The Nation - News from Aug. 22, 1985
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The Beach Boys will not be part of the annual July 4 celebration on the Washington Mall next year, the National Park Service announced, saying that the focus will be on a more traditional patriotic and “family-oriented” program. The planning committee said it considered the Park Service’s ability to handle the crowds, which this year totaled 550,000 in the downtown park areas, the damage connected with the celebration--including an overload on the subway system and the leaving of 206 tons of garbage--and the tone of the program.
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