WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/20/99

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Coming up on News 7-
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A Roanoke man drowns while fishing.
The first in a series of funerals is held for the victims at Texas A and M.
While-- a nationally recognized minister brings his message to Pulaski County.
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Plus, the Hokies and the Cavaliers have reason to celebrate. News 7 is next.
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A man is dead tonight after falling off his fishing boat and drowning at Smith Mountain Lake.
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Good evening I'm Teresa Hamiliton.

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It happened around two- 15 this afternoon in the Glenville Creek area of Smith Mountain Lake.
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Authorities have not yet released the victim's name-- they will only say he was a 27- year old from Roanoke.
Apparently he and a friend were fishing and the boat tipped over when one of the men tried to free a line that got snagged.
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((DAVE CUSHMAN: ONE OF THE SUBJECTS LOST HIS BALANCE TIPPING THE BOAT OVER HE WAS ABLE TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE, HIS COMPANION ON THE BOAT FELL OVER BOARD WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO EITHER THE BOAT, A LIFEJACKET, OR SHORE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DROWNED.))
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Witnesses at the scene tried to help the man who made it to shore.
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((ROGER KENT: HE SAID HIS BUDDY WAS IN THE WATER WE COULDN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE WATER SO HE GOT ON THE BOW OF OUR BOAT AND WE CALLED 911.))
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Officials say the water temperature this time of year is around 60 degrees and could have contributed to the mans death.
It took diving teams less then 5 minutes to locate the 27 year old.
The other man was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and later released.
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[School-Shooting]

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The 13-year-old girl police say was shot in the head by a fellow student died today at a Texas hospital.
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The girl was shot yesterday afternoon in the lobby of a Middle School in Deming, New Mexico.
A suspect, Victor Cordova, is in custody.
Police say the boy, who was wearing a camouflage jacket, fired a single shot from a 22-caliber handgun.
There's no word on a motive.
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[Bonfire]

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Texas A & M fans and alumni from across the country make the annual Thanksgiving pilgrimage for the game against the University of Texas...but this year many have come early.
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The first of a dozen funerals was held today for the students killed Wednesday when logs being stacked for a college bonfire collapsed.
The bonfire is one of the colleges oldest traditions used to symbolize Texas A and M's burning desire to beat their oldest rival.
But this year the tradition symbolizes much more.
12- people were killed when the logs collapsed.
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The football team practiced today for the game that is still scheduled for next Friday.. but players know this year will be different.
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Funerals for the rest of the victims have been scheduled through the weekend.
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Not your typical November day-- let's head over to Andrew in the weather center.
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[Toss back to anchor][EgyptAir-Investigation]

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Egyptian airline pilots are welcoming a statement by U-S investigators casting doubt on speculation that a co-pilot on EgyptAir 990- downed the plane deliberately.
Allen Pizzey has the latest.
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((The American investigators may regret the leaks...but as far as the Egyptian public is concerned...the damage has been done. Virtually no one here believes the suicidal co-pilot theory...and his family has gone on a counter offensive.
To discount rumors Gameel el-Batouti may have been after insurance money...the family took cameras on a tour of his country assets. THIS was to be the co-pilot's retirement home...a two story villa outside Cairo. "NOW YOU'VE SEEN HIS CHILDREN, HIS HOMES, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN SAY ABOUT GAMEEL EL-BATOUTI"..HIS SON KAREEM SAYS..."IN SHORT, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM." What has rankled most here is the suggestion by investigators that el-batouti's apparent uttering of a prayer that is ued a hundred times a day by Moslems means he was about to crash the plane. Much of the blame is being laid on the foreign press. "IF THE INVESTIGATION FINISH AND THEY SAY GAMEEL BATOUTI WAS A VERY GOOD MAN, DID NOT DO IT. WHO , IS ANYBODY FROM YOU GOING TO COME BACK TO HELP US TO GO AND GET OUR DIGNITY BACK? And in that they have the backing of the Egyptian government. NABIL OSMAN, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN "THE MEDIA I FEEL IS NOT GIVING EVERYONE TIME TO REFLECT, TO INVESTIGATE WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE." Egyptians are deeply proud of their history and culture...and many feel they are being taken for granted by the west.
"EVEN THOUGH THE EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INVESTIGATION...THERE REMAINS A WIDESPREAD BELIEF THAT IF THE RESULTS DON'T SUIT U.S. POLICY...THE WHOLE TRUTH MAY NEVER BE KNOWN. ALAN PIZZEY, CBS NEWS, CAIRO." ))

