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Proclamation 3843 NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL SAVE YOUR BREATH MONTH ^P"" ^' ^^^^

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante, p. 71.

Most of us never think about how we breathe. Those who have never fought for air take breathing for granted. Yet increasing numbers of Americans every year face the prospect of a chronic chest or lung disease that can turn this normally easy act into a struggle for life. An estimated 10 million Americans are afflicted by emphysema, asthma, and other crippling respiratory ailments. These chronic diseases combine to rank tenth on the list of the Nation's killers. Almost a third of the deaths that occur among our infants under one year old are caused by a respiratory disease—often within the first 28 days of life. Twenty years ago, 2,300 people died in one year from emphysema and chronic bronchitis. I n 1965, the number was more than ten times as high; unless this rate is checked, it is estimated that the number this year will exceed 40,000. Emphysema attacks its victims in the prime of life and removes experienced and productive workers from the Nation's labor force. In a year, as many as 19,000 new emphysema victims are so badly disabled as to become eligible for disability insurance benefits under our Social Security programs—$90 million in disability benefits are paid annually to those who have been afflicted by this disease. More than 5 million Americans are suffering from asthma. I t kills several thousands of us every year. The National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado, has led the Nation in the care and treatment of those afflicted by chronic respiratory diseases. I t has helped focus our attention on the need for research and specialized facilities for those who suffer from these afflictions. The need for research is urgent. Our United States Public Health Service is working diligently to solve some of the tragic riddles of chest and lung disease. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is a leader in this research. Many private facilities are deeply involved in this work with the help of public and private grants. The need for more treatment and rehabilitation facilities also is urgent. The National Center for Chronic Disease Control, for instance, is developing treatment methods capable of restoring a considerable measure of self-sufflciency to those who have been rendered nearly helpless because of shortness of breath brought on by severely advanced emphysema. These rehabilitation techniques are in need of nationwide application. I n order to emphasize the major public health problem presented by chronic respiratory diseases, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved April 5, 1968, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating April 1968 as National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of April 1968 as National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month, and I urge the people of the United States to learn the danger signs of chronic respiratory diseases, to seek prompt medical help, and to observe appropriate medical safeguards for their respiratory health. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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A year ago, the Presidents of the American Republics and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago met at Punta del Este—to chart the course of the Alliance for Progress for the next "Decade of Urgency". They proclaimed "their decision to achieve to the fullest measure the free, just, and democratic social order demanded by the peoples of the Hemisphere". This demand calls for revolutionary change—within a democratic framework—of economic, social and political institutions to permit the full participation of the people in all aspects of national life. I n affirming their dedication to such change the Presidents at Punta del Este said: "We will modernize the living conditions of our rural populations, raise agricultural productivity in general, and increase food production for the benefit of both Latin America and the rest of the world. "We will vigorously promote education for development. "We will harness science and technology for the service of our peoples. "We will expand programs for improving the health of the American peoples. "We will lay the physical foundations for Latin American economic integration through multinational projects. "Latin America will create a common market. "We will join in efforts to increase substantially Latin American foreign-trade earnings. "Latin America will eliminate unnecessary military expenditures." We have been true to these resolves: —The Inter-American Cultural Council has approved a program and Special Fund to modernize teaching methods in Latin

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America, and to forge regional cooperation in science and technology for development. —Food production in Latin America during 1967 showed an overall increase of 6 percent over 1966. —The International Coffee Agreement, further strengthened by the creation of a Coffee Diversification Fund, holds the promise of protection against disastrous price fluctuations. —Additional resources for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration has enabled these institutions to finance more roads, power projects and telecommunications to draw the people of Latin America closer together. —With the organization of the Andean Development Corporation, the Governments of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela have taken an important step toward a common market for all of Latin America. —The Central American Common Market and the Latin American Free Trade Area have established a consultative mechanism looking toward gradual combination of the two trading areas into the Latin American Common Market. —The Inter-American Export Promotion Center, by stimulating the sale of Latin American manufactured products, will increase foreign-trade earnings and thus provide more jobs and higher income for more people. These and other dynamic advances tell the story of common action to make the promise of a better life a reality for more people—in more jobs, increased educational opportunities, higher income, expanding food supplies, fuller participation in the political process, and greater human dignity. The promise of the Americas is to establish in this Hemisphere societies free from the fear of want, ignorance, prejudice and disease. We know from what 450 million Americans have accomplished to date that this vision is within the reach of our generation. To make it a reality, we must rededicate our energies, our skills and our commitments to the process of peaceful—but revolutionary-—change. So I ask the people of the United States to ally themselves firmly with their Government in these crucial years, and to become active partners and participants in the continuing fulfillment of the historic pledge of Punta del Este to the Hemisphere that is our home. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 14, 1968, as Pan American Day, and the week beginning April 14 and ending April 20 as Pan American Week; and I call upon the Governors of the fifty States of the Union, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of all other areas under the flag of the United States to issue similar proclamations. Further, I call upon this Nation to rededicate itself to the fundamental goal of the inter-American system, embodied in the Charter of (^j^g Organization of American States, the Charter of Punta del Este, and the Declaration of American Presidents: social justice and economic progress within the framework of individual freedom and political liberty.

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

Proclamation 3845 LOYALTY DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

April 8, 1968

A Proclamation

Ten years ago, Congress set aside May 1st of every year as Loyalty Day—a time for all Americans to reaffirm their devotion to our national ideals. This year Loyalty Day comes at a time when the most cherished beliefs of our Nation are being put to stern tests. I t is a time when all of us should think deeply upon our principles, reaffirm their essential integrity, and bear witness to them in our lives. "We believe in freedom. So loyally let us act to make men free. We believe in peace. So let us pursue it along every road of honor. We believe in equality. So let us do what we must to assure it for all. We believe in justice. So let us revere and uphold the law upon which justice rests. Moreover, we believe these principles are compatible. Freedom need not be sacrificed for peace, nor equality sought at the expense of justice. Yet their achievement is not easy. I t will come only if we are a people so united in our beliefs that we are not divided in our loyalties. On Loyalty Day, 1968, every American should pause to look within himself and put a measure to the depths of his beliefs. Then let us act upon them, a free and united people, loyal as always to our heritage as Americans. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do call upon the people of the United States, and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations, to observe Wednesday, May 1, 1968, as Loyalty Day, with appropriate ceremonies in which all of us may join in a reaffirmation of our loyalty to the United States of America. I also call upon appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as a manifestation of our loyalty to the Nation which that flag symbolizes. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3846 WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY, 1968 April 22, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

