Official Bicentennial Observance Begins in New York City
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Diocesan Press Service
The Rev. Canon Edward West, Subdean of the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, leads a segment of a parade launching New York City's observance of the bicentennial of the nation. Over Canon West's left shoulder can be seen Terence Cardinal Cooke of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and Mayor Abraham Beame. Others, from the right of the line, include Dr. Dan M. Potter, executive director of the Council of the Churches of the City of New York; Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, Armenian Church of America; and Suffragan Bishop J. Stuart Wetmore of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. (Photo Credit: Ray Ellis.)
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