WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 10/14/99

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Coming up on News 7-
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Some Striking Rubatex workers are not just frustrated with the company. We'll find out who else they're putting pressure on.
Some parents question the ref and that gets them in trouble with the law.
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And do the Express win the home opener?
News 7 is next.
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[Rubatex]

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For the first time, striking union members at Rubatex say maybe the Steelworkers should soften their hard line.
Scott Goldberg has more from Bedford's biggest employer.
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They've been picketing for five weeks.
They've given up paychecks averaging more than 13-and-a-half dollars an hour.
And though their union leadership says it won't budge ...
Some rank and file say it might be time to take a step toward the bargaining table.
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((LORETTA CRAIG: WE MAY END UP HAVING TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE AT ALL.))
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((ROY KARENS: WE NEED TO GET BACK AND TALK SOME. SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.))
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The union is waiting to hear what comes of its unfair labor practices charge.
It says Rubatex negotiated in bad faith ... proposing a contract cutting workers' take-home pay. [meeting -- jim at overhead projector]
But Rubatex numbers say the average worker would come out ahead under what the company calls its final offer.
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((JIM LAURIN: WE HAVE A FINAL OFFER ON THE TABLE. WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT. WE DON'T BELIEVE IT'S REGRESSIVE BARGAINING.))
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It's an offer the union says it won't counter ... and Rubatex says it won't change.
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((LARRY BROOKSHIER: I'M NOT SURE IT'S A GAME OF BLINK WHATSOEVER. IT'S JUST A BUSINESS POSITION.))
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((SCOTT GOLDBERG: RUBATEX SAYS IT'S WILLING TO MEET WITH THE UNION AT A REASONABLE TIME AND PLACE -- LIKE THE LAW REQUIRES. BUT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN SOMEONE HAS TO BLINK. AND THE COMPANY STILL SAYS THE UNION HAS TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE. SCOTT GOLDBERG, NEWS-7, BEDFORD.))
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[County-School]

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There was more fallout tonight in the Roanoke County debate over school construction.
A member of the county School Board questioned whether some of the supervisors had a hidden agenda when they offered to take over construction of the new south county high school.
School Board members say they're puzzled by the timing of the offer.
And tonight Tom Leggette said he's heard rumors that Democratic members of the Board of Supervisors are using the issue to bolster the re- election prospects of Catawba Supervisor Spike Harrison.
By using a prototype developed by a North Carolina architectural firm, Supervisors Chairman Bob Johnson says the county could save two million dollars on the cost of the new high school. He was not available for comment tonight.

[Voter-ID]

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After a 3-hour hearing tonight, a Richmond judge says he'll rule on Monday.
That's in the case where the Virginia Democratic Party has gone to court to try to stop a new state voter I-D from being used this election day.
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Ten localities -- including Roanoke city and Bedford and Henry counties -- will require the state I-D or another acceptable form of I-D on November 2nd.
Democrats say it could intimidate some voters.
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((CRAIG BIEBER: IT IS AN EXTRA BURDEN. AND IT BRINGS BACK SOME REALLY BAD MEMORIES TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS IN PARTICULAR, ABOUT THE POLL TAX, LITERACY TESTS, AND OTHER MORE SUBTLE METHODS TO HARASS AND INTIMIDATE VOTERS.))
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((TIM MURTAUGH/REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT CLAIM. IF SOMEONE IS RAISING THE SPECTER OF JIM CROW LAWS, IT'S THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BY SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT.))
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Republicans say the I-Ds could stop voter fraud.
Richmond Circuit Court judge Melvin Hughes will decide on a temporary restraining order Monday.
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[Toss-2-Robin]
Hurricane Irene is roaring over Cuba at this hour- For the latest on the Tropics let's head to the weather center-

[WX1] [11:00pm] [10/14/1999] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
Preparations are already underway in Key West for Hurricane Irene. Rain has been falling steadily across the Keys and much of south Florida in advance of the storm, which is just drifting in the Gulf near Cuba.
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Towns in the middle and lower Keys are closing state and local parks. Visitors are being asked to leave, but there are no plans for evacuations right now.Tropical force winds are expected in the Keys by this evening, and the Hurricane is expected to dump rain on most of the state right through the weekend.
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[WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Ramsey]

