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I INPEPENDENT.JOURNAL. Sah. S»pf. 1, IW »All CHP Officers | Deathstrip Work On Duty In Record Awaiting Funds,Traffic Weekend(Continued from Pag® I) her home for treatment was Helen Fazio. Cited were Robert Evensen, 19, of Napa and Dale Parka. 19, of San Francisco, driver of the car in which Miss Fazio was riding.Meanwhile, the United Press reported the nation's roads were crowded with millions of automobiles and the inevitable toll of traffic deaths began to mount. Scattered reports of highway deaths began coming in as soon as the mass of Labor Day celebrants began heading for the open country at the end of work yesterday.An estimated 33,000.000 cars were expected to be on the highways at one time or another during the three-day holiday.The National Safety Council predicted that 280 persons would die in traffic crashes.CLEAR WEATHERDomestic airlines considered a new flight record possible and scheduled 111 extra sections. Flights to Chicago and the West Coast were booked solid.Railroads expected a somewhat lighter load of travelers this year than last, however, on the theory that more people own motor cars now.The weather generally across the country was clear with moderate temperatures. Some scattered thundershowers were predicted for the midwest and the south. But Marin county can expect clear weather over the three days, except for morning fog.Eagles Are ToldImprovement of the three tsa* deathstrip will be undertaken at soon as funds are available, it wrai reported by O. T. McCoy, stats highway engineer, to a Marin Eagle lodge.The lodge, Aerie No. 256, San Rafael, recently passed a resolution asking for the end of the strip and referred their resolution to the state department of public works.In answer to the Eagles resolution that the three lane section between San Rafael and Ignacio b* eliminated the department said:“We are in accord with the objectives expressed in the resolution that this particular portion of th« State Highway System be improved and wish to assure you that the improvement of this route will be undertaken as soon as funds can be alloted for that purpose.“You are aware, of course, that the deficiencies on the State Highway System far exceed the fund* available for State highway purposes.The letter further stated that ii would not be possible to improve alD portions of the three lane strip in a short period of time. The department said the Eagles’ resolution would be submitted to the staU highway commission for consideration in preparing the next construction budget.Engine Firm Buys Marinshio Property
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Daily Independent Journal
San Rafael, California, US
Sat, Sep 03, 1949
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