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The press corps traveling with President Clinton was asked today to re-check bags and equipment to make sure there was nothing out of the ordinary loaded aboard Air Force One.
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Presidential spokesman Joe Lockhart later confirmed that some sort of threat had been made.
Lockhardt did not specify the nature of the threat.
Reporters were asked to search their belongings while the plane was en route to Italy from Athens Greece.
The president's visit to Greece spawned violent anti-American protests.
Clinton did arrive safely in Italy.
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[Gilmore]

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Governor Jim Gilmore has been elected to another office.
Republican governors elected him as VICE-chairman of their association yesterday. Gilmore's election came after speculation he would be challenged. Some G-O-P governors apparently are upset that Gilmore does not favor some sort of taxation on items purchased over the Internet. Gilmore's election also makes him the likely chairman of the organization in two-thousand one.

[New-Playground]

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For more than a year students at Glenvar Elementary in Roanoke County have not had a playground.
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But thanks to donations from the community, the kids will soon have something to climb on.
Parents and employees at General Electric volunteered their time today to install the new playground.
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((MATT GART/PTA PARENT: WE TOOK A PREDESIGNED PLAYGROUND AND MODIFIED IT FOR OUR USES AND WE FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A GOOD PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTH, COORDINATION))
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The playground is designed to hold 80 kids-- and will include a catwalk, overhead ladder, and several slides.
It should be ready for the kids sometime during the first week of December.
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Still to come on News 7, a Thanksgiving turkey is going to cost more this year, find out why.
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And meet a man who's giving young people a reason to stay away from drugs and alcohol.
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He's been seen on several television networks and heard on more than 500 radio stations nationwide.
His name is Eastman Curtis.
And this weekend he was in Pulaski County spreading his message of salvation to the youth.
Joy Sutton has details.
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At first glance this looks like a rock concert -- but it's actually a religious youth convention in Dublin.
And at the center of it all is Eastman Curtis -- better know as the E-man.
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Curtis is known nationwide for his youth outreach ministries -- bringing thousands of youth every year to God.
He says his life experiences -- have given him a desire to help the youth.
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((EASTMAN CURTIS: I TRIED OT QUIT SMOKING DOPE. I TRIED TO BE GOOD. BUT IT WAS THROUGH JESUS THAT MY LIFE WAS RADICALLY CHANGED))
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Hundreds of youth from across Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia came out to hear Curtis' message.
And many youth say it's been a life altering experience.
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This conference was sponsored by Straight Street of the New River Valley and several local churches.
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((JOY SUTTON/REPORTER: AND AS THESE YOUTH GO BACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES ORGANIZERS OF THIS CONFERENCE HOPE THAT THEY WILL SPREAD THE MESSAGE: THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE IN LIFE THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. JOY SUTTON, NEWS 7, PULASKI COUNTY.))
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[Thanksgiving]

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Your Thanksgiving dinner this year could cost more thanks to Hurricane Floyd. The fall storm killed an estimated 800-thousand turkeys in eastern North Carolina--that's causing prices to be pushed up an average 52 cents for a 16 pound turkey. That means you could pay around 14 dollars and 23 cents for that size bird.

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Even though Christmas is more than a month away -- some local residents are already in the holiday spirit.
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Dozens of people marched in the Grandin Christmas Parade this afternoon -- including Santa Claus --who traveled all the way from the north pole to take part in Roanoke's first Christimas parade this year. [nat sound patrick henry band] ((nat sound Patrick Henry band))
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The Patrick Henry High School band played a holiday jingle in the parade-- while kids from neighboring schools dressed-up as Noah and the animals on Noah's ark.
And although there wasn't any snow on the ground -- Christmas fever was in the air.
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It's not you typical history museum. Coming up next on News 7,
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Take time off to visit a place that could add a little spice to life with salty traditions and a seasoned history.
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[lotto]

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It was home to the largest dry ice plant in the world, and is still known as the "Salt Capital of the Confederacy".
Saltville has changed over the years, but a visit could still add some extra seasoning to your life.
Kimberly McBroom has more in this week's "Time Off".
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(( This Salt Park includes an original mine...and a replica of the old salt furnace.
Now only five original cast iron kettles are still here....during Saltville's heyday there were more than 2,000.

