon,
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and then last night head coach Scot Thomas had to rally his troops from a 2-to-nothing deficit in the fifth inning against St. Joe's.
In that fifth frame, Tech's Tiffany Hurt sends one all the way to fence to score a run and get the comeback started as Tech ties at 2-all.
Then in the sixth inning, a sacrfice fly by Ali Verbage plates the go ahead run as the Hokies take a 3-to-2 lead on the Hawks.
Still in the sixth, Jamie Love keeps the Tech momentum going as she doubles to left center and drives in another run from second.
[SUPER=34-Va. Tech/4/St. Joseph's/2;]

Tech comes back to win it 4-to-2, and will play U-Mass for the title today at one at the Moyer complex. Tech must win twice to claim the title.
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Not too far from that game the Avalanche was quietly extending its winning streak to three games.
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A very pleasant night attracted more than 3000 fans to the yard last night and they were greeted by lovely breeze blowing through the park.
We pick up the action with Potomac on top 1-to-nothing in the 5th. Jerome Alviso fakes the bunt, reloads and slaps the single over the third baseman's head to drive in Jose Gonzalez from second. We are tied at one-all.
In the sixth, the Avalanche would get the eventual game winner as Gonzalez hits
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a fly ball to center scoring Mark Hamlin from third on the sac fly.
Salem beats Poromac again - 2-to-1.
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[S-Scott]

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The Scott Robertson Memorial golf tournament is now two thirds of the way finished, and in the boy's 15 to 18 year old age group there is a tie at the top of the leader board.
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Irvine, California's Ron Won who shot an opening round of 69 on Friday followed that up with a 74 yesterday. His 143 two day total ties him with defending champ Hunter Mahan, who hails from McKinney, Texas.
Mahan has shot 72 and 71 to get himself in position to successfully defend his crown today.
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Celeste Troche from Miami has a 2 shot lead in the girls' division after shooting a 69 yesterday.
And Ryan Sypmiewski of Radford leads the boy's 13 and 14 year old division by a shot.

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[S-McMahon]

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The man who made headbands in the NFL the rage back in the mid 80's was swinging a golf club in the valley yesterday.
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Former Chicago Bears signal caller, Jim McMahon was the guest of honor yesterday afternoon at the 2nd annual Spring Scholarship outing sponsored by Virginia Blue Ridge Chapter of Brigham Young University Management.
Proceeds from the event help deserving high school students in southwest Virginia.
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McMahon was also a teammate of All-time leading NFL rusher Walter Payton, who is still awaiting a liver transplant.
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Since his retirement three years ago, McMahon has been involved in Martial Arts and holistic healing.
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[S-Landry]

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Too bad McMahon can't help former Cowboys coach Tom Landry.
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The 74 year old legend is hospitalized in Dallas undergoing treatment for leukemia.
Landry reportedly had been feeling especially tired of late, and was disagnosed with the disease on Monday.
He coached Dallas for 29 years.
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[S-Racing]

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Points leader Stacy Compton and the NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series drivers rounded the Memphis Motorsports Park track in the Memphis 200 yesterday.
Compton had finished in the top five in each of the first five races this season.
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And that trend continued yesterday as Compton finished fourth.
Greg Biffle started on the pole and picked up his first victory.
Biffle was on the pole in Memphis last year but pit problems cost him the win.
Kevin Harvick Finished second, Jay Sauter third and Dennis Setzer fifth.
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Jimmy Hensley finished 30th after having engine problems.

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And Elton Sawyer won the BUsch race today in New Hampshire. Adam Petty was 24th and points leader, "Little E" 34th after getting spun out late in the race.
When we come back we're going to the dogs -
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as Denise Allen checks in from today's K9 triathalon over in Roanoke County.
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A triathlon is a race made up of three phases, running, swimming and usually biking.
But the first annual Police K-9 Triathlon in Roanoke County puts a different spin on the race.
Denise Allen has more.
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((Jim Hilton and Thunder are veterans of Police K-9 Triathlon competitions.
The team traveled from Canada for this 5-k race on a Roanoke County farm.
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The team with the fastest time and fewest penalties wins.
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Several dozen teams from all over Virginia, DC and Canada participated in the race.
They say it's family fun and especially enjoable for the four-legged runners.
But the course isn't just fun and games. It's supposed to mirror real life.
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Jim Hilton and Thunder made the trip from Canada worthwhile by placing first in the men's division.
The Virginia Police Workdog Association sponsored the event and hopes more teams will join Jim and Thunder on the course next year.
Denise Allen News 7 sports. ))

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Steve Flesch leads the PGA Compaq classic in New Orleans after three rounds. He is at 15 under par.
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And Hale Irwin leads the Senior Tour event this week in Georgia with a seven under par total.

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Finally tonight--it was all pomp and circumstance for several cadets at the Citadel today..
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but one stood out in the crowd.
Nancy Ruth Mace was one of the first female students to break the ranks of the Citadel's all-male cadet corp several years ago.
For the past few years she's persevered as a member of the 1999 class of cadets and today she made history.
Mace is now the first woman to graduate from South Carolina's premier military college.
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