36 USC i69d.

"Mobility" is a precious word to the sightless. The blind person who can move about with ease and confidence has access to people and places that immeasurably stretch his horizons and broaden his experience. With his energies freed, his imagination, too, can soar. Often the key to this mobility is a simple White Cane. The White Cane enables the visually deprived to overcome his handicap and conquer his environment. With the White Cane, he can detect steps, obstacles, and dangers which bar his way. When he has mastered the special technique required for traveling with a cane, he can make his way without assistance to his job or other destination with remarkable confidence and speed. Yet the blind person making his way alone over today's hazardous streets requires confidence, not only in his own skill and judgment, but also in his fellow citizens. To every blind person walking with the aid of a White Cane, any moving object or person is a potential threat to his safety. To proceed with confidence, the blind pedestrian must know that those about him will understand the meaning of his cane and will yield the right-of-way. So that Americans—and especially motorists—may more fully appreciate the significance of the White Cane, and the need to exercise caution and courtesy when approaching persons carrying a White Cane, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved October 6, 1964 (78 Stat. 1003), has requested that the President proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15, 1968 as White Cane Safety Day. I call upon all our citizens to join in this observance, that blind persons in our society may continue to enjoy the greatest possible measure of personal independence. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3847 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1968 April 22, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

To sustain our Nation's strength through trade and to fulfill our international commitments throughout the world, we rely heavily on the men and ships of the American Merchant Marine.

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Our merchant ships are an essential part of the transportation bridges that extend from communities in America to those in Europe and Asia—and to our servicemen and women wherever they stand in freedom's defense. They have carried more than 20 million tons of food, weapons, and supplies to our fighting men in Vietnam. Last year alone, they delivered about 4 million tons of wheat to our friends in need in foreign lands. I n the same year, they transported 12 million tons of our products to our trading partners abroad—and returned with 10 million tons of their goods for our people's use. America's present position as the world's greatest trading power grows from its early tradition, when a strong merchant fleet carried the commerce of a young nation to the seaports of the old world. The imagination, daring and farsightedness of that fleet was exemplified by the SS Savannah, which in 1819 became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. I t is in honor of that historic voyage that the Congress in 1933 designated May 22 as National Maritime Day and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually in observance of that day, to remind Americans of the importance of the merchant fleet to our national life. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American Merchant Marine on Wednesday, May 22, 1968, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day in tribute to the American Merchant Marme. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3848 MOTHER'S DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The hope, the courage, and the faith that guide us through all our lives are priceless gifts that go back in time beyond our first recollections. They were given us by our mothers and enriched with each passing year. To the extent that each of us makes use of these gifts, our adult lives will reflect our faith, our compassion, and our strength to meet our problems and obligations, and to deal with them wisely and justly in the finest traditions of our national character. Thus the training and love that we receive from our mothers play mighty roles in determining the quality of our adult lives—individually, and as a Nation.

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Once each year, our Nation sets aside a special day to pay tribute to our mothers. This day, pursuant to a joint resolution of the Congress approved on May 8, 1914, falls each year on the second Sunday of May. , NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 12, 1968, be observed as Mother's Day, and I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. Let us pay a special tribute to those courageous mothers of our gallant fighting men on the battlefields of Vietnam. Let us honor both mother and son for their personal commitment to honor and duty that reflects the Nation's dedication to a search for a lasting peace. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

Proclamation 3849 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, DAY May 13, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante,

p. 121.

This year will mark the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the City of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. As one of the original thirteen colonies, North Carolina—and particularly the people of Mecklenburg County—played an important role in our early struggle for freedom. The historical background and dynamic growth of Charlotte are typical of our Nation. I t is fitting, therefore, that recognition be given to the bicentennial anniversary of Charlotte—the Queen City. To this end, the Congress, by a joint resolution of May 13, 1968, has designated May 20, 1968, as Charlotte, North Carolina, Day, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for the appropriate observance of that day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby invite the people of the United States to observe Charlotte, North Carolina, Day, May 20, 1968, with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3850 PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On Memorial Day, we remember our debt to those who have died so that we might live in freedom. We remember also those Americans who today, at home and in the lands of our allies, stand guard against all who threaten our freedom. On this Memorial Day, we who remain free by the sacrifice of the dead and the service of the living will requite our debt to both with thoughts and acts of gratitude and love. And we will gain renewed inspiration from their sacrifice—to push forward with the task of trying to bring about a just and enduring peace by every reasonable means. The Congress, by joint resolution of May 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period during such day when the people of the United States might unite in such supplication. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30, 1968, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at eleven o'clock in the morning of that day as a time to unite in such prayer. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate m this observance. And I urge all Americans, wherever they may be on this designated day, to join their prayers to the Almi^-hty to bestow upon this Nation the blessing of peace restored and lasting among all the nations of the world. On this Memorial Day—as a special mark of respect to the memory of the gallant Americans who have sacrificed their lives in Vietnam, so that this Nation might live to be for all people everywhere a symbol of peace and justice and freedom—I direct that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff during the entire day, instead of during the customary forenoon period, on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government throughout the United States and all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the appropriate officials of all local units of government to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on all public buildings during that entire day, and request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the same period.

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3851 CENTENNIAL OF THE SIGNING OF THE 1868 TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE NAVAJO INDIAN TRIBE AND THE UNITED STATES May 17, 1968

By The President of The United States of America A Proclamation

15 Stat. 667.

Ante,

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The Navajo Indian Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah signed a final peace treaty with the United States in 1868. This treaty, signed by 29 Navajo headmen and 10 officers of the United States Army on June 1, 1868, officially recognized the sovereignty of the Navajo Tribe. This treaty was ratified by the Senate of the United States on July 23, 1868, and was proclaimed by President Andrew Johnson on August 12, 1868. The terms of the treaty and its mutual acceptance brought to an end a tragic four-year period of suffering, hardship, deprivation, and exile of the Navajo Tribe from its usual tribal area to detention at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on the banks of the Pecos River. This is the centennial year of the signing, ratification, and proclaiming of the 1868 treaty. I n the intervening 100 years, the number of Navajos has increased from about 8,350 to more than 100,000. And, contrary to the general trend toward reduction of tribal land holdings, the Navajo lands have increased from about 3.5 million acres in 1868 to about 12 million acres. The tribe is now the Nation's largest in number and resides on the largest reservation. The tribe's forest industries, oil and mineral wealth, agriculture, arts and crafts, and the recent welcome to the reservation of nationally known manufacturing firms, make the Navajos an outstanding example of a people who have moved with the new century while still holding fast to their Indian identity, ancient beliefs, and creeds. I recited the progress of the Navajos earlier this year when I spoke by telephone to Indian leaders and supporters gathered at a dinner in Gallup, New Mexico, formally launching observance of the Navajo centennial year. Last month I mentioned progress of the Navajos in the message I sent to the Congress on the Indian American—the Forgotten American. Now, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 17, 1968, has requested the President to designate the calendar year 1968 as the centennial of the signing of the peace treaty of 1868. I am happy to honor this request. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the year 1968 as the

