WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/09/99

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Next on News 7 at 11...
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Nearly two dozen people were killed when a tour bus ran off the road in Louisiana.
Anti-US protests in Beijing are becoming more violent. U.S. embassy staff are trapped inside.
And fire investigators are trying to find out why a Roanoke apartment building burned today.
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News 7 is next. [Open]
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[Roanoke-Fire]

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A fire gutted a home in Roanoke earlier this afternoon.
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It started around 2:30 in the unoccupied bottom floor of a house on Third Street.
The fire burned through the inside of the home, destroying the top floor apartment of the man who lived there.
He was not injured, however one fire fighter was treated for minor cuts on the scene.
Fire department officials said the blaze was knocked out in 15 minutes.
Authorities still don't know what caused the fire--an investigation continues.
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[Moonshine-folo]

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Tomorrow federal agents will once again destroy the remains of several area moonshine operations.
But, today they took time off.
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On Friday, federal and local authorities raided stills and businesses throughout southwestern Virginia and North Carolina.
Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said today they have sealed off the stills until Monday.
Bart McEntire of the ATF says he expects 15 to 20 people to be indicted. The penalty for moonshining could range anywhere from three years to life in prison.
McEntire says that lab tests on the moonshine taken from the raids showed it to be as strong as 80 to 90 proof.
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[Kosovo]

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More problems for Americans in China, where the public protests over last week's accidental embassy bombing are growing.
The U.S. Ambassador and his staff are essentially trapped in the embassy compound .
Sam Litzinger has more.
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((IT'S THE BIGGEST PUBLIC PROTEST IN CHINA SINCE THE TIANANMEN SQUARE PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATIONS TEN YEARS AGO. THOUSANDS OF ANGRY PROTESTORS GATHERED FOR A SECOND DAY OUTSIDE THE U-S EMBASSY IN BEIJING.

(locator: Belgrade/Last Friday)
THEY'RE RETALIATING FOR NATO'S ACCIDENTAL BOMBING OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN BELGRADE FRIDAY NIGHT.. KILLING FOUR PEOPLE.
THE DEMONSTRATORS MARCHED PAST THE GATES OF THE AMERICAN EMBASSY COMPOUND.. HOLDING SIGNS AND SHOUTING ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS. THEY ALSO HURLED CHUNKS OF CONCRETE, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AND SPLATTERED BLUE AND WHITE PAINT ON THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING.
WHILE THE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL FOR THE MOST PART, SOME WESTERNERS DID COME UNDER ATTACK.. INCLUDING THIS AMERICAN STUDENT.

(SOT) Shaun Rein/American Student "They came forward and tried to
attack me. One guy was saying, 'I want to kill you because you are American. How could the Americans do this to China? This is an act of war."
A FRENCH CAMERAMAN WAS KICKED AND PUNCHED AS HE TRIED TO VIDEOTAPE THE PROTEST.
U-S AMBASSADOR JAMES SASSER AND HIS STAFF WHO ARE TRAPPED INSIDE THE COMPOUND.. SAID HE BELIEVES CHINA MAY BE ENCOURAGING THE PROTEST.. HE ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE DEMONSTRATIONS COULD SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.

(SOT) 10:33:20 "Once this thing gets started, it may be very very
difficult to stop it."
CHINA'S VICE PRESIDENT URGED RESTRAINT, BUT SAID HIS GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS WHAT HE CALLED "ALL LEGAL PROTEST ACTIVITIES." THIS, IN A COUNTRY WHERE PUBLIC PROTESTS ARE USUALLY BANNED.
SAM LITZINGER, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

[Bus-Crash]

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23 people were killed when a charter bus crashed in Louisiana.
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The bus was on a 90 mile trip to a casino in Mississippi when it was cut off by a car, swerved, and ran off the road.
It crashed into an embankment and ended up on the shoulder, where passing motorists stopped to help.
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((MARGARET MESSORE/WITNESS; THE FIRST THING WE THOUGHT OF WAS STOP TO SEE IF WE COULD HELP. THE FRONT OF THE BUS WAS ALL SMASHED IN. PEOPLE WERE HANGING OUT OF IT CRYING FOR HELP SO MY HUSBAND STARTED BREAKING WINDOWS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT, TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO BEFORE THE POLICE CAME.))
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17 passengers were taken to the hospital, some are still in critical condition.
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[Coaches]

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Recent teen violence has prompted parents and administrators to call for more police in schools.
And, the Roanoke County Police Department has come up with a creative way to get officers and students to interact.

