WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/24/99

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Coming up-
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Big news for Hokie Athletics. We'll tell you about a BIG proposal for the Hokies-
A popular pool toy, a baby carrier and a star wars toy- are all recalled.
Plus if you don't succeed try again- we'll meet one Miss Virginia contestant doing just that.
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News 7 is next.
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((WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF BECOMING PART OF THE BIG EAST- A PRESTIGIOUS CONFERENCE IN aMERICA.))
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The Hokies get a BIG invitation to join the Big East.
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[Tech-Big East]

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Virginia Tech is on the verge of becoming a full time member of the Big East Conference after nearly a decade in waiting.
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While several issues between Tech and conference need to be resolved before an official decision, the Hokies are excited about the positives of the pending partnership.
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((JIM WEAVER/VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:))
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Mike Stevens will have more on the Big East Invite, in News 7 Sports.

[Serial-Killer]

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The FBI's released another photograph of suspected killer Rafael Rasendez Ramirez.
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It is a three year old mug shot of Ramirez- The sightings of the alleged killer who rides trains- have brought 11-hundred calls to the FBI.
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The Louisville homeless shelter is where Resendez Ramirez was possibly spotted just last weekend- but he disappeared.
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((AL CRUZ/FBI AGENT: HE CAN COVER GREAT DISTANCES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.))
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Today searchers scoured El Paso's railyards- in the border area where the Mexican drifter has relatives.
FBI agents say Rasendez Ramirez may have been seen there.
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The FBI Has also set up a hotline. The number is 1-800 889-8161.
The FBI is also offering a 50 thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest.
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[Woodson]

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A Roanoke judge today convicted one of the students who thought it would be a good joke to make a bomb threat at school... after the Columbine shootings.
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Only Jason Woodson wasn't your typical "call-in the-threat" kind of bomber.
He wasn't a BOMBER at all.
In Juvenile Court today Spanish Teacher Leslie Cleveland testified the incident with Woodson came on the heels of an earlier bomb scare the same day.
She was returning to her classroom with the students, when Woodson asked her: "Has your room blown up, yet?" She indicated it had NOT, and then- -by HER account, Woodson said: "Well, it's going to."
Woodson denies making the second remark.
An hour later the building was evacuated a second time.
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Judge Joe Clarke concluded Woodson was suggesting he had some control over the situation and so the judge said the 16-year old was guilty of making a bomb threat. That's a felony.
The judge postponed a decision on punishment... for two months.
[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

[Kosovo-Refugees]

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Just weeks ago, they were crammed 100 to a tent in refugee camps in Macedonia.
Tonight, two refugee families from Kosovo are at their new homes in Martinsville.
But as Marya Jones reports, they haven't left the memories of violence or their dreams of returning home behind.
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(( Even as Kemail Bela sits in his Martinsville living room, his thoughts are in Kosovo.
He's haunted by two women he and his children saw shot there by Serbs. [NATSOUND: BELA TALKING from 1:06:19]
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((HE MANAGED TO CARRY THOSE TWO FEMALES WITH ONE OF HIS FRIENDS ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR 13 HOURS. AND ONE OF THOSE FEMALES WAS PREGNANT. AND BY THE TIME THEY MADE IT TO THE MACEDONIAN BORDER, SHE DIED.))
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But getting over the nightmares is just the first obstacle for the Bela family.
All 7 of the children are malnourished from living in camps.
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Their doctor -- a Kosovo refugee himself -- says 9-year-old Albana broke her arm playing last weekend ...because her bones were weakened by rickets.
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((DR. XAJE HASANAJ: ALL THE SERBIAN AGGRESSION HAS AFFECTED MOSTLY THE CHILDREN. ))
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The Belas also have to learn English.
They want their children to go to school here.
And they hope to eventually find jobs.
Kemail Bela was a teacher in Kosovo. [1:22:23 - :32] ((DR. XAJE HASANAJ: THEY WILL AGREE TO DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO BUILD TO SOME DEGREE THEIR HOPES FOR THEIR FUTURE. ))
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21-year-old Lindita (Hay-RU-lah-hu) Hajrullahu came here with her mother and 5 brothers and sisters.
Her father stayed to fight in the Kosovo Liberation Army.
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She says, "THERE'S NO DOUBT GOING BACK IS ALWAYS IN MY MIND. JUST I HOPE AND PRAY MY FATHER WILL SURVIVE."
Lindita sang in a band in Kosovo.
And she says if she can't go back, her dream is to sing with Bill Clinton.
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((LINDITA HAJRULLAHU: YEAH.))
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For these two families, it'll be a long road to recovery.
But they've found a place to heal in Martinsville.
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Marya Jones, News 7.))

