Tanks Leave Their Mark on Capital Streets
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WASHINGTON — Tanks and other heavy military equipment left inch-deep tread marks on main thoroughfares of the nation’s capital during Saturday’s National Victory Parade, city officials said Monday.
Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon said she hoped that the federal government would help pay for repairs.
However, city Public Works Department spokesman Schanolia Barnes said engineers thought that normal traffic flow and summer heat would flatten the tread marks.
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