Nation’s traffic death toll rises after gas rationing
Within two weeks after gas rationing ends, the nation reported a rise in traffic deaths to 28 percent above last August. A total of 2439 lives were lost in automobile accidents last month.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1945
Page
4
Within two weeks after gas rationing ends, the nation reported a rise in traffic deaths to 28 percent above last August. A total of 2439 lives were lost in automobile accidents last month.
The monthly report notes the death toll rose in XB cities with populations over 1,000 as eight months brought the total to 15 420. The text describes bravel celebrations in some cities and warns that walkers were being driven. It lists Poasting for the first eight years with Lasguster Pa and Syerctr Mass as top entries.
Economist Nathaniel Rupes discusses fiscal policy as a cure for economic mood, urging developmental public spending rather than large deficits. He warns tax burdens must stay balanced to support saving and investment, estimating a national budget around 30 billion and a mixed tax system.
The text argues for expanding postwar output to provide jobs, aiming to raise productivity per worker and avoid extensive deficits. It weighs the trade offs between high employment and technical progress, notes six million unemployed in a prosperous year, and advocates mixed fiscal policy, business and government actions, and new products to boost consumption and investment. It stresses a high consumption, high wage economy to sustain growth within free enterprise.
Mary Tastor of Crystal Beach Ontario was exonerated after a September grand jury returned a no bill. The case involved an alleged abduction of Peter Watson, a year-old from Buffa lo, last July. The child was found unharmed with Meg Taylor in Meridian Mississippi on August 1 after Taylor claimed the mother consented to a thirty day arrangement.
The text argues for rapid transmission of higher wages into lower prices to expand national income. It proposes a self-sustaining growth process independent of constant public spending support, framing this as the basic problem to solve.
A torn but proud American flag flown over Hickam Field on December 7 1941 marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary ceremony in which Gen George C Kenney and Lt Gen Enos Wirehead spoke. The flag was raised by officers and destined for Washington as a reminder of the attack and wartime resolve.
Police imposed curfew across three crowded zones as Hindu Muslim clashes escalate. By Saturday the violence subsided slightly with eight new casualties. one woman died and several others injured. The Bombay Peace Committee, representing Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities, urged calm.
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