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1965 Weirs Beach Riot – Life Magazine Article

“Come to the Riot. See Weirs Beach burn” was the title of the article that appeared in Life Magazine after the riot that took place during Motorcycle Week in 1965. The article began, “The motorcyclists came vroom-vrooming down the streets of Laconia, purpling the air with exhaust fumes and cheerfully shouted obscenities…” and ended with “…His words were all but drowned out by the insolent roaring of engines as the last of the cyclists kicked their bikes to life and went zapping out of town.”