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Pride and Trepidation in Concord and Lexington Bicentennial Preparations
Concord and Lexington brace for the April 19 anniversary of the 1775 battle with heavy security and crowd control plans. Officials outline roadblocks, medical services, parking limits, and potential protests as visitors, dignitaries, and demonstrators converge on the towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Times
Concord
Mass
Civil Defense
Post Office
Bicentennial Committee
Concord Antiquaarian Society
Ballyhoo
Lexington
National Guard
Civil Defense Headquarters
Coast Guard
Concord Rivers National Guard
Ulysses S. Grant
Middlesex
Louisa May Alcott
Boston
People’s Bicentennial Commission
National Park Service
North Bridge
John B. Finigan
Henry David Thoreau
Wall Street
Jeremy Rifkin
Richard” M. Nixon
People’s Group
Barry Commoner
Ecologist