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Proclamation 3713 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1966 By The President of The United States of America

April 6, 1966

A Proclamation

On the fourteenth of April, seventy-six years ago, the nations of the Western Hemisphere formally pledged themselves to the joint pursuit of peace and justice for all our peoples. The regional system then freely established, and now known as the Organization of American States, has been a great instrument for cooperation throughout the Americas. Seven years ago the American governments at Buenos Aires began charting new directions for economic and social advancement in the hemisphere. In 1959, we jointly agreed to establish the InterAmerican Development Bank to give new impetus to economic development. At Bogota the following year, social progress was recognized as a parallel objective for inter-American cooperation. In 1961 at Punta del Este we joined with nineteen of our sister republics in a vast collective enterprise of development and reform: the Alliance for Progress. Since assuming office in November 1963 it has been my deep concern that the Alliance should produce real and measurable results—in accelerating economic growth, expanding social justice, and strengthening democratic institutions. What has been accomplished in Latin America in the last two years shows how far we have forged ahead. I n political terms there is: —A growing number of vigorous political leaders committed to revolutionary change through reform in freedom. —Wider participation in the democratic process, particularly at the grass roots level. —Increasing appreciation of the need for full citizen involvement in national affairs. —Greater stability and a strengthening of democratic institutions. —Keener awareness of the danger of communist subversion and greater resolve to combat it. In economic and financial terms: —The rate of growth in Gross National Product has exceeded the Punta del Este target. —The annual volume of national savings has increased by 1.5 billion dollars. —Central government revenues have risen by almost 20 percent. —The annual level of exports has grown by close to a billion and a half dollars. —The annual level of imports has advanced by almost one billion dollars. —Loan authorizations and commitments from the United States and the international financial institutions have increased by 863 million dollars. In human terms, the Alliance in the past two years has made possible the training of over 100,000 school teachers; it has built many thousands of new schools and homes; it has brought safe drinking water to tens of millions; and it has opened up opportunities for fuller participation in modern industry and agriculture.

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But these achievements from common endeavors represent only a beginning. Major deficiencies remain to be overcome. Vast new opportunities for progress wait to be conquered. We must continue our present programs—quickening the pace. We must also move boldly toward the new frontiers. One of these is the economic integration of Latin America: the key to larger markets, greater production, more rational utilization of resources, better communication, and new levels of material prosperity and mutual understanding. We heartily support this vital process and pledge our cooperation. Another is to open up the vast, untapped interior of South America through multinational projects to which I referred last August. Between Panama in the north and Argentina in the south lie hundreds of thousands of square miles of fertile land waiting to be cultivated; mineral and petroleum deposits to be discovered and forged into new industries. We in the United States stand ready to help the peoples of Latin America in making these dreams become a reality. This will require a new kind of cooperation because these horizons touch more than one nation. On this anniversary, the United States strongly reaffirms its own continuing commitment to the common task of building a Western Hemisphere of economic abundance and political freedom in which every individual will have his full and equitable share. We call upon our sister Republics to join us once again in renewing the hope and the promise which first beaconed our ancestors to the New World, and which are our most solemn obligations to the generations which will come after us. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President oi the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14, 1966, as Pan American Day, and the week beginning April 10 and ending April 16 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. I call upon my fellow countrymen to renew their commitment to our neighbors in this hemisphere, and to reaffirm that commitment by support for the Organization of American States. Further, I call upon this Nation to rededicate itself to the ideals of the inter-American system, as embodied in the Charter of the Organization of the American States, and to the goals of economic and social progress of the Charter of Punta del Este and the Economic and Social Act of Rio de Janeiro, which are so firmly founded on our belief in the dignity of man, and on our faith in the future of freedom. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Inde[SEAL] pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Seco^etary of State.

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Proclamation 3714 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL DAY By the President of the United States of America

April 9, 1966

A Proclamation

Sir Winston Churchill said of his own career: "These years of action and advocacy comprise and express my life-effort, and I am content to be judged upon them." The judgment of history upon the life of Sir Winston Churchill is already generous. But it is not yet final, and it may never be. That judgment will grow so long as freedom grows. I t will grow more luminous and meaningful with every generation, as increasing numbers of free men and nations discover their great debt to this great man. We Americans have uncommon bonds with Sir Winston Churchill. His life fused so much w4th our lives, his dreams became so much a part of our dreams, that the Congress directed the President to declare him an honorary citizen of our country. Today, on the third anniversary of that Act of April 9, 1963, we do Sir Winston further and deserved honor. We reflect once more on the monumental achievements of his life. We recall again how much he ennobled our own lives. We reassert our gratitude for the impact of his courageous will upon the history of our times. I n recognition thereof, the Congress has by joint resolution approved April 9, 1966, designated April 9, 1966, as "Sir Winston Churchill Day" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to honor the memory of Sir Winston Churchill on that day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do, in conformity with that action, call on the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities in memory of Sir Winston Churchill—brave ally, cherished friend, and honored citizen. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 9th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Inde[SEAL] pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN E U S K,

Secretary of State.

77 Stat. s, 994.

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Proclamation 3 7 1 5

April 11, 1966

DESIGNATING THE CUMBERLAND NATIONAL FOREST, KENTUCKY, AS THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

One hundred ninety-one years ago, the frontiersman Daniel Boone opened the American West for an expanding nation. I n the year 1775 he cut the 200 mile Wilderness Koad through the Cumberland Gap to the Kentucky River. There he established the settlement of Boonesborough, one of the first great outposts on America's march toward the Pacific Coast. Daniel Boone is a renowned early American pioneer whose name is particularly associated with the State of Kentucky and with the Cumberland Gap. Most of the wilderness, as he knew it, has long since vanished from the face of America. Yet, farsighted conservationists of past generations and today have preserved much of the forests and valleys in which he spent his life. Among the 186 million acres of natural forest and grasslands, none is more beautiful nor more strongly associated with the spirit and the symbol of Daniel Boone than the Cumberland National Forest in the State of Kentucky. I t is fitting and appropriate that being so associated with his spirit, it should also carry his name. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 24 of the Act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, as amended (16 U.S.C. 471), the Act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U.S.C. 473), and by Section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911, 36 Stat. 963 (16 U.S.C. 521), do hereby proclaim that the Cumberland National Forest in the State of Kentucky, as defined by Proclamation 2227 of February 23, 1937 (50 Stat. 1818), is hereby designated and hereafter shall be known as the Daniel Boone National Forest. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State.

