149 Was Good Year In Fire Prevention
Harrisburg reports Forests and Waters Secretary M F Draemel said 1949 was the second lowest year for fires and acres burned in Pennsylvania's 40 years of forest fire prevention. 1640 fires burned 42 722 acres. cost to extinguish 84 287 and damage 95 894. The 1948 record had 842 fires and 18 000 acres.
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Harrisburg
M. F. Draemel
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Draemel
Forest and Waters
Draemer
Questions and Answers on Military Benefits and History
A series of Q and A items cover jodpurs origins, Mother's Day roots, Gen William C Gorgas, radio signal speed, railroad pay, VA disability and compensation eligibility, WAAC veterans status, GI Bill training injuries, and VA hospitalization entitlements. The compilation explains origins and eligibility with brief historical and policy notes.
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Jodipurs
Anna M. Jarvis
William C Gorgas
Cuba
Gorgas
Pasama Canal
Canal Zone
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
U. S. Employees’ Compensation Commission
Foul Odor Gas Routs Citizens in Illinois Town
A foul smelling gas forced residents in Moline and surrounding towns to flee to higher ground and fresh air. Police and utility engineers hunted for the source, with reports of nausea but no injuries. The odor, drifting toward Muscatine, prompted widespread evacuations as crews checked lines and ruled out shamp gas.
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Moline
East Meline
Silvus
Rock Iisland
Davenport
Jowallindy Gasland Electric Co
Utility Company
Ates
Mississippi River
Musccatine
Employes
Art Schinske
Molone Dispatch
Calle
Dulles Urges Immediate War Production Expansion
John Foster Dulles urged rapid expansion of U.S. war production to convert industry for military use. He warned against Soviet backed threats and said the move should be done right away, though he could not specify how far to swing. His remarks opened Colgate University’s foreign policy conference.
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Hamilton
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Colgate University
Pleven Forms Plan for New French Cabinet
In Paris on July 1, Defense Minister Rene Pleven began shaping a new cabinet to end France's crisis. He must balance three groups: ex premier Quauille's right-of-center faction, Georges Bidault's Popular Republican Movement, and the Socialists. Pleven is a member of UDSR and aims to base actions on Mollet's Socialist program while negotiating with Mollet.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
Frative
Pleven
Henri Quauille
Georges Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Sotaists
Democratic and Savillist Union of the Resistance
UDSR
Radi
Guy Molfey
Amy-gene Veal Mollet
Dietership
Dune Ah
Broken Brake Triggers Rail Wreck Near Monica
A broken brake likely caused a collision involving El Capitan and another Santa Fe train near Monica. About 78 people were believed injured with 20 dead at the scene and 21 more under care in Peoria and Galesburg hospitals, as survivors were rushed away.
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Monical Ps
el Capitan All Coach Flyer
Federa
el Capitan Jacka
Kateas
Santa Fe
Chicago
Peoria
Galesburg
Monica
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Veterans Administration
ASIC
Bersaglier
Milan
Italy
Morton's Drug Store
Tedlana
Molina
Read Gazette
Prince Carl Gustaf
Drottningholm Castle
Stockholm
Sweden
King Gustaf V
DuPont
Tecumseh
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