Rains Help 800 Fight Timber Fire Near Laramie
In Medicine Bow National Forest near Laramie Wyoming more than 4900 acres burned as two fires raged last week. Rain and cooler air allowed 800 firefighters to gain containment with mop-up to take about two weeks. No towns or homes were threatened though several areas remained active and prone to reignition.
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Laramie
Wyo
Forest Service
Medicine Row National Forest
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Rock Creek
Brush Creek
Keith Knudson
U.S. Forest Service
Knudson
San Antonio Chamber Defends Davy Crockett Birthday Event
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce blasts Harper's for calling Davy Crockett a liar and plans a August 17 birthday celebration starting with a week of events. Govs Shivers and Clement were invited to attend. A San Antonio Light editor and local historians issue counterpoints defending Crockett and the Alamo. Letters to the Indianapolis Times editor express anger over the national stance and the impact on children.
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Fischer
Harper’s
Davy Crockett
Indianapolis Times
Davy
The
Alamo
Jim Battersby
Chamber of Commerce
Dwight Allison
Times
Crockett
Indiana
Allan Shivers
Texas
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
George Isbell
Southern Stell Corp
Canadian Prison Ends Short Riot
In Prince Albert Saskatchewan guards restrained about 600 inmates after a two hour riot in the yard. One guard and a prisoner were injured as convicts torched ten buildings including the stables flour shed and cement shed. Six guards were seized as hostages but released soon after. Deputy Warden G T Crofton offered no explanation for the outbreak.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan Penitentiary
G. T. Crofton
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