Salt manufacturing put the rural town on the map in the late 18th century, and was its economic lifeline until the 19-70s.
This photo exhibit at the Museum of Middle Appalachians displays the "company town" from years past.
On display, a three dollar and 43- cent paycheck from The Mathieson Alkali Works Company.
The paycheck would dwindle as the employees' families shopped at the company store.
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((CHARLIE TOTTEN/SALTVILLE TOURISM DIRECTOR: AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK, OF COURSE, THE COMPANY STORE WOULD RETRIEVE THEIR FINDS BEFORE THE FATHER WOULD TAKE CASH HOME WITH HIM. SO, DEPENDING ON WHAT WAS SPENT DURING THE WEEK, YOU COULD HAVE SOME LOW CASH FLOWS.)) [RUNS:14]
Remembering the rich history of the town is the mission of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
The museum, itself, is still relatively new...showing its first exhibit in July of last year.
Its collection not only traces Saltville's industry, but its role in two Civil War battles, and most notably, the Ice Age.
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((KITTY COX/SALTVILLE FOUNDATION: PROBABLY, THE MOST POPULAR THING THAT WE HAVE IS THE ICE AGE EXHIBIT. BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FASCINATED BY WHAT HAS COME OUT OF THE GROUND HERE.)) [RUNS:11]
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((CHARLIE TOTTEN/SALTVILLE TOURISM DIRECTOR: WE HAVE THE ONLY GROUND SLOTH FOOTPRINT THAT'S EVER BEEN RETRIEVED IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE A MUTLTITUDE.... Kimberly McBroom: What about the Wooly Mammoth? TOTTEN: THE WOOLY MAMMOTH..WE HAVE LOTE OF BONES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE MAMMOTH'S TEETH. THE MASTADON TEETH, VERY SIMILAR TO THE MODERN DAY ELEPHANT. THE MAMMOTH TEETH ARE PLATED, WHERE AS, THE MASTADON TEETH ARE JUST LIKE HUMAN TEETH.)) [RUNS:25]
But you won't find this life- sized replica of the wooly mammoth inside a glass case...
Wooly Mammoth is often on the road for events like Christmas parades, and in February, acts as a rival prognosticator pitted against Punxsatawney Phil.
Archaelogy enthusiasts find evidence of the real thing, though, at this excavation site.
It's within an old mountain stream bed where well- preserved specimens are found, dating back thousands of years.
While remembering the past, the Museum of the Middle Appalachians also has its sights set on the future....with plans to eventually move to this 45- acre tract of land.
And despite its name, the historic town is one that leaves visitors with anything but a BITTER taste.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Saltville.))

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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Tech]

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Virginia Tech's Michael Vick ran for two touchdowns and passed for two as the Hokies routed Temple 62 to 7 to clinch at least a tie for the Big East Title
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((The Hokies rolled into the Owls Stadium ready to up its win streak to 10 straight.
After falling behind 7 to nothing Vick took control. On this play he rolls out and keeps it scoring on the 53 yard T-D run and the game was tied at 7 to 7 in the first quarter.
Tech led 10 to 7 then in the second quarter Larry Austin picks off this pass he dashes down the sideline hurdling into the end zone on the 28 yard interception and the rout was on.
Vick would go through the air for the Hokies next score. He hooks up with Andre Davis he breaks a tackle and scores on the 65 yard pass play and the Hokies took the 24 to 7 lead in the second quarter.
The Hokies continued the rout in the third quarter. Vick rolls out reverses field and he turns on the jets scooting in on the 75 yard touchdown run to give the Hokies a 34 to 7 lead with 5-minutes left in the period.
Tech would add another score in the third quarter. Vick going to the air and hitting Davis again this time he scores on the 30 yard touchdown pass play to make it 41 to 7 Hokies.
Andre Kendrick would score twice in the fourth quarter this 20 yard run make it 48 to 7 and the Hokies go on to win the game by a score of 62 to 7.))
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[S-UVA]

