HIGH SHOT OF FIRE BURNING./FIREMEN FIGHT FIRE ON GROUND. SHOTS TOWN DESTROYED BY BLAZE.




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JOHN CHANCELLOR

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Background: A HUGE FOREST FIRE IN NEW MEXICO'S LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST WAS FINALE FINALLY CONTAINED TUESDAY, BUT NOT BEFORE IT DESTROYED TWO TOWNS IN ITS PATH. FIREMEN SAID THE BLAZE WAS STARTED BY A 10 YEAR OLD BOY PLAYING SEE WITH NOTCHES. THEY SAID THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW THE PARENTS WERE LIABLE FOR THE DAMAGE AND COST OF FIGHTING THE VIE FIE AND THAT THEY WOULD BE SENT A BILL FOG OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS RPT. THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.