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4. Closer accessibility to scrap-processing centers to speed up 

 the flow of auto-body hulks from the auto-wrecking yards which will 

 reduce the high cost of transportation. 



5. Developing an educational program so that local authorities 

 as well as the general public will be aware of the fact that the auto- 

 wrecking industry is both an asset as well as a necessity in their local 

 communities that it is primarily in the business of dismantling 

 wrecked and older cars for the purpose of salvaging good usable 

 parts for resale and as such should be given the same consideration 

 as any other business which is licensed by its local community. 



6. Awareness on the part of local authorities as to the high cost 

 and complexities of removing, storing, and dismantling of wrecked 

 or obsolete vehicles so that more realistic and practical zoning and 

 screening ordinances can be developed. 



7. A continued effort by the auto- wrecking industry in coopera- 

 tion with local citizen groups in sponsoring cleanup and beautifica- 

 tion programs. 



Making America beautiful is something every citizen wants. Con- 

 serving natural resources, keeping cars running through the use of 

 used parts, and insuring a steady flow of the scrap back to the steel 

 mills for future production, are all necessary functions of the auto- 

 wrecking industry and are essential to the economy of our country. 



Let practicability rather than emotion be our guide in solving 

 this very important problem. 



Mr. ABERNETHY. Although I speak as an individual and not as 

 an industry representative, I know from my conversations that the 

 people of the industry I am in applaud the President for the atten- 

 tion he has focused on the need for action to preserve America's 

 beauty. He has already turned an essential key. 



In a number of areas we appear to have approached a point of 

 no return and in other areas we are late in concerted attacks on 

 problems made much more difficult by our accelerating growth. 

 The junked vehicle stands out because of visible accumulations, lack 

 of adequate shielding, delays in the disposal process and other 

 factors. 



It stands out also by its contrast to the enormous contribution 

 the motor vehicle has made to our economy and, in fact, by the 

 accessibility it has given to the beauty we seek to preserve. 



The junked vehicle is a blight on beauty in many localities, and it 

 tends to symbolize the vast problem of solid waste disposal by a 



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