10/18/1966
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"What happens to Lake Erie will alone affect the lives of 25 million people in the State of New York, in the land of the United States, and in our neighbor, Canada."
"We are looking for economic progress so people can afford automobiles, and for modern highways so they can travel without endless traffic jams."
"We know that Hill-Burton has added more than 8,000 facilities to serve 4,000 communities."
"This system will at once prevent raw pollutants from entering your lake and it will purify at an economical cost the water that does reach it."