Joy Sutton reports.
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((At first glance this looks a typical school soccer game..the coach on the sidelines giving orders...and the players trying to get a goal.
But there is something different about this team..the coach is Officer Tim Wyatt with Roanoke County Police Department.
It's all part of a program called "Cops for Coaches"...designed to get police officers involved with students in a positive environment.
Officer Wyatt says the program helps to break down barriers.
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((TIM WYATT/SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER: THEY WILL FEEL CONFIDENT THEY HAVE PEOPLE IN THE FORM OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT THEY CAN TRUST, THEY CAN TALK WITH, THEY'LL KNOW THAT WE'RE MORE DOWN TO EARTH))
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((APRIL HEDGE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE HE IS SO NICE, YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE VIEW OF COPS THAT THEY'RE MEAN TO THEM...THEY DON'T LIKE COPS))
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((ERICA THOMAS: I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE AS MUCH DOWN TO EARTH AS I THOUGHT..AND HE'S REALLY LAID BACK AND HAS A GOOD ATTITUDE ABOUT THINGS.))
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The students say it helps to have someone they can talk to about things going on in the school.
Wyatt says he also benefits..and it's nice to have a break from the disciplinary role.
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((TIM WYATT/SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER: SUDDENLY AT 3:30 THE ROLES ARE CHANGED...I GO OUT ON THE FIELD AND NOW I'M DEALING WITH 22 LADIES ON LADIES SOCCER WHICH ARE JUST THE EPITOME OF THE PRIDE AT WILLIAM BYRD))
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There are currently 12 cop-coaches in the county.
Joy Sutton, News-7, Vinton.))

[Henry-Dragstrip]

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Racing is not only about the Martinsville Speedway and NASCAR to many people in Henry County.
As Joe Dashiell reports some residents also recall area tracks like the Lakeview Dragstrip, that has its own local history.
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((AND WE RAN ONE RACE IN '58 AND WE RAN, I BELIEVE IT WAS UNTIL '63 OR '64, I'M NOT SURE.)) [RUNS07]
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The exact dates may escape him, but Harold Smith hasn't forgotten the Lakeview Dragstrip, or the '33 Ford three- window coupe with a cadillac engine he raced there.
Today, he's driving a 1928 Chevrolet... [NAT SOUND OF ENGINE AS HE ACCELERATES]
And if it appears that Smith knows this stretch of asphalt, it's because he owns it.
He operated the drag strip with friends Jim Mills and Reese Woody on land they leased from Smith's father.
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((BACK THEN IT WAS A FUN BUSINESS. YOU GOT OUTRUN. YOU GOT OUTRUN. I HAD A GUY TELL ME ONE DAY DOWN HERE THAT HE CAME FOR A TROPHY, AND HE WAS GOING TO GET A TROPHY. PULLED HIS PISTOL OUT AND SHOWED IT TO ME AND I SAID, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND PULL THE TRIGGER CAUSE YOU AIN'T GOING TO GET NO TROPHY TODAY.... LAUGHTER.)) [RUNS18]
[OUT Q=no trophy today... LAUGHTER]

Smith will be swapping stories with other members of the Lakeview Dragsters Club on May 16th. That's when they'll gather at the dragstrip near Bassett for a 40th year reunion...
The event is open to the public, and Smith is hoping to hear from others who share a passion for racing and a fondness for this particular piece of pavement.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Henry County.))
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Next on News 7 we'll check out some mystical magic on the internet..
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And, it took Pete Harris years to perfect his barbeque sauce, and now it's paying off.
More when the news continues.
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[WebWatch]

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The United Nations has a message for cyber squatters.
And, a misguided e-mail lands a worker with the Federal Communications Commission in trouble.
More in tonight's webwatch.
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The U.N. is calling for an end to Cyber Squatting... the practice of registering the names of prominent people, places, companies, or events, and then selling that name to the people who need them.
The U.N. Intellectual property panel says THAT should be illegal.
Hitting the wrong key can sometimes have devastating results... just ask the FCC staffer who was e-mailing a daily commission report to 6 thousand reporters and government officials... and accidentally sent them a dirty joke instead. The worker has apologized and faces disciplinary action.

Enjoy a little internet magic at Bewitched-dot-com. One mystical page lets you create own star constellation by moving the cursor around the screen...
Another, entitled conflagration, will mesmerize you as it mimics the motion and colors of a spreading flame. And Whirly gig... I never quite figured this one out.... maybe you can.

The 1999 Salem Spartans State champion basketball team is STILL celebrating, with this web site. Check out the game photos... the players stats, and e-mail your congratulations.

For links to these sites, click on webwatch on the wdbj web site, at wdbj7.com.))

[Harris-Profile]

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Pete Harris is becoming popular with Lexington locals for his North Carolina-style barbeque.
Stacey Martin recently spent part of the day with him and has more in this week's Virginia Profiles.
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((Colonel Cash Koeniger is one of many area residents who's become a regular lunchtime customer at Pete's Barbeque Station.
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((COL. CASH KOENIGER:I EAT HERE ONCE EVERY WEEK OR 10 DAYS. I EAT HERE PRETTY OFTEN AND I MUST LIKE IT BECAUSE I KEEP COMING BACK.)) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=keep coming back.]

