The Nation - News from Nov. 22, 1985
Besieged by a flood of complaints, the head of the Thanksgiving parade in Detroit reversed an earlier decision and said a contingent of handicapped people would be allowed to march in the procession. Organizers had said they wanted to shorten the length of the parade so it could be televised nationally. “We regret the public has been given the erroneous impression we are insensitive to the handicapped,” said parade official Carleen Bonner.
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