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July 4th may be more bust than kaboom

                   
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May 17, 2008
        
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DAVID MAXWELL / NYT Vendors say the supply problem will affect bottle rockets, ladyfingers and Roman candles, as well as professional mortars. An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this Fourth of July.... [read full story]                    

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This July 4, Fewer Bombs May Burst in Air

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Blast means less boom on Fourth

denverpost.com
May 18, 2008
        

By Kate Murphy The New York Times An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this Fourth of July. Fireworks vendors said that because of the sudden shortage, fireworks like bottle rockets, ladyfingers and Roman...

                   

Blowup could darken rockets' red glare on 4th

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May 18, 2008
        

By Kate Murphy The New York Times DENVER, CO (07-04-2006) -- The Colorado Rockies took on the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night at Coors Field. ( | KARL GEHRING) An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this...

US Faces July 4th Fireworks Shortage

huffingtonpost.com
May 17, 2008
        

An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this Fourth of July. Fireworks vendors said that because of the sudden shortage, fireworks like bottle rockets, ladyfingers and Roman candles, as well as mortars used...

                   

This July 4, Fewer Bombs May Burst in Air

the-dispatch.com
May 17, 2008
        

William A. Weimer, a fireworks importer, at a Phantom Fireworks stand in Youngstown, Ohio. David Maxwell for the New York Times An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this Fourth of July. “Everybody in the...