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Proclamation 3716 LOYALTY DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America

April 12, 1966

A Proclamation

Loyalty, like liberty, is more than a word. Both are symbols for deeply felt ideals. Lioerty is the symbol for the goal we seek; loyalty is the symbol of our common purpose in its pursuit. The true meaning of loyalty was expressed very early in our history by one of our Founding Fathers, John Jay, who said: "This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that.... To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people; each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection."

Americans, far more than most, enjoy and cherish the right to dissent and disagree about all our public purposes. Yet our loyalty to the basic ideal of liberty and justice binds us together even in our disagreements. Those ideals and that loyalty have carried us through two world wars. With them as our beacon, we have climbed from the depths of a great depression to a prosperity unparalleled in history. They have guided us ever closer to the goal of true and equal justice at home, and made us the strong champions of liberty around the globe. At the very founding of our Republic, the signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. That pledge has been renewed, each in its own time, by every generation of Americans. More than a decade and one-half ago, at a time of trial for our Nation, General Dwight D. Eisenhower defined the ideal of loyalty or patriotism in these words: "True patriotism places the public good above individual advantage. It is not tainted by false pride in might, and size, and overwhelming power; it never seeks to compel others to blind obedience to our wishes. It is among the greatest of human virtues. Fortunate are we whose devotion is to a country which seeks the good of all its citizens without distinction, that firmly champions the cause of human rights, and offers the hand of friendship to every other nation whose purpose is peace and justice."

I t is that spirit of mutual trust, and loyalty to those ideals, that has brought greatness to our Nation. That greatness will endure only so long as the ideals and the loyalty continue to give it force. Each American has a profound obligation to cherish fully the heritage we have received from our ancestors—and to do his part to preserve that heritage for all our children and our children's children. I n recognition of this duty, the Congress by a joint resolution of July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 369), designated May 1 of each year as Loyalty Day and requested the President to issue a Proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe each such day with appropriate ceremonies. 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 Sunday, May 1, 1966 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.

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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 and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3 7 1 7 STATE AND MUNICIPAL BOND WEEK April 16, 1966

Ante, p. 120.

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Over TO percent of all Americans now live in urban areas. These are also the areas which will receive the greatest impact from the growth of our population in the years ahead. By 1975, we will need schools for 10 million additional children, welfare and health facilities for five million more people over the age of 60, and transportation facilities for the daily movement of more than 200 million people. I n the remainder of this century—little more than 30 years from now—we will have to build in our cities as much as all we have built since the first colonists arrived in the New World. Our urban population will double, and the amount of land falling within metropolitan areas will also double. I n this short time we must virtually rebuild the entire urban United States. One of the most effective tools for financing such growth is the State or municipal bond issue. State and municipal bonds build hospitals, schools, sanitation facilities, pumping plants for water, roads and bridges—all the many facilities needed to create a wholesome environment for our cities. These bond issues represent local initiative and local responsibility in meeting pressing community needs. They are in the best tradition of our American system of Government and our American system of enterprise. To create full understanding of the opportunities and benefits to community life which are provided by State and municipal bonds, the Cougress by a Joint Resolution, approved April 16, 1966, has requested the President to issue a Proclamation designating the week beginning April 17, 1966 as State and Municipal Bond Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning April 17, 1966 as State and Municipal Bond Week, in recognition of the role that State and municipal bonds play in building a better community.

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN RUSK,

Secretary of State.

Proclamation 3718 NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK, 1966 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

America's vast system of transportation is a monument to what free men can achieve in a free and enterprising society. The United States is the only nation which maintains a system of transport that is both privately-owned and privately-operated. That system has met every challenge, in war as in peace. I t was created by f arsighted men and private capital. I t flourished with the encouragement of their Government. From that partnership has emerged the mighty and far-flung transportation network that gives Americans the greatest mobility ever enjoyed by any nation. I n the past 20 years, the number of automobiles and trucks in this vast network has increased threefold, from 31 million to 90 million. I n two decades, our paved roads have grown from 1.5 million miles to twice that much today. Twenty years ago, there were 38,000 private and commercial aircraft in our skies; today there are nearly 100,000. Our inland waterways now carry 150 billion ton miles of freight across the nation every year, and our system of pipelines move 284 billion more. Our railroads have also rejoined the ranks of expanding industries. Since 1961, reversing a period of long decline, railroads have been catching up with the steady and uninterrupted growth of the Nation's economy. Today, transportation accounts for one in every five dollars in the American economy. In 1965, that amounted to $120 billion—more than the entire Gross National Product of this Nation in 1940. Yet, great as our transportation system has become, it must grow still faster in the years ahead. Our population is growing. Our economy is expanding. Our trade with other nations continues to increase. And all depend on fast, efficient and safe transportation. During the next two decades, we must prepare to meet a demand for transportation which will be at least twice what is required today.

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A fast, modern, and coordinated transportation network—by land, air, and sea—is also essential to our national defense. If we are to remain strong, transportation must keep abreast of our ever-changing military technology. 36 USC 160. 36 USC 166.

I n recognition of these facts, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 22 of May 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 30), has requested the President to proclaim annually the third Friday of May of each year as National Defense Transportation Day, and by House Joint Resolution 628 of -^g^j 14^ 1962 (76 Stat. 69), has requested the President to proclaim annually the week of May in which that Friday falls as National Transportation Week, as a tribute to the men and women who, night and day, move our goods and our people throughout the land and around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 20, 1966, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 15, 1966, as National Transportation Week. I urge our people to participate with representatives of the transportation industry, our armed services, and other governmental agencies, in the observance of these occasions through appropriate ceremonies. I also invite the Governors of the States to provide for the observance of National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week in a way that will give the citizens of each community the opportunity to recognize and appreciate fully the vital role our great and modern transportation system plays in their daily lives and in the defense of our Nation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this twenty-second day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: GEORGE W. BALL,

Acting Secretary

of /State.

