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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1954
Page
16
In Naples on December 13 AP reports Mt Vesuvius, quiet for five years, has reached its hottest danger point in a decade. Prof Antonio Parascandola monitors the crater where temperatures under the crust exceed 1600 degrees Fahrenheit. The last major eruption occurred in 1944.
Washington December 13 AP The idea for Safe Driving Day grew from a fatal crash involving California motor-vehicle registrar Al Veglia. President Eisenhower promotes the campaign, urging three rules: obey traffic laws, use common sense and courtesy, and stay alert. Veglia’s crash killed two, inspired efforts to reduce the 38,000 annual roadway deaths.
Postmaster General Summerfield said the administration will renew its request for a postal rate increase to the next Congress. The plan includes a four cent rate on letter mail along with increases for airmail second and third class mail and periodicals. The proposal aims to raise about 234 million dollars annually, following similar efforts in 1953 and 1954.
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