WDBJ 7 morning news for 01/14/01

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New information leads to an all-day search for a Bedford County man missing since April.
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An armed robbery in Rockbridge County ends in a police chase spanning at least two counties.. More on those stories just ahead. [2-shot toss to Hello]

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New information in the case of a missing Bedford County man prompted authorities to search a pond this weekend.
But after a full day of searching authorities are still looking for 53 year old James Walker.
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Searchers spent yesterday dredging this pond looking for Walker's body.
Walker lived on this property on Cool Springs Road with the owner, Donald Adams.
Adams reported Walker missing last April.
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((MILT0N GRAHAM/BEDFORD CITY POLICE CHIEF: LAST FRIDAY WE HAS AN INMATE IN THE BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL JAIL CONTACT US STATING HE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF JAMES WALKER. DURING AN INTER IT HAD BEEN ALLEGED WALKER WAS KILLED AND DUMPED IN A POND IN A POND IN THE TAYLOR MOUNTAIN SECTION OF BEDFORD COUNTY.))
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The inmate alleges Adams told him he killed Walker.
Chief Graham says Adams is cooperating fully with authorities. No arrests have been made.
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An armed robbery at a Rockbridge County gas station turned into a multi-county police chase.
State police say several juveniles held up the Natural Bridge Exxon last night around 8-30.
State troopers pulled over their getaway vehicle on Interstate 81 near Troutville in Botetourt County.
Two youths were arrested there but three more escaped and were later arrested on Alternate 220 near Bonsack.
The gas station's cash drawer and an undisclosed amount of money were recovered.
The suspects are being held in the Rockbridge County jail.
Their names are NOT being released because of their ages.

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Former President Ron Reagan is said to be alert and eating this morning.
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Reagan had surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate and screw to repair his broken hip.
He'll spend the next week in a hospital in Santa Monica, California.
Reagan turns 90 next month. We'll hear from Reagan's doctor later on News 7 Sunday Morning.
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An explosion underneath a car yesterday morning has Federal Agents and Roanoke Police investigating.
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The car was parked along sixth street in southeast Roanoke.
The owner tells police she heard some kind of explosion around 3-30 yesterday morning ... but didn't see any damage and went back to sleep.
She took another look around 10 .. and that's when she could see the damage - mostly beneath the car.
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents are now leading the investigation.
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Martin Luther King Day and the Chinese New Year are just around the corner. Local Colors' Pearl Fu is with us this morning to tell us about a local celebration for each. That's still ahead on News 7 Sunday Morning.
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And...
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[vo-nat] a killer earthquake rocks hundreds of miles of land in Central America.
We'll tell you how one Roanoke family's been impacted... a little later.
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Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day... and of course many people will be commemorating the holiday... Joining us to talk about one of those many events is Pearl Fu. Good morning.
You will be celebrating the holiday with the National Conference for Community and Justice...
Q & A
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What will be going on as part of that celebration?
This event has several sponsors - right?
When and where is this celebration?

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[MLK DAY PRE-PRO FS 9016] St. John's Episcopal Church at 7pm
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The N-C-C-J recently completed a new project - there's a calendar out... in brochure form... Tell us about that?

