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“85 ENTRIES IN BIG 4TH OF JULY PARADE” – The community Fourth of July parade will be bigger and better than ever before with 85 entries of groups and individuals. The parade and the annual Fourth of July program at the Truman Library will be held on Saturday morning, the parade at 8:30, and the program, beginning at 9:30 with a band concert. The parade is being sponsored for the second consecutive year by the Independence Jaycees.
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“NAVY WILL GIVE LIBRARY MODEL OF USS MISSOURI” – The presence of Vice Admiral F.M. Michaels at the community Fourth of July celebration here Saturday will mark formal presentation to the Truman Library by the Navy of an 18-foot electronic model of the battleship USS Missouri. Michaels’ subject will concern the USS Missouri, the model of which will be on exhibit.