Young Calls Swedes Terrible Racists
Ambassador Andrew Young sparked controversy by calling Swedes terrible racists in Stockholm. In New York City, a borough official criticized his remark that when pressure arrives, blacks in Sweden are treated as they are in Queens. The exchange highlights tensions over race and equality in diplomacy.
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Memorial Day Parade and Observance Planned in Fairmount
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion groups sponsor the annual Memorial Day events in Fairmount Monday. Parade forms at 9:20 a.m. at Second and North Main, led by Madison-Grant High School Band and Legion guards, with units from Woy and Girl Scouts, Gold Star Mothers, War Mothers, and veterans groups from World War I to Vietnam. Memorial program at Park Cemetery follows the parade with invocation by Rev. Xen Harvey and talks by Audie Rainbolt and Jack McIntyre, ending with a joint firing salute. In case of rain, program shifts to the American Legion Hall on South Main Street.
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