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Finance Drive Over the Top -- And a Wee Bit More! (Marion Saunders)
Voters Service Committee
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New Publications
Gleanings from Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund, Inc.

Voters Service Views

NEW FIREWORKS CONTROL LAW

ON DECEMBER 18, 1956, MAYOR BLAISDELL SIGNED THE NEW FIREWORKS CONTROL LAW. THREE DAYS IN THE YEAR FIREWORKS WILL BE ALLOWED - NEW YEAR'S, CHINESE NEW YEAR'S AND ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. CHILDREN OVER 16 WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE SMALL TYPES OF FIREWORKS ON THESE DAYS. CHILDREN UNDER 16 ARE ALLOWED TO USE CAPS FOR TOY PISTOLS ONLY. THOSE WISHING TO PURCHASE EXPLOSIVES ON THE "BANNED" LIST ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL PERMIT FROM A DISTRICT COURT MAGISTRATE. PARENTS WHO ALLOW CHILDREN UNDER 16 TO USE FIREWORKS CAN BE ARRESTED.

THE HONOLULU POLICE HAVE FOUND YOUNGSTERS AND ADULTS ALIKE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW LAW, BUT THEY ARE PREPARING TO TAKE ALL-OUT ACTION AGAINST VIOLATORS.

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