On the recordMarch 30, 1972
The sacrifice of human life is perhaps most startling, for we continue to suffer more deaths and injuries from fire than we did from polio even in its worst years.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “The sacrifice of human life is perhaps most startling, for we continue to suffer more deaths and injuries from fire than…”
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Statement on Receiving the First Report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.
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