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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
6
The message condemns 1946 highway deaths at 33,500 and warns that 1,150,000 injuries and 750 million dollars in property loss cost two billion nationally. It urges personal accountability, citizen cooperation, and strict self discipline to reduce accidents in 1947.
Major General Philip B. Fleming outlines that 33500 Americans died in auto crashes in 1946. He links lower fatality rates to the President's Highway Safety Conference and a nationwide push for year round safety efforts by police, lawyers, educators, engineers, and the public. The article promotes sustained action over short campaigns and notes thirteen forthcoming pieces on traffic safety.
A national highway safety program is launched this week through thousands of daily and weekly newspapers. The plan emphasizes public education and personal responsibility to cut the annual toll of traffic accidents, injuries, and economic loss.
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