06 May 1948
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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
1
The article extols spring and summer cleanup as essential for health, safety, and fire prevention. It cites fire losses of 374 million dollars and over 10,000 annual deaths, urges self-inspection guides from the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and lists four forest fire safety rules to follow in woods and camps.
The text warns that fire destroys vast timber and grazing lands and endangers wildlife and hunting areas. It urges outdoorsmen to follow four simple rules to avoid being the cause, emphasizing the rapid, lasting damage from even small sparks.
Dr George A Selke Montana state chairman of the American Overseas Air and United Nations Appeal for Children calls for a statewide drive in Billings and across Montana to aid more than 230 million hungry children. The campaign aims to fund relief efforts and foster international friendship with solicitation starting in mid May.
Contempt of court and Taft Hartley era actions against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers spark debate on constitutional law and labor power. Observers say Republicans aided Lewis to settle the coal strike, while noting ongoing lobbying and Marshall Plan debates in Congress and the new administration building in Washington.
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The fragment suggests a discussion of congressional spending effects, noting large figures and additions to an original request by a president, with distorted names and numbers.
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