Proclamation 3 7 1 9 WORLD TRADE WEEK, 1966 April 29, 1966

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Expansion of world trade is the principal objective of the liberal foreign trade policies our Nation has followed for more than thirty years. This two-way trade between the United States and other nations has resulted in many benefits for our country:

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—It has advanced the peaceful progress of our Nation and the well-being of all Americans by strengthening the growth of private enterprise and employment. —It has provided the American businessman with increased opportunities to export more United States products and services. —It has given the American consumer a wider choice of products at competitive prices. —It has promoted the cause of peace by broadening the scope of our cooperation with other nations. —It has been of great importance in helping the developing nations modernize their economies. Much remains to be done if we are to achieve a balanced international economy where all nations, developed and developing, can share the fruits of freer trade: —We must continue to work diligently this year to bring the Kennedy Round of trade negotiations to a timely conclusion in a manner that assures the realization of the hopes and expectations with which this great effort at trade liberalization was launched. —We must intensify our efforts to reduce the United States balanceof-payments deficit and reach our goal of equilibrium in our international accounts. Progress towards accomplishing these objectives is the aim of World Trade Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 22, 1966, as World Trade Week; and I request the appropriate Federal, State, and local officials to cooperate in the observance of that week. I also urge business, labor, agricultural, educational, professional, and civic groups, as well as the people of the United States generally, to observe World Trade Week with gatherings, discussions, exhibits, ceremonies, and other appropriate activities designed to promote continuing awareness of the importance of world trade to our economy and our relations with other nations. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 29th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. By the President: LYNDON B. JOHNSON DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State.

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[80 STAT.

Proclamation 3720 COMMEMORATION OF POLAND'S NATIONAL AND CHRISTIAN MILLENNIUM '^^y 3.1966

By jhe President of the United States of America A Proclamation

May 3 marks an important anniversary for freedom-loving people the world over. I t was on this date, 175 years ago, that the patriots of Poland adopted a Constitution that stirred the hopes of the Polish people. But this year. May 3 takes on a significance that is truly unique. I t marks the 1000th anniversary of Polish Christianity and Polish nationhood. Ten centuries ago today, Poland became a part of the community of Western nations. Ten centuries ago today, Poland entered the mainstream of Western thought and Western culture. I t was this tradition that gave birth to the Polish Constitution of 1791. The Christian expression of the dignity of man found its ultimate expression in the cause of freedom and national independence. I t was no accident that this great political document came into being just four years after the American Constitution—or that the two were so similar in content and spirit. The same spark of freedom that flared into the American Revolution also burned in the hearts of the Polish people. Our Revolution was theirs, and to these shores, to help in our struggle, came two great champions of liberty: Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Kazimierz Pulaski. The rest is history: a triumph for America—for the most part tragedy for Poland. Today, after nearly two centuries of struggle, of invasion, of foreign domination, of partition—and always of bravery—love for national independence and for the basic rights of man still lies deep in the hearts of the Polish people. The spark of freedom has never been extinguished. And through it all, the historic ties between our two great nations have remained as a symbol of friendship and hope. Today, on this anniversary, we reaffirm that friendship and pledge ourselves to that hope. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim this day, May 3, 1966, as Poland's National and Christian Millennium Day on which we spiritually unite ourselves with the people of Poland and those gathered today at Jasna Gora and wherever they might be observing this historical event. I invite the American people to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and particularly to join with Americans of Polish heritage in their continued celebrations throughout this memorable year, both in America and in Poland. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

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DONE at the City of Washington this third day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the Ignited States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON,

The White House^ Washington^ D.C. By the President: DEAN RUSK,

Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3721 DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR FIREFIGHTERS By the President of the United States of America

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The firefighter has been a part of the American scene since earliest Colonial days. From the bucket brigades of Colonial America we have progressed to the modern fire departments and modern firefighting equipment of today. But fire hazards have more than kept pace with our advanced technology and social progress. The American fireman today must meet the challenge of fires caused by numerous new chemicals, explosives, combustible fibers, and other dangerous materials. He must be prepared to fight fires in crowded cities and giant buildings, as well as in remote rural communities. Those duties are often performed at great personal risk and sacrifice. Furthermore, the services of firemen are among the first to be sought in other emergency situations. Whether to rescue a stranded child, or to give aid and comfort to victims of a flood, hurricane, or other disaster, the American fireman stands ready to serve his community night and day. To afford the people of this Nation a special opportunity to express their heartfelt gratitude for the incalculable contributions which our firemen so generously bestow upon us, the Congress by a joint resolution approved May 4, 1966, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating May 4, 1966, as a Day of Recognition of the personal sacrifices and devotion to duty of firefighters in the United States of America. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Wednesday, May 4, 1966, as a Day of Recognition for Firefighters. I invite State and local governments, patriotic, civic, and educational organizations, and the people of the United States generally, to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies in honor of our firemen—both career and volunteer—who, by faithful and dedicated service to their communities, are safeguarding the lives and property of their fellow Americans. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

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PROCLAMATION 3722-MAY 5, 1966

[80 STAT.

D O N E at the City of Washington this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN E U S K,

Secretary of State.

Proclamation 3722 NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL WEEK ^^y ^' "^^

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante, p. 134.

