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Show French and American Cities Closely Linked An American city was officially represented rep-resented at the Impressive ceremonies held In Orleans, France, In celebration celebra-tion of the five hundredth anniversary of the raising of the siege of Orleans by Joan of Arc. The city Is that which the French colonists of Louisiana founded In 1713 and christened La Nouvelle Orleans. The two cities of Orleans, old and new, have long maintained friendly relations. On the two hundredth anniversary an-niversary of the founding of New Orleans Or-leans her sister in France took part In Impressive ceremonies, and In the following year received from New Orleans Or-leans a bronze medal and later the embroidered em-broidered silk flag of the city. The flag now hangs In the Hotel de Vllle at Orleans. On anniversaries of the battle of New Orleans, old Orleans takes the flag out and flies it from the rooftop. |