ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In a grass-roots movement inspired by the 1980s' Hands Across America human chain effort, beachgoers in 30 states, including Missouri, and nearly a dozen countries plan to join hands this month to form symbolic barriers to protect the shoreline from oil spills.
Missouri to join protesters in Hands Across The Sand movement
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 | 4:40 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:53 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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