Safety on our streets and highways is one of our Nation's most critical problems. Today, as traffic hazards continue to increase, it is more important than ever that our children be protected as they travel to and from school. The school safety patrol program, sponsored jointly by our schools, police departments, and motor clubs, has contributed immeasurably to the safety of our youngsters. Since this program began, over 40 years ago, more than sixteen million children have served as school safety patrol members, safeguarding the lives of their fellow students. During that time the traffic death rate among school children has been reduced by nearly one-half, while the death rate of other age groups has doubled. To give recognition to the efforts and accomplishments of school safety patrols, the Congress by a joint resolution approved May 5, 1966, has designated the week of May 8 to May 14, 1966, as National School Safety Patrol Week and has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its observance. 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 National School Safety Patrol Week with ceremonies and activities designed to give honor and recognition to those school children who unselfishly devote their time to insure the safety of their fellow students, and to all others whose unstinting cooperation and assistance have made our school safety patrol program an outstanding success. I urge parents, school officials, community leaders and others interested in the safety and well being of our school children to give their continued support and encouragement to the school safety patrol program. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this Fifth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

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Secretary

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Proclamation 3723 MOTHER'S DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America

May 6, 1966

A Proclamation

By love, by teaching, and by example, mothers have shaped the lives of men and the destinies of nations. Through each succeeding generation American mothers have inspired their children to seek right action, to temper harsh judgment with mercy, to treasure all that is noble in human character. Each time the courage of its sons is tested in battle, each time the compassion of its people is summoned by tragedy, want, or oppression, America has cause to thank God for the guiding spirit of motherhood. On the second Sunday in May of each year, we celebrate that spirit and its gifts: mutual affection, steadfast devotion to family life, care and nourishment for the individual soul. On this day and throughout the year, we rejoice in the strength of character American mothers have instilled in generations of our people. On this day, our minds acknowledge the great debt mankind owes to mothers. Our hearts declare its truth. We resolve anew to make our lives tributes and memorials to those who have proven the most potent and vital force for good in the world—the mothers of men. On May 8, 1914, the Congress by joint resolution requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for the observance of Mother's Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 8, 1966, 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. I call upon all Americans to make Mother's Day a truly memorable occasion by expressing both publicly and privately their love and reverence for their Mothers through participating in religious and other suitable observances in their honor and through loving acts of affection and esteem. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN RUSK,

Secretary

of

State.

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PROCLAMATION 3724-MAY 9, 1966

[80 STAT.

Proclamation 3724 EIGHTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY OF HARRY S TRUMAN ^^y 9.1966

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

H a r r y S Truman, the thirty-third President of the United States, was born eighty-two years ago on the 8th day of May, 1884. Throughout his life, H a r r y S Truman has devoted himself unceasingly to the cause of freedom, peace, and the betterment of his fellow man. His historic decisions during his service as President of the United States from 1945 through 1952, have made the world a better and safer place not only for his fellow citizens but for the entire human race. H a r r y S Truman's deep concern for the well-being of each individual American will never be surpassed by any President. His wise and passionate pursuit of justice, opportunity, and security for every citizen set an example which every President of the United States will strive to emulate so long as the Nation and the Presidency shall endure. And it has won him a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Among the legacy H a r r y S Truman gave to history are included the 59 Stat. 1031. United Nations Charter which, under his guidance, the United States became the first major power to ratify; the formulation and successful operation of the Truman Doctrine, which played a major role in preserving free institutions in Greece and Turkey; the Marshall Plan, which played a major role in rebuilding the war-depleted economies of Western Europe; and such outstanding legislative accomplishments for the welfare of the American people, as the National School Lunch notf '2o?notr ^^^' ^^^ National Mental Health Act, the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, 2on'note"°287 the National Heart Act, the Minimum Wage and Hour Act amendnote; 29 u'sc 201 ments of October 26, 1949, the Act of September 23, 1950, providing ^45;' Ante, p. 1213; Federal assistance for school construction in federally impacted areas, 30 USC 451 note. ' aud the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act amendments of July 16, 1952. His accomplishments have been recognized by friendly nations throughout the world. His contributions to peace have been especially honored by the creation of the H a r r y S Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace, to be located at the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Senate of the United States, in which he served faithfully and well before ascending to the Presidency, has further recognized this Nation's indebtedness to H a r r y S Truman by calling upon the President of the United States to extend upon the occasion of his eightysecond birthday, May 8, 1966, the admiration and gratitude of all our people. I am proud to honor this rec[uest and do hereby extend to the Honorable Harry S Truman this expression of our profound and lasting gratitude and appreciation for his long years of devoted service to his country.

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PROCLAMATION 3725-MAY 11, 1966

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this ninth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3725 UNITED NATIONS DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States

May i i, 1966

A Proclamation

1966 marks the twenty-first anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. Since 1945 successive administrations have re-affirmed this nation's commitment to the purposes of the United Nations. For more than two decades the United States has worked to help the UN improve its peacekeeping capacity, expand its programs of economic development, and promote social justice and human rights. The U N has been effective in containing local disputes which, if unchecked, could have led to general war. I t has assisted scores of nations in meeting the challenges of the technological revolution. Above all, the U N has proved to be a place where constructive dialogues between rich and poor nations can lead to better understanding in today's world, and the promise of a fuller life for future generations. Because we know that institutions, like men, must remain ever ready to cope with recurring crises, we will continue to do our share in keeping the UN's operations relevant to its problems, realistic in approach, and responsible in action. Effective public support for the United Nations depends upon a sober appraisal of its accomplishments, and upon a sympathetic understanding of the problems, as well as the potential, of the world organization. The General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that October twenty-fourth, the date of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter in 1945, should be dedicated each year to making known the purposes, principles, and accomplishments of the United Nations: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 24, 1966, as United Nations Day, and urge the citizens of this Nation to observe that day by means of community programs which will contribute to a realistic understanding of the aims, problems, and achievements of the United Nations and its associated organizations. 65-300 0-67—13

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PROCLAMATION 3726-MAY 23, 1966

[80 STAT.

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 and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 11th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3726 SMALL BUSINESS WEEK '^^y ^^' ^^^^

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The small businesses of America are the foundation of our cherished system of free, competitive enterprise. Our nearly five million small businesses supply more than a third of the Nation's goods and services, and are a fertile source of new ideas and new products to enrich the lives of our citizens and stimulate the growth of our economy. Small business concerns, which have increased by more than 300,000 during the past few years, are helping to provide the additional jobs needed by a rapidly growing Nation. The small, privately owned concern has played a fundamental role in the development of the American way of life, and it continues to represent the door of opportunity for millions of enterprising citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning May 22, 1966, as Small Business Week; and I call upon chambers of commerce, boards of trade, and other public and private organizations to participate in ceremonies recognizing the contribution of small business to our prosperous society, to our welfare and happiness, and to our goal of a better and more productive life for all our people. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 23rd day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State.