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Leo: Pearl Fu is very busy... She's also planning a Chinese New Year celebration in Roanoke. She'll tell us much more about that... it includes a look at some interesting fashion. Denise?
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Months of construction have paid off....Carilion Health System's new building in Roanoke is finally open and ready for business.
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The new state-of-the art complex is located on the Corner of Crystal Spring and McClanahan Street.
It will provide out-patient services like pre-surgical tests and other lab work.
A pharmacy is also located there.
These services are designed to better serve the health care needs of Roanoke residents.
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((KAREN HALL/CARILION HEALTH SYSTEM: THEY DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN IN THE HOSPITAL PROCESS WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON THERE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. ITS CONVENIENT PARKING, IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE, AND JUST EASIER TRAFFIC FLOW FOR ALL PATIENTS.))
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Hundreds turned out yesterday for the open house.
Staff members gave tours of the laboratories and conducted free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings.
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Carilion boasts a hundred year history of serving health care needs in the Roanoke Valley. A man who's been with Carilion nearly a third of that time is stepping down tomorrow.
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Tom Robertson announced in November he's stepping down as President and C-E-O. The transition of power becomes official at tomorrow's Board of Directors meeting, when Dr. Edward Murphy will take over.
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Robertson started working for Carilion 32 years ago - he became president and C-E-O in 1986... Soon after he took the helm - the company would fight - and win - one its biggest battles. Jean Jadhon has a look back in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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(( [VO OF TOM ROBERTSON TALKING - 1:10:01] It sounded simple enough.
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((1:10:03 - tHERE ARE EFFICIENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED BY ELIMINATING SOME OF THE EXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN BOTH HOSPITALS BY COMBINING DUPLICATE SVCS. - 1:10:10)) [RUNS 07]
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[newsconference shots around same time code] Nearly 3 years after merger plans were announced - Carilion President Tom Robertson told the Roanoke Valley AGAIN [RMH pic tc 1:11:34] why it was a good idea for Roanoke Memorial [1:11:38 - Community hosp] and Community Hospital to join forces. [pre-pro pic of all 3 hospitals - TC 52:21]
It was July, 1987 when officials announced plans to merge the two hospitals, along with Radford Community hospital - under the Carilion name. [hospital interior pics TC 59:28] But nine months later - when the Justice Department STILL had not approved the deal - a Community hospital administrator knew the feds might have a problem. He told the [Bill Reid speaking to Rotary Club] Rotary Club the possible outcomes of the indecision:
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((ONE IT CAN BE THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM... SECOND THEY'LL SAY WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO VOLUNTARILY CEASE AND DESIST - WE AINT' GONNA DO THAT --48:38 -- AS OF TODAY -- TOMORROW'S A DIFFERENT THING -- 48:40 )) [RUNS 09]
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And they didn't cease and desist... [Carilion lawyers at court - I'm looking for a TC on this!] they fought tooth and nail, when it became official...
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((53:07 - JANE: THE FEDS DO CONFIRM THEY INTEND TO FILE A CIVIL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE HOSPITAL MERGER -- 54:13)) [RUNS 06]
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[1:07:05 - US attorneys stepping off elevator] The feds showed up in Roanoke - in full force.
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[hold over lawyer and court shots] U-S attorneys brought briefcases full of evidence - Radford Hospital wasn't a problem... But the Justice Department said a marriage of R-M-H and Community WOULD be a problem - for patients. [1:06:50 - Judge Turk in court] The feds made their case before Judge James Turk... arguing the merger [1:07:59 -- more hospital interiors pics] of low-cost, non-profit hospitals would be ANTI-competetive. Carilion was prepared for the fight.
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((1:06:33, 1:07:23 -- WE HAVE EXPENDED APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS ON EXPERT WITNESSES LEGAL COUNSEL AND WE ANTICIPATE IT'LL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER 400-500 THOUSAND DOLLARS BEFORE IT'S CONCLUDED - 1:06:45, 1:07:35 )) [RUNS 12]
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[generic court pics] When Judge Turk ruled - it was full steam ahead with the marriage [1:09:13 - US Appeals Court in Richmond] ... almost.