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centennial of the signing of the 1868 Treaty of Peace between the Navajo Indian Tribe and the United States; and I call upon the Governors of the States, mayors of cities, and other public officials, as well as other interested persons, organizations, and groups to observe this centennial year of a progressive tribe of Indian Americans with appropriate celebrations and ceremonies. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

Proclamation 3852 CITIZENSHIP DAY AND CONSTITUTION WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

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On September IT, 1787, the Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution—the charter of a government founded upon the will of the governed, and consecrated to the preservation of freedom, equality, and justice. For 181 years, our constitutional government has remained strong and vigorous in the protection and advancement of our fundamental rights and privileges. We have received a magnificent heritage: a heritage of law and freedom, of order and liberty. To our generation, as to all others in the nearly two centuries of the American past, falls the task of guarding that heritage for ourselves and those who will follow us. If we seek to suppress individual rights in the quest for order, we shall betray our democratic heritage. If we confuse individual rights with license, we shall leave a disordered land to later Americans, a land where the rights of no one can l)€ truly secure. Our Constitution, as it lias developed through amendment and interpretation over 181 years, is a powerful star by whose light we chart the course of order and liberty. The Congress has wisely made provision for an annual rededication to the principles and ideals of the Constitution. By a joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (66 Stat. 9), the Congress designated the seven- 36 USC 153. teenth day of September of each year as Citizenship Day, not only to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, but also to honor those citizens who came of age or were naturalized during the year. By a resolution of August 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 932), the ^^ ^^c 159. Congress requested the President to designate the week beginningSeptember 17 of each year as Constitution Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, call upon the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Citizenship Day, September 17, 1968. I urge Fed-

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eral, State, and local officials, as well us all religions, civic, educational, and other interested organizations, to arrange meaningful ceremonies on that day to inspire all our citizens to pledge themselves anew to the service of their country and to the support and defense of the Constitution. I also designate the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23, 1968, as Constitution Week; and I urge the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in their schools and churches, and in other suitable places, to the end that they may have a better understanding of the Constitution and of the rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship. I N W I T N E S S W l i E R E O F, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and six< yeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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Proclamation 3853 DEATH OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY June 6, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

TO THE P E O P L E O F THE UNITED STATES: A noble and compassionate leader, a good and faithful servant of the people, in the full vigor of his promise, lies dead from an assassin's bullet. The tragedy and the senseless violence of Robert F. Kennedy's death casts a deep shadow of grief across America and across the world. This is a moment for all Americans to join hands and walk together through this dark night of common anguish into a new dawn of healing unity. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States, do call upon all Americans to observe Sunday next, the ninth day of June, as a day of national mourning in his memory throughout the United States. I n our churches, in our homes, and in our hearts let us resolve before God and before each other that the purpose of progress and justice for which Robert F. Kennedy lived shall endure. I direct that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. I N W I T N E S S W P I E R E O F, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and

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sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

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June 6, 1968. Proclamation 3854 FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

June 8, 1968

On June 14, 1777, in Phihidelphia, the Continental Congress raised a symbol of hope and freedom for our infant Nation. I t resolved that our flag should be a banner of thirteen alternating red and white stripes, with thirteen white stars in a field of blue. The United States flag has become an inspiration not to one people alone, but to millions abroad who seek justice and equality. I t flies above a land, and represents a people, blessed by fortune and labor to know prosperity and promise beyond any in the history of man. Yet it has too often been carried into battle, or lowered to mark tragedy. I t is our task to work toward the day when it may be raised above a land in peace, a land of genuine equality and dignity, a land of justice under law—a land where neither violence nor oppression holds sway. We should revere our flag, and the dream it represents. And we should re-dedicate ourselves to achieving that just and peaceful America over which it may proudly wave. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 9, 1968, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the flag on all Government buildings during the week. And on Flag Day, June 14, I urge all Americans to fly the flag. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of W\Q, United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second. lu|^vJuJ^^<rUMHU«'

Proclamation 3855 AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 3385, DESIGNATING RESTRICTED WATERS UNDER THE GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE ACT OF 1960 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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and announced by Proclamation No. 3385 of December 22, 1960, those United States waters of the Great Lakes in which registered vessels of the United States and foreign vessels are required to have in their service a United States registered pilot or a Canadian registered pilot for the waters concerned; WHEREAS the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of Commerce under the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960 were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation by section 6(a)(4) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931; 49 U.S.C. 1655(a)(4)); and WHEREAS, having due regard to the public interest, the effective vitilization of navigable waters, marine safety, and the foreign relations of the United States, I find that an adjustment should be made in the prescribed boundaries of District 3: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 3(a) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, do hereby proclaim that Proclamation No. 3385 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The third paragraph is amended by deleting the words "Secretary of Commerce" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Secretary of Transportation". 2. Subparagraph (3) of the third paragraph is amended to read as follows: "(3) District 3. All United States waters of the St. Marys River, Sault Sainte Marie Locks and approaches thereto between latitude 45°59' N. at the southern approach and longitude 84°33' W. at the northern approach." These amendments shall be effective thirty days after the date of this proclamation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

Proclamation 3856 PROCLAMATION AMENDING PART 3 OF THE APPENDIX TO THE TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES June 10, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

64 Stat. 261.

77 Stat. 1017.

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), limitations have been imposed by Presidential proclamations on the quantities of certain dairy products which may be imported into the United States in any quota year; and WHEREAS, in accordance with section 102(3) of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, the President by Proclamation No. 3548 of Vugust 21, 1963, proclaimed the additional import restrictions set forth in part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States;

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WHEREAS the import restrictions on certain dairy products set forth in part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States as proclaimed by Proclamation No. 3548 have been amended by Proclamation No. 3558 of October 5, 1963, Proclamation No. 3562 of November 26, 1963, Proclamation No. 3597 of July 7, 1964, section 88 of the Tariff Schedules Technical Amendments Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 950), Proclamation No. 3709 of March 31, 1966, and Proclamation No. 3790 of June 30, 1967; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said section 22 the Secretary of Agriculture has advised me there is reason to believe that the dairy products described hereinafter are being imported, and are practically certain to be imported, under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk and butterfat, and to reduce substantially the amount of condensed and evaporated milk and cream processed in the United States from domestic milk and butterfat; and WHEREAS, under the authority of section 22,1 have requested the United States Tariff Commission to make an investigation with respect to this matter; and WHEREAS the Secretary of Agriculture has determined and reported to me that a condition exists with respect to condensed and evaporated milk and cream, classifiable for tariff purposes under items 115.30, 115.35, and 115.40 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States which requires emergency treatment and that the limitations, hereinafter set forth, on the quantities of such dairy products which may be imported in a quota year should be imposed without awaiting the recommendations of the United States Tariff Commission with respect to such action; and WHEREAS I find and declare that condensed and evaporated milk and cream classifiable for tariff purposes under items 115.30, 115.35, and 115.40 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States are being imported and are practically certain to be imported into the United States under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective or materially interfere with the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk and butterfat, and to reduce substantially the amount of condensed and evaporated milk and cream processed in the United States from domestic milk and butterfat; and that a condition exists with respect thereto which requires emergency treatment and that the limitations, hereinafter set forth, on the quantities of such dairy products which may be imported in a quota year should be imposed without awaiting the recommendations of the United States Tariff Commission with respect to such action; and WHEREAS I find and declare that for the purpose of the first proviso of section 22(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, the representative period for imports of such articles is the calendar year 1967; and WHEREAS I find and declare that the imposition of the import restrictions hereinafter proclaimed is necessary in order that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of such articles will not render or tend to render ineffective or materially interfere with the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk and butterfat, or reduce substantially the amount of condensed and evaporated milk and cream processed in the United States from domestic milk and butterfat;

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[82 STAT.

