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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2000 3A Peath: Shooting victim described as 'genuine' I Continued from 1A "Football should be a fun snort and END OF SUMMER SALE 30-75Vf Robes Gowns Pi's 75 off Select Group of Swimwear Detectives at the scene of the North Market Street shooting first speculated that it was retaliatory for Melton high's death. Two of the Market Street victims had shirts and caps imprinted with "Rest in peace, Bone," Melton Pugh's nickname. As the detectives' investigation continued they learned the shooting was coincidental and had no connection to the homicides earlier that day. Benton students have had a tough time, too, Carroway said. John Strong was another outstanding Benton High athlete.

He and a friend drowned last summer in a north Shreveport police said Pugh, Anderson and Patton were shot in the parking lot of Taco Bell at 1911 North Market St. Pugh and Patton took refuge inside the restaurant and were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Anderson showed up later at the hospital. Pugh is blessed, not lucky, that his wound wasn't more serious, Dykes said. But his family has "had a week." Pugh is the first cousin of Melton Pugh, one of two men who died Friday morning in an exchange of gunfire with an alleged robbery victim in the 1800 block of Abbie Street 'for the Benton Tigers, play in Friday night jamboree, Carroway said.

Carroway described Patton as genuine." Patton was reared by bis mother, a single parent, and it was pretty obvious" she did a great job, lvarroway said. Patton addressed as "sir" or "ma'am" and the shy character showed Uirough his actions, Carroway said. "Shamocus didn't have a violent bone in his body," he said. Such gentleness seems a rarity these clays, said Lorene Dykes, an aunt of Dermce Pugh. should be a good time for friends.

Going out to eat after should be a good time, but there's so much much violence now. The devil has creeped in, and he's on the rampage now. It saddens my heart to know a lot of young people won't make it to adulthood," she said Saturday before she visited Pugh at LSU Hospital in Shreveport. Pugh is a student at Benton High School. His aunt said he and a lot of other young people who went to the jamboree must have gathered on North Market Street afterward.

i Csoue ouleur LlM.l.HIt ClteMtTllS SWIMWLAK Towne Oak Square (318) 868-5851 Bossier pond. Strong was 15. Teen: Miss Pennsylvania wins cash, prizes Pnntini is 4 a i I Continued Roundtree from 1A GR(H hasmade taj buying so easy a child can do wwwhreveporltiraesxom automotive i 4vAH? (. ti 0 Ok V'i '1 in I i All of the delegates representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia were introduced during the fast-paced arm-waving and hip-strutting musical number that was taped on Friday before a frenzied Hirsch-filled audience on hand to see pop guy group 98 Degrees. The throng of delegates was then quickly narrowed to the Top 10 finalists: Miss Teens Missouri Caitlin Marie Mcintosh, District of Columbia Tiara Christen Dews, Kentucky Kristen L.

Johnson, Indiana Kera Boog, Tennessee Casey Porter, Washington Megan Munroe, Pennsylvania Jillian Parry, Georgia Abby Vaillancourt, Louisiana Nina Moch and Texas Nicole O'Brian. Following swimsuit and evening gown competitions and a question-and-answer session, the number of finalists was then pared to five: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Kentucky. The pageant then turned into a survival-of-the-fittest, in a Survivor-like copy of the summer blockbuster television show. Then there were three: Pennsylvania, Texas and Kentucky. Three other winners were named during the pageant: The style award went to Miss Teen Georgia, photogenic went to Miss Teen Kentucky and Miss Teen Idaho Shari Lynn Short received the delegates' top vote for the congeniality -fprize of $1,000.

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Miss Teen USA delegates jump with joy after being Miss Teen USA pageant at Hirsch cEumln chosen as the Top 10 finalists during Saturday's Shreveport. Miss Pennsylvania won the title. CHANCE TEE would definitely get my feelings hurt," said Miss Teen Kentucky USA. "We just didn't want to hurt each other." As Miss Teen USA, Parry will receive more than $150,000 in cash and prizes including scholarship money, jewelry, clothes, a trophy and cosmetics. And she receives the keys to a new car, a Pontiac Firebird convertible from Morgan Pontiac in Shreveport.

The runners-up also will receive cash and prizes. Pageant judges included "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer, who starred with Mike Myers in Austin Powers: The Spy Wio Shagged Me; ex-Survivor cast member Ramona Gray; and Hispanic recording star Julio Iglesias Jr. Louisiana native and Utah Jazz forward Karl "The Mailman" Malone was originally named to the judges' panel, but he was a no-show. For the fifth time since 1997, Shreveport-Bossier City also shared the limelight. During the broadcast, the cities and Northwest Louisiana were featured in 13 giant projection screens that showed off area attractions like Sci-Port Discovery Center, Watertown, Barksdale Air Force Base, Cross Like and Red River.

The nationally televised pageant was expected to be viewed by a television audience estimated at 14 million people. MOMfc wan iiiumi, uiz, auu giamour. i lie 1 1 i (f Rfliio -event was 'McFayden, newest on-air personal- .4, A ll 'n rxt The Home Builders Association of Shreveport-Bossier Signing Monday August 28 2:30 4:00 p.m. Morgan Pontiac GMC Buick in Shreveport Bert Kouns in the Auto Mall auu hum ui i iews. ne was assisted by veteran pageant com-" mentators Ali Landiy, a Ixjuisiana Vjiative and former Miss USA, and jnlie Moran of Entertainment Tonight.

Both have worked the four previous Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants hosted by Shreveport-Bossier City. There were several references to Survivor throughout the night, including a tribal council segment that narrowed the Top Five to the Top Three. During the final question session, the remaining three delegates were each asked about an unpopular idea by producers that would have let the delegates themselves choose the final three. Texas, Pennsylvania and Kentucky each said they voted against it. "I personally felt I made so many friends.

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