WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 07/31/96

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Coming up on News 7-
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Is Richard Jewell a suspect in the Atlanta bombing or not? The latest as this story develops.
The man charged with murdering a Vinton family appears in court-
Keith Humphry has a report from South Carolina.
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Plus Playskool recalls some plastic infant carriers. We'll tell you which ones.
News 7 is next.

Newsbreak

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Good evening.
The prime suspect in the murders of a Vinton family was in court today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Spartanburg, SC;

Earl Bramblett was arrested in South Carolina and is being held without bond.
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA;

Investigators say they are less suspicious of Olympic bombing suspect Richard Jewell .
Federal agents spent eleven hours searching his home today looking for evidence to link Jewell to the crime.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

And Valley View patrons respond to a court decision about the mall's security officers.
We'll have details.
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Join us for News 7 at eleven.

Bramblett

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The main suspect in the murders of a Vinton family two years ago faced formal charges for the first time today.
Earl Conrad Bramblett is behind bars in South Carolina tonight accused of the 1994 murders of four members of the Hodges family.
Keith Humphry has more from Spartanburg.
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Valley-View

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A Roanoke man's skirmish with a Valley View Mall security official led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to call for a boycot.
Today, both the shopper and the security guard faced each other in court.
Kimberly McBroom has the story.
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(( In early June, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference accused Valley View Mall of discriminating against blacks.
They made a public example of a confrontation between 25- year- old Robert Manns and Valley View's security chief, John Rutledge.
Manns filed assault charges-- accusing Rutledge of shoving him.
In turn, Rutledge charged Manns with trespassing, saying he refused to leave the mall when he was asked to.
Testimony revealed Manns left the mall-- then came back.
A judge has ruled Manns was guilty of trespassing, but did NOT enter a conviction of record.
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((GERALD TEASTER/PROSECUTOR: EVENTUALLY HE LEFT AND IT WASN'T A MATTER OF HAVING HIM PHYSICALLY TAKEN AWAY AND I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY HE DID NOT GIVE HIM THE CONVICTION.))
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((MELVIN HILL/MANN'S ATTORNEY: BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHICH WAS ANSWERED IN OUR FAVOR IS DO YOU WANT TO CONVICT SOMEONE BASED ON THOSE SET OF FACTORS. HE CHOSE NOT TO AND WE'RE HAPPY WITH THAT.))
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Meanwhile, Rutledge was found Not Guilty of assaulting Manns-- with the evidence failing to prove any intent to cause harm.
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((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: AFTER ALL THE ATTENTION THIS CASE HAS RECEIVED, WE DECIDED TO TALK TO SOME FOLKS WHO SHOP AND WORK AT VALLEY VIEW MALL TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIKE. ))
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((ROBYN MCNEAL/VALLEY VIEW SHOPPER: YOU CAN BE WALKING AROUND THE MALL AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT-- YOU JUST WALKING WITH YOUR FRIENDS, AND THEY'LL SWEAR UP AND DOWN YOU'RE TRYING TO STEAL SOMETHING AND THEN THEY'LL FOLLOW YOU ALL AROUND THE STORES LIKE YOU'RE A THIEF. ))
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((HAYWARD STATUM/VALLEY VIEW SHOPPER: MY SON AND I COME OUT HERE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES AND SHOP, AND WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE AT ALL.))
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((WENDY SCHAEFFER/SPENCER GIFTS: EVERYBODY AROUND HERE'S REAL COOL. EVERYBODY AROUND HERE IS REAL LAID BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS.))
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Schaeffer says she hasn't noticed any change in business since the S-C-L-C called for the boycott.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