NOW THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the LTiiited States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President, and in conformity with the provisions of section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, and "^ of the Appeudix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended as follows: (1) item 950.00 is renumbered 949.80. (2) item 949.90 is added following item 949.80, which reads as follows: 949.90 Milk and cream, condensed or evaporated, classifiable for tariff purposes under items 115.30,115.35, and 115.40: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 1968, the quantity entered on or before the date of this amendment, plus the following quantities: Evaporated C o u n t r y of Origin
 * ^® Tariff Classification Act of 1962, do hereby proclaim that part 3

In Airtight Containers 604,500 lbs 3.5,000 lbs 5,500 lbs _ 11,000 lbs None_ _ None _

Netherlands Canada Denmark W. Germany AustraliaOther

Condensed Other

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None None None _. None None__ __ _ None

In Airtight Containers

Other

169,000 lbs. _ _ None. 1, 096,000 lbs___ 2,500 lbs. 667,000 lbs None. None _ None. 101,000 lbs None. 4,000 lbs None.

For each subsequent 12-month period, the following quantities: Evaporated C o u n t r y of Origin

Netherlands Canada Denmark W. Germany Australia Other

I n Airtight Containers 1,209,000 lbs __ 70,000 lbs 11,000 lbs 22,000 lbs None _ None_

Condensed Other

I n Airtight Containers

None _- 338,000 lbs None 2,192,000 lbs 1,334,000 lbs None None None _ _ - . None ._ 202,000 lbs None __ __ 8,000 lbs

Other

None. 5,000 lbs. None. None. None. None.

Pending Presidential action upon receipt of the report and recommendation of the TarifT Comnn8sion with respect thereto, the quotas established by item 949.90 shall be applicable to articles entered in the 12-month period beginning January 1, 1968, and in each subseq^uent 12-month period. Sucli quotas shall not be applicable to quantities of articles covered by item 949,90, which were exported to the United States prior to the date of this amendment but not entered prior to the date of this amendment. I N W I T N E S S W II E E E O F, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second. luyvJUJwUMAJ-

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Proclamation 3857 CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

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WHEREAS the joint resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212) authorizes and requests the President of the United States of America to issue a proclamation each year designating the third week in July as "Captive Nations Week" until such time as freedom and independence shall have been achieved for all the captive nations of the world; and WHEREAS human freedom, national independence, and justice are fundamental rights of all peoples; and WHEREAS the enjoyment of these rights, to which all peoples justly aspire, remains severely limited or denied in many areas of the world; and WHEREAS the United States of America, in keeping with the principles on which it was founded, has sought consistently to promote the observance of fundamental human rights throughout the world; NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 14, 1968 as Captive Nations Week. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3858 FAMILY REUNION DAY By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Since the founding of the Republic, the American family has been a source of individual strength and national stability. These are times, however, that test the unity of family life. Progress—social, economic, and technological—has brought with it new mobility that tends to separate the members of affluent families. For millions of other Americans, poverty, discrimination and the spiritual deprivation of slum life have strained the cohesion of family units past the breaking point. Many youjig people are growing up without the shaping example of a firm, responsible, and caring male in the household. There are strengths within almost all families, whether or not headed by a father; but history and instinct tell us that a society that does not encourage responsible fatherhood will pay for its failure in later generations. For that reason, action to extend job opportunities, to improve education and housing, and to end discrimination in all its forms is vital to stronger family life—and ultimately to a more just and peaceful nation.

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[82 STAT.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 165, do hereby designate Sunday, August 11, 1968, as Family Reunion Day, and I urge all the people of the United States to support those actions that will strengthen the American family, and to celebrate this day with such ceremonies as will reemphasize our continuing belief that family life is the highest and most enduring product of our civilization. _ I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third. luy%JU«iAHAl,*w<Ut- •

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Proclamation

Few men in history have contributed as much to their country and to the world as has General Dwight David Eisenhower. As Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War II, his leadership, resolution, and personal courage guided us to victory and to peace. Following World W a r II, he served as the first Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Europe, and demonstrated an unrivaled capacity to create a united military organization. During eight years as President of the United States, he enhanced his reputation as a leader of nations; a program of lasting international cooperation was inaugurated in his administration. General Eisenhower is recognized as one of the most popular and respected living Americans—admired and loved by his fellowmen not only as an outstanding military leader and statesman, but also as one whose character and high principles serve as a standard for all citizens. I t is fitting that on the occasion of General Eisenhower's 78th birthday on October 14, 1968, we pay tribute to this great American. To this end, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 18, 1968, has requested the President to designate the week of October 13, 1968, as Salute to Eisenhower Week. It is my pleasure to do so. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of October 13, 1968, as Salute to Eisenhower Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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PROCLAMATION 3861-JULY 30, 1968

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3860 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Fire is the third largest cause of accidental death in America—and deaths from fire increased again last year. The cost of homes and businesses which went up in flames last year is estimated to exceed $2 billion. These tragic deaths and huge property losses constitute a shameful waste—which can and must be reduced. The Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968 was a first step toward better trained and better equipped firefighters and modern firefighting techniques. But while such legislation can provide the technical knowhow which will help to reduce our fire losses, fires can be prevented only when each citizen actively cooperates and earnestly supports the efforts of his community fire department. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 6, 1968 as Fire Prevention Week. I urge all groups involved in fire safety activities, such as the National Fire Protection Association, and State and local governments to observe Fire Prevention Week and to motivate all citizens toward year-round fire prevention activity. I also direct the Federal Fire Council and all other Federal agencies to assist in this program so as to stop this shameful waste of lives and property caused by preventable fires. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3861 PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY WEEK By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

There is scarcely a single field of human endeavor which has not been influenced in some way by photography. I n addition to its traditional

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[82 STAT.