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PROCLAMATION 3727-MAY 26, 1966

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Proclamation 3727 PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Americans will be fighting and dying in Vietnam this Memorial Day, 1966, in fulfillment of our commitment to freedom. Their sacrifice is part of an ancient legacy that begins with man's first act of transcendent courage, and that contains all that is noble and selfless in human character. Our own liberty was won in struggle against tyranny. In two world wars and in Korea, brave Americans and their allies gave their lives that men might live and prosper in freedom. We shall not forsake their sacrifice. We shall—^because we must— persevere. We are totally committed to defeat this aggression. This Nation has never left the field of battle in abject surrender of a cause for which it has fought. We shall not do so now. We shall see this through. Yet as we protect freedom by courage in arms, we shall every day continue the search for an honorable peace. I t is tragic that young lives must be sacrificed, that great sums must be spent for the instruments of war, when the work of peace awaits man's accomplishment in every land. America today—as in past years—is prepared to join in that work with any nation whose devotion is to peace with its neighbors, and a better life for its people. Let the guns of aggression be silent, we say, that the sounds of the builders, of the planters, of the teachers, may be heard. On this Memorial Day, as we honor the memory of brave men who have borne our colors in war, we pray to God for His mercy. We pray for the wisdom to find a way to end this struggle of nation against nation, of brother against brother. We pray that soon we may begin to build the only true memorial to man's valor in war—a sane and hopeful environment for the generations to come. The Congress, in a joint resolution approved 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 each such day when the people of the United States might unite in such application: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 1966, 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 in this observance. I also urge all of the people of this Nation to join me in prayer to the Almighty for the safety of our Nation's sons and daughters in Vietnam, for His blessing on those who have sacrificed their lives

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PROCLAMATION 3728-JUNE 9, 1966

[80 STAT.

for this Nation in this and all other struggles, and for His aid in building a world where freedom and justice prevail, and where all men live in friendship, understanding, and peace. By House Concurrent Eesolution 587, the Eighty-ninth Congress has officially recognized that the patriotic tradition of observing Memorial Day began one hundred years ago in Waterloo, New York. In conformity with the request contained in that concurrent resolution, it is my privilege to call attention to the centennial observance of Memorial Day in Waterloo, New York, on May 30, 1966. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-sixth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN RUSK,

Secretary

of /State.

Proclamation

3728

FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 1966 June 9, 1966

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

36 USC 157.

Ante, p. 194. 36 USC 157a.

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted as the flag of the United States a banner of 13 stripes of alternating red and white, and 13 white stars on a blue field. That banner was the symbol of a new nation with an intense love of freedom and a belief in the worth and dignity of the individual. The design of our flag has changed from time to time to reflect the growth and expansion of our Nation—but the meaning behind the flag has not changed. The American fla^ still stands for a Nation dedicated to the principles of liberty, justice, and equality under law. I t still symbolizes the heroism and sacrifice of Americans in defense of those principles. I t still symbolizes hope and promise to the oppressed peoples of the world. The day on which our flag was adopted has a special significance for all of us. For this reason the Congress, by the Joint Resolution of August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its observance. In order to further extend the opportunities of all Americans to observe and honor this historic occasion, the Congress by a joint resolution of June 9, 1966, has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week, and calling upon all citizens to display the Flag of the United States on those days.

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PROCLAMATION 3729-JUNE 15, 1966

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 12, 1966, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the Flag of the United States on all Government buildings during that week; and I request the people of the United States to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes at their homes and other suitable places. Let us remind ourselves on F l a g Day and throughout National Flag Week that the rights and freedoms which we have so long enjoyed under our national flag must be nourished and protected. Let us resolve always to conduct ourselves, at home and abroad, in keeping with the lofty principles for which our flag stands—to the end that freedom and understanding will be encouraged among all people and all nations of the world. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: GEORGE W. BALJL,,

A ding Secretary of State.

Proclamation 3729 GAS INDUSTRY WEEK By the President of the United States of America

June is, 1966

A Proclamation

The abundant life and well-being of millions of Americans are directly related to the bounty of natural resources with which this Nation has been so generously endowed. The depths of our American continent have yielded up great treasures of mineral resources, and enormous industries have developed to guarantee a maximum of public benefit from this mineral wealth. I t has been one hundred and fifty years since the first gas company was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 13, 1816. Since that early beginning this dynamic industry has become the sixth largest industry in the United States. I t has developed an intricate web of underground pipelines extending three quarters of a million miles and delivering the heat, light, and power benefits of the American gas industry to its thirty-six and a half million customers. To call public attention to the contributions which the gas industry has made toward the health and well-being of our people, the Eightyninth Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 160, has designated the ^"*^' P- 2°^period beginning June 13 and ending June 19, 1966, as Gas Industry Week, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for its appropriate observance.

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PROCLAMATION 3730-JUNE 15, 1966

[80 STAT.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, invite the governments of States and communities and all citizens to join during Gas Industry Week in recognition of the contributions of the American gas industry to the security, health, and well-being of our Nation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3730 June 15, 1966

FATHER'S DAY, 1966 gy j^e President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Ante, p. 201.

The third Sunday in June has for many years bee observed as Father's Day. I t is most appropriate that the Congress, y enactment of Senate Joint Resolution 161, has now given official recognition to this well-established tradition. In the homes of our Nation, we look to the fathers to provide the strength and stability which characterize the successful family. If the father's responsibilities are many, his rewards are also great— the love, appreciation, and respect of children and spouse. I t is the desire to acknowledge publicly these feelings we have for the fathers of our Nation that has inspired the Congress to call for the formal observance of Father's Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, in consonance with Senate Joint Resolution 161 of the Eighty-ninth Congress, request the appropriate Government officials to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 1966. I invite State and local governments to cooperate in the observance of that day; and I urge all our people to give public and private expression to the love and gratitude which they bear for their fathers. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

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Rh scaffold in crowds, cup in hand, ready to quaff the red blood as it flows from the still quivering body."

