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...would have said all along it was a 50-50 chance," says Burr of a presidential appearence at the 350th. He believes that "a combination of reading about disturbances endemic to academic commencements and terrorism," not a reaction to Harvard's honorary degree dictum, led Reagan's advisors to recommend against his attending the celebration...
...presence of the President is bound to add something to an occasion whether you like him as President or not," says Burr. "I hope we can find someone sufficently recognized and sufficently interesting--but there is a problem of time. It's hard to get someone of international stature on such short notice. But I hope it won't make that big a difference...
...difference that Reagan's failure to attend will make, though, is in the Celebration's security budget. If Reagan had attended, Burr says, security would have been ultra tight, and spectators may have had to enter the Yard through metal detectors like those found in ariports. As it is, with Prince Charles and other dignitaries expected, security will be the most costly item in the 350th budget...
...With all the recent terrorist activity, the most expensive thing will be security," Burr says, adding that, "Prince Charles is an obvious target for some groups...
...350th, for all its hoopla, will not match the grandeur and extravagance of the 300th, organizers insist. "We won't blow our trumpet quite as hard," says Burr...