[Flag-Burning]

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Should flag burning be allowed in the United States?
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The question usually sparks hot debate and today was no different on Capitol hill.
But this time the house voted to amend the constitution and ban the burning of the American flag.
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Two local lawmakers voted for the ban on Flag desecration.
Democrat Virgil Goode and Republican Bob Goodlatte cast votes for the amendment.
Democrat Rick Boucher voted against the ban.
The proposed amendment now goes onto the Senate where it will likely be defeated.
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[Fire-Cause]

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Roanoke Fire Officials now know the cause for the apartment house fire last Sunday.
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Authorities say electrical problems are to blame... but they are still unable to pinpoint the nature of the electrical malufunction.
Eight people including several small children were inside when the fire started at 14-05 Campbell.
Fire officials say there was 75-thousand dollars in damages... and another 10-thousand dollars to the house next door.
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[Gilmore-Radio]

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Governor Gilmore wants to get Virginia's mental institutions into shape.
But today he made a slip that has advocates for the mentally ill less than pleased.
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On his monthly radio show, the Governor took a call about school violence.
In his response, he referred to a student who turns to violence as "a crazy."
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: DID I SAY THAT? DID I SAY CRAZIES? I THINK I SAID UNBALANCED. AND I THINK THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO TAKE GUNS INTO SCHOOLS AND MISUSE PEOPLE AND KILL PEOPLE ARE UNBALANCED.))
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The Virginia Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill says it's never good when people use terms that stigmatize the mentally ill.

[Recalls]

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Just as kids are diving into pools around the nation, news that a popular swimming pool toy is dangerous.
The dive stick is among three items being recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Lisa Hughes explains why.
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((Dive sticks are weighted at the bottom so that when you toss them into the water...they sink with one end sticking up.The idea is to dive in, grab the stick off the bottom of the pool and surface. Now, because of a half-dozen injuries...19-million dive sticks are being recalled. Ann Brown/Consumer Product Safety Commission: THERE HAVE BEEN SIX IMPALEMENT INJURIES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT --THREE RECTAL. THREE VAGINAL. AND ONE FACIAL LASCERATION. BUT THERE ARE VERY SEIROUS INJURIES. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is also recalling two infant carriers--Snugli Front and Back Packs model numbers 075 and 080.Small babies...particularly those under two months old...can shift to one side and slip through the leg opening. Finally...there's the Darth Maul Double-Bladed Light Sabre and the Qui-Gon Jinn Lightsabre. These toy versions of the futuristic Star Wars wanDs light up and make noise. But the handles can overheat and the batteries can expolode. There is a free repair kit for these toys. Just call the manufacturer, Hasbro, to get one. Lisa HUghes. CBS News. New York.))

[Miss-Virginia]

