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Opening of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield
The 47th Eastern States Exposition opens Friday in West Springfield with about 650000 expected visitors over ten days. Highlights include international exhibits, a Satchmo Armstrong concert, a Lawrence Welk Show act, a horse show with 400 exhibitors and 590 horses, livestock competitions, and a vast Better Living Center. The fair features a 52-building complex, 4-H youth demonstrations, 1,200 cattle, 600 sheep, 300 goats, and 600 other animals, plus daily parades, fashion shows, square dancing, and a petting zoo.
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New England
Helen O’connell
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong
Lawrence Welk
Myron Floren
Jo Ann Castle
Natalie Nevins
Dan Fleener
Massachusetts
RCA
Morgan
Youtharama
Better Living Center
Storrowtown Village