The Justice Department took it a step further - to Richmond - after Turk's decision to ALLOW the merger. [around 1:07:30 - use shot of "John Fonti" - Joe Dashiell mentions him by name] But the feds didn't find a friend in the U-S Appeals Court either. [lawyers/people at appeals court pics]
A 3-judge-panel sided with Turk... so that soon... Robertson would be able to say:
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((1:11:49 -- TOM -- OBVIOUSLY I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND SAY AFTER 2 AND A HALF YRS WE ARE READY TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE MERGER THAT WAS PROPOSED IN JULY OF 1987 - 1:11:58)) [RUNS 09]
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[holdover Robertson pics] That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Jean Jadhon.)) [2-SHOT]
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Carilion's chief competitor - Lewis Gale - made medical headlines a couple of times last week. A recap is still ahead in this week's Health Check.
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After losing dozens of doctors, the Lewis Gale-Clinic is getting back on its feet ... but it's still dealing with a dispute with two of its former doctors.
Joy Sutton has details on that and more in this week's Health Check.
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Lewis Gale-Clinic is stable and growing once again. The clinic recently re-opened the Lee-Hi Medical Center and has hired 24 new physicians, with plans to hire 15 more this year.
The clinic has also made other improvements for patients - like a new record and billing system.
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((I THINK WHAT WE WANT PATIENTS TO KNOW IS THAT WE'RE HERE TO STAY AND WE'RE HERE TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE KIND OF SERVICE AND THE QUALITY THE LEWIS GALE NAME HAS STOOD FOR OVER THE YEARS )) [RUNS 13]
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Although the clinic has made a comeback -- it's still dealing with a contract dispute with two of its former physicians.
The Clinic has filed a lawsuit against Preston Waldrop and Greg Reibel (Ree-bul) for violating the "no compete clause" in their contracts.
The two doctors recently opened a new practice together after leaving the clinic in November.
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((JON NESS/CEO LEWIS GALE CLINIC: WE'VE INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN HELPING THEM DEVELOP A PRACTICE AND HAS HAD AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CLINIC AND IS UNFAIR TO REST OF THE PHYSICIANS WHO ARE HONORING THEIR COMMITMENTS AND THEIR CONTRACTS )) [RUNS 14]
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Earlier this week, Judge Jonathan Apgar refused the clinic's request for a temporary injunction against the doctors, to prevent them from practicing until a final ruling was made.
The Clinic can appeal to the State Supreme Court.
The doctors' attorneys say their clients just want to continue to be able to care for their patients.
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((THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THESE DOCTORS ARE TAKING CARE OF SURGICAL PATIENTS AND I THINK FOR THE GOOD OF COMMUNITY AND THE GOOD OF THE PATIENTS THAT THIS MATTER BE RESOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE )) [RUNS 12]
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[tape ] Also making medical headlines,
Getting your blood pressure checked regularly is the only way to determine if you suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure, a potentially life-threatening disease.
It's been called the silent killer because it doesn't have any symptoms.
But it can cause heart, lung and kidney problems AND can lead to stoke.
There are things you can do to control high blood pressure.
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((BARBARA MILLER/CARILION NURSE: WE DO KNOW REDUCING SODIUM IS VERY IMPORTANT, LOSING WEIGHT 5 TO 10 POUNDS IS A GREAT WAY, ANY EXERCISE, EVEN YARD WORK, JUST WATCHING YOUR FOOD IN TAKE)) [RUNS 15]
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That's this week's health check, I'm Joy Sutton.))
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A Roanoke man gets caught in a huge Central American earthquake that's left 12-HUNDRED missing.
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[vo-nat] From one president to another....in his last weekend in office - Clinton wishes Ronald Reagan a speedy recovery.
More just ahead.
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A deadly earthquake shook a huge portion of Central America...
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There was also an earthquake in Los Angeles last night. The California quake may have been as strong as four - point - three on the richter scale. No one was injured.
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In El Salvador though - the death toll has already reached 81 and is expected to climb dramatically... 12-HUNDRED people are still missing.
The 7-point-6 magnitude quake also shook Guatemala and Honduras. Buildings even swayed in Mexico City - about 600 miles away.
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That deadly earthquake rocked a Roanoke man and his family.
Ray and Trilby Powell say their son Gary lives in El Salvador.
The Powells say he called to say he's okay.
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The Powells say their son told them the electricity and gas have been cut off. And several roads have been blocked by the landslide.

