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Post by bot on Dec 31, 2015 19:04:50 GMT -5
Obama, lawmakers see centennial as chance to boost parks by By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the nation prepared for the 50th birthday of the National Park Service with a spending splurge that refurbished Independence Hall in Philadelphia and helped complete the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. Next year, the world-famous system turns 100 and the celebration will be far more modest.... hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NATIONAL_PARKS_CENTENNIAL?SITE=NYWNE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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