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Virginia quarterback Dan Ellis moved the Cavaliers down field with just over a minute left in the game and his 20 yard T-D pass to Billy McMullen gave the Cavs a 34 to 30 win over Maryland.
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The Cavs looking for that seventh win of the season.
Ellis threw two T-D passes in the first quarter this 2 yarder to Billy Baber gave the Cavaliers the 10 to nothing lead in the first quarter.
Virginia led 17 to 10 in the second quarter than Randall Jones hits John Waerig on the 17 yard touchdown pass play and the Terps tied the game at 17 to 17 at the half.
Maryland would take its first lead in the third quarter Lamont Jordon appears to be stopped at the line but he breaks a tackle and scoots down the sideline on his way to a 95 yard touchdown run and the Terps took the 24 to 17 lead in the quarter.
Then trailing 30 to 27 with 1:22 left in the game Ellis
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put the ball in the air and he hit the freshman McMullen on the 20 yard T-D pass and Virginia gets win number 7 with the 34 to 30 victory.
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[S-Liberty]

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Appalachian State made a trip to Lynchburg today and beat Liberty 28 to 12.
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The flames kept it close with 2 first half field goals. This Jay Kelly 24 yarder made the score 7 to 6 at the half.
The Mountaineers opened the third quarter with a score Neal Cornatzer takes the handoff and scores from the one yard line to make the score 14 to 6 Appy State.
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Liberty scored its only T-D of the game when quarterback Christian Newsome hit Nick Barela on the 4 yard touchdown pass but the Mountaineers win it 28 to 12.
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[S-Noles]

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Florida State will play for a national championship. The Seminoles completed an 11 and 0 regular season with a 30 to 23 win over third ranked Florida.
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It was rocking in the Swamp for the in state showdown.
The Gators would take their first lead of the game when Bennie Alexander intercepts this Chris Weinke pass and returns it 43 yards for the score to make it 16 to 13.
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The Noles would seal the win in the fourth when Weinke hooks up with Marvin Manns on the 27 yarder and Florida State wins it 30 to 23.
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[S-College]

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East Carolina is apparently headed to the inaugural Mobile Alabama Bowl.
David Garrard ran for three touchdowns to lead the Pirates to the 23 to 6 win over N.C. State. And here are the rest of the scores.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up in sports, The girls Region Three basketball team was released this evening.
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And the Roanoke Express was on the rebound as the Wheeling Nailers came to town.
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Tim Christian set the new franchise record for career goals as the Roanoke Express beating Wheeling 6 to 1.
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The Express was on the rebound after losing to Richmond.
Calvin Elfring misses the slap shot but Ben Schust is there to put in the rebound giving the Express the early lead.
Roanoke continued the pressure Dion Del Monte fakes the shot passes it to Paul Di Francesco who slides it by the goalie's pad for the Express's second goal.
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Christian scored two goals this one on his own rebound set the franchise record and the Express goes on to beat the Nailers 6 to 1 at the Roundhouse.
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[S-Hoops]

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Several girls from the area were selected to the All Region three Girls Basketball team.
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William Byrd's Andrea Gay leads the way. Gay, who scored her 1-thousandth point this season was selected as the player of the year.
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Joining Gay on the team are Amber Graham of Lord Botetourt, Blacksburg's Jocelyn Travis, Ryan Overstreet of Liberty and Lauren Koenig of Rustburg.
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Ty Gafford of Heritage was named coach of the year.

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A record number of runners turned out for this morning's Star City Half Marathon and 5K.
725 athletes laced up for today's races.
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The half marathon course winds its way through south Roanoke and finishes at Victory Stadium.
The winner H.T. Page led the entire 13-point-one mile race. It's the Franklin County resident's first race over ten miles.
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Page's unofficial time was one hour-17-minutes and 35 seconds.
Nancy Farris was the first woman to cross the finish line.
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[Moose]

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What would a 4-thousand pound Moose look like?
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Well, some school children in California decided to find out.
The tasty sculpture was unveiled this weekend as part of Universal Studio's 40th anniversary celebration of the airing of "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends."
And if you are wondering, there are more than 40-million calories in this Moose!
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