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The whereabouts of a Bedford County man missing since April are still unknown.
Authorities were hopeful they would locate 53 year old James Walker after new information led to an all-day search yesterday.
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Last Friday an inmate in the Blue Ridge Regional Jail told police Walker had been killed and dumped in this pond.
Searchers spent yesterday dredging the pond.
Walker lived on this property on Cool Springs Road with the owner, Donald Adams.
Adams is the one who reported Walker missing last April.
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((MILT0N GRAHAM/BEDFORD CITY POLICE CHIEF: A POLYGRAPH CONDUCTED BY THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE INDICATED THE INMATE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. FURTHER INFORMATION REVEALED THE POND WAS CONSTRUCTED APPROXIMATELY AROUND THE TIME MR. WALKER DISAPPEARED.))
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The inmate alleges Adams told him he killed Walker.
Chief Graham says Adams is cooperating fully with authorities. No arrests have been made.
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Former President Ronald Reagan is said to be recovering well from yesterday's hip surgery.
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Doctors inserted a metal plate and screw to repair his broken hip.
He'll spend the next week in a hospital in Santa Monica, California.
Reagan turns 90 next month. His age and his battle with Alzheimer's could complicate his recovery. But doctors say the surgery went well.
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President Clinton says he wishes the Reagans well.
Clinton is spending his last weekend as president at Camp David.
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An accident yesterday afternoon on the Roanoke City - Roanoke County line left two people injured.
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It happened on Green Ridge Road ... near the intersection with Cove Road.
Witnesses say a car and S-U-V hit head-on.
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((CHARLES MADISON/WITNESS; COMIN DOWN THE ROAD, HE WAS ZIG-ZAGGING ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS CAR COMING DOWN THE HILL SAW HIM AND TRIED TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY, BUT WHEN HE SWERVED OVER TO THIS SIDE, THAT'S WHEN HE CLOBBERED RIGHT INTO HIM. BOOM!))
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The driver of the S-U-V and a passenger in the car were taken from the scene in an ambulance.
No word on their conditions or what may have caused the accident.
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If all else fails - try boot camp. That's the approach some are taking with troubled teens in Campbell County. The story, still ahead.
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And...
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history comes to life in Lexington as HUNDREDS of Civil War re-enactors celebrate Robert E- Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Details ahead, but first if you're traveling today...
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[Chinese-NewYear]
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Pearl Fu is talking with us about many things this morning... Now - the topic is Chinese New Year - and what's going on in the Roanoke Valley to celebrate it.
First of all - when is the Chinese New Year? (January 24th)
Q & A
[super=01-Pearl Fu/Local Colors Program Specialist;]

