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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, Deetmber 13, 1954 Woman Rwn Down by Car Driven By Dog; Other Freak Mishaps . . a " j I : J ' 1 n j l.. I T . cnVnnV TT n,o Chicaeo (U.R) A woman in Washington, D. C, was rundown by a car piloted by her cocker spaniel, a man in Kansas City was hit by a ton of bricks and an Illinois farmer was hurt kick ing his cow. These were among the freak accidents of 1954. compiled bv the National Safety Council. The Washington woman was Mrs. William Suite. She left her dog, Mr. Bushman, behind the wheel-of her car and neglected to set the hand brake tightly. The Kansas City man was ' ; - Teamwork Credited For Connecticut's Road Safety Record BIG TURN OVER A workman stands beside one of the four huge five-bladed propellers of the carrier USS For restal as the ship is readied for launching at Newport News, Va. The screws will absorb the largest amount of Eower ever used to drive a ship, a total of over 200,000 orsepower. Each propeller is 22 feet in diameter, of single manganese bronze casting, weighing over 70,000 lbs. U.S. To Train Vietnamese Army Washington (U.PJ The Uni ted States will take over primary responsibility soon after Jan. 1, for the training of a new 90,-000-man Vietnamese army in American officials. Free Indochina, according to The step was described as part of a broad military, economic, and diplomatic program to save Free Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, and Southeast Asia from Com munist aggression. Informed sources said, mean while, that agreement had been reached to hold the first meeting of the new Southeast Asian pact powers in February at Bangkok, Thailand. The main topic will be how to stem the spread of Com munism in Indochina. Convicted Murderer Sentenced To Death Brighton, Colo. (U.R) For mer Idaho Falls, Ida., radio an nouncer Douglas Paul Becksted Friday was sentenced to die-in the Colorado state gas chamber during the week of March 20 for the May 12 slaying of a Del avan, 111., salesman. Becksted was convicted Oct. 8 for the murder of Ronald A. Naffziger, 28, in a shooting near Denver's municipal airport. Judge Christian Stoner denied Becksted a new trial and order ed he be taken to the state pris on to await execution. Becksted was arrested two days after the slaying at Love lock, Nev., when police, suspic ious about the odor of decaying flesh, found Naffziger's body jammed in the trunk of the car Becksted was driving. Editor's Note: No state In the nation has received more traffic safety awards than Connecticut. Its highway fatality rate in the past decade has been far below the national average. The following dispatch, written as the country prepares to observe Presi dent Eisenhower's designated Safe Driving Day Wednesday, tells why. By WILLIAM D. CLARK United Press Correspondent Hartford, Conn. (U.R) Since participating in the na tional traffic safety contest in 1937, Connecticut has won the Grand Award six times, more than any other state, and receiv ed honorable mention three times. It has been Grand Award win ner four times for its pedestrian protection record, and various phases of the state's safety pro gram have been singled out for national or district recognition. With one exception since 1945, the state traffic death rate nev er has been higher than the sec ond lowest in the country. William M. Greene, director of the state Safety commission, said that, "it is not so much the low rates credited to Connecti cut which is gratifying as the consistency of the very low rates." Teamwork Is Key They have been achieved, he said, "through teamwork over the years," and a well coordin ated program which begins at the elementary school level. Law enforcement is strict, and penalties to drivers extend be yond the courts. Under a "point system," drivers receive demer its commensurate with the law infraction in which they are in volved. These demerits are re- safety, corded on the back of their lic enses, and too many of them may cause suspension or revocation. For some violations suspension is automatic, and the license may be restored, only after a Motor Vehicles department hearing. The point system is regarded as one of the most important fac tors in keeping drivers in line. School safety programs are carried through all grades," and in high schools include driver education and courses preparing students to pass licensing tests. Insurance Regulations Although the state has no compulsory insurance law, driv ers between the ages of 16 and 25 must show "financial respon sibility" before licenses will be issued them. ' Furthermore, uninsured driv ers involved in accidents caus ing damage of $100 or more, must take out insurance before being allowed behind the wheel again. Nearly 70 per cent of the state police personnel is assigned to traffic patrol or enforcement. - State police also employ radar for periodic crackdowns on speeders. The Safety commission con ducts a year-around public in formation campaign, municipal ities compete for safety awards, and most communities have traf fic safety committees which dovetail their operations - with those" of the state. Newspapers, radio and television stations re ceive public interest awards for outstanding contributions to Lew Babcock. He was walking past a condemned building when a brick wall collapsed. Police found him waist-deep in debris, dazed but unhurt. The farmer was Leslie Ertl, Pinckneyville, 111. The cow kicked him, so he kicked the cow and broke a bone in his leg. The cow was unhurt. At Anadarko, Okla., 10-year-old Billo Law slid into home plate and "blew-up" when a roll of caps in his pocket exploded. The umpire ruled that Billy overshot the plate. Four -year -old Judy Combs rolled off a fourth floor fire escape in Cincinnati, tumbled into a network of clotheslines and bounced back to the second floor of the fire escape. Peter Passantino, 11, of Chi cago, stuck his nose through a knot hole in a. fence. A dog on the other side of the fence nipped his nose. Mrs. Jessie Dugar, Houston, Tex., got so excited when two men started a fight in front of her home she swallowed her toothbrush. Morgan Wallace, a circus dare devil, made ,113 parachute jumps without a scratch. But he fell 18 inches from a ladder at his Pueblo, Colo., home and broke his foot. In San Francisco, Con Demp sey told a high school gym class that "knowing how to jump and fall is very important." He stepped back, tripped on a mat and broke his arm. ... Governors' Panel Sets Lumber Strike Meet Portland (U.R) The seven man governor's panel, investigat ing issues in last summer's lum ber strike, is scheduled to meet here this week. Announcement of the meet ing next Thursday and Friday said the panel might indicate then when it will announce its findings. Both the AFL lumber and saw mill workers and the CIO wood workers have announced that preparation of new wage and hour demands will await the report of the fact-finding panel THE CROWDS ARE LOOKING AT ALL 3 COMPARING all 3 CHANGING TO THE ALL-NEW PLWu-OUTCKI "Plymouth's new styling now equals its superior engineering. Plymouth for VJbo was my choice, even over cars costing more." G. il. Locb, New York, N. Y. "I used to think all new cars were pretty much alike. . When I drove the beautiful new Plymouth I found out how wrong I was!" Mildred Falor, St. Louis, Mo. "That "sleek new styling made me switch to Plymouth this year it looks like a dream on wheels and that's the way it rides!" Dean Behrend, Deal, N. J. "I wanted V-8 power with out the penalty of higher gasoline bills, and that's what I got with Plymouth's new Hy-Fire V-8!" 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