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The Grand Jury investigation may be over - but prosecutors claim the book is not closed on the Jon Benet Ramsey murder.
But many want to know WHY no one's being charged- Manuel Gallegus is in Boulder Colorado with more.
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((FROM THE TEAM OF PROSECUTORS... BILL RITTER/ DISTRICT ATTORNEY
TO THE BOULDER POLICE CHIEF...
MARK BECKNER/BOULDER POLICE CHIEF
TO COLORADO'S GOVERNOR... GOV. BILL OWENS/R-COLORADO
LAW ENFORCEMENT WANTED TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT THE MURDER OF JONBENET RAMSEY WILL NOT GO UNSOLVED. ALEX HUNTER, BOULDER DISTRICT ATTY.
OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS, THE SPECIALLY APPOINTED, SECRET GRAND JURY REVIEWED A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 9 OF THE 12 JURORS TO RETURN AN INDICTMENT. BUT THE D.A. SAYS THEY DID NOT COME UP EMPTY.
ALEX HUNTER/BOULDER DISTRICT ATTORNEY they significantly advanced this case.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT JON AND PATSEY RAMSEY ARE STILL INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF POTENTIAL SUSPECTS.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED WEDNESDAY, THE RAMSEYS SAID THEY ARE LIVING A NIGHTMARE. MANUEL GALLEGUS/CBS NEWS ACROSS THE BOARD LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEMED DISAPPOINTED THAT AN ARREST WILL NOT COME SOON. THE BOULDER COMMUNITY SHARES THAT FEELING. MOST HERE ARE TIRED OF THE REPUTATION THE TOWN HAS AS THE MURDER SITE OF THE SIX YEAR OLD BEAUTY QUEEN. MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS BOULDER.))

[Bedford-Drugs]

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Five people are in custody tonight in Bedford County, part of what authorities say is Phase Two of "Operation Zero Tolerance".
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The roundup began yesterday in the Hardy Road area of the county.
A total of 23 people have been indicted on drug charges.. authorities say some of them were targeting high school students for customers.
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((LT. RICKY GARDNER/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT.. OFF THE STREET.))
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Gardner says most of those charged were selling crack cocaine.
All of the indictments stem from undercover work where a sheriff's deputy bought illegal drugs from each suspect.

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[Ratcliffe]

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A judge scolded the parents of a Giles County football star today for roughing up a referee and a sheriff's deputy.
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Doris Lee Ratcliffe hit a referee in the arm with a stadium seat at the end of the Giles-Floyd game last month. She said the ref ignored a Floyd player who took a cheap shot at her son, Cooney. As an officer led Ratcliffe away, her husband Bentley grabbed the officer and yelled at him.
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The crowd was particularly hostile to the refs during that game because the clocks weren't working.
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Today a judge ordered the Ratcliffes to do 200 hours of community service apiece over the next six months. Assault and obstruction of justice charges were taken under advisement. Doris Lee Ratcliffe has apologized to the referee.

[Green]

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The Reverend Charles Green was a political activist and a civil rights leader.
Today, he was also remembered as a man of uncommon dignity and deep religious faith.
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Family members and friends crowded into High Street Baptist Church to celebrate Green's 75 years.
A World War II veteran, a longtime pastor, and hospital chaplain... Green was active in many civic organizations, including the Roanoke chapter of the NAACP.
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((HE WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY, AND CERTAINLY HIS FOOTPRINTS HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE SAND HERE AMONG THE BLACK COMMUNITY. OF COURSE HE DIDN'T SEE RACE. HE HELPED EVERYBODY.))
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Charles Thomas Green was born in Midville, Georgia in October, 1924... It's there in a Green Family Cemetery that he will be buried.
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[Blacksmith]

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Another passing to note... this one possibly marking the end of an era.
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Manly Brown was a throwback to an earlier time... a 20th century blacksmith using 19th century tools and methods at his shop in Lexington.
There weren't many blacksmiths of his kind left when we visited in 19-88...
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and with Brown's death last week, at the age of 93, there are fewer still.
We'll have a closer look at Manly Brown's life on "Virginia Newsreel", on News 7 Sunday Morning, starting at 8 A.M.
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The U-S Senate is taking hits from around the world after rejecting a nuclear test ban treaty.
The latest on the war of words.
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And... it was a first on network television - but just how big of a deal is a dirty word these days?
Some expert insight on tonight's Chicago Hope, still ahead.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey sports fans check this out the Hampton Road Admirals were in town tonight for the Express opener, Ray Evernham is ready to lead Dodge back into Winston Cup Racing the Spartans and Terriers will hook up on the football field tomorrow night and the College Football National Championship trophy was in our Studio this evening.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Gilmore-Glenn]