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It's not your typical way of earning money for college...
But for many young women in the Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant, it's a fun way.
The three day competition kicked-off tonight at the Roanoke Civic Center.
Joy Sutton attended the preliminary competition and has the story.
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(( 26 young women from all around Virginia made their stage debuts.
Each one hoping to capture the judges eyes and take home the title of Miss Virginia.
And the pageant had an extra special touch this year...the Miss Virginia Men. They danced along side the girls...and showed off their physiques with the contestants during the swimsuit competition.
Pageant Director Hugh Copeland says adding the men is something he knew the audience and girls would like.
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((HUGH COPELAND/PAGEANT DIRECTOR:I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD CONCEPT..IN ADDITION TO HAVING ALL THE BEAUTIFUL CONTESTANTS ON STAGE TO HAVE THE MALE ASPECT OF DANCERS AND SINGERS TO SUPPORT THAT AND MAKE IT A TOTAL IMAGE..AND AT THE SAME TIME NOT HAVE FEMALE DANCER TO COMPETE WITH THE BEAUTY OF THE CONTESTANTS))
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For contestant Mary Catherine...Miss Apple Blossom Festival...this is her last chance to take home the crown.
This is her third time competing...in 1997 she made the top ten...in 1998 she won third runner-up.
And she is hoping the third time is a charm.
Catherine says a bubble gum fortune she opened when was 12...told her she was destined to be Miss America.
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((MARY CATHERINE/CONTESTANT:ONE PARTICULAR WRAPPER I GOT SAID SOMEDAY YOU WILL BE MISS AMERICA...THIS IS A TRUE STORY..AND I STILL HAVE IT. I WORE IT IN MY SHOE IN MY INTERVIEW.))
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But it will take more than luck to win...
The contestants must shine in stage...and show they have what it takes to represent the state of Virginia.
Joy Sutton, News-7, Roanoke.))

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They were in their teens in the roaring 20's.
Still ahead on News 7 - a high school reunion you don't want to miss.
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And air travelers hit turbulence if they want to fly out of Roanoke, on a budget.
A look at why that is, when we return.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office with Sammy Sosa adding two his homerun total with two more today.
Tech is on the verge of being added to the Big East - Steve Mason joins us form Blacksburg with Hokie AD Jim Weaver.
And Roy Stanley checks in from Naruna with five time super bowl winner Chalres Haley. All that plus an award from Jaromir tonight on the Big 7.))
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[Airport-Service]

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Roanoke airport officials say they want to smooth out some bumps in the runway.
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Delta pulled one of its A-S-A jet flightsout of the daily lineup to Atlanta.
It was replaced with a smaller, slower plane.
Now only four jets serve the Atlanta flight each day... and the airport's director knows some passengers aren't happy.
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((JACKIE SHUCK: OF COURSE, TO THE LOCAL PASSENGER IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. IT'S A JET VERSUS A TURBO PROP. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M REAL PLEASED WITH.))
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Some passengers are defecting to Greensboro for cheaper flights.
A ticket from Roanoke to Atlanta can cost more than 900-dollars.
The same ticket from Greensboro is only 100.
Roanoke's airport is trying to land a low-fare airline like Southwest.
But Southwest usually flies to bigger cities... and right now there's not enough of a demand to support the airline in Roanoke.
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[Valley-View]

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Valley View shoppers may soon have a new way out of the mall.
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The ramp from the mall to 581 was supposed to open weeks ago.
But some of the concrete in the roadbed failed to harden properly.
The contractor will NOT have to re-lay it, however.
Test results- -just in, this week- -show the concrete meets specifications.
Some finish work still has to be done. So the state doesn't know yet when the ramp will be ready for use.
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When News 7 at 11 returns -
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a high school reunion to remember.
These folks are pushing 90 years old - but they made it back to the Star City today for a trip down memory lane.
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NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
5-0-2

(five, zero, two)

Pick 4:
7-8-3-9

(seven, eight, three, nine)

Cash 5:
1-16-19-27-28

(one, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-seven, twenty-eight)

[Jefferson-Reunion]

