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... forest land were without protection , and fires burned over 17.8 percent of this area . " To assist the district rangers in their work We , the people , own 152 national forests , of protection , nearly 6,000 forest guards are Ray M ...
... forest land were without protection , and fires burned over 17.8 percent of this area . " To assist the district rangers in their work We , the people , own 152 national forests , of protection , nearly 6,000 forest guards are Ray M ...
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... Forest , preceded a series of lightning fires . At left , a woman lookout watches from her station atop a neighboring peak . Lightning starts about 90 percent of this region's forest blazes . Since the area is so sparsely populated ...
... Forest , preceded a series of lightning fires . At left , a woman lookout watches from her station atop a neighboring peak . Lightning starts about 90 percent of this region's forest blazes . Since the area is so sparsely populated ...
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... forest , lighted a cigarette , threw down a burning match , and started one of the biggest fires in this area . I recall those burned - over acres which spoiled part of my view during my second summer - ugly scars , wasted timber , now ...
... forest , lighted a cigarette , threw down a burning match , and started one of the biggest fires in this area . I recall those burned - over acres which spoiled part of my view during my second summer - ugly scars , wasted timber , now ...
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Across Tibet from India to China By Lt Col Ilia Tolstoy AUS | 169 |
Ali Goes to the Clinic By Herndon and Mary Hudson 764 | 357 |
Americans Stand Guard in Greenland By Andrew H Brown | 457 |
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