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Jam Boree City Proposed for Scout Jamboree
IPE proposes lending 350 acres by the Potomac for a ten day Scout Jamboree in Washington near the Capitol and Mall. A 12,000 seat arena, 25 villages with hospitals and depots, 50,000 daily newspaper, water supply and sewage, and 250 tons of food per event. Self governing under adult leadership, with patrols as core units. It will be jamboree time.
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Potomac River
National Capitol
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
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