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Governor Jim Gilmore is standing behind a program that teaches correctional officers to strike and whip-kick aggressive juvenile prisoners.
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But the Governor says he'll continue to review the program.
Yesterday, his director of Juvenile Justice said he would ignore a direct order from the board that oversees his agency.
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The Governor says he supports director Gerald Glenn's use of the controversial "Handle With Care Plus" program.
[SUPER=03-Chesterfield Co./June 2;]

Juvenile justice board members say other programs that teach defensive -- NOT offensive -- restraint techniques would be more humane.
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[Nuke-Ban]

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Foreign nations are reacting to the Senate's rejection of a nuclear test ban treaty.
Russia is accusing the U-S of undermining world stability- China calls the rejection deeply worrying- and India is hinting it may takes its time before signing.
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President Clinton is blasting Republicans for yesterday's defeat of the test ban treaty.
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((THIS WAS PARTISAN POLITICS AT ITS WORST KIND BECAUSE IT WAS BLATANT AND BECAUSE OF RISKS IT IMPOSES TO THE SAFETY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE WORLD.)) ((SEN. TRENT LOTT/MAJORITY LEADER: WE ARE NOT A RUBBER STAMP . WE ARE NOT A RUBBER STAMP FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. ON THIS TREATY. WE THINK IS FLAWED.))
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Lott says the vote wasn't about politics- but about the future of the nation.

[Hospital-Deaths]

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Jury deliberations began today in the murder trial of a former nurse accused of killing his patients.
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Orville Lynn Majors is charged with lethally injecting seven patients while working at Vermillion County Hospital in Indiana.
Prosecutors say Majors had both the opportunity and the means to commit the crimes.
Majors maintains his innocence, saying all the alleged victims died of natural causes.
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[Tease2]
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Coming up on News 7 at 11 -
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It wasn't a "blast off" at a NASA launch pad that makes Video of the Day. We'll tell you what kind of blast it was...
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[lotto]
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NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
5-1-2

(five, one, two)

Pick 4:
5-8-3-0

(five, eight, three, zero)

Cash 5:
4-5-14-16-32

(four, five, fourteen, sixteen, thirty-two)

[Video]

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Plans to upgrade a launch pad complex blasted at Cape Canaveral today.
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It only took seconds for NASA to blow it's historic launch complex 41 to pieces to make room for a more modern pad.
It's tonight's Video of the day.
180 pounds of explosives turned the 2 and 3-hundred foot towers into 7 million pounds of recyclable steel.
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[Chicago-Hope]

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CBS Television made history tonight as the first network to air a certain four letter word on its show, Chicago Hope.
So what does this mean for network television?
Joy Sutton spoke with local media professionals to get their take on the issue.
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Chicago Hope has gone where no show has gone before.
Writers say it wouldn't have sounded right if Mark Harmon's character said "Stuff Happens," so he said the 4-letter curse word instead.
Some media professionals say what the networks view as acceptable has changed a lot over the years.
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((CLAUDETTE ARTWICK/MEDIA PROFESSOR: NETWORK STANDARDS DEPARTMENTS USE TO BE VERY STRONG BUT AS CABLE CAME ON THE SEEN THERE WAS MORE COMPETITION FOR VIEWERS AND STANDARDS WERE WEAKENED A BIT))
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((HAMPDEN SMITH/MEDIA PROFESSOR: THEY'RE DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN TO MAXIMIZE THEIR AUDIENCE. YOU'VE GOT A SHOW STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE))
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But writers for the show say the word was used only because it was the best way to sum their story up.
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((MICHAEL PRESSMAN/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: SAYING THOSE WORDS FIT THE WHOLE CONTEXT OF THE EPISODE.))
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Hampden Smith who has been studying the media for more than 30 years says this one curse word is minor in comparison to the other things the networks have allowed on the air over the years.
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((HAMPDEN SMITH/MEDIA PROFESSOR:RAMPANT SEX WITH NO DOWN SIDE TO IT AND DISRESPECT FOR HUMAN BEINGS AND ROUTINE VIOLENCE AND BLOOD ALL OVER THE STREETS CONCERNS ME A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN ONE LITTLE WORD))
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CBS says even though it allowed the word this time you won't be hearing it on a regular basis.
Joy Sutton, News 7. ))

