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Americans begin third century of freedom celebrations fade
Americans settle into the next 200 years after a weekend of Bicentennial parades and fireworks across the country. The festivities included 1500 wagoneers at Valley Forge, New York Harbor revelry, and a Shriners parade in Kansas City. Reports note some incidents of violence, including a Cocoa Beach rape and injuries at Bristol. президента Ford addressed new citizens at Monticello. Soviet prisoners sent Bicentennial greetings from labor camps.
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Valley Forge
Washington
Ford
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Virginia
Greenfield Village
Dearborn
Mich
Philadelphia
Bristol
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Cocoa Beach
Fla
Kansas City
Shriners
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Brotherhood of Free Nations