ADDRESS, GOVERNOR'S SAFETY-HEALTH CONFERENCE

BALTIMORE

May 12, 1966

Tonight's meeting marks the conclusion of the 1966 Governor's Safety-
Health Conference and exhibit. It is my hope that the discussions and
accomplishments of the past two days will result in better safety and
health practices in Maryland. As Governor, I wish to express my ap-
preciation and that of the people of Maryland for the contributions you
have made in the past and will continue to make in the cause of safety
and health.

During this conference, I am sure you have discussed about every
aspect of Maryland's safety and health problems—from home poisonings,
to occupational accidents, traffic hazards and so on. I realize that these
are problems that must be contended with and they deserve lengthy
discussion, but tonight I wish to center attention on Maryland's major
safety disaster—highway accidents.

I am sure you all have read accounts of the natural disasters which
have struck our country during the past year, taking countless lives,
destroying millions of dollars worth of property and leaving many people
alone and homeless. These disasters occurred in Louisiana during last
fall's hurricane, in the Midwest during the winter snowstorms and en-
suing floods and through the country wherever tornadoes desolated
communities. These, of course, were terrible catastrophes and their toll
of death and destruction was shocking. But I wonder if you realize that

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