deaths during holiday season the nations toll of violent deaths over the three day christmas holiday was as at least a nationwide nation wide survey discloses the number was approximately the same as recorded over a similar period in 1943 accidents on the highways as pie dieter dieted by safety experts claimed the most lives the survey showed persons including two utahna were killed in automobile smashups sma the national safety councils estimate for tho the period from midnight friday to and including monday was about 27 motor vehicle fat fatalities all ties in 1943 the christmas holiday toll was 2116 of the total of violent deaths plane crashes fires falls shootings drowning and other violent forms of death were reported throughout the country as the nation observed the long week end rest period