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NASSAU, BAHAMAS--At one minute past noon last Tuesday the Bahamas became the 33d independent member of the British Commonwealth.
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and dignitaries from more than 40 other countries were among those in attendance July 10, when the flag of the new Nation flutters to the top of a mast, signaling independence.
This Atlantic Archipelago of 3,000 isles, small cays and rocks, with an estimated population of 160,000 scattered over the 700 habitable islands the Bahamas, start about 50 miles off the Florida coast and dribble Southeasterly for 500 miles toward the Island of Hispaniola, which is shared...