Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
President Urges
|AAA toDeIrland
Action on Roads
3-Doy Convention
Is Opened Here
By 700 Delegates

Iconvention NJ the American
Autnmohile ASSOCIATION vhich
Ionens = three-dav SESSION to1;av
| az the sheratn, park Hotel Mr..
Eisenhower said.
ssrhe members of vo,,r sssoc,a.
ltion know from experience now
urgently NEEDED IL . road svste,n
lin pace with our expanding pop-
lulation. economic erowth must
mot be stunted by a CREEPING
paralysis of trafiic."
-
oDlem - Discesseo
The problem Of financing q
national highway program Is Q
prime topic on the agenda Of
the convention. some TOO dele
| inc the eimnst = r,,iisc,, M
members are attending.
Mr.. Eisenhower,s own multi
billion dollar highway improve
lmens program was re1ecteo ~
Congress earlier this year. Il
proposed construction OF Q vast
network Of interstate superhigh-
ways. TO be financed by . special
lpond issue which would not DC
Icnarged against the national
Ideot.
Rejecting the plan, the Senate
passed Q Democratic measure
that would have stepped up high
way work under the Federal
state system OF sharing costs
But the House turned down both
This idea and the Presidents after
truckers and others opposed tax
increases proposed in the House
TO pay the added cost.
urreucv st,e.s.S
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ousy Mr; eisenhower e0io tile
AAA oeiesaeeS'
Motoring convenience. safe
driving and national security
must not be checked by . lack
OF roads. A modern road sys-
tenn Is one Of our great National
needs. ! hope all Of you will
continue to speak up again and
ls S .S .,.s.n ps SSs.a w :
modern Iiyinr"
ms message was strongly sec.
Ionded by Audrey 7 sorSoni ~
lWiIkes.Harre De rr.siSsrt -
the AAA IN . n,ana rsd tsvrots
Isneech ~ The cnrvs-t,cr
Mr. Scrdc,,i 1890; .s..
h,cnwav lsrisi.t,n,, 1870 ,.. 80.
|nr;n,stv v,nsn rcr.r. sS, $50. 100 =,
yer,,arv h,,t ~ 1870 =. 100 s.,ss -
s,,,s. 49, ,.a,,.s..I J. 49,
from private interests scrre m
which want the roads. b,,t IA not
want TO nav for Them /" ne vent
lon to saw that .notorists ana
lour members rn,,st nav thssr Sssr
share" If anv hichvov rrcera :,
|but Also demandeH that aothsr
lbeneficiaries of Improved high-
ways carry their fair share Of the
additional tax load"
.m.. 49,.
ss'e1'0Aa AppEoAcn
Deiegates received q commit
zee report crlticizing the "hys-
tsticai Approach 70 the problem
loA oa1ety IN many LOCALITIES.
d.vicss a.. 49, sSs W
trap motorists rather than to
promote highway safety" the
AAA's legal committee, headed
by Harold Prowell, of Harris
burg. Pa. reported.
"The motorist ia the Inevitable
victim OF campairns of ambush
fright and breakdown. because
tougher penalties on the motor
list are the only answers "panic-
stricken professionals have for
the accident problem
The report termed this an.
proach nerat;ve THINKING II
further criticized "cash reo,sts,
administration ~ i,,st,cs AZ.
stoned Ia clear co,,rt doctet,
rather than n ass,,r. : Ss;r +r;si
for the scc,,se6 n,otc,.;.t T,,s
renort Ala ro+ 49,. .~..,a "a
areas s
NC" threat present
The same report warned that
. new threat Of motor vehicle
tax misuses Is present through
the practice Of diverting to nom
highway purposes toll charges
levied for the use Of vital high
way facilities. Some States have
met this threat by adopting con.
stitutional amendments prohibit
ling the diversion OF such funds
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