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Detroit City Council rejects car stunt because of Confederate flag

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Organizers of the annual Autorama hot rod show in Detroit were hoping to re-create a car jump scene from the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit."

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press
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