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Show Ho fireworks in forests, states region forester A special order forbidding use of fireworks on all national na-tional forests of the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Region will be effective ef-fective July 1 and remain effective ef-fective until further notice, Regional Forester Floyd Iver-son Iver-son stated today. Mr. Iverson said that mounting mount-ing forest fire danger resulting from drought and approaching Fourth of July season will necessitate ne-cessitate the measure in order to safeguard about 31 million acres of national forest lands throughout Utah, Nevada, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. Currently being distributed to national forest supervisors throughout this area, the order reads as follows: Effective 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1961, all of the national forests for-ests of Region 4 (Intermoun-tain (Intermoun-tain Region) of the Forest Service Ser-vice (which includes all of the national forest lands in Utah and Nevada and part of the national forest lands in Idaho, Wyoming, and California) are closed to the discharge of any kind of fireworks. Mr. Iverson warned that violators vio-lators are guilty of misdemeanor misde-meanor and will be prosecuted. He urged extreme caution, stating that safe use of fire in all its forms will be vital during the nex few months. |