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Austin to mark 50 years of Spam with four day festival
Minnesota town celebrates Spam’s 50th with a July Fourth cook-off Salute to Spam air show Spam n hot cakes breakfast and parade with Minnie and Mickey as grand marshals MTV crew expected Hormel to mark the anniversary. Sharon Piller calls it the biggest Spam blowout as locals recall the product’s wartime origins and Hormel’s impact on Austin. Some protest plans arise after a lengthy Hormel plant strike last year.
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