Pete Harris says he specializes in North Carolina-style barbeque beef and pork that takes a total of seven to eight hours everyday to cook and prepare.
But, the secret to the seasoning is in his sauce which he perfected several years ago while growing up in North Carolina.
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((PETE HARRIS:I WAS RAISED AROUND A TOBACCO AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA. AND ALL AROUND TOBACCO FARMS, EVERYBODY WAS CURING TOBACCO AND BARBEQUEING.)) [RUNS09]
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Of course he won't reveal much about his secret sauce except some of its fundamentals.
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((PETE HARRIS:I USE A VINEGAR BASED SAUCE AND THAT COMES FROM -- WAS ORIGINATED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THAT WAS WHAT I STARTED OUT WITH.)) [RUNS08]
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He even uses the sauce to add special flavor to certain side dishes including potatoes and baked beans.
The sauce took him more than 10 years to perfect but it took Harris a while longer to convince Lexington locals to give it a try.
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((PETE HARRIS:BARBEQUE DIDN'T REALLY GO OVER TOO WELL IN THIS AREA UNTIL ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO--PEOPLE GOT TO EATING BARBEQUE.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=to eating barbeque.]

His menu hasn't changed in the five years since he's been at this location along Main Street.
And, though competition from other fast food restaurants is increasing, he's decided to stick with what he knows best.
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((PETE HARRIS:I DECIDED THAT WHEN I COME HERE TO JUST GO WITH BARBEQUE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HAVE STEAK AND OTHER ITEMS BECAUSE WE GOT PLENTY OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS TO GET YOUR HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS, FRIED CHICKEN AND WHAT NOT.)) [RUNS24]
[OUT Q=and what not.]

Pete's Barbeque Station is open from 11 to 6 everyday except Sundays and Mondays.
Stacey Martin, News 7 Lexington.)) [Tease2]
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Coming up--concern about low water levels at Carvins Cove are building..
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But, the levels are nothing compared to the lows reached back in the 80s.
Robin Reed tell us more about that when the news continues.
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[Water-Reel]

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Much needed rain doused parts of our area Friday, but it didn't improve low water levels out at Carvins Cove.
The levels are a reminder of a drought in the 80's that caused it to dip to 23 feet below full pond.
Chief Meterologist Robin Reed takes a look back in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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((Carvins Cove reservoir was up to full pond for the first 5 months of 1980. This was normal, since the reservoir often fills up during January and February. But by the end of May, the water level dropped off and continued to do so until May 1981. Rains helped a little, but not enough. By the end of December, the water level dropped to 23 feet below full pond.
Everyone was affected. The lack of rain hurt farmers who lost 53-million dollars on corn, soybeans and peanuts. Residents were placed under water restrictions. Although they still had water other residents were not so lucky. In the Catawba section of Roanoke County, some wells went dry. Most of the residents lived too far from the county's central well system. This meant they had to either dig a new well or make do without water.
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((I EXPECT IT IS GETTING LOW THIS SPRING IN PARTICULAR....well have you heard a lot of talk from people coming in and out of here that they are having problems with it....YES QUITE A FEW OF THEM ARE HAVING PROBLEMS.)) [RUNS10]
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Even people that had water experienced problems. In September of 1981, residents noticed their water had a bad taste and foul odor. Roanoke City officials said the drought was to blame. Low water levels at Carvins Cove aggravated an algae problem.
But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Significant precipitation arrived in the New Year and brought Carvins Cove back up to full pond by March 1982. For the first time in almost 2 years, water flowed over the spillway.
That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm Robin Reed.)) [Forecasts]
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George Lynch and the Sixers find the Magic, as do the Salem Avalanche, your sports round up right after the numbers.

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[S-Spurs]

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Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference quarterfinals against Kevin Garnett's Minnesota Timberw
olves.
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The pair would go head to head at times...Here, Garnett wins the battle, nailing the baseline J over Duncan.
[SUPER=32-San Antonio/99/Minnesota/86;]The next play needs no explanation of who wins this one...Duncan with the s
lam. He had 26 and 12 rebounds while Garnett scored 21, Spurs win 99-86.
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[S-NBA]

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The Philadelphia 76ers had not been back to the playoffs since the 1990-91 season. They're return was quite eventful as they batttled the magic in the O-rena in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal opener.
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Sixers guard Allen Iverson gets a little pre-game encouragement from his mom on Mothers day.
Here's a penny for your thoughts...Penny hardway does it the easy way on the break away, 2 of his team high 19 points.
[SUPER=32-Philadelphia/104/Orlando/90;]But he was outdone by Iverson who scored a game high 30 points. His Sixers
lead 50-47 at the half.
George Lynch also stepped up with the double-double, 15 points and 12 boards as the 76ers open the series witht the 104-90 victory, forcing the Magic to look harder at, not only Iverson, but his supporting cast.
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[S-Yanks]

