▁returning ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁arrested ▁and ▁shot ▁shortly ▁after ▁crossing ▁the ▁border . ▁International ▁Liter acy ▁Day , ▁proc laimed ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁to ▁be ▁celebrated ▁ann ually ▁each ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁was ▁observed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁events ▁world wide . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Se vern ▁Road ▁Bridge ▁was ▁opened , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Se vern ▁est u ary ▁between ▁Wales ▁and ▁England . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ha iled ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁economic ▁era ▁for ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Born : ▁Car ola ▁Hä gg kv ist , ▁Swedish ▁pop ▁singer , ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁ ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁The ▁National ▁Tra ffic ▁and ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁became ▁law ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁two ▁b ills ▁( the ▁Tra ffic ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁and ▁the ▁Highway ▁Saf ety ▁Act ) ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁Johnson ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Rose ▁Garden . ▁Johnson ▁commented , ▁" The ▁autom obile ▁industry ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁our ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁dynamic ▁and ▁invent ive ▁indust ries . ▁I ▁hope — ▁and ▁I ▁believe — ▁that ▁its ▁skill ▁and ▁imagination ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁build ▁in ▁more ▁safety ▁without ▁building ▁on ▁more ▁costs ; ▁for ▁safety ▁is ▁no ▁lux ury ▁item , ▁no ▁optional ▁extra . ▁