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BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE The first project was a commemorative medallion that was produced in bronze, in silver and in vermeil. It was first offered for sale in the spring. Sales are good, and the corporation estimates a year end net profit of over $30,000. Based on sales success in 1974, a non - bicentennial year, the corporation has an optimistic outlook for follow -on sales during the bicentennial years 1975 and 1976. The second project is a bicentennial historic booklet that will focus on the national and international reactions to, and the eventual changes brought about by the events of April 19, 1775. The booklet, scheduled for sale in February 1975, is being developed under the supervision of a bicentennial sub- committee. It is being written by Martin Sandler and John Neal, both respected authors of American history textbooks at the high school and college levels. Ginn /Xerox, a Lexington -based publisher, is providing managerial advice and assistance through Frank Masten. The third project will be a bicentennial poster. To obtain the best poster possible the corporation is conducting a widely - publicized poster contest. A panel of qualified judges will award a first prize of $500 and a second prize of $300. In addition, the two winning posters will be produced commercially and sold at the Visitors' Center and other appropriate outlets. The Lexington Bicentennial Committee is hopeful that many of the activities planned during the bicentennial years will engender sufficient interest and en- thusiasm so as to become self - perpetuating long after the memories of parades and balls have faded. And more importantly, the committee hopes that towns- people will better understand and appreciate the local, national, and global significance of the legacy and heritage that has been bequeathed to them. Bicentennial Committee Seated L. to R.: Robert Tarlin, Director; Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., Chairman; Stephen Politi, Miriam Butts, Rebecca G. Nussdorfer, Secretary; Standing L. to R.: Richard A. Michelson, Anthony J. Mancini, Rudolph J. Fobert and Roland B. Greeley. Not pictured: George F. Rowe, Jr. Treasurer; Raymond B. Barnes, Lois W. Brown, Harold T. Handley and Allan F. Kenney, ex- officio. 14