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"The forest health crisis cannot be ignored. There are 72 mlllion acres of National Forest System land at high risk to catastrophic wildfire. Another 26 million acres are at high risk to insect infestation and disease. That is enough to burn a path from New York City to Los Angeles 62 miles wide. It is time to make our forests healthy."

- to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, co-owners of the Climax, Nv.-based firm.

Fl. Reman Plant Suffers Fire

A fire at Universal Forest Products' remanufacturing facility in Auburndale, Fl., destroyed an estimated $80,000 to $100,000 in maintenance and woodworking equipment.

The Dec. 2l blaze leveled an open 60-by-40-ft. pole barn that housed saws, filing equipment, and lumber.

The fire began while the business was in operation, shortly after l1 a.m. on a Saturday. No injuries were reported. The fire's origin is under investigation.

Store Regains Emptied Safe

Police have recovered the safe taken in the Dec. 2 burglary of True Value Hardware, Mineral Wells, Tx.

The 140-lb. safe was found 10 days later, with its door missing, in a dumpster near the local municipal airport.