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Show Flag for Old Vincennes. The city council of Vincennts, Ind., Is considering Hie adoption of a Hag for Vincennes to be used as the cily s official emblem during the coming Indiana In-diana centennial celebration, says U'e Indianapolis Xews. The suggested design is intended to set forth the British ruleof Vincennes by an old English red "V" in the blue center and the French control by a white fleur-de-lis, which was the national na-tional emblem of France during the time this territory was under the Fiench government. Radiating from the center there are IS white stripes, indicating that Indiana In-diana was the ISth state admitted to the Union. There also are 4S small white stripes, indicating tho number of states now In the Union. |