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It's a milestone reunion for a Roanoke High School. 50 members of the class of 19-29 celebrated. Intern Reporter Juliet Bickford has the story.
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((YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ME, RUTH. I REMEMBER YOU.))
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They graduated 70 years ago--but they remember their days together well.
Fifty members of the class got together to reminisce over yearbooks, pictures, and newspaper clippings. Some memories stuck out more than others.
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((MILLICENT URQUHART/ CLASS OF 1929: THE TRIP THAT WE TOOK TO LYNCHBURG FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME. THEY HAD A COMPLETE TRAIN OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO GO TO THAT GAME.))
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High school days were carefree--"the roaring twenties"--but on the brink of the Great Depression.
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((WE WERE THE LAST OF THE INNOCENTS. WE DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING. WE WERE JUST HAPPY.))
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((JULIET BICKFORD/ REPORTING: A LOT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS--JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IS NOW USED AS A CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AMONG OTHER THINGS. BUT THE CLASS OF 1929'S SCHOOL SPIRIT IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.))
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((singing))
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They remembered Roanoke as a smaller--more tight-knit community back in the days when the afterschool hangouts were Guy's soda shop and Hobby's record store. They still feel loyalty to each other and their school.
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(( I'll be loving you always. haha.))
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There were fewer classmates in attendance than at their fiftieth reunion but out of the 268 students that graduated--they think they're doing pretty good. Juliet Bickford. News 7. Roanoke.))

[Weather] [06/24/1999]
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An unusual weather siting today down near Fort Myers, florida,
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where severe thunderstorm are frequent.
But even residents there don't usually get to see a waterspout.
This one popped up near the midpoint bridge on the Caloosahtchee River.
It lasted long enough to get some good video, but luckily didn't cause any serious damage to the bridge or surrounding property.
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Tech is invited to join the Big East - Steve Mason with the details from Blacksburg. Sosa goes yard twice today. We'll check out the women's world cup and hear from Charles Haley.
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But first the NHL is passing out its postseason honors tonight as the man who is cleaning up in Jaromir Jagr. The Penguins star was voted the league's top player by his peers and he is also this year's scoring leader with 44 goals and 83 assists.
Now some more numbers.
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[S-East]

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The Big East is going South for it's next member, offering Virginia Tech a spot in the conference. While the Hokies are elated with the possibility of ending nearly a decade of waiting to join the league, Steve Mason says change can cost a school some serious dollars and cents.
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[S-Sosa]

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The Chicago Cubs outslugged the Rockies yesterday 12-to-10 at Coors Field.
And the big man was none other than Sammy Sosa.
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Sosa hit his 26th and 27th blasts of the year. Ths first one came in the 6th inning to right center field and put the Cubs in front 9-to-6.
But no lead is safe at this altitude, so for good measure Sosa hit his 26th dinger in
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the 9th. The two run show turned out to be the game winning hit as the Cubs hang on for the 12-to-10 win. Sosa leads the National League with those 26 homers.
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[S-Gordon]

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The United States destroyed Nigeria 7-to-1 last night in World Cup play to remain undefeated.
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The U.S. actually fell behind one to nothing, but then reeled off seven unanswered goals. Check out this blast from the right side by none other than Mia Hamm, who lights up the Nigerian netminder to make it 2-to-one USA.
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headers last night. Julie Akers scores twice on headers in close as the US rolls on with the 7-to-1 win in front of a sellout at Soldier Field.
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Still to come tonight, we'll turn our attention to the other kind of football and
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check in with Charles Haley, the five time super bowl winner who was back home in Campbell county today.
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NFL veteran Charles Haley was back home in Naruna today working his annual football camp at William Campbell High School.
Roy Stanley visited with the JMU grad who plans to return to the NFL this coming season.
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((Haley's camp has attracted more than 60 campers this year. And his camp is a little different because Haley goes through the same drills with the campers.
He says its the hands on approach that seems to benefit the kids especially those that need a little discipline in their lives.)) ((CHARLES HALEY/108 CAREER NFL SACKS:)) ((H.S. INGO/CAMPBELL COUNTY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH:)) ((The workouts can only help Haley down the road this year.
The defensive end, who retired in 1996 with chronic back pains, is returning to the N-F-L. Haley, who has 5 Superbowl rings more than another N-F-L player played two playoff games with San Francisco last year.
He's worked out recently for the 49ers, the Washington Redskins and the Carolina Panthers.
And even at the age of 35, Haley says he still has the heart and skills to play the game.)) ((HALEY:)) ((ROY STANDUP:))
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