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Beth York signs this primered Corvette, putting the fun in Fun Fest.
be rallying around the symbol of America and this isnt going to deter
us. I dont think there was a dry eye in the crowd during his opening
speech."
With the terrorist hijackings and crashes in New York,
Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C., the obvious questions were, should Mid-America
hold their Fun Fest a mere four days later? And if they did, how many people
would attend? What would their mood be?
Inside, Yager was holding a luncheon for the press and
answering those very questions. We caught him in mid-stride, "We checked
with law enforcement and asked if there was a security risk here. I think
part of the reason the sporting events, like major league baseball and the
NFL, got canceled