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Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 22

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Road Lafayette Square Shoppingcenter 9 026 1201 TEAL RD Across STINEYS UNIQUE DO4MG AND BANQUETS PHONE 743 3933 SAVE UP TO 20 'ON' SPECIAL ORDERS AC 1 BOISE Idaho (AP) About 2300 firefighters fresh from a rest and backed by reinforcements are mounting an all out as sault today on the huge Mortar Creek forest fire that has claimed 64800 acres of timber Meanwhile a special fire command that coordinated the control of 40 major forest fires in the western states in the last 10 days was closed at Boise Arnold Hartigan a spokesman for the Boise In teragency ire Center said past the immediate crisis but the fire seaon is not over ready to go back into business at the drop of a He said about $35 million was spent in controlling the fires during the 10 day period irefighting crews hope to hack out about 28 miles of fire lines in central Primitive Area to contain the Mortar Creek blaze by Sunday The effort was delayed by nearly an inch of rain Sun day and Monday REE SET UP AND DELIVERY EXPERT SERVICE 'CLOCKS ARE OUR ONLY BUSNESS UP TO 13 ON SELECTED GRANDATHER GRANDMOTHER WALL MANTEL CUCKOO AND ANNIVERSARY CLOCKS Several hundred fresh men some of whom had firefighters were moved spent nearly two weeks on onto the fire lines from the fire got a day of rest in Boise on Tuesday Other the field built a few fire lines Tuesday but it was mostly a day of planning and organiz he said a big rain it takes a day or so for the men to get the cold out of their bones before they can go back to The heavy rainfall and low clouds early this week hampered movement of supplies to the fire lines but Hesseldahl said clearing Tuesday enabled air craft to bring in food and equipment "We used the clear skies Tuesday to fly infra red de tectors over the said Norman Hesseldahl a forest service spokesman fire do anything during the day The mois ture held it down but the weather is expected to be hot and dry the rest of the ire bosses relocated tljeir camps and reorgan ized crews Tuesday for an assault on the blaze Hessel dahl said the main supply camp was moved from the Bruce Meadows airstrip about 35 miles from the fire lines to the Indian Creek airstrip only four miles away The Indian Creek strip is smaller but closer to the fire lines he said Ph 474 66751 MANNER LAHRHOUSE CLOCK SHOP 117 5th Journal and Courier Lafayette Ind Wed Aag151979 EVENINGS eaturing Such Entrees As: Baked Ham Roast Beef ried Chicken riday Evening ish illet 7 resh Choice of Vegetables resh Choice of Salads Pios Baked Daily Beverage and Breads Also ALL YOU CAN EAT 495 CHILDREN UNDER 10 175 3 Cafeteria Service Available CAETERIA Hawaii from $398 'to reWix? 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