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Over the Wire

Fair Closes With Bang

NEW YORK--The New York World's Fair of 1939 and 1940, a gaudy and colossal flop financially, but a great show while it lasted, stripped down to the last midway cutie's last G-string last night and sounded quavering taps to a World of Tomorrow. It had bravely tried to lead toward peace and freedom, and expired, full of debts and disappointment.

Attendance was the highest for any day of either 1939 or 1940. By 6:35 P. M. 493,100 persons had entered on paid tickets.

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