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| g 2STL @A ! w p F. *@* ,Drunk Driver's First Offense : B * & * rings Six--Month Suspensior Premier Ferguson's election cam-- | At the present tims the suspen-- paign promisss of mors rigorous | _ sion is "not exceeding three months" handling, in the way of permit and | _ for the first offense, and not less license suspensions, of drunken _| than three months and not exceed-- automobile drivers, have reached ing six months for the second of-- the House in legislative form. fense. Hon. George S. Henry's bill to | W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal Leader, amerd the Highways Traffic Act, | expressed the opinion that a mini-- which was given second reading ' mum penalty should be retained yesterday, provides a suspension not _| in the case of second offenses, and exceeding six months for the first said that he would debate the mat-- offense; not exceeding one year ter when the bill resched commit-- for the second offense, and not less tee stage in the House. than one year and not exceeding The new suspensions will become two years for the third or any sub-- operative with Royal assent to the sequent offense. bill.