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On the recordAugust 7, 1978
I encourage the fire service, police, prosecutors, the insurance industry, and government to work together to remove incentives for arson, and to improve arson detection and prosecution so that we can begin to eliminate this costly, often life threatening crime.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Proclamation 4581—Fire Prevention Week, 1978

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