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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. Many abandon their nests or Crossword Page 23 to light up the night skies.the thousands of cases of blindness,leave them unprotected, and the OFortunately, one quaint methodlost limbs of and fatalities each year. birds’ mortality rate soars during the Entertainment Page 8 celebrating is no longer practiced. InShooting thousands of tons of exploFourth of July week. the middle of the 19th century, somesives into the air has several effects In the hills around Tucson, Ariz., Movie Guide Page 10 one got the bright idea of placingon an the natural environment, too. people celebrating Independence Day Opinion Page 6 anvil atop a bag of gunpowder andFirst is the noise. Explosions areexpect two kinds of fiery celebrations. blowing it sky-high. traumatic disruptions in the lives ofFirst come the fireworks that light up Sports Page 28 The history books don’t mentionanimals, the who find them frightening See FIREWORKS, Page 5 PAGE 10 THE DETROIT SUNDAY JOURNAL JULY 4. 1999 Call theaters for show times, Wayne County Quo Vadis (Showcase) Commerce Township (UA) Great Lakes Crossing Star Romeo Wayne Rd. at Warren Ave., Westland 14 Mile Road West of Haggerty Road B aldw in Rd. at 1-75 Van Dyke at 30 1/2 Mile Rd., Washington Allen Park (MJR) (313) 425-7700 Commerce Township (248) 454-0366 (810) 752-3455 Allen Road at Southfield Rd. 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Ford Rd. at Telegraph Rd., Dearborn Terrace (Cinemark) Inside the Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor (313) 561-7200 Plymouth Rd. west of Middle Belt Rd. Showcase Auburn Hills (313) 480-4555 10 Things I Hate About You * Doug’s First (734) 261-3330 Opdyke bet.