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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1986
Page
4
The United States will honor the Statue of Liberty with a major New York event over the July Fourth weekend. Officials expect ten million attendees for land sea and air activities marking the tribute.
President Reagan will press a button to light the Statue of Liberty’s new torch on Sea Thursday night July 3 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy. A parade of about 35 naval vessels will fire 21-gun salutes as he reviews from the USS Iowa. Over 100 tall ships are to sail by Lady Liberty afterward.
Nearly 40,000 fireworks will be launched from about 30 barges in New York Harbor on Thursday night July 3. The Big Bang show is expected to cost at least 2 million dollars and will be the largest fireworks display ever featuring lasers water fountains and special music.
Winners from all 50 states and France join a ceremony to reopen the Statue of Liberty to visitors. The US participants are top finishers in a liberty essay contest honoring astronaut Christa McAuliffe.
About half a million people are expected for an outdoor Central Park concert featuring the New York Philharmonic and international singers. Meadowlands hosts 100 athletes including Mary Lou Retton and Bart Connor. Liberty Weekend wraps with a three hour Giants Stadium celebration featuring Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson among 20,000 performers and 1,000 tap dancers, fiddlers, and guitarists.
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