"Warm blood as a preservative against the usual loathing for water in cases of hydrophobia," is mentioned by a medical correspondent of the third volume of the Transactions of the Moscow Physico-Medical Society (see the Athenæum, 1829, p. 30), and another authority attests that a similar restorative of health is used in China. "Dr. Rennie states," says Mr. Dennys in the Folk-lore of China, p. 67, "and I can myself confirm the assertion, that after an execution at Peking certain large pith-balls are steeped in the blood of the defunct criminal, and under the name of 'blood-bread' are sold as a medicine for consumption. It is only to the blood of decapitated criminals that any such healing power is attributed."

Köhler mentions in his Volksbrauch im Voigtlande, 1S67, p. 418, that a wonder-powder used to be prepared in Voigtland, from the bones of those who had been put to death by the law, which was probably used for magical purposes; and Rochholz asserts that a belief in the efficacy of a draught of human blood is yet firmly fixed in the inner consciousness of the modern European who lives by faith in old tradition. In the seventh decade of the present century human blood, especially that of those who had died by capital punishment, was a well-known remedy for epilepsy in Switzerland. The same author also relates on the authority of Pliny, that the Egyptian kings took baths of human blood to cure elephantiasis, and that the blood of the gladiators who fell in the circus at Rome was drunk to cure the falling-sickness; epilepsy, it would appear, being the disease most favourably influenced by this gruesome antidote, probably from its demoniacal character.

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PROCLAMATION 3731-JUNE 16, 1966

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Proclamation 3731 CITIZENSHIP DAY AND CONSTITUTION WEEK, 1966 By the President of the United States of America

June le, 1966

A Proclamation

For one hundred and seventy-nine years the Constitution of the United States has symbolized the right of people to govern themselves. Our Constitution, upon which our government is based, did not spring forth in a single moment of inspiration. Rather, it was the culmination of man's long struggle for freedom, justice, equality, and recognition of the dignity of man. I t reflects the wisdom of the Old and New Testaments, the democratic principles of ancient Greece, the justness of the Roman law, the concept of constitutional liberty as guaranteed to Englishmen by the Magna Charta, and the dedication that caused our Founding Fathers to forsake the security of civilization to seek liberty, justice, and opportunity in the wilderness of the Kew World. The Constitution and its ideals of justice, liberty, and opportunity for all, must be constantly cherished and nurtured. In this evershrinking world, it is important that every American understand our system or Government, cherish the fundamentals of freedom, and be always ready to defend our heritage for which so many have given so much. We must all rededicate ourselves, in every generation, to the great ideals that inspired the formation and adoption of our Constitution as the charter of a free people. To assure appropriate commemoration of the formation and signing, on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution and to pay special recognition to all persons who, by coming of age or by naturalization, shall have attained the status of citizenship during each year, the Congress enacted the Joint Resolution of February 29, 1952 (66 Stat. 9), designating September 17 of each year as "Citizenship Day." Later, the Congress enacted the Joint Resolution of August 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 932), requesting the President to designate the week beginning September 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, 1966; and I urge Federal, State, and local officials, as well as all religious, civic, educational, and other organizations, to hold appropriate 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, 1966, 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 our citizens 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 WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

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PROCLAMATION 3732-JULY 8, 1966

[80 STAT.

D O N E at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3732 July 8, 1966

CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 1966 gy j ^ ^ President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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 freedom and justice are the inalienable rights of all peoples; and WHEREAS these basic rights are presently denied to many peoples throughout the world; and WHEREAS the United States of America, from its founding as a nation, has firmly subscribed to the principles of national independence and human liberty; and WHEREAS, in keeping with this tradition, it remains an essential purpose and a fundamental policy of the United States of America to sustain these principles and to encourage their realization by all peoples: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 17, 1966 as Captive Nations Week. I invite the people of the United States of America to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and I urge them to give renewed devotion to the just aspirations of all people for national independence and human liberty. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this eighth day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: GEORGE W, BALL,

Acting

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PROCLAMATION 3733-JULY 12, 1966

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Proclamation 3733 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1966 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Destructive fires—many of which could be avoided by eliminating known fire hazards—result in the tragic waste of life, property, and irreplaceable natural resources. Inevitably such fires bring sorrow and financial difficulties to many families. The toll of life and property occasioned by fire has been sharply reduced in those communities where fire prevention programs have been conducted. Further progress is essential. Further progress can be made if every individual assumes the responsibility for removing the hazards and reforming the habits which cause fires. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 9, 1966, as Fire Prevention Week. I urge State and local governments, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the American Red Cross, the National Fire Protection Association, and business, labor, farm and youth organizations, as well as schools, civic groups, and public information agencies to observe Fire Prevention Week, to provide useful fire safety information to the public, and to enlist the active participation of all citizens in year-round fire prevention programs. I bid all citizens to support earnestly the fire prevention and control efforts of their community fire departments. I also direct the appropriate Federal agencies to assist in this effort to reduce the needless waste of life and property caused by preventable fires. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN RUSK,

Secretary of State.

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[80 STAT.

Proclamation 3734 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 1966 July 29, 1966

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

36 USC 168.

For twenty years the national school lunch program has convincingly demonstrated the vital role of good nutrition in the total educational process of the Nation's children. The program is an outstanding example of a Federal-State-local partnership to make effective use of our food abundance and to protect the health and well-being of all our children, regardless of their race or ability to pay. This year, under this program, some 19 million children in over 71,000 public and nonprofit private schools will enjoy nutritious, appetizing lunches. Increased Federal, State, and local efforts will help additional thousands of children from low income families to obtain lunches that will strengthen their vitality and their ability to obtain maximum benefits from the learning process. I n recognition of the value and achievements of the 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 Lunch 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 9, 1966, 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 to the child, to the home, to the farm, to industry, and to the Nation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 29th day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the Inde[SEAL] pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

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Secretary of State.

