- Title: USA: TOURIST OBSERVATION TOWER IS DEMOLISHED
- Date: 5th July 2000
- Summary: GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 3, 3000) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN) 1. SLV CROWDS ZOOM IN GETTYSBURG NATIONAL TOWER AT GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK 0.13 2. SCU CIVIL WAR ENTHUSIASTS IN COSTUME; CIVIL WAR-ERA CANNON 0.23 3. SLV ZOOM IN (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED PARK RANGER FOR THE U.S. PARK SERVICE "Now, it's hard to find words adequate to describe the significance of what we are accomplishing this afternoon. Fortunately, others have already succeeded, so I will use their words: with the permission of USA Today, I'd like to announce what you already know. We've gathered here to celebrate the elimination of and, I quote 'one of the ugliest commercial structures ever to intrude on the sanctity of a national park.'" (2 SHOTS) 0.57 4. SCU SPECTATORS CHEERING 1.01 5. SLV ZOOM OUT GETTYSBURG NATIONAL TOWER 1.10 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, BRUCE BABBIT "I turned and I said in a rash moment: 'that tower is coming down on my watch." Before this administration closes up, it's coming down'." 1.15 7. SLV ZOOM IN TOWER; SLV CANNON BEING FIRED AS THE COUNTDOWN TO THE EXPLOSION IS COMPLETE (2 SHOTS) 1.42 8. SLV GETTYSBURG NATIONAL TOWER IMPLODING 1.52 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
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