”…this great anniversary festival ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports…” More than two centuries after John Adams uttered those words, Provo and many other cities across the state are doing what he suggested – carrying out celebrations to commemorate America’s birth of freedom. Tomorrow will be the 202nd anniversary of adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the document which proclaimed this a free and independent country. Provo’s Fourth of July Freedom Festival traditionally is one of the state’s biggest Independence ‘ Day celebrations. Some have called it one of the major fetes in the whole nation. This year the festival has pulled in its borders a bit, with the traditional Panorama show, boat races, the rodeo not on the 1978 agenda. Dropping Panorama is the most drastic step. One wonders if this is to be a temporary or permanent move in the celebrations planning since the traditional evening show has been the heart of patriotic entertainment for many years in the Provo fete. In any event, the Freedom Festival is still quite an extravaganza, with grand and miniature parades. air show, patriotic service, bazaar, fireworks, carnival, and some events offered this year for the first time. The five-day commemoration reaches its zenith Tuesday, Independence Day, when the grand parade – extending from 11th North and University Avenue to Seventh East and Center – unfolds in the forenoon. This undoubtedly will be the No. 1 event from standpoints of interest and attendance. Thousands of Utahns are expected to line the parade route. The Provo celebration, through the years, has had a number of sponsors – including the American Legion for eight years preceding 1936; then a non-profit celebration corporation established through the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce; the LDS stakes for period in the fifties and sixties; and in recent years another non-profit corporation, currently headed by Carl Bacon, chairman of the board. .This year’s general chairman of J. Guy Gleed Jr. who heads an army of committeemen and workers who have donated thousands of hours of work in building floats, arranging programs, preparing bazaars and concessions, and performing a hundred and one other tasks to make the big fete a success. To all those who have helped to “solemnize the anniversary with pomp and parade.” we extend congratulations and thanks. Step to Rear The airlines continue to devise new fare plans. A recent innovation comes from British Airways, which wants to offer not one, not two, but three classes of service between London and New York. In addition to the present first and second classes, there would be a super no-frills section at the very rear of the plane. Passengers therein would not be entitled to such luxuries asnrefunds, flight changes and the generous baggage allowances available to passengers up front. The former second class would be renamed “club.” No immediate plans were announced, however, for calling the proposed third “steerage.”