WDBJ 7 morning news for 12/11/01

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In the news this morning--
Afghanistan's eastern alliance has declared a cease-fire after a fierce battle with al-Qaida troops.
The alliance's defense chief agreed to the truce after retreating al-Qaida forces said they were willing to discuss terms of a surrender.
In the past, forces loyal to Osama bin Laden have vowed to fight to the death.
Meanwhile, today marks the three- month anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
And a tape that U-S officials say proves Osama bin Laden is responsible for the attacks could be released as early as tomorrow.
Jim Acosta joins us now from Washington with the latest.
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((TODAY, PRESIDENT BUSH LEADS THE WORLD IN MARKING THE THREE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ... TO NEW YORK ... TO THE ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE, EVENTS HONORING THE PEOPLE WHO DIED WILL BEGIN AT 8:46 THIS MORNING -- THE EXACT TIME THE FIRST PLANE HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.
MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES ARE TAKING PART IN THE REMEMBRANCE.

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A VIDEOTAPE THAT U.S. OFFICIALS SAY PROVES OSAMA BIN LADEN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACKS ... COULD BE RELEASED AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY.
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS THE VIDEO WAS SHOT DURING A DINNER BIN LADEN ATTENDED BACK IN NOVEMBER.

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"Anyone who sees this tape will know that not only is he guilty of incredible murder, but he has no conscience and no soul....that he represents the worst of civilization..."
THE WHITE HOUSE IS STILL REVIEWING THE TAPE ... TO MAKE SURE A PUBLIC AIRING WOULD NOT HAMPER INTELLIGENCE GATHERING.

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IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN, TRIBAL FORCES CLAIM AL-QAIDA FIGHTERS HAVE ABANDONED THEIR TORA BORA CAVE COMPOUND ... AND HAVE NOW RETREATED TO THE PAKISTANI BORDER.
OPPOSITION TROOPS SAY U.S. SOLDIERS HAVE ALSO MADE QUICK RAIDS ON KEY AL-QAIDA POSITIONS.
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Law enforcement officials are calling it one of the biggest smuggling operations in history.
And it appears to have operated on America's highways.
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BROKEN-UP WHAT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING OPERATIONS IN U.S. HISTORY.
IN PHOENIX AND LOS ANGELES, AGENTS RAIDED THE OFFICES OF GOLDEN STATE TRANSPORTATION A BUS COMPANY ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY TRANSPORTING IMMIGRANTS FROM THE MEXICO BORDER TO VARIOUS CITIES IN THE WEST.

-SOT-JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTY. GENERAL
We estimate the company illegally transported from 50 to 300 migrants a day to destinations in the u.s.
ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT, IMMIGRANTS WHO HAD ALREADY SNUCK ACROSS THE BORDER WOULD HIDE OUT, UNTIL THE COULD BOARD THE BUSSES, USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

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The indictment describes how golden gate transportation routinely permitted migrant smugglers to purchase large blocks of tickets in advance scheduled bus departures and arrivals late at night and modified routes to prevent detection by law enforcement officials.
THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THAT GOLDEN STATE, WHICH IS PARTLY OWNED BY A SUBSIDIARY OF GREYHOUND, MADE A GREAT DEAL OF ITS MONEY IN THE ILLEGAL OPERATION.
-STAND-UP-MANUEL GALLEGUS ON CAM 12;54 here at the goden state bus office in downtown los angeles after the investigators were here the doors were locked and the managers didn t want to talk.
SOME LEGITIMATE PASSENGERS, WHO HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, WERE STILL ABLE TO MAKE THEIR TRIPS. BUT 32 BUS EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE COMPANY PRESIDENT FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES. MANUEL GALLEGUS CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES

