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             Party in the USA

America Celebrates Nation’s Independence

People ride the Sky Flyer at State Fair Meadowlands carnival as fireworks explode in East Rutherford, N.J. 				           (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Associated Press         lished as they sound). Rainy   display in the nation’s larg-  equipped with heavy vests,     package, and we’ll add
From fireworks soaring       weather hung around            est city. That’s the largest   helmets and carrying rifles    and subtract as we see
above the Washington         in many cities, but revel-     detail the New York Police     at each of the 24 entry        necessary.”
Monument to hot dogs be-     ers were trying not to let it  Department has ever as-        points to see the show on
ing downed in New York       dampen their fun. Some         signed on July Fourth.         Manhattan’s east side.         COOL, RAINY WEATHER
City’s famed frank-eating    Fourth of July highlights      Authorities vowed to re-       More than 30 police dogs       DAMPENS JULY FOURTH IN
contest, Americans aren’t    from around the country:       main vigilant as more than     were on patrol as well as      THE NATION’S CAPITAL
shy about celebrating their                                 1 million spectators gath-     every NYPD boat from the       Unseasonably cool, rainy
nation’s birthday. Many      INCREASED SECURITY FOR         ered to view Macy’s an-        marine unit, O’Neill said.     weather has dampened
places rolled out long-es-   NEW YORK CITY’S FIRE-          nual fireworks display over    “The world has changed,”       the festivities along the Na-
tablished Independence       WORKS SHOW                     the East River.                he said at a briefing for      tional Mall in Washington,
Day traditions on Monday     Police dispatched 5,000        Chief of Department Jim        a new counterterror unit       D.C.
(even if some of the tradi-  officers to oversee the Ma-    O’Neill told reporters Mon-    deployed for its first July
tions aren’t as long-estab-  cy’s Fourth of July fireworks  day there were officers        Fourth. “This is the standard          Continued on Page 3