You've been planning a special celebration - tell us about that.
It includes a unique fashion show... Tell us about that - and about what you and our model - are wearing...

[super=07-Rebecca Chang]
Tell us when and where all of this takes place...
Denise: Steve Pardon will have much more with Pearl on News 7 Mornin' this week. Pearl, thanks for joining us this morning...
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For some troubled students, detention.. suspension.. even expulsion is not enough to get them to straighten up.

They require something a little more.. and starting this week, Campbell County will provide it with the opening of the state's first daytime boot camp for teenagers.
Steve Smallshaw takes us on base in this week's "Virginia Profile".
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((SGT. THOMAS BROWN/BOOT CAMP DIRECTOR: WE'RE NOT A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, THIS IS NOT PUNITIVE ACTION. IT IS JUST TO GIVE THEM DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.))
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Sgt. Thomas Brown spent 21 years in the Army County.. now he's putting all that experience to work as the director of Campbell County's new boot camp for troubled teens.
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((STARTING BACK DOWN THIS WAY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BUILDING THERE'LL BE A SANDPIT..))
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Starting Monday, this vacant lot will be turned into a makeshift drill field.. and for the next four months, 21 teenagers will find themselves in Sgt. Brown's Army.
They'll wear military uniforms, stand in formation, take classes and perform physical tests.. much like an Army recruit going through basic training.
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((EBONY SCOTT/DRILL INSTRUCTOR: THEY CAN EXPECT LONG DAYS AND LONG NIGHTS.. DRILL INSTRUCTORS IN THEIR FACE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T COME TO THE PROGRAM EXPECTING A WHOLE LOT.))
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In a sense, this is basic life training for many of the teens.. they're here because they've had problems in school and their parents or administrators have decided it's time they learned some discipline.
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The image of the tough-as-nails, in-your-face drill instructor will be one these kids will come to know very well.
The instructors say it's not so much about scaring them straight.. but more about getting them to sit up and listen.
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((SGT. RALPH SITES/DRILL INSTRUCTOR: A LOT OF TIMES IF THEY DON'T GET THE DISCIPLINE THEY NEED THEY USUALLY END UP IN THE COURT SYSTEM AND GO FROM JUVENILE DETENTION HOME AND END UP IN JAIL WHEN THEY TURN 18. AND THAT'S WHY THIS PROGRAM WILL WORK, I THINK, TO TRY TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.))
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((SCOTT: HOPEFULLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE KIDS TO SEE IS LIFE IS NOT ABOUT LIVING.. SOME PEOPLE SAY LIVE FROM DAY TO DAY.. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME GOALS IN LIFE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTILLING A WHOLE LOT OF THAT IN THEM TOO.))
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Goal one will be surviving the program... after that, instructors hope, everything else will seem easy.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Campbell County.))

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In the city where they're buried...On the day after they're officially honored in Virginia - hundreds gathered in Lexington to commemorate Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Justin McLeod has more.
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[SUPER=01-Dorren Greene/Re-enactor; :16]
[SUPER=01-Paige Greene/Descendant of Veteran; :38]
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[OUT Q=Justin McLeod, News 7, Lexington]
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Lexington this weekend looked more like a page out of a history book.
Hundreds of Civil War re-enactors dressed up in period costumes to honor the lives our civil war veterans.
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((DOREEN GREENE/REENACTOR: I DON'T THINK THERE IS ENOUGH RESPECT FOR A LOT OF OUR SOLDIERS. AND I THINK THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN SHOW THEM THAT WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID FOR US.))
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To show that appreciation, Lexington held a memorial service and then a parade through downtown to the gates of VMI.

For many, its a day to honor Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
But for some, this celebration is more personal.
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((PAIGE GREENE: MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE WAR SO ITS KINDA SORT OF A TRIBUTE TO HIM.))
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THIS DAY IS MORE THAN JUST ABOUT DRESSING UP AND PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE WAR. THE OLDER GENERATION WANTS TO THE YOUNGER ONES TO REALIZE THE SACRIFICE AND CAUSE THESE MEN AND WOMEN FOUGHT FOR.))
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One school teacher wanted a better understanding of that sacrifice.
She recently moved to the area and plans to take what she learned here back to the classroom.
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((PRISCILLA KMETZ/TEACHER: WE TEACH THE PAST AND HOW IT APPLY TO TODAY, WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. I FIND IT VERY INFLUENTIAL TO BRING BACK TO MY CLASSROOM.))
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And there's a lot to learn.
Many know Jackson and Lee's contributions to the Lexington area.
What many people don't realize is what effect the civil war had on this area.
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((BRANDON DORSEY/ORGANIZER: LEXINGTON SUFFERED PRETTY BAD IN THIS WAR. I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW HOW BAD THIS TOWN WAS RANSACKED.))
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((NAT SOUND OF DRUMS 22:56:26)) Organizers hope to drum up enough support to keep this celebration going year after year. After all its a picture perfect day (shot of woman taking picture) that would look good in any history book. Justin McLeod, News 7, Lexington.))