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The Mothers day signs were out and about in the Big apple as the Yankees hosted the Seattle Mariners. Derek Jeter goes yard for the seventh time this season as New York gets by Seattle by the count of 6-1. the yankees are now 20 and 10 on the season.
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[S-Tech]

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The NCAA Division I softball committee will select it's 48 team field this Sunday. Will Viriginia Tech make it? The Lady Hokies finish the season 54 and 16 after losing to Massachusetts in the Atlantic 10 Softball championship this afternoon, at the Moyer Sports complex.
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Lets go right to the action. UMass's jacqueline Scarlett connects on this grounder up the middle and that is gonna bring in Katie kenderski, making the count 2-nothing UMass.
[SUPER=34-UMass/2/Va. Tech/0;] Tech then gets defensive. Watch Kara Krunhardt make the great catch for the lady Hokie
s to stop a Massachusetts threat.
But UMass pitcher Danielle Henrderson strikes out 15 tech batters and ties the A-10 mark for K's in the three game tourney with 46 as UMass wins the event.
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[Sports tease]

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More sports still to come tonight including, a tribute to a teacher and coach that has shaped many young lives,
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and great Scott! the final day of the prestigeous scott robertsaon goes to two sudden death playoff holes, the winers when we come back.
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[S-Scott]

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The Scott Robertson memorial Golf Tournament finished up yesterday at the Roanoke Country Club. On the girls side,
Florida's Miriam Nagl won the 15 to 18 girls title, shooting a course record 6 under 65 in her final round. Erica battle won the 13 to 14 girls division.
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The boys 15 to 18 age group had to go into a sudden death playoff to decide a winner as Dustin Bray, Hunter Mahan, and Ronald Won finished the final round with a 70, thus tying them for the overall lead. Mahan, the defending champ, would pass the first sudden death test, as would Dustin Bray.
Ronald Won would not, and his day was over after the first playoff hole.
The final two went back and played 18 and...in the end...there could be only one!
Bray would birdie the hole to dethrone Mahan.
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Radford's Ryan Sypniewski takes home the hardware in the 13 to 14 boys division.

[S-Hill]

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Moir Hill's retirement means possibly golf and relaxation for him, but a touch of sadness for many alumni of Roanoke City Schools .
Hill has spent most of the past four decades coaching and teaching and is stepping down at the end of the school year.
Denise Allen has more.
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[SUPER=01-Gary Anderson/Breckinridge Jr. High '75-78; :10]
[super=03-Roanoke; :15]
[SUPER=01-Moir Hill/Coach and Teacher; :32]
[SUPER=01-Dustin Campbell/Breckinridge Jr. '82-'84; 1:00]
[super=01-Kyle Franklin/Breckinridge Jr. '81-'83; 1:27]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=about Mr Hill]
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[SOT 11:36:03]
[IN Q=we would]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=about it]

After 35 years, this is Moir Hill's last baseball season, his last year at the head of the class.
Burnout was never a problem.
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[SOT 11:32:44]
[IN Q=they've kept me]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=I really am]

Moir taught this group of men from 1975 through '84 at what was then Breckinridge Junior High.
He coached some of them in football and basketball as well as on the diamond.
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[SOT 11:39:52]
[IN Q=we spent]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=good man]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=11:33:51 these guys]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=because of myself]
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[SOT 11:41:20]
[IN Q=my parents]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=for coach hill]

Moir Hill coaches his last game later this week.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports)).

[Mother's-Day]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=99-11; 49:49]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A special Mother's Day delivery came very early for one Roanoke woman.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-Roanoke;]

Michelle Giles' Mother's Day present was a seven-pound healthy baby girl named Justice Poole.
Justice was the FIRST Mother's Day baby in the city of Roanoke. She arrived this morning at 2:35 in Roanoke Community Hospital.
Her mom says it's her favorite Mother's Day gift ever, even though she spent several hours in labor and delivered the baby without pain medication.
Her only complaint was that Justice is just a little too sleepy.
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[SOT 13:50:58]
[IN Q=At least if she]
((MICHELLE GILES/MOTHER'S DAY NEW MOM: AT LEAST IF SHE WAS GOING TO COME, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN UP, SO I COULD PLAY WITH HER. BUT SHE WANTED TO SLEEP, SO I LET HER SLEEP.))
[SUPER=74-Michelle Giles/New Mom;]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=I let her sleep.]
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[VO-NAT]
(------------) Justice was the first of three Mother's Day babies born in the city so far today.