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PROCLAMATION 3735-AUG. 17, 1966

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Proclamation 3735 NATIONAL HIGHWAY WEEK, 1966 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Americans have just cause to celebrate the progress that has been made in highway transportation in this Nation. We have doubled the miles of paved streets and roads in the past 20 years, and our unequalled highway network, constantly being expanded and improved, makes us the most mobile country in the history of man. Automotive vehicles traveling over those roads account for more than 90 percent of this country's personal travel. Virtually everything that moves from field and factory to the home utilizes this system in one way or another. Planning, building, and maintaining the system requires constant and detailed cooperation between Federal, State and local governments, and private enterprise. The daily working partnership they have achieved is a remarkable example of creative Federalism. American ingenuity and determination are constantly being applied to improve and expand this system. We are in the midst of a major effort to beautify our highways and roadsides, to provide rest and recreation facilities for highway travelers, and to make our roads and vehicles safer for those who travel them. The continued growth of highway travel reflects the continued population growth in our country and the desire of our citizens for greater mobility. This greater mobility has increased opportunities for employment and recreation for everyone throughout the Nation. Yet increased highway travel has also magnified many problems. Without careful planning, more and better highways between our cities only serve to increase traffic congestion within the cities themselves. We must continue to plan our highway system so that it will contribute to the rational use of urban space as well as to pleasant and convenient transportation through the countryside. We must also strive for advances in automotive safety that will keep pace with advances in the design of our highways. Modern vehicles travel at greater speeds over longer distances than ever before; we must make certain that they are equal to the rigorous demands placed upon them by modern high-speed travel. Despite continuing improvements in highway safety design, the toll of highway accidents is steadily rising; that toll must be reversed. I t is essential that Americans understand and appreciate the importance of highway transportation to their social and economic progress, and to the defense of our Nation; that they recognize the individuals and industries that have made our highway transportation system possible; and that they support and participate in programs to improve the safety and beauty of our highways.

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PROCLAMATION 3736-AUG. 18, 1966

[80 STAT.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning September 18, 1966, as National Highway Week. I urge Federal, State, and local government officials, as well as highway industry organizations, and other organizations having a public-spirited interest in our national highways, to hold appropriate ceremonies during that week in recognition of what highway transportation means to our country. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: GEORGE W. BALL,

Acting Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3736 August 18, 1966

NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, 1966 By jl,g President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Advances in medical technology have extended man's capacities, freeing him from many of the limitations caused by disability. The modern miracles wrought by medical science are permitting physically and mentally handicapped persons to devote more of their energy to pursuits which mark their humanity. From the very beginning, man's pursuit of the means of earning a living has occupied a significant portion of his available time; his dependence on work has not been diminished by technological progress. Work continues to be indispensable to his security, well-being, and growth. This is no less true for those of our people who— although disabled—seek an outlet for expression and self-respect through suitable employment. Our society has blossomed because it offers to all the hope of achieving the fullness of life. We cannot afford to isolate the handicapped from this high purpose, or stifle the fulfillment of their legitimate desires. If our Nation is to continue to prosper, we must utilize the abilities of every citizen without distinction. Let us not ignore, in our search for skilled and able workers, the demonstrated abilities of the handicapped, however severe their disabilities. Let us not throw up thoughtless barriers which prevent them from contributing their share to society.

36 USC 155.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, in consonance 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 2, 1966, for such purpose.

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During that week I urge all public and private organizations and all citizens to make this theme—employ the handicapped—a living reality. Let us take all necessary steps to provide the handicapped with a wide range of meaningful opportunities and a life of dignity. Let us find ways to employ the skills and abilities which so many handicapped Americans possess and long to share. 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 and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: GEORGE W. BALL,

Acting Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3737 CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1966 By The President of the United States of America

August 24, 1966

A Proclamation

A good start in life is essential to a child's physical and mental development and to the progress of our society. The best start a baby can have is to be born healthy of healthy parents. Almost one-half of our population is now under the age of twentyfive. The health of these children and young people will be a measure of the strength of our country in meeting its future challenges. I t is both our obligation and in our national interest to insure that all children and young parents are given the opportunity for good health. The observance of a special day emphasizing child health serves to underscore our national concern for the well-being of the young people in our land. To this end the Congress by a joint resolution of May 18, 1928, 45 Stat. 617, as amended (36 U.S.C. 143), has requested the President of the United States to issue annually a proclamation setting apart the first Monday in October as Child Health Day. Child Health Day is also an appropriate time to observe a Universal Children's Day and 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:

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Monday, October 3, 1966, as Child Health Day; and I invite all persons and all agencies and organizations interested in the health and welfare of youth to mark that day with activities which will help promote opportunities for all children to attain an adulthood that will be satisfying to them and will enhance their contribution to the progress of our society. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this twenty-fourth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3738 NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1966 August 25, 1966

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The productivity of our farms and the variety of goods and services that flow from our cities are jointly responsible for our flourishing national economy. This industry and efficiency of our farm and city workers resulted in a gross national product last year of $681 billion—a gross national product the yearly growth of which surpasses the entire national production of most other nations. This economic progress, together with our population growth, will speed the inevitable intermingling of our towns and cities. The challenges which will confront our people who live in the cities and those who live in the country will become more interrelated than ever before. I t is important that all our people dedicate themselves to the task of assuring that these changes in our rural and urban structure bring about a level of social and economic development commensurate with the potential of this Nation. Only in this way can we realize the hopes and advance the well-being of all our citizens and help others who are struggling for a better life in other parts of the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of November 18 through November 24, 1966, as National Farm-City Week, and 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.

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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 growing interrelationship between rural and urban areas. —the need for finding still better ways of using our rural and urban land resources. — the national endeavor now moving forward with growing momentum to create a better total environment for all our citizens by opening the doors of opportunities to Americans wherever they live, and by removing the causes of poverty and ignorance. — the importance of continuing to revitalize and beautify both countryside and city. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-fifth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3739 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

It is not difficult to test a man for literacy. Ask him to write a simple message. Or to read one. Millions upon untold millions of persons cannot pass that test. Their communication with their fellow man is severely limited. Their intelligence is unformed by contact with the written word. They live out their lives in the darkness of ignorance. Illiteracy is the greatest single barrier to economic and social progress in many of the countries of the world. The people of Angola are 97 percent illiterate. Rhodesia is 93 percent illiterate. Haiti has the highest illiteracy rate in the Western Hemisphere—nearly 90 percent.