Olympics

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The investigation of an Atlanta security guard goes on, despite earlier word that interest in the bombing suspect was diminishing.
Federal agents searched a cabin tonight- Residents say Richard Jewell had rented the cabin before moving go Atlanta in May.
As Manuel Gallegus reports, they're looking for possible evidence in the Olympic Park Bombing.
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((Jewell who was thought of as a hero is now receiving a lot unwanted publicity. The FBI showed up this morning, armed with a search warrant, and waded through the sea of reporters and photographers to get to Jewell's front door. Other residents of the building were asked to leave, and they did. Jewell offered no resistance, and in fact spent most of the day waiting around on the steps outside his apartment.
DAVID TUBBS/FBI: THE SEARCH DOESN'T INDICATE THAT MR. JEWELL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME.
Authorities still won't say on the record that Jewell is a suspect. but they wouldn't have spent the day at his home if they weren't interested in him for something. Jewell was working as a security guard at Centennial Park the night of the bombing. He was hailed as a hero for alerting police to the presence of the knapsack that held the deadly explosive. but now that investigators think he may have put it there, his home has been searched, his pick-up truck has been towed away, and federal agents have removed boxes of his possessions for analysis. For the neighbors, it's all great theater.
MANUEL GALLEGUS: DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT THE COMPANY THAT JEWELL WAS SCREENED BY SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE FBI, WHEN HE WAS HIRED AS A GUARD FOR CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK. MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS, ATLANTA.))

Jewell

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An Atlanta newspaper says Richard Jewell is a Danville native.
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SUPER=03-Atlanta;

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the 33-year old was born in Danville around 1962.
He reportedly moved to Georgia about seven years later.
The only other information given was that his mother's name is Barbara and his father is deceased.
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L'burg-Shooting

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For a short time this morning Lynchburg Police were searching for a man who allegedly shot a woman in her home.
But now it is believed the triggerman may have been the victims's MOTHER.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg;

42-year old Emma Jean Davis was led away in handcuffs after police charged her with shooting her 26-year old daughter, Tara Kim.
Commander Earl Burnette says the 9-1-1 call that police received said Kim was shot after a burglar entered her house.
But soon after officers arrived at the Augusta Avenue home, a different picture emerged.
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((BURNETTE: THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY RIGHT NOW IS DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, IS THAT THINGS DIDN'T ADD UP AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE CHARGE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THAT WE FOUND AT THE SCENE.))
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Neighbors say Kim and Davis had lived on their street for roughly six months.
Kim's two daughters also lived there.
They were not hurt.
Lynchburg General Hospital says Kim is in serious condition after surgery.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
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When News 7 at 11 returns, the President says he WILL sign a bill that will end welfare as we know,
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And as rough weather continues to slow down retrival efforts on the downed T-W-A crash, investigators examine large pieces of the wreckage.
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TWA-Crash

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Heavy rain and choppy seas slowed the TWA Crash search.
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Navy divers were kept out of the water and the search was suspended.
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Over the past two days several large sections were pulled from the water- including a cargo bin and a row of passenger seats- but still no definite evidence of a bomb.
Divers did retrieve more victims from the wreckage- 13 more bodies were brought to shore overnight.
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Terrorism-Bill

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A crackdown on terrorism could be on the way.
A top White House official say lawmakers have agreed on a package of Anti-Terrorism measures.
It would include expanded wiretapping, tighter airport security and would allow the prosecution of suspected terrorists under federal racketeering laws.

Welfare

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Welfare could end as a way of life for the poor.
The House approved a final version of the welfare bill that requires recipients to work after two years.
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President Clinton says the bill isn't perfect, but he will sign it.
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((THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE WE HAVE OF COMPLETING WORK TO END WELFARE AS WE KNOW IT.)) 20:06:09 ((THERE'S NOT A DIME'S DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BILL HE TALKED ABOUT TODAY THAN THE ONE HE VETOED A FEW MONTHS BACK. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IT'S 97 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.))
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The bill will save taxpayers more than 50 billion dollars over six years.

Mason-Dixon

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Are Virginians ready to support a Democrat for the presidency?
The latest News- 7 Mason Dixon Poll says... maybe.
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President Clinton trails Republican Bob Dole by just two percentage points-- with ten percent of voters still undecided.
SUPER=@File;

Ross Perot's independent candidacy seems to have little chance of gaining steam in the Commonwealth.
BUT when you toss him into the mix Dole's lead over Clinton gets even slimmer.
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SS=HOLD

The poll DOES show that Dole would widen the gap here if he picked up Colin Powell as a running mate.
Statewide, 39-percent of voters said they would be "more likely" to vote for Dole if Powell was on the ticket.

