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Monument fireworks ignite controversy over millennium display
Washington plans a New Year countdown on the 550 foot monument using scaffolding for a pyrotechnics show. President Clinton and celebrities expected at the National Mall face opposition from critics and a Park Service debate over preserving the landmark as a burnished stage. Fireworks by Grucci Inc. label the effects as special rather than fireworks.
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M. Philip Butler
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