NEW JERSEY

ALMOST 14,000 ACRES ARE ABLAZE.

THE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF WHILE AERIAL WAR GAMES WERE BEING CONDUCTED. A FLARE WAS SHOT INTO THE TINDER BOX BY MISTAKE.

RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE FIRE WILL BE EXTINGUISHED AS SOON AS MOTHER NATURE DECIDES TO RAIN ON IT.

AT THE MOMENT, FLORIDA SNOWBIRDS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR MIGRATORY TRIP TO SOUTH JERSEY FOR THE SUMMER SEASON. THE QUESTION IS, DO WE STAY WITH THE FIRE AND ASHES AT THE WINTER HACIENDA OR DO WE HEAD ON UP NORTH WHERE THE SUMMER PLACE LOOKS LIKE HELL. IT'S A DILEMMA.