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Edison Eternal Light Fails In Detroit Museum
A pedestal memorializing Thomas Edison in Detroit housed an “eternal light” that briefly stayed lit but went out Thursday due to a fault. Caretaker Robert Walling noted lights flickered, then fused. reporters questioned the light's promise of never dimming as a committee weighs renovation plans.
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