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Christmas Highway Carnage Toll Hits Record High
A radio and newspaper backed warning about Christmas highway deaths cites 706 fatalities and 24,000 injuries nationwide, with experts predicting a New Year peak. Texas shows 43 deaths, California 73, Illinois 56. officials cite speed, drinking, weather, and inattention as prime factors, urging enforcement, engineering, and education to curb the trend.
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National Safety Council
Michigan
G. Mewes Williams
Hillsboro
N. C
California
J. C. Musick
Texas Safety Association
Outer Space
United States
Texas
Illinois
Bernard R. Caldwell
Highway Patrol
San Francisco
Texas City
State Division of Traffic Safety
Illnois
William G. Strathon
Chicago
Philip McGuire
James R. Smith
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Cted
White Cotton Musick
NSC
North Dakota
Clark Monroe
White House
Hewland
Ned H. Dearborn
Williams
Goodwin J. Knight