role as a chronicle of family history and personal remembrance, photography: —documents and reports current events, at home and abroad, in war and peace. —assists scientists in such vital fields as astronomy, biology and physics, ocean exploration, and outer space. —serves commerce and industry in advertising and manufacturing. —contributes to the national security. —provides visual aids for general and specialized educational purposes. —aids law enforcement agencies by providing identification and fingerprint photographs. More than 150,000 men and women are engaged as professional photographers in these various fields of endeavor. To recognize their contributions to our culture and to our economy, the Congress has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of August 4 through August 10, 1968, as Professional Photography Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of August 4 through August 10 as Professional Photography Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Yf Proclamation 3862 GENERAL PULASKI'S MEMORIAL DAY, 1968 August 20, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On October 11, 1779, Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski died from wounds received during the siege of Savannah, Georgia. His death ended a career of brilliant leadership and courage in the service of freedom and independence. He was not born in the land he learned to love so well. As a young man in exile from his own country. Count Pulaski joined the Continental Army, was appointed a brigadier general and commander of cavalry, and distinguished himself m the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He raised and commanded a corps known as the Pulaski Legion. On November 29, 1779, the Continental Congress, in recognition of his service and sacrifice, resolved that a monument should be erected to this brave son of Poland.

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On the one hundred and eighty-ninth anniversary of his death, it is fitting that we commemorate General Pulaski for his devotion to our Nation, as a continuing example to all men who strive toward the goals of freedom and justice. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America do hereby designate Friday, October 11, 1968, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day; and I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools, churches, and other suitable places. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3863 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

August 27, 1968

A Proclamation

Education—universal, equal, and excellent—is a goal which we have cherished since our country's birth. I n the last decade, however, we have sought to fulfill this goal with greater zeal, greater commitment, and greater success than at any period in our history. We began with new laws, creating the legal authority to translate our vision of educational opportunity into reality. This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first great new Federal education law, the National Defense Education Act. This historic law—and dozens which have followed it—has already had a profound effect on American life, and has increased immeasurably our most precious resource: the knowledge and understanding of our people. To encourage and strengthen America's national fervor for education and to broaden support for America's schools and colleges, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period of November 10 through November 16, 1968, as American Education Week. I t is my deep conviction that our noblest national task is to lead each citizen to fulfill his own potential. I n the belief that our national strength derives from the strength of individual citizens, I call upon every American to work toward an even better educational system in America—a system which will truly deepen and enrich American thought, and truly ennoble life for every man.

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PROCLAMATION 3864-AUG. 30, 1968

[82 STAT.

I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3864 "STAY IN SCHOOL" August 30, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

We can be proud that the percentage of school-aged children dropping out of school has decreased steadily in recent years. But too many children still do not complete their high school education. This year, an estimated 800,000 youth will not return to their high school classrooms in the fall. A high school education is no guarantee of success. B u t it is an important first step on the road to a fuller life. Unfortunately, those who are most economically disadvantaged are most likely to drop out of school. By doing so they cripple their capacity for escaping the cycle of poverty. The future of the nation itself is mortgaged to higher welfare and dependency costs—and to costly remedial measures that must repair the damage of early failures to stay in school. While those who abandon their classrooms have much in common, their reasons for leaving are very individual. Our response must be equally personal. A parent, a teacher, a friend, a volunteer, can make all the difference to a lonely or frustrated young person. Schools themselves must make every effort to encourage regular attendance—by making the classroom experience as relevant and interesting to their students as possible. To emphasize the importance of this task, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim a national "Stay in School" campaign. I call upon the American people to make this campaign successful by ensuring that the schools in their communities are responsive to the needs of all their young people. I ask young and old alike to participate personally in this campaign through their schools, their organizations, their local governments. Whenever any one of us is in a position to help a youngster to stay in school—through individual counsel, encouragement and assistance— I most earnestly urge him to do so. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3865 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

September 5, 1968

A Proclamation

A well-nourished, healthy, intelligent child is the most precious asset America can possess. I t is vitally important, therefore, that every American child be offered an adequate diet and taught good food habits, no matter where lie lives, or how much or little his parents earn. The National School Lunch Program is a major factor in achieving this goal. For 22 years this Program—a Federal-State-local activity— has helped millions of youngsters obtain low-cost lunches at school. In the 1968-69 school year, nearly 20 million children are expected to benefit. But many children still are seriously malnourished—because their families lack knowledge of a good diet or money to buy one. The consequences of malnourishment are often poor health and diminished intellectual powers. To help prevent these human tragedies, the Nation will put still more money and manpower into teaching good nutrition and providing new and expanded food services for children. These services will include more free or reduced-price lunches in needy areas, breakfasts at school for more children, and food services for children not yet in school or in day care centers. In recognition of the value and achievements of the National School Lunch Program, the Congress, by a joint resolution of October 9, 1962 (76 Stat. 779), has designated the seven-day period beginning on the second Sunday of October in each year as National School Luncli Week, and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for the observance of that week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 13, 1968, as National School Lunch Week, with ceremonies and activities designed to increase public understanding and awareness of the significance of the National School Lunch Program and other food service programs to the child, to the home, to the farm, to industry, and to the Nation. IN W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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[82 STAT.

Proclamation 3866 NATIONAL HIGHWAY WEEK, 1968 September 11, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

I n 1968, for the first time in our history, Americans will drive their cars and trucks more than one trillion miles in a single year. Our highways give the American people a personal mobility unequaled in history. They permit more of our youth to get an education; they give workers greater opportunity for ]obs; they are essential in providing goods and services; and they broaden opportunities for recreation. While highways serve our economic and private needs, their planning and construction involve major social responsibilities. If highways are to benefit all the people, they must serve and enhance our total environment. This presents a challenge and an opportunity to officials at every level of government to see that highway development makes a positive contribution toward meeting both the transportation and the environmental needs of our people. I n particular, we must assure fair treatment of those necessarily displaced by highway construction. The Federal Government is concerned both with improving the quality of highway transportation and with achieving the social good that is implicit in the highway program. We are striving to reduce the awful toll in death and injury on our highways by applying scientifically sound countermeasures. We are working to improve the efficiency of the urban roads and streets we already have, as an alternative to expensive new construction. We are focusing more attention on the overall interaction between highways and their environment, including the beauty of the roadsides. I n all these endeavors, we are working in partnership with State and local governments in the finest tradition of democratic government. The achievements of this partnership should be recognized by every American who benefits from them. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning September 22, 1968, as National Highway Week, and I urge Federal, State, and local officials, as well as highway industry and other organizations, to hold appropriate ceremonies during that week in recognition of what highway transportation means to our Nation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3867 NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The last third of the 20th century will add another 100 million Americans to today's population. The quality and quantity of our resources in the 21st century will depend on how well we plan uses for our nation's countryside, and how successfully we develop town and country economies. Individual lives will be shaped, too, by whether our core cities are restored—and whether suburban growth is translated into durable and desirable forms of community development. Our major tools for achieving these goals are: —an agricultural capacity for abundance never before attained by any nation. —a vigorous economy with a gross national product this year of around 850 billion dollars, the largest in the world. There is a third requirement, however, without which our economic strength cannot effectively transform our environment for the benefit of our people. It is our people's will to do so—to use our prosperity as an instrument of progressive change. Because of the need to generate increased interest m improving our environment and increasing opportunities for all Americans, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of November 22 through November 28, 1968, as National Farm-City Week, and I call upon citizens throughout the nation to participate in observance of that week. I request that leaders of farmers' organizations, business groups and labor unions, youth and women's clubs, civic associations, and all consumers join in this observance to increase public appreciation of the strong interests shared by rural and urban Americans. I urge the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, the cooperative extension service, and all appropriate Government officials to cooperate with national, state, and local organizations in carrying out programs to observe National Farm-City Week, including public meetings and exhibits, and press, radio, and television features. I urge that such programs emphasize: —the necessity for an all-out attack on the problems responsible for pockets of economic blight in both country and city; —the continuing need to improve our land planning and land-use practices to preserve unspoiled countryside and make the fullest use of our developed land; —the urgent need to curb pollution of land, water, and air on a national scale to safeguard our capacities to produce abundantly while maintaining an envpronment in which the products of society can be enjoyed by all Americans; —the importance of further strengthening the economy of the family farm; and —the fact that assuring tomorrow's food and fiber is a concern of every American today.

