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  • Cost Dispute Cancels Queen Mary Fireworks (4th of July)

    06/07/2005 5:11:52 PM PDT · by TexAsia · 1 replies · 454+ views
    LA TIMES ^ | May 28, 2005 | From a Times Staff Writer
    The Fourth of July fireworks display at the Queen Mary in Long Beach has been canceled this year because of a dispute over who should pay for police and fire protection, officials said Friday. The show, which was to mark its 22nd anniversary, has usually drawn tens of thousands of spectators to the retired luxury liner and the Long Beach shoreline. The display was called off after city officials asked the ship's operators to foot the bill for as much as $70,000 in police and fire protection, representatives for both sides said. Joseph Prevratil, president of the RMS Foundation, which...