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Reagan Lights Candles for School Prayer Day Ceremony
President Reagan joined Sen. Jesse Helms and Rev. Jerry Falwell at a White House ceremony to light three large candles held by children to back School Prayer Day. Helms and Falwell spoke at a late rally urging prayer in schools, while about 60 attendees, including Thurmond, Rosie Grier, and Pat Boone, watched.
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