SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, Deetmber 13, 1954
Woman Rwn Down by Car Driven
By Dog; Other Freak Mishaps
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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
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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!" Robert
Irving, Universal City, CaU
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new 6-cylinder PowerFlow 117 .. . all new power features: PowerFlite fully automatic transmission",
Full-Time Power Steering, Power Brakes, Power Seats and Power Windows. A great new car for the YOUNG IN HEART.
This year of all years, look at all 3 -and you'll choose Plymouth, too!
The BIG swing Is to Plymouth COME IN TODAY! SEE IT, DRIVE IT I
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Plymouth dealers are listed untfcr "Automobile Dealers Plymouth" in yoOr Classified Telephone Directory.
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CALLING AT WHITE HOUSEL Seaborn Collins. American
Legion's national commander, discusses ways of forcing Red
China to release 13 Americans jailed as spies. (International)
$3,500000,000 Deficit
In '56 Budget Expected
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower's spending budget
for the 1956 fiscal year tentative
ly is shaping up" at about' $63,
000,000,000 with a deficit of
about $3,500,000,000, according
to informed sources, vr
But these sources cautioned
that several important budget
decisions have not yet : been
made. Theylsaid the final figures
might differ from the tentative
ones by two or three billion dol
lars either way. ' 1 '
The main question-marks con
cern the scope of a proposed Far
East Economic Air program,' pay
raises for federal employees and
servicemen and a scheduled re
duction in corporation and cer
tain excise taxes next April I.
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