First Draft, Remarks of President Harry S. Truman in the Opening of the Fire Prevention Conference
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REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT IN OPENING THE FIRE PREVENTION CONFERENCE
11 a.m., TUESDAY, MAY 6, IN THE DEPARTMENTAL AUDITORIUM.
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The nation has been shocked by a long series of spectacular
fires in the last few years - particularly in the last few months -
which have resulted in such great losses of life and such widespread
misery. Just the other day, the Texas City disaster drove home anew the
lesson that we must find ways and means to combat the ever-present danger
of
fire and explosion. The great hotel fires of last year again showed
that we cannot afford to entrust our citizens lives to buildings,
unsafe
construction.
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But these
conflagratione which make the headlines are only a
small fraction of the total. Thousands of lives are lost annually and
teast
thousands of people are injured in the many less spectacular fires which
occur hour after hour, day after day, throughout the year.
This conference brings together for the first time the highest
officials of states municipalities the Federal government and
national
groups interested in fire prevention and in saving lives from fires. We
are approaching the fire problem on a truly national basis.
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