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PROCLAMATION 3868-SEPT. 14, 1968

[82 STAT.

I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Ry the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The year 1968 has been designated by the United Nations as International Human Rights Year, and I have so proclaimed it for the United States. In this country and in many other nations of the world substantial progress has been made in expanding human rights in practice, as well as in principle.

59 Stat. 1 0 3 1.

Yet even during this Human Rights Year, the world has witnessed— on several continents—a series of tragic acts that have denied human rights by aggression, terror, starvation, and other forms of coercion. The conscience of the world has been stunned by these acts. Men are beginning to understand that the rule of law and justice is imperative if nations are not to perish under a reign of force and violence. More than ever it is essential that the minds of men in every nation be focused upon the necessity for world peace through law if mankind is to realize the hopes and aspirations enshrined in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To that end, the World Conference on World Peace Through Law is meeting in Geneva this month. We hope and trust that the efforts of this eminent group of lawyers and judges will enhance the role of law and legal institutions—so that the means for peaceful settlement of disputes between men and nations may be achieved and accepted by all. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, believing that there should be set aside one day in Human Rights Year on which appropriate observance of the importance of the role of law to mankind's search for world peace and universal respect for human rights can be publicly recognized, do hereby proclaim September 16, 1968, as World Law Day in the United States. I call upon all citizens of the United States, all public and private officials, members of the legal profession, public and private organizations, and all men of good will to arrange public ceremonies on World Law Day in courts, schools and universities, and other public places in order that we may rededicate ourselves to fulfilling man's need of international law for world peace. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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PROCLAMATION 3870-SEPT. 24, 1968

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Proclamation 3869 NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

September 17, 1968

A Proclamation

I t is with special pride that I call the attention of my fellow citizens to the great contribution to our national heritage made by our people of Hispanic descent—not only in the fields of culture, business, and science, but also through their valor in battle. Several of our States and many of our cities proudly bear Hispanic names and continue Hispanic traditions that enrich our national life. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has given an example to the world by lifting the per capita income of its inhabitants through "Operation Bootstrap" from $256 to $1,04Y in 10 years. The people of Hispanic descent are the heirs of missionaries, captains, soldiers, and farmers who were motivated by a young spirit of adventure, and a desire to settle freely in a free land. This heritage is ours. Wishing to pay special tribute to the Hispanic tradition, and having in mind the fact that our five Central American neighbors celebrate their Independence Day on the fifteenth of September and the Republic of Mexico on the sixteenth, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 1299, has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the week including September 15 and 16 as National Hispanic Heritage Week.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning September 15, 1968, as National Hispanic Heritage Week, and I call upon the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3870 PROCLAMATION AMENDING PART 3 OF THE APPENDIX TO THE TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES By the President of the United States of America

September 24, 1968

A Proclamation

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), limitations have been imposed by Presidential proclamations on the quantities of certain dairy products which may be imported into the United States in any quota year; and

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PROCLAMATION 3870-SEPT. 24, 1968

[82 STAT.

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 102(3) of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, the President by Proclamation No. 3548 of August 21, 1963, proclaimed the additional import restrictions set forth in Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States; and WHEREAS the import restrictions on certain dairy products set forth in Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States as proclaimed by Proclamation No. 3548 have been amended by Proclamation No. 3558 of October 5, 1963, Proclamation No. 3562 of November 26, 1963, Proclamation No. 3597 of July 7, 1964, Section 88 of the Tariff Schedules Technical Amendments Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 950)^ Proclamation No. 3709 of March 31, 1966, Proclamation No. 3790 of June 30, 1967, Proclamation No. 3822 of December 16, 1967, and Proclamation No. 3856 of June 10, 1968; and '

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WHEREAS, pursuant to said Section 22, the Secretary of Agriculture has advised me there is reason to believe that the articles for which import restrictions are hereinafter proclaimed are being imported, and are practically certain to be imported, under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk and butterfat, and to reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk and butterfat; and WHEREAS, under the authority of Section 22, I have requested the United States Tariff Commission to make an investigation with respect to this matter; and WHEREAS the Secretary of Agriculture has determined and reported to me that a condition exists which requires emergency treatment with respect to the articles for which import restrictions are hereinafter proclaimed and that the limitations, hereinafter set forth, on the quantities of such articles which may be imported in a quota year should be imposed without awaiting the recommendations of the United States Tariff Commission with respect to such action; and

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calendar year 1967, except that the representative period for imports of the articles subject to the import quotas provided for in item 950.09B is the calendar years 1965 through 196?; and WHEREAS I find and declare that the imposition of the import restrictions hereinafter proclaimed is necessary in order that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of such articles will not render or tend to render ineffective or materially interfere with the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk and butterfat, or reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk and butterfat; NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President, and in conformity with the provisions of Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, and the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, do hereby proclaim that Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended as follows: (1) headnote 3(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision as follows: (iii) For the purposes of items 950.10A, 950.10B, and 950.10C of this part, the purchase price shall be determined by the District Director of Customs on the basis of the aggregate price received by the exporter, including all expenses incident to placing the merchandise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States, but excluding transportation, insurance, duty, and other charges incident to bringing the merchandise from the place of shipment from the country of exportation to the place of delivery in the United States. (2) item 950.09 is redesignated 950.09A and a new item is inserted as follows: 950.09B Cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, Edam and Gouda cheese: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 1968

the quantity entered on or before the date of this proclamation, plus the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin (In pounds) Denmark 514, 000 Ireland 99,000 Netherlands 51, 000 Norway 110, 000 West Germany 154, 000 Other 17, 000 For each subsequent 12-month period, the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Denmark 1, 714, 000 Ireland 331, 000 Netherlands 169, 000 Norway 368, 000 West Germany 513, 000 Other 56, 000

