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STANDING STRONG FOR 1,452 DAYS — THE FIGHT’S NOT OVER YET JULY 4-10, 1999 THE DETROIT VOL. 4 NO. 33 75 CENTS SuNDAYiOURNAL PUBLISHED BY LOCKED-OUT ETROIT NEWSPAPER WORKERS ©TDSJ NEWS JP Being locked out and on strike for four years isn’t exactly a day at the beach, but it does have its moments. One of the most memorable will occur July 15 when the newspaper unions will transform the street in front of the Detroit Newspapers building, aka Evil Empire, into a sand- filled playfield complete with beach balls, food, music and a spiffy surprise. Teamster Prez James Hoffa will help union members and their supporters cele brate the fact that the struggle for justice is still alive. The Detroit newspa per strike began July 13, a day not written in sand. Page 3. SPORTS Journal photo by GEORGE WALDMAN They light up the lives of millions of us — including this gathering at Hart Plaza. But fireworks have their dangers, causing hundreds of injuries each year and wreaking havoc on the environment. Big bang theories Journal photo by SHAWN D. ELLIS Fireworks bring peril Time for Tigers’ panic button? Page 26. By Michael Sims survival rate of participants in thatrather than entertaining. For exam AlterNet News Service form of Entertainment. ple, fireworks displays disrupt the INDEX ver this holiday weekend, In the intervening years, fireworksnesting habits of terns on the sandy we Americans will set off 75 shows have gotten slicker, and we’vebeaches of the northeastern United Classifieds Page 22 million pounds of fireworksgotten better at keeping statistics onStates.
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