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Expect fewer booms this July Fourth because of financial busts in some cities and towns.As many folks pack up picnics and head to see the fireworks this holiday weekend, the skies over a couple-dozen cash-strapped communities will be missing the spectacular crackle of color that Americans associate with the nation s birthday.Blame the economy.Cities and towns including Antioch, Calif.; Louisville, Colo.; Akron, Ohio; Stamford, Conn.; and Jersey City, N.J., were forced to pull the plug on their local fireworks shows because of tight budgets.In Antioch, Mayor James Davis said it was a tough call to cancel the city s nearly $80,000 fireworks show and festivities. It s a celebration he and his wife brought back to the area 15 years ago. But even more difficult, he says, is laying off 18 people this year. You get
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