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Lincoln Debate Over Lincoln Copy in Illinois Vault
Springfield AP reports the Lincoln Debate of 1990 centers on Illinois plan to display its copy of the Gettysburg Address, one of five handwritten by Lincoln. Gov James Thompson wants the document in a bulletproof case, then moved to a humidity controlled vault to guard it. the Historic Preservation Agency favors preservation over display.
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Springfield
Ill
James R. Thompson
State Historic Preservation Agency
Thompson
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
State Capitol
Lincoln
Historic Preservation Agency
David Blanchette
Blanchette
Ralph Newman
Chicago
Edward Everett
Massachusetts
National
Gettysburg
Everett