Independence Day Reflections Across a Nation’s Century
AP reports on Fourth of July celebrations marking national milestones. Troops return from Iraq reunions span Forbes Field Topeka and Alamogordo. Bush honors aviation centennial in Dayton Wright-Patterson with brimming crowds. Fireworks light Hollywood Bowl and Rose Bowl amid a fatal parade float accident in Webster Groves. Emily Lemcke, six, died after the float incident.
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Philadelphia
Iraq
Bush
Forbes Field
Topeka
Kan
National Guard
George Washington
Valley Forge
Bill Burkett
Muskogee
Okla
Stephanie
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Maine
Aneetta Hudson
Fort Bliss
Texas
Army
Joseph Hudson
Hudsons
Alamogordo
N.M
America
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Wright Brothers
United States of America
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Natalie Neal
West Chester
Neal
California
Los Angeles
Carson
Calif
Webster Groves
Emily Lemcke
Regina Dove
Macaria Dove
Gas Works Park
Kent
Wash
Seattle
At&t Family Fourth
Snickers Marathon merges energy bar with classic candy
Hackettstown New Jersey AP reports Masterfoods USA blends energy bar with Snickers flavor in Snickers Marathon. Two ounce bars come in chewy chocolate peanut and multi grain crunch with chocolate, peanuts and caramel. Former chef Bill Bellady says three years of development. The company targets active people with help from eight marathoners including firefighter Joe Horton. Nutritionists call energy bars fortified junk food and warn many Americans do not need extra calories. Analysts note risk of reducing original Snickers sales.
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Hackettstown
N.J
Snickers
Masterfoods USA
M&M/Mars
Snickers Marathon
Bonnie Liebman
Center For Science In
Bill Bellady
Masterfoods’ Prototype and Design Group
San Francisco
Joe Horton
Horton
Mitchell Pinheiro
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pinheiro
Stage collapse mars National Constitution Center dedication
A 15 foot frame collapsed during the July Fourth ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia injuring Mayor John F Street and two others and narrowly missing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Center president Joseph Torsella and a government worker were treated and released. The crowd of about 4000 gasped as streamers pulled the frame down while O'Connor counted down. The program continued despite the mishap.
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Philadelphia
National Constitution Center
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’connor
John F Street
Arlen Specter
Joseph Torsella
Torsella
Street
O’connor
NBC
Sandra Day O'Connor
the Constitution Center
Beanie Sigel Freed After Philadelphia Shooting Charge
Beanie Sigel real name Dwight Grant posted bail and was released after being charged with shooting a man outside a bar in Philadelphia. He surrendered after returning from a Camden concert with Jay-Z. Terrence Speller, 26, was shot and hospitalized. Sigel denies involvement per his attorney Fortunato Perrin.
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Philadelphia
Beanie Sigel
Sigel
Dwight Grant
Jay-Z
Camden
Terrence Speller
Speller
Fortunato Perrin
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Marilyn Sanchez
Las Vegas
Leona Walters
Aurelio Melichor
Matt Scott
Roger Holen
Jhollander
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