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Mummers Parade Set For New Year's Day
Philadelphia AP report outlines the 73rd Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day with 17,000 participants. It notes a $95,000 city prize fund, 22 string bands, 4 fancy clubs and 5 comic groups, and cites costs over $700,000 for costumes. The piece also covers Wirtz's resignation as Penn Central trustee and a newborn in Springboro, Pa.
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