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Cleveland cuts traffic deaths by half in 1938 effort
Cleveland, once among the worst traffic records in the nation, cuts deaths from 236 in 1937 to a much smaller toll in 1938. Safety Director Eliot Ness leads enforcement, engineering, and education, including Manslaughter Squads, improved traffic signals, and school and church programs. Public awareness and cooperative agencies boost driver caution citywide.
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