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Article: Atlanta-Frankly, My Dear, It Gives A Damn
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- The Washington Post
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- September 23, 1990
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LAST FOURTH of July, thousands lined Atlanta's Peachtree Street,
patriotic parents and children awaiting the usual procession of
high-stepping high school bands and big-haired beauty queens.
Shortly before parade time, volunteers walked down the route, handing
out thousands of tiny flags: not the red, white and blue but the five
colors of the Olympic Games. The parade itself was led by a banner:
Atlanta 1996.
Cameras recorded the parade, and videotapes (carefully edited)
were sent to Bali and Morocco and Sweden, where members of the
International Olympic Committee were left with the impression that
all Atlanta had turned out to support the Olympic spirit.
It wasn't a sham, just a dress ...