Obremski

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He was charged with nearly a dozen felonies- and accused of striking fear in little girls.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke/May 10;

Michael Obremski was arrested in May for making threatening telephone calls to girls ranging in age from 8 to 18.
Today he pleaded no contest in Roanoke County circuit court to 11 charges.
They include threatening to abduct, taking indecent liberties with a minor and making an obscene phone call.
Obremski will be sentenced in late September.
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Bank-Robbery

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It did not take authorities long to arrest the man they suspect robbed a Danville bank this morning at gunpoint.
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SUPER=03-Danville;

It happened around 9-30 at the First Virginia Bank-Piedmont on Westover Drive.
21-year old Phillip Andre Jennings of Axton was arrested less than an hour later when authorities spotted his car in the Axton community.
The F-B-I is expected to prosecute the case.
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Still to come on News 7 at 11, Playskool recalls a potentially dangerous child carrier,
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And from Richmond, we'll see how the city is preparing as the Sons of the Confederacy return to the capitol.
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Recall

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Playskool is recalling thousands of infant carriers because children may fall out of them.
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Pinnacle
The product is called the Fold N' Travel Carrier.
Playskool says it's received reports of infants tumbling out of the carriers, including seven cases of babies who suffered serious head injuries.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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The Fold 'N' Travel carriers can be adjusted for use as a rocker, feeder or sleeper, and they fold up for storage.
If you have one return it to Playskool or the store for a refund.

Lex-Retirement

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Some Lexington residents are ready to open a NEW retirement community in their area.
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They have the land... but not the money.
Retirement community organizers say they are in desperate need of an affordable retirement community to prevent senior citizens from leaving.
The Bartenstein family donated 85 acres of the Sunnyside Farm earlier this year.
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((THEY WANTED SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN WITH THIS INCREDIBLE PIECE OF LAND AND WE STARTED TALKING TO THEM ABOUT A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AND WE FELT THAT WE WOULD BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE LAND AND SERVE A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT WAS JUST A COMBINATION THAT WENT TOGETHER.))
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The dream has been in the making for ten years.
Herrick says they hope to construct 60 units within the next few years... but first they must get donations to pay for it.
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S-Score

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And look who showed up at the Brickyard yesterday. Dale Earnhardt walked and waving under his own power despite the broken collarbone and sterum.
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S-Brick

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Four hours of open practice was the the order of the day at Indianapolis yesterday afternoon as the Winston Cup boys
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limbered up for the first round of qualifying.
Mark Martin and Rick Mast had two of the fastest practice times of the day, but this was the man grabbing most of the attention.
Dale Earnhardt was walking and talking and waving to the crowd despite his broken clavicle and sternum.
Mike Skinner practiced the Richard Childress owned Goodwrench Chevy yesterday but Dale plans to at least start Saturday's race.
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S-Sabo

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Cincinnati Reds star Chris Sabo has been suspended for seven games without pay and fined $25 thousand dollars by the national league for using an illegal bat on Monday night.
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The Reds infielder was caught using a corked bat on Monday night THAT HE SAYS wasn't his
The bat reportedly belonged to teammate Hal Morris, but it's Sabo who much now pay the price.
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The Players union is appealing so, Sabo is free to play until a ruling is made.

S-Reds

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The Cincinnati Reds knocked the Astros out of first place last night with a 10-to-nothing win.
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The streaking Reds have now eight of their last ten games and they were smoking yesterday.
Joe Oliver hits this solo homer in the fourth inning to deep left field to give Cincinnati a 3-to-nothing lead.
Then in 8th, Barry Larkin hit his 17th homer of the year. The two run shot to left field gave the Reds a 10-to-nothing cushion and that's how it ended, as
John Smiley pitched a SUPER=35-Houston/0/Cincinnati/10;
complete game four hit shutout, striking out Randy Knorr to the end the game.
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S-Cubs

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The New York Yankees acquired slugging first baseman Cecil Fielder from the Detroit Tigers last night for disgruntled outfielder Ruben Sierra and minor-league pitching prospect Matt Drews.
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In Chicago yesterday afternoon, Bill Cosby threw out the first pitch and then the Cubs threw away the Giants.
The Cubs got the eventual game winner in the bottom of the fourth on this bloop single by Scott Servais that plates Sammy Sosa.
SUPER=35-San Francisco/1/Chicago/4;

