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Anti-war group reschedules march in San Francisco
Friday January 24, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Organizers of an anti-war protest have
agreed to reschedule a February march in San Francisco that
initially was planned for the same day as the city's Chinese New
Year's parade.
The new date for the peace rally will be Feb. 16, a day after
other such rallies around the country. The New Year's parade will
remain on Feb. 15.
``The Chinese New Year parade is one of San Francisco's greatest
cultural events and draws worldwide attention and hundreds of
thousands of visitors,'' Howard Wallace of Bay Area United Against
War said Friday.
Police said they had been in touch with the anti-war group to
try to avoid two potential mega-events in one day.
Police say a peace rally last weekend drew 150,000 participants.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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