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Millions Line New York for Olympic Parade
New York greeted 221 Olympic athletes with a ticker tape parade through Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes to City Hall. Mayor Koch praised the crowd while scaffolding near 195 Broadway collapsed, sending dozens to hospital or the sidewalk. Police reported 58 injured taken to hospitals as the event resumed after a 30 minute delay.
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New York
America
Wall Street
Edward Koch
Financial District
Canyon of Heroes
City Hall
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Koch
Big Apple
Mary Lou Retton
Jeanne Daoust
Staten Island
Alice MccGillion
Iola
McGillion
Frank Thomas
Brooklyn
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Mark Breland
al Parisi
Retton
John Glenn
Iran
Battery Park
Lower Manhattan
Los Angeles
Reagan
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Southland Corp
United States