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A man who helped protest against the U-S attacks in Afghanistan has been found guilty of protesting without a permit. John Payden Travers broke the Lynchburg ordinance that says groups of five or more must get a permit before holding a rally.
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Jack Payden-Travers was cited for helping organize this anti-war demonstration on November 9th.
He was found guilty yesterday and fined fifty dollars.. but his lawyer says the law is unconstitutional.
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((DAVID BAUGH/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: THE WAY THE LYNCHBURG CITY ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, ANY TIME FIVE PEOPLE AGREE TO MEET IN THE STREETS TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING, IF THEY PRE-PLAN IT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY WITH FREE SPEECH, YOU HAVE TO GET A PERMIT TO MEET TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.))
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The peace activists say they're being targeted because of their opposition to the war in Afghanistan.
City officials say "no" group has ever been denied a permit because of its message.
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[VOB-Baby-Henry]

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The little boy we've come to know as Baby Henry will turn two next month.
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Henry is the Radford toddler born without an immune system and in need of a bone marrow transplant.... A CLOSE marrow match has been found-- but his parents are holding out hope that a PERFECT match can be found to increase his chance of survival. In the meantime-- two shots a day are keeping him alive.
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((TWO SHOTS....A NORMAL CHILD WOULD IN A YEAR.))
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A bone marrow drive is scheduled for tomorrow at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center from eleven am to five pm...
The test costs about 85- dollars. But the Moores say they have enough donations, that if anyone would like to be tested and can not afford to, they can cover the cost.
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[6-Henry-Budget]

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Henry County finds itself 285 thousand dollars short, with five months left in its fiscal year.
Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors found a way to come up with money... but the end result won't be pretty.
As Jennifer Miele reports, money may be moving out, but two new supervisors are moving in.
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[SUPER=01-Mike Seidle/Board Chairman; :10 QUICK!]
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(( Henry County is a quarter of a million bucks in the hole.
Money from the general fund will have to cover it for now. But that money is drying up quickly.
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((WE ALWAYS OPERATE TIGHT, BUT IT'S SQUEAKY NOW, IT'S VERY TIGHT.)) [RUNS05]
Left to deal with the economic woes are two new young guns ready to fire come January -- David Davis and Jim Adams.
Davis spends his days at Bassett Furniture as Assistant Director of Engineering.
Adams will double as a yarn procurement manager at V-F Imagewar until the plant closes next summer.
Neither has job security -- that's why both want to play a part in decision making.
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((DAVID DAVIS: HENRY COUNTY WILL BOUNCE BACK I BELIEVE THAT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A LOT OF INPUT.)) [RUNS06]
The 285 thousand dollar budget deficit doesn't include the 425 thousand dollar school board deficit.
Adams says it's time to tighten the belt.
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((JIM ADAMS: HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT MONEY IS SPENT FIND PROGRAMS THAT NEED ADJUSTMENTS, I THINK WE ALL COULD SEE THAT COMING.)) [RUNS09]
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((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: WHAT NOBODY COULD HAVE SEEN COMING IS LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR A JOB RIGHT NOW... AND IF YOU ARE USING THE INTERNET TO DO THAT, YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE MUCH LUCK BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FEW JOBS LISTED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. THAT'S WHY EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD PLANS TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. JM NEWS 7. )) [RUNS19]))

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Norfolk Southern says it will no longer run trains over the legendary Saluda Grade in North Carolina.
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On one of its last runs, steam locomotive number six-eleven showed off its power by hauling an excursion train up the grade.
The three mile stretch of track has been the scene of many serious wrecks over the years.
It's rated a four-point-seven percent grade.
Among railroad workers, a THREE percent grade is considered brutal.
Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay says Saluda Grade is being taken out of service, because traffic patterns have changed.
However, she says the tracks will be maintained, in case the line is ever needed again.
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[Armey]

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Sources say House Majority leader Dick Armey may retire soon.
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They say Armey notified House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republicans that he may NOT seek a 10th term in 2002.
Armey is the second- ranking G-O-P leader, who's been a major advocate of tax cuts and smaller government.
He's said to believe this may be a good time to retire because Republicans are in control of the House and there's a Republican President.
Armey must decide by January second, the filing deadline for next year's election.
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[11Warner]