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[SUPER=X5001][S-Extra]

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The Roanoke Express opened its season tonight at the Roundhouse Ray Evernham will lead Dodge back into Winston Cup Racing and the college football National Championship Trophy was in our studio this evening.
But first our Extra Point.
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Phil Garner is the new manager of the Detroit Tigers. The former Milwaukee Brewer skippers replaces Larry Parrish who has been offered another job with the team.
Garner was fired after 8 years at Milwaukee. And now here's a look at the scores.
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[S-Express]

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The Roanoke Express opened its season last night at the Roundhouse with a 4 to 1 win over Hampton Roads.
Steve Mason has more on how the Express sank the Admirals.
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((SALEM COMES FROM BEHIND TO BEAT BOTETOURT IN GIRLS BASKETBALL. MORE LATER ON MORNIN'))

[S-MLB]

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In the Big Apple tonight the Yankees and Red Sox hooked up in game two of the American League Championship Series.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/FOX SPORTS; :]

The Yankees got on the board first in the bottom of the 4-th Tino Martinez takes this Ramone Martinez pitch deep over the right field wall for a solo homer and a 1 to nothing Yankee lead.
[SUPER=35-Boston//New York//;]

But the Red Sox answered in the top of the fifth when Nomar Garciaparra takes this David Cone pitch into the left field seats to make it 2 to 1 and __ wins it __ to ____.
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[S-Evernham]

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Dodge is returning to Winston Cup Racing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daytona, FL/February; :]

Ray Evernham, former crew chief for three time Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon, will run one of two teams as a car owner.
And Evernham says he will be a hands on owner.
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Dodge plans to field two teams and five cars using the Dodge Intrepid they'll debut in Daytona in the year 2-thousand and one.

[Sports Tease]

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And coming up in sports, The Spartans and Terriers will hook up tomorrow night we'll take a look at out Friday football Extra schedule.
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[VO-NAT]

And College Football's championship trophy was in our studio's today on its way to Blacksburg for Saturday's Virginia Tech and Syracuse game.
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[S-Salem]

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Week number 8 of Friday Football Extra will include a number of big games tonight.
But the biggest of them all will be over in Salem where the unbeaten Spartans take on the undefeated William Byrd Terriers and O.J. Thomason.
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Thomason already has over 13 hundred yards rushing this season and he is just under 900 away from Terry Kirby's all-time record. But the record he really wants is a perfect district mark in the Blue Ridge.
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If anyone has a shot at beating Salem it has to be Byrd. The Terriers upset the Spartans in 1993, 1996 and 1997.

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The Salem Byrd match up is just one of 16 games we'll feature on Friday Football Extra this Friday night here's a look at the rest of the schedule.
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There's been a lot of talk about a national football championship coming to Blacksburg.
The trophy has arrived ahead of the honor.
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Jared Newland travels the country showing the Sears National Champion Football Trophy to fans and players.
This weekend the Tech-Syracuse match up if the game of the week.
Hokie fans will be able to look at the 30-thousand dollar crystal football at Lane Stadium tomorrow.
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Jared and the trophy are the topic of this week's Sports Extra. You can catch that story on News 7 Sunday Morning at eight. ((THAT'S IT FOR SPORTS. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY.))

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On the hardwood, it was a Blue Ridge District match up between Lord Botetourt and Salem.
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The Lady Spartans had it tough early as Botetourt's Sarah Stuckey finds Carrie Hatter. Hatter pulls up and sinks the short 'J.'
The Lady Cavaliers kept the pressure on Amber Graham gets the ball outside and is all net with this bomb.
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But Salem could not be denied Jennifer Stone finds Michele Hamilton at mid-court. Hamilton finishes and the Lady Spartans beat Botetourt 51-46.
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[No-Problem]

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An Award winning Austrian Orchestra stopped in Roanoke today on its U-S tour.
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The No Problem musicians, who are all physically and mentally challenged, are trying to get the audience to focus on their ability, not disability.
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[vo-nat] And these musicians believe in the power of music therapy.
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((DR. JOSEF SCHORKMAYR/ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR: ONE OF OUR MUSICIANS WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR WHEN THE AUDIENCE APPLAUDED, MADE A STANDING OVATION, HE STOOD UP AND NOBODY COULD BELIEVE IT.))
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The orchestra performed this morning for Roanoke County and City School students.
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