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Guide to planting bulbs the key to a full season of blooms Race week special section 8 drivers in the closest points race ever Points leader Tony Stewart THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 2002 -wvvwchar I Price varies by county I 50 IS THIS 9TH VICTIM? New shooting near DC 1 I I cllraiq Beslnit0m west of the capital Prince William County police spokeswoman Sgt Kim Chinn said one man was killed Chinn said she had few details to release and that police did not know where the shots came from or how many shots were fired Police had blocked off several streets around the gas station and they were interviewing people at the scene Dennis Mangan a detective with the Prince William County Police Department said the shooting happened at a Sunoco gas station about 8:15 pan Two of the earlier shootings were at gas stations Video of the scene showed an individual slumped between a gas SEE DC I 8A I 1 I I I Kerry Hagel say they believe Bush first will try diplomacy DON WRIGHT ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose confirm media reports about a tarot card found at the scene of a shooting Monday Learn more about Chief Moose an NC native on page 8A PRACTICE AT Race driver killed in speedway wreck Some UN members still unconvinced by White House of need for military action By David Firestone New York Times WASHINGTON As Congress pushed toward a vote on a resolution authorizing military action in Iraq two of the most outspoken critics of the Bush Iraq policy announced for the first time their support for allowing the use of force Prominent Vietnam War veterans Sea John Kerry D-Mass and Sea Chuck Hagel R-Neb said Wednesday they had come to their decisions after the administration agreed to pursue diplomatic solutions and work with the United Nations to forestall a possible invasioa lottecom probed MORE ON ERIC MARTIN 7C I A husband of a Navy lieutenant and father of two sons ARCA SAFETY 1C I Track owner other drivers say overall safety a problem OTHER RACING DEATHS 7C I A list of 2002 fatalities and all those killed at Man killed at gas station men in white vehicle reported leaving By David Craey Associated Press A man was shot dead while pumping gas in Virginia on Wednesday night and police were trying to determine whether he was the latest victim of the sniper who has terrorized the Washington area for a week Virginia State Police said two men were seen driving away in a white vehicle after the shooting at the station in Prince William County near Manassas 25 miles FUTURE NBA VENUE 1 owner ofland holds key to arena If city come to terms on sale it will have to look elsewhere By Scott Dodd Staff Writer Viola Moore owns the key piece of uptown property that Charlotte officials need to build a new arena And so far not selling The city has been negotiating with Moore and other owners of land between Sixth and Trade streets for more than two weeks Most of the others including the largest property owner Belk Inc -have reached a deal Moore however is still bargaining She told The Observer she and the city reached an agreement Wednesday on her land three-quarters of an acre with an assessed tax value of $L4 million according to property records said Moore 76 City officials had hoped to have deals finalized for all the uptown land they need earlier this week But Moore and another property owner remain holdouts If it assemble the land the city will have to look elsewhere to build a new arena which it needs to fulfill its tentative deal with the NBA and secure a new team to replace the Hornets The city have the authority to condemn property for an arena officials say so it force owners to selL Even if it could the city wants to move quickly and seizing property that way could take months Charlotte leaders focused on the land in First Ward last month after growing frustrated with efforts to secure county-owned property in Third Ward near Ericsson Stadium The city said county officials were moving too slow to make an NBA deal work So city officials started SEE HOLDOUT I 6A KEEPERS OF THE PROPERTY 6A I A breakdown of the parcels and who owns them will vote said Kerry a possible presidential candidate in 2004 on the question of how best to hold Saddam Hussein accountable the administration including the president recognizes that war must be our last option to address this threat not the first and that we should be acting in concert with allies around the globe to make the case against Saddam Hagel said the administration should not interpret his support or that of others as an endorsement of the use of pre-emptive force to press ideological disagreements the stakes are so high America must be careful with her rhetoric and mindful of how others perceive her Hagel said in Iraq must come in the context of an American-led multilateral approach to disarmament not as the first case for a new American doctrine involving the pre-SEE IRAQ I 4A Toppman on 83520 54321 Hixson Racing crew members Josh Bishop (left) Tim Fish (center) and Scott Brook sit in the back of the transporter Wednesday after driver Eric Martin was killed in a crash at Lowe's Motor Speedway Observer Register by end of day Friday to vote Nov 5 LOCAL I IB Election Day is near not too late to register in North Carolina not too late to learn about candidates or issues and not too late to join the few the proud the voters Most Carolinas residents who are eligible to vote take the time to be part of the Nov 5 election but participation has increased a little bit in the past two decades NC residents may register through Friday for this electioa Reyes is denied bail in Calif extradition begins LOCAL I IB A judge refused to let former Charlottean Andrew Reyes out of jail Wednesday and ordered that the paperwork begin to send him back to Charlotte to face bank fraud charges Reyes a former chairman of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party disappeared from here 17 months ago was secretly indicated in September and then was arrested earlier this month while crossing the Mexican border NY Stock Exchange has broadest decline in years BUSINESS I ID The Dow lost 29 percent closing below 7300 points for the first time in five years The 500 which also hit a five-year low has dropped more than 32 percent this year behind the decline? The reasons given by investors and market-watchers range from prospects of war with Iraq to fallout from the West Coast shipping problems to continually weaker earnings expectations from many companies West Coast ports open but backlog creates worry NATION I 2 A After President Bush intervened dockworkers in California ports returned to work Wednesday The backlog that built up over the past week and a half is expected to take two months to clear Florida executes woman who killed six men I 2A Public speaks on Blue Cross becoming for-profit I 6B 33-year-old rookie in ARCA series dies when car is broad-sided By Jim Utter KnightRidder CONCORD Eric Martin a rookie in the Automobile Racing Club of America series was killed Wednesday in a practice session wreck at Motor Speedway This is the second death in the ARCA series at the track in just over a year Martin 33 of Hixson Tenn spun in his No 2 Chevrolet while exiting Turn 4 and backed into the outside waff Several seconds later a car driven by Deborah Renshaw struck car on the side door hit the wall and came over the radio and said Tm all said team owner Wayne Hixson was sitting there and about four or five seconds later CHUCK BURTON ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Workers remove the body of ARCA series driver Eric Martin from his car Wednesday Martin was killed in a two-car crash during practice for the ARCA series EasyCare 150 (Renshaw) just broad-sided him just a wreck just something that Martin suffered massive internal injuries and was killed instantly speedway spokesman Jerry Gappens said body was taken to NorthEast Medical Center for evaluation by the coroner and will be transferred to the State SEE I 9A Coming Friday Movie critic Lawrence Horoscope 7E Outdoors 7C Movies 4E Sports 1C Obituaries 8B TV 5E Mailbox7E Comics 6-7E Editorial 12A Index Business ID Click 3D Entertainment 3E Classified 10B Contact Us 2A Garden IE Weather TAKE AN UMBRELLA: High: 69 Low: 58 Clouds and possible ram this afternoon Cloudy damp tonight Full forecast 18B 7 sr -FTf-tf 1- mn 2002 The Charlotte Observer Vol 133 No 283 i.