The Cubs beat the Giants by a 4-to-1 count.
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S-A's

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SUPER=03-Arlington, TX/Yankees vs. Rangers; :00

A history making night at the Park in Arlington as Juna Gonzalez hit his 15th homer in the month of July. Joe Dimaggio set the mark in 1937, and Hank Greenburg and Joe Adcock are the only two other players to accomplish the feat. They did it in 1956.
Gonzalez's homer traveled 415 feet.
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S-Cowboys

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Preseason training camp action continued across the NFL yesterday and they had a few interesting moments in the Cowboys camp.
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The Cowboys welcomed the always well behaved Raiders to Austin, Texas for a little scrimmage action, and a couple of the guys thought someone said a little skirmish action!!
The big sweaty lineman slapped each other around, then rolled on the ground, and then got out of breath and went back to the huddle.
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Sports Tease

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Still to come tonight, Steve Mason checks in from the Homestead,
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where the ACC coaches and players are gearing for the upcoming football season. We'll hear from Tiki, Warrick, Bobby and George right after this.
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S-ACC

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The ACC football coaches and players have been hanging out at Homestead this week, and Steve Mason says when they haven't been dodging maids they've been discussing a changing of the guard within the conference.
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((The media hoped to uncover the storylines for the 1996 football season.
But it was a Homestead employee, not a reporter who got up close and personal with at least one coach. ((PAUL GOLDSMITH/DUKE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH:)) ((STEVE MASON:))
Virginia's Mike Groh is just 1 of 7 ACC quarterbacks lost to either graduation or exhausted eligibility.
Both Warrick Dunn of Florida State and UVa's Tiki Barber are heisman trophy front runners and lead the best ACC class of runners ever. ((TIKI BARBER/UVA RUNNING BACK:)) ((WARRICK DUNN/FLORIDA STATE RUNNING BACK:))
Clemson's Raymond priester has also been mention in th Heisman hunt and you can't forget about North Carolina's Leon Johnson, Georgia Tech's CJ Williams, and NC State's Tremayne Stephens. ((:))
Their success will depend on some young offensive lines throughout the conference, that story, In our next ACC report. At the Homestead, Steve Mason, News 7 sports.))
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Confederacy

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The Sons of Confederate Veterans have been honoring their fathers' fight to secede from the Union for one hundred years.
Today, a vibrant national organization descended on the same Richmond hotel that hosted the first meeting in 1896.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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It's theme is our state song -- mothballed by some, revered by others. This centennial convention carries the Sons of Confederate Veterans "back to Old Virginny."
A century ago, they adjourned from the sumptuous Jefferson Hotel to lay the cornerstone for Jefferson Davis's monument.
Sunday, over a thousand are expected to parade past Davis, Lee, and Jackson on Richmond's Monument Avenue.
That march will NOT pass the avenue's newest statue -- African American Arthur Ashe.
But the Sons are working on minority issues.
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((BARTON CAMPBELL/CENTENNIAL CHAIRMAN: WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL SOUTHERNERS -- BLACK AND WHITE, INDIAN, HISPANIC, AND WHATEVER THAT TOOK PART IN THE WAR.))
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((J.E.B. STUART IV/GREAT-GRANDSON OF GENERAL: BE PROUD OF IT. THERE WAS A SERIOUS CONFLICT. A SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION THAT WAS RESOLVED. OUR COUNTRY IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT WE SHOULDN'T FORGET OUR OWN ROOTS, OUR OWN HERITAGE, AND THE BRAVE DEEDS THAT WERE PERFORMED.))
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But along with the history and ancestor worship, there's an irreverent underbelly.
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((100 YEARS INTO THE SCV'S HISTORY, THIS CONVENTION STILL EXPECTS A HANDFUL OF ACTUAL SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO ATTEND. AND YES, THE LAST KNOWN LIVING RUNS=:15)) CONFEDERATE WIDOW IS FLYING IN FROM ALABAMA. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))