GREAT BRITAIN: Night Without Hoots

One of the brightest young men in the present British Government is dapper, self-confident Major Leslie Hore-Belisha. With a fine record as Financial Secretary to the Treasury under Neville Chamberlain, he was made Minister of Transport in June when Press and Government began worrying about the alarming number of fatal automobile accidents in Britain. During most of the summer they have averaged about 150 a week.

Minister Hore-Belisha installed many a new traffic light, many an extra safety island for pedestrians. Then he issued a clarion call...

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