The Wall That Heals, a one-half scale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be at the Bell VFW Post 1820 in Temple Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 7-10.The Wall That Heals will be unloaded and assembled at VFW Post 1820 at 3302 Airport Road Wednesday.Opening ceremonies are set for 10 a.m. on Thursday

LONGVIEW (AP)

The stories of the two medal-of-honor winners who are scheduled to attend the unveiling of The Wall That Heals in Temple Thursday give insight into how and why the country's highest service honor is awarded.The deeds of Louis Rocco, 62, and Robert E. O'Malley, 57, might be the stuff of a screenwriter's fancy except that they really happened, and people who otherwise might not be alive, are because of their actions."Those guys are heroes spelled out in big bold all capital letters," said Gregory F. Hartigan, special projects chairman of Bell Post VFW 1820. "If you see what they did to earn the medal, you can see why they received it." by Clay Coppedge

WASHINGTON (AP)

Lawyers for Al Gore and George W. Bush slogged through a second day of testimony about chads, voting machines and the vice president's pleas for a recount, while GOP running mate Dick Cheney said Sunday it's time for Gore to concede. Gore said he knows America is weary of the long election ordeal but counseled the country: "It won't last forever." As Democrats talked about the possibility of a gracious exit from the presidential contest, a circuit judge presided over a nearly 13-hour hearing Sunday on Gore's historic election protest and listened to closing arguments into the night. Judge N. Sanders said he would deliver his ruling on Monday morning. The vice president braced for the next round of legal action and attended church, where he heard a sermon titled, "A Time for Waiting." It was an apt metaphor for the longest, closest presidential contest in 124 years. Gore, testing Americans' willingness to wait as he exhausts his legal options, conducted an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" as part of a public relations blitz. "At the end of the day, when all processes have taken place, if George Bush is sworn in as president he'll be my president. He'll be America's president," Gore said in the interview. He talked of the ordeal of uncertainty the entire country has gone through. by The Associated Press

The Temple Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Christmas parade along Central Avenue at 6:30 p.m. today in downtown Temple.This year's theme is "Songs of Christmas," and 120 entries are expected.Jim Thigpen, parade co-chairman, said the lighted parade is a valued tradition for Temple residents. He estimated that over 3,500 people participate directly in the parade, and over 10,000 come downtown to watch.The parade route is along Central Avenue from 11th Street to 6th Street. by Anna Foster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

Florida State always seems to be in the mix no matter what system college football uses to decide a national champion.For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the No. 3 Seminoles (11-1) will play for a national title

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LANDOVER, Md. (AP)

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.