Iron County Record | 1965-05-27 | Page 15 | Law Enforcement Will Aid Traffic Safety

Law Enforcement Will Aid Traffic Safety At the emergency traffic safety safe-ty meeting held Friday, May 21, Governor Calvin L. Rampton stressed that traffic law enforcement enforce-ment on city and county levels is the key to the reduction of automobile auto-mobile deaths. Speaking to mayors, city coun-cilmen coun-cilmen and county commissioners commission-ers from throughout Utah, the chief executive characterized the present trend as "murder on our streets." He also stated that traf-fice traf-fice law enforcement must concentrate con-centrate on discipline and education edu-cation of Utah drivers rather than tourists and visitors for, as the Governor stated, "It is our people, our friends, neighbors and children who are being killed." kill-ed." The emergency traffic safety meeting held at the State Capi'.ol was the first step in a campaign to halt the rising toll of fatalities. Injuries and property damage costs here in the state. The prime purpose of this meeting was the formation of traffic safety programs pro-grams and traffic safety councils coun-cils in the cities and counties throughout Utah.