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Sat 07 Jul 2009Some cities cannot afford fireworks on a muted Fourth of July
AMERICA:Communities across the US are diverting funds to more urgent needs, such as soup kitchens, writes DENIS STAUNTON.
ON THE Fourth of July every year, the skies above Colorado Springs light up in a massive fireworks display as six howitzer cannons blast in time with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, performed by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra and watched by 50,000 people.
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