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Governor- Elect Mark Warner has picked a government insider instead of a political player to be his new chief of staff.
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Yesterday, Warner named Virginia Retirement System director and 23 year state government veteran Bill Leighty (LITE-ee) to the top post in his administration.
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((MARK WARNER/GOVERNOR-ELECT: THE HIGH RESPECT HE'S HELD IN BY PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF STATE GOVERNMENT. THE FACT THAT HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.))
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Reporters made sure the man who had served under both Republican and Democratic governors voted for Warner, and shares his views.
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((BILL LEIGHTY/WARNER CHIEF OF STAFF: I SHARE EVERY COMMITMENT HE'S EVER MADE. MARK WARNER: EXCEPT THE COMMITMENT I MADE TO MY WIFE. HAHAHA.))08
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Leighty is Warner's second staff announcement.
He named a finance secretary two weeks ago.
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[11JLARC]

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WHERE killers commit their crimes in Virginia makes the biggest difference in whether they are sent to the death chamber.
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That's the top finding of a year-long study by Virginia's watchdog agency, the Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission.
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But lawmakers on the committee say they're surprised and pleased to see that since 1995, race has played NO factor in who's sentenced to death.
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((DEL. DWIGHT JONES/D-RICHMOND: I GUESS IT REALLY HELPS TO SEE THESE NUMBERS AT IT RELATES TO RACIAL PROFILING... ISSUES ARE NOT PRESENT. AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.))
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((SEN. TOMMY NORMENT/R-WILLIAMSBURG: I WOULD THINK THAT THAT IS A WONDERFUL STORY TO TELL ALL VIRGINIANS BECAUSE IT REMINDS US THAT THE LAWS ARE BEING EQUALLY APPLIED AND WE ARE NOT BACK IN SOME ARCANE AREA. I DON'T FIND THE REPORT TROUBLING AT ALL. I FIND IT REASSURING.))
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The report says who gets the death penalty really depends on who the local elected prosecutor is, and how he interprets the local constituents' views on the matter.
Some lawmakers think that's too arbitrary.
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((DEL. FRANK HARGROVE/R-HANOVER CO.: I THINK IT OPENS A DIALOGUE THAT I HOPE IN COMING YEARS OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES OR OTHER MEMBERS WILL SEE FIT TO ABOLISH THIS PENALTY.))
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The report did NOT try to evaluate whether an innocent person has ever been executed in Virginia.
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[11Monty-Remains]

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Blacksburg Police are confident their longest running open case is coming to a close.
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In January of 19-79, Virginia Tech student Jan (Sheckley) Schoechle went for a walk and disappeared.
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Police now believe the 23-year-old's remains have been found. Earlier this month, a hunter came across human bones and part of a skull in a wooded area of Montgomery County. At the time, Police Chief William Brown was a lieutenant with the department.
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((WILLIAM BROWN/CHIEF BLACKSBURG POLICE DEPT.; I CAN REMEMBER US CALLING IN THE HELICOPTER FROM STATE POLICE AND WE HAD PEOPLE OVER THE TOP OF THE AREA WHERE WE BELIEVED THAT HE WENT INTO AND HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE GROUND THAT JUST WALKED THROUGH LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF HIM.))
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Case documents describe (Sheckley) Schoechle as devoutly religious and a serious student who was taking antidepressants at the time of his disappearance. Authorities are still waiting for a positive identification from the medical examiner and information on the cause of death.
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[Marketwatch]

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In business news, Fed watchers say that facing recession and soaring unemployment figures, Alan Greenspan and his colleagues will likely cut interest rates again today.
Trish Regan has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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All eyes are on Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve Today. The Fed is expected to announce another interest rate cute the 11th cut in 12 months. Most economists expect a < point reduction that would bring rate, which are already near a 40-year low, down to 1.75 percent. One argument for the rate cutNovember's Jobless rate of 5.7 percent That was the highest level in six years. Investors are hoping for a better session today after yesterday's losses.

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The Dow closed down 128 points... the NASDAQ was off 29.

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In the tech sector, fiber optics stocks like Nortel and Juniper will be watched closely after falling hard yesterday on news of a dismal sales forecast form JDS Uniphase.

