Forest pests and fires take heavy toll on U S timber
The article notes annual losses from insects disease fire and wind reduce growth by about one fifth. It cites 12 130 000 000 board feet of sawtimber killed yearly and 3 389 000 000 cubic feet of direct losses plus large indirect losses. It highlights national forestry programs by American Forest Products Industries and Tree Farm standards and emphasizes flood control and pest management. It includes chestnut blight as a key epidemic and mentions larch stands and blister rust threats. It calls for coordinated pest control through Forest Pest Control Act and private public cooperation.
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Forest health measures and wheat pricing update
The article discusses rapid harvesting of diseased timber to salvage timber and remove pests, with helicopters spraying infected areas and breeding disease resistant strains. It notes ongoing losses in virgin timber, cutting as a cure, forest fire prevention progress, and new methods to prevent depredations. It also reports Iran wheat farmers receiving guaranteed prices from $1.60 to $1.96 per bushel, with the government fixing sales at $2.13.
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Iran
Auden Britten Paul Bunyan opera urged for Pacific Northwest tour
Jim Stevens notes two operas about Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The 1920s piece by Richard L. Stokes with Howard Hansen score is cited, while Auden Britten’s operetta, stored at Columbia, has sparked renewed calls for staging. A chorus driven, low cost production could tour Vancouver Island to Humboldt Bay, Seattle, and other West Coast centers.
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Babe the Blue Ox
Johnny Inkslinger
Tess Helson
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Richard L. Stokes
New York Post
Howard Hansen
Rochester School of Music
G. P. Putnam & Sons
W. H H. Auden
Benjamin Britten
Columbia University
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Humboldt Bay
Pacific Northwest
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Portland
Tacoma
Eugene
Britten
Groucho Marx mocks audience before Bridge preview
At Hollywood Groucho Marx surveyed a large crowd before a preview of The Bridge on the River Kwai. He quipped, Ok? Why aren’t you all at home watching my television show.
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Groucho Marx
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