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A contract revealing that The Beatles refused to perform in front of a segregated audience at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, USA, on August 31st, 1965, sells for $23,033 at an auction in Los Angeles. In addition to the desegregation clause, the contract guaranteed the band $40,000 and at least 150 police officers to provide security at the show.
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