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Phoenix Gazette in Phoenix, Arizona

02 Aug 1951

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Phoenix Gazette

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1951

Page

8

Smoke chaser loves forest duty in Horsethief Basin

Don Coursen, a Phoenix Union High School teacher, spends summers as a smoke chaser in Horsethief Basin National Forest. He routes out fires, coordinates crews via a government telephone line, and remains on duty until each blaze is out. The family settled in a cabin, aiding in firefighting efforts and adapting to forest life.

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Louise Frisbie Black Prescott National Forest Phoenix Horsethief Basin Don Coursen Phoenix Union High School Mrs. Coursen Coursen Crown King Tower’s Mountain Horsethief Bradshaws Don Senator Highway Flagstaff
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Civil Defense Funds Sought in Senate Bill

Sen. Edwin C. Johnson proposes authorizing the Civil Defense administrator to match state funds for compensation to Civil Defense Corps members injured or killed. A 1950 act amendment carries a similar provision. Deputy Defense Administrator J. S. Wadsworth testifying before a Senate committee cited about 4 million dollars yearly in peacetime costs and noted uncertainty for atomic war costs, aiming to speed recruitment of 15 million volunteers.

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Washington Edwin C. Johnson Colo Civil Defense Corps Congress J. S. Wadsworth Senate Armed Services Committee Department Wadsworth
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