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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a pair of polished granite walls that has become the capital's most visited monument, has developed hairline cracks and will require extensive future repairs, the project's principal fund-raiser said Tuesday. Jan C. Scruggs, president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, said the organization has launched a direct-mail drive to raise about $1 million to finance the unanticipated repairs and other long-term maintenance needs.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a pair of polished granite walls that has become the capital's most visited monument, has developed hairline cracks and will require extensive future repairs, the project's principal fund-raiser said Tuesday. Jan C. Scruggs, president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, said the organization has launched a direct-mail drive to raise about $1 million to finance the unanticipated repairs and other long-term maintenance needs.

THE ARTS Memorial Money: Documents prepared by the company that will manage construction of the controversial National World War II Memorial show far lower costs than previously reported by the memorial's sponsor. Figures prepared for the American Battle Monuments Commission, sponsor of the project, estimate total building cost for the 7-acre plaza at $58.5 million.

Here is the list of participants for the economic conference: Paul Allaire, Xerox Corp., Stamford, Conn; Robert Allen, AT&T, Basking Ridge, N.J.; Edwin L. Artzt, Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati; Clarence Avant, Tabu Productions Inc., Los Angeles Mike Bailin, Public-Private Ventures, Philadelphia; Zoe Baird, Aetna Life Insurance, Hartford, Conn.; Dennis Bakke, Applied Energy Services Corp., Arlington, Va.; Jill Barad, Mattel Co., El Segundo, Calif.; Dave Barram, Apple Computer Inc.