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(3) items 950.10A, 950.10B, and 950.10C are added following item 950.10, which read as follows: Swiss or E m m e n t h a l e r cheese with eye for m a t i o n; Gruyere-process cheese; and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such cheeses; all the foregoing, if shipped otherwise than in pursuance to a purchase, or if having a purchase price under 47 cents per pound (see headnote 3 (a) (iii)' of this part): 950.10A Swiss or E m m e n t h a l e r cheese w i t h eye formation: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 1968 the quantity entered on or before the date of this proclamation, plus the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Austria 291,000 Denmark 183,000 Finland 553,000 Norway 110,000 Switzerland 60,000 West Germany 37, 000 Other 47,000 For each subsequent 12-month period, the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Austria 972,000 Denmark 609, 000 Finland 1, 843, 000 Norway 367,000 Switzerland 200, 000 West Germany 124, 000 Other 156,000 950.10B Other than Swiss or E m m e n t h a l e r w i t h eye for m a t i o n: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 1968 the quantity entered on or before the date of this proclamation, plus the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Austria 145, 000 Denmark 36, 000 Finland 455, 000 Switzerland 3, 000 West Germany 323, 000 Other 25, 000 For each subsequent 12-month period, the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Austria 483, 000 Denmark 119, 000 Finland 1, 516, 000 Switzerland 10, 000 West Germany 1, 078, 000 Other 83, 000 950.10C Cheeses and substitutes for cheese provided for in items 117.75 and 117.85, part 4C, schedule 1 (except cheese not containing cow's milk, whey cheese, and except articles within the scope of other import quotas provided for in this part); all the foregoing, if shipped otherwise than in pursuance to a purchase, or if having a purchase price under 47 cents per pound (see headnote 3 (a) ( i i i) of this part):

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the quantity entered on or before the date of this / proclamation, plus the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin {In pounds) Belgium 62, 000 Denmark 2, 690, 000 Finland 337, 000 France 279,000 Iceland 168, 000 Ireland 45, 000 Netherlands 17, 000 Norway 67, 000 Poland 619,000 Sweden 460, 000 Switzerland 10, 000 United Kingdom 82, 000 West Germany 297, 000 Other 116,000 For each subsequent 12-month period, the following quantities: Quota Quantity Country of Origin (In pounds) Belgium 207,000 Denmark 8, 966, 000 Finland 1,124, 000 France 931, 000 Iceland 560, 000 Ireland 151, 000 Netherlands 56,000 Norway 222, 000 Poland 2, 064, 000 Sweden 1, 535, 000 Switzerland 34, 000 United Kingdom 274, 000 West Germany 989, 000 Other 388, 000

The quotas established by this proclamation shall be applicable pending the report and recommendations of the Tariff Commission and action thereon by the President. Such quotas shall not be applicable to quantities of articles covered by this proclamation, which were exported to the United States, but not entered, prior to the date of this proclamation, to the extent such quantities are in excess of the quotas therefor. Notwithstanding headnote 3(a)(i), import licenses shall not be required for articles subject to the quotas provided for in this proclamation for the 12-month period ending December 31, 1968. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3871 NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America's program of rehabilitation has brightened the hopes and lives of millions of our citizens who are handicapped by chronic illness or disability.

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As a result of advanced medical knowledge, expanded treatment centers, and ingenious prosthetic devices, wounded veterans and disabled workers, children with defects from birth, and young persons injured in accidents can look forward to useful, productive lives. The ultimate enrichment of the lives of our handicapped is the opportunity to work. Since World W a r II, over seven million handicapf)ed have been hired by private industry, and nearly a quarter million have been hired by the Federal Government. While these accomplishments are impressive, the goal of a job for every disabled person who seeks one has not yet been reached. —Thousands of blind persons are unemployed. —Many deaf men and women are in jobs far beneath their true capabilities. —Epileptics remain the victims of public misinformation and misconception. —Persons with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or muscular dystrophy have shockingly high unemployment rates. —^A disproportionate number of unemployed handicapped men and women are trapped in the urban slums and in the rural areas of our country. The handicapped have come a long way. But all of us—and particularly those who have been spared crippling injury—must help in providing a still wider range of job opportunities for the handicapped. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the joint resolution of Congress approved August 11, 1945 (59 Stat. 530), designating the first full week of October of each year as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, do hereby call upon the people of our Nation to observe the week beginning October 6, 1968, for such purpose. During that week I urge all the Governors of States, mayors of cities, and other public officials, as well as leaders of industry, educational and religious groups, labor, civic, veterans', agricultural, women's, scientific, professional, and fraternal organizations, and all other interested organizations and individuals, including the handicapped themselves, to participate in this observance. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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LEIF ERIKSON DAY, 1968 g^ ^^^^ President of the United States of America A Proclamation

About one thousand years ago Leif Erikson and his band of Vikings sailed across the North Atlantic and landed on the shores of North America. These intrepid Norse seafarers had only crude navigational instruments, but they had an abundance of courage, energy, and perseverance.

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These qualities continue to inspire millions of Americans who trace their ancestry to the countries of the Vikings. At a time when man has embarked on new voyages of discovery in space and under the sea, it is especially appropriate that we recognize the epic story of the voyages of this great Norse hero. I am honored to comply with the request of the Congress of the United States, in a joint resolution approved September 2, 1964 (78 Stat. 849), that the President proclaim October 9 in each year as Leif Erikson Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Wednesday, October 9, 1968, as Leif Erikson D a y; and I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to honor the memory of Leif Erikson on that day by holding appropriate exercises and ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3873 COLUMBUS DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

September 30, 1968

A Proclamation

On October 12, we honor the memory of the great Italian navigator, Christopher Columbus, who sailed forth on uncharted seas in a voyage that was to change the history of the world. The breadth of his imagination, the force of his determination, and the magnitude of his achievement have not dimmed with the passing of time. We are all spiritual heirs of Christopher Columbus. His unbounded faith and courage are a part of the patrimony of every American. In recognition of our debt to Columbus the Congress of the United States, by a joint resolution approved April 30, 1934 (48 Stat. 65Y), requested the President to proclaim October 12 of each year as Columbus Day for the observance of the anniversary of the discovery of America. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 12, 1968, as Columbus D a y; and I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in schools, churches, and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the great explorer. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in memory of Christopher Columbus.