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Watch shares of Calpine today the energy company was down graded by Morgan Stanley This after an article in the New York Times outlines numerous similarities between Calpin and Enron, which recently File for bankruptcy.

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Finally, in a blow to former initial public offerings and other firms that have seen their prices fall below one-dollar per share the NASDAQ plans to reinstate the required minimum share price rule that had been suspended after the September 11th attacks. A NASDAQ spokesperson says the "one-dollar minimum" rule will go back into effect on January 2nd. An informal survey of NASDAQ listings shows about 230 companies trading under one-dollar per share as of Friday.

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For more Market news log onto CBS MARKETWATCH.com

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I'm Trish Regan at CBS Marketwatch Headquarters in San Francisco))

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[11Henry-Budget]

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Two new supervisors are ready to take office in Henry County... and both say they are ready to deal with one of the area's worst economic crises.
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David Davis spends his days at Bassett Furniture as Assistant Director of Engineering.
Jim Adams will double as a yarn procurement manager at V-F Imagewear until the plant closes next summer.
Neither has job security -- that's why both want to play a part in decision making.
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((DAVID DAVIS: IT'S A GLOBAL ECONOMY. WE'RE ALL SUFFERING A LITTLE BIT, BUT I TELL PEOPLE THAT ALL THE TIME...WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.)) [BUTT BUTT] ((JIM ADAMS: A PERSON HAS TO THINKA BOUT THAT EVEN WHEN THEY SEEK AN OFFICE THIS IS NOT A HAND THAT WAS DEALT ALL OF A SUDDEN.))
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Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors voted to remove a quarter of a million dollars from the county's general fund to compensate for a budget shortfall.
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[11School-Board]

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Local school boards are looking for more money.
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Yesterday, members of Roanoke City, Roanoke County and Botetourt County school boards met with several lawmakers to talk about funding. They say they're not getting the money from the state they need to hire and keep the best employees.
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((WAYNE HARRIS/ROANOKE SUPERINTENDENT: BEGIN WITH COMPETATIVE SALERIES FOR EMPLOYEES. WE'RE ALL FIGHTING TO HAVE THE BEST TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN EVERY CLASS AND WE HAVE TO BE COMPETATIVE IN ALL OUR SALARIES SO, I'M FIRST CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT FUNDING IS ADEQUATE FOR SALARIES.)) [BUTT BUTT BUTT]
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((DELEGATE MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER: IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY, IT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN. BUT WE CAN FIND THE MONEY TO DO THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE.))
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The meeting was the first between lawmakers and school board members to help localities explore their funding options.

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A man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife entered a guilty plea in Franklin County in connection with the case.
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Roanoke businessman David John (News) Neuhs plead guilty yesterday to a charge of interference with a witness. His 12 month sentence was suspended on the condition that Neuhs have no contact with his wife... Neuhs is only allowed in Franklin County to visit his parents.. The murder for hire plot was foiled in April, when the alleged hit man's fianc� told Neuhs' wife about it.
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[11220-Ax]

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Charges are still pending against the driver who collided head- on with a family in Roanoke.
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Police say 60- year old Carol McKenna drove the wrong way on Interstate 581 Sunday night- before crashing near Elm Avenue.
39-year-old Anthony Early, his wife, Yvonne, and their two children, ages 7 and 10, were taken to the hospital. None of their injuries is life-threatening. Police say they still don't know how McKenna got into the northbound lanes-- heading south. They're asking anyone who may have seen a car travelling on 581 in the wrong direction, around seven pm, to give them a call.
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[11FVB-Tree]

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A local bank is adding a patriotic theme to its holiday display.
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Patriotic ornaments, ribbons, even military figurines join traditional holiday fare on this tree at First Virginia Bank on Jefferson Street.
Hats from Roanoke Police and Fire personnel are an added display.
Bank workers say they wanted to decorate for the holidays, while showing support for the armed forces.
Yesterday, members of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force presented the bank with hats from each of their branches to show appreciation for the tree. (------------)