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3874 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK, 1968 October 2, 1968

By the President of the United States of Americo A Proclamation

36 USC 163.

After nearly two centuries of our Nation's growth and development, forests still cover one-third of the American earth. This enormous natural resource contributes significantly to the economic well-being of our Nation, and to other, equally important benefits in the form of water conservation, forage, recreation, and natural beauty. So that these benefits may be available in increasing quantities and greater quality, all of us should contribute wherever and whenever we can to the renewal and wise use of our forests. The Congress, in order to re-emphasize the importance and heritage of our forest resources, has by a joint resolution of September 13, 1960 (74 Stat. 898), designated the seven-day period beginning on the third Sunday of October in each year as National Forest Products Week, and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for the observance of that week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 20, 1968, as National Forest Products Week, with activities and ceremonies designed to direct public attention to the essential role that our forest resource plays in stimulating the advancement of our rural economy and the continued growth and prosperity of the entire Nation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

Proclamation 3875 NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH WEEK October 3, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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system has evolved over many years, changing and adapting to advances in research and technology and to a growing national commitment to good health for all. Though a great deal remains to be done if that commitment is to be honored—especially among poor families—we have seen almost revolutionary progress in providing better health to most Americans during the past few years: —The death rate among babies in their first year of life reached a new low of 22 deaths for every 1,000 live births last year— down 15 percent from 1960. —Boys and girls grow up today largely free from the threat of polio, measles, and other potentially crippling diseases of childhood. —One of every three cancer patients is saved today. —Twenty million older Americans are protected by Medicare; 8 million have already received hospital benefits from this program. I n the evolution of our health services system, there has remained one constant—the family physician. Today, as a century ago, he bears a unique responsibility. He continues to be the source of treatment and comfort when illness and accidents occur. He is also the crucial link today between the family and the highly specialized services of modern health science. To further focus national attention upon the accomplishments of our health care system and the central role played by the family physician in the maintenance of superior medical care for all Americans, the Congress by House Joint Resolution 1404 has requested the President Ante, p. 848. to issue a proclamation designating the week of November 17 through 23, 1968, as National Family Health Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning November 17, 1968, as National Family Health Week. I call upon the people of the United States, the medical and health professions, and other interested organizations and groups to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third. IU*^JU»WAMVM-

Proclamation 3876 CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

For most children in America, the future promises full, productive, healthy lives.

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Over the years, American medicine, science, and social services have combined to create a society with fewer fatal and crippling diseases, a long life expectancy, better nutrition, and more fruitful opportunities for work and leisure. Infant mortality has reached its lowest rate since we began to keep reliable records: I t is 12 percent below its level five years ago. Through vaccination programs, we have cut by one-half the number of children who suffer from polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough. We are on the verge of eliminating measles totally. Yet, far too many American children are born with only a dim prospect of sharing in America's promise—because they are born into poverty. And today, 12 million Americans under 18 years old live in poverty. We still rank only 15th among advanced nations in our effort to reduce infant deaths. These are compelling reasons for paying special attention to unfinished business in child health. We cannot allow one American child to be denied the benefits of our knowledge and common effort. All of our children must have the opportunity to develop their abilities and talents to their fullest. This is their birthright, and we must protect it. To demonstrate national concern for the well-being of our children, the Congress has directed the President to proclaim annually the first Monday in October as Child Health Day. This day is also an appropriate time to salute the work which the United Nations, through its specialized agencies, and the United Nations Children's Fund are doing to build better health for children around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Monday, October 7, 1968, as Child Health Day. I invite all persons, all agencies and organizations concerned for the welfare of the world's children to unite on that day in actions that will bring strength and recognition to efforts which foster better child health. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3877 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 1968 October 10, 1968

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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have radically altered the conditions of life for most men on our planet. Relations between men, and between man and his environment, have been permanently changed by events that began in the scientific laboratory. As a result of this revolution in knowledge, it has become possible for all men to be adequately fed, clothed, and sheltered; for new energy resources to be committed to man's use; for information to be spread broadly and instantaneously to the remotest regions of the earth. I t has also become possible for man to destroy himself; for local aggression to be converted into global catastrophe; for mis-information and demagoguery to reach millions, and to shape their political destinies. The scientific and technological revolution offers man unparalleled opportunities to liberate—or to enslave—his spirit. He can gain his freedom from physical want, and lose his identity in the prosperous streets of great cities. He can move his family to a healthier and more spacious environment, and lose the sense of community with his fellow men. He can free more hours for leisure activity, and find those hours empty and purposeless. Thus his spirit lives in a state of crisis. I n the midst of that crisis— as in days long ago, before "science and technology" were common words to his tongue—man cries out for meaning, for guidance, for assurance that his spirit is of value. In the midst of baffling change, he longs for enduring values. In the impersonal rush of his days, he seeks a sign that he is known, and accepted, as a unique person. In this era of science and technology, we have set aside a day of prayer. Let us use it to thank God for the blessings of human industry and ingenuity, and to seek His strength, His love, and His guidance in the crisis of our spirit. The Congress, by a joint resolution of April 17, 1952, provided that the President "shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals." NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Wednesday, October 16, 1968, as National Day of Prayer, 1968. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3878 UNITED NATIONS DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

On October 24, 1968, the world will mark the twenty-third birthday of the United Nations.

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Our commitment to that organization has been a continuing element of our foreign policy since the U.N. was founded, in 1945. Distinguished Americans of both parties represented our country in the framing of its Charter. Democrats and Republicans alike continued to represent our country in the councils of the United Nations. Together they have contributed to its objectives—the peaceful settlement of disputes, economic and social progress, the control of nuclear armaments, the growth of international law, and the protection of human rights. The cause of human rights is receiving special notice in the United Nations this year, for it was 20 years ago that the General Assembly adopted a landmark document, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark that anniversary, 1968 has been designated as International Human Rights Year. As we take stock of the work of the United Nations, let us not be beguiled either by easy optimism or by blind pessimism. Let us look squarely at both its successes and its disappointments. Above all, we must not forget that the cause of peace and progress, in this age of mingled hope and danger, requires nations to reject aggression in favor of conciliation and cooperation—of which the United Nations offers the greatest common instrument. Not by arms, but by giving life and practice to the principles of peace, will men find the peace and security in which freedom can flourish. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 24, 1968, as United Nations Day, and I urge the citizens of this Nation to observe that day by means of such community programs as will contribute to a realistic understanding of the aims, problems, and achievements of the United Nations and its associated organizations. I also call upon officials of the Federal and State Governments and upon local officials to encourage citizen groups and agencies of communication—press, radio, television, and motion pictures—to engage in special and appropriate observance of United Nations Day this year in cooperation with the United Nations Association of the United States of America and other interested organizations. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.

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Proclamation 3879 RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT PART WHICH HARRY S. TRUMAN PLAYED IN THE CREATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS October 11, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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By Proclamation No. 3878,1 proclaimed October 24, 1968, as United Nations Day, and urged the citizens of this Nation to observe that day by appropriate community programs.

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