In Iraq, in Iran, in Bolivia and in many more countries the majority of men and women cannot read and write. Even in our own country where education is accorded its proper importance, there are three million illiterate adults.

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September 8, 1966 is the first anniversary of an event which I believe was the turning point in the battle against illiteracy. On that date one year ago the World Congress of Ministers of Education convened in Tehran, Iran to consider the problem. That Congress, made up in part by a delegation of distinguished statesmen and scholars sent by the United States Government, established the principles which now guide the highly commendable efforts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organiza2495^*^*' ^^' ^^ *^°^- Through experimental projects U N E S C O is creating methods, techniques, and materials for full-scale literacy programs. Here at home education is receiving concentrated attention, A partnership of Federal, State, and local authorities is working to provide America with an educational system commensurate with our position of world leadership. More than a dozen major pieces of education legislation enacted in the past three years have added greatly to the effectiveness of the partnership. Our efforts for education of quality and equality extend to those adult citizens who have received little or no formal schooling. They are not discards of our society. They must share in its economic, social, and cultural benefits. New adult education programs will equip them to participate as fully as possible. The work of the United States of America to eradicate ignorance does not stop at our shores. Nowhere in the world is the universal desire to eliminate illiteracy held more passionately than in this Nation which was founded on belief in the dignity, worth, and perfectibility of the individual. Our worldwide endeavors—individual, private, and governmental—are unsurpassed. I n recognition of the foregoing, the Congress has, by a joint resoluAnte, p. 370. ^j^j^ ^f August 27, 1966, authorized and requested the President to proclaim the 8th day of September 1966 as International Literacy Day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 8, 1966, as International Literacy Day, and call upon the people of the United States to commemorate that day in ways most appropriate to the occasion and to reaffirm our strong desire to cooperate with national and international organizations, private groups, and individuals dedicated to the goal of eliminating the scourge of illiteracy. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 30th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

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Proclamation 3740 VETERANS DAY, 1966 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Since the birth of the Republic, more than half a million Americans have died for their country on the field of battle. Millions more have placed themselves as a living shield between their country and her enemies, emerging unscathed through the benevolence of a merciful Creator. We have set aside one day of the year to honor the dead and the living whose actions have testified to their courage and devotion to country. On Veterans Day, we honor their heroism, we give thanks for their sacrifice, and we share—if only briefly and inadequately— the grief of loved ones who survive them. We have preserved our freedom only through the continued willingness of brave men and women to risk the sacrifice of their lives for its sake. We honor those who wore that uniform in days past, and those who wear it today. Especially this year our thoughts go out to the hundreds of thousands who are resisting the forces of aggression and violence in Vietnam. We can never repay our debt to them, for it is beyond price. But we can show our recognition of the gift they have made their country. We can pay tribute to the nobility of man, as it is expressed in a soldier's courage. To this end, the Congress has designated the eleventh of November as a legal holiday to be known as Veterans Day and has dedicated it to the cause of world peace (Act of May 13, 1938, 52 Stat. 351, as amended (5 U.S.C. 87a)). NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, call upon the people of our Nation to observe Friday, November 11, 1966, as Veterans Day, commemorating the service of our veterans of past wars, and pledging our full support to the men and women of today who are continuing the struggle for freedom and peace for which so many have fought and died. Let us join with fervor in this observance. I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on this day. In order that this day may be marked and observed in accordance with its full purpose and meaning, I request officials of the Federal, State, and local governments, and civic and patriotic organizations, to give their enthusiastic leadership and support to appropriate public ceremonies throughout the Nation. I also urge all citizens, and particularly students in our schools, colleges, and universities, and other younger citizens whose contemporaries now continue to support at great personal risk the ideals of freedom and peace, to take part in these ceremonies to demonstrate to all the world their support of those who fight today, as well as their homage to those who have borne the battle for these ideals in previous times. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 65-300 0-67—14

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PROCLAMATION 3741-AUG. 31, 1966

[80 STAT.

D O N E at the City of Washington this 31st day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN E U S K,

Secretary of

State.

Proclamation 3741 TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNESCO August 31, 1966

By the President of the United States of America A

61 Stat. 2495.

Proclamation

On November 4, 1946, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially came into being as one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. U N E S C O was created for the purpose of contributing to peace and security "by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations." Our Government was active in the founding of U N E S C O. I t has continued to support the Organization in its effort to create a climate in the world in which a just peace may prevail. U N E S C O has a critical role to play in bringing the educational techniques of the developed world to the newly emerging nations of man's family. I t s mission should embrace the simplest teaching, and the most sophisticated arts and sciences of which our species is capable. As we work to build in America a truly great society, it is with hope and satisfaction that we look upon the work of U N E S C O in its effort to advance the common welfare of mankind: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby call to the attention of the people of the United States that November 4, 1966, is the Twentieth Anniversary of U N E S C O and call upon them to observe the occasion with appropriate ceremonies and manifestations of support for the Organization. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 31st day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of State.

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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Fraunhofer, Joseph von

FRAUNHOFER, frown'hō-fĕr, Joseph von, German mathematician: b. Straubing, Bavaria, 6 March 1787; d. Munich, 7 June 1826. In 1799 he was placed with a looking-glass maker and glass-grinder at Munich. After various vicissitudes he received an appointment as optician in the mathematical and mechanical institute of Reichenbach and Utzschneider at Benedictbeuren, and in 1809 the mechanical part of the optical institute was chiefly under his direction. In the same year he became one of the members of the firm under which the business was conducted, and in 1818 its director. In 1823, after it was moved to Munich, Fraunhofer became a member of the Academy of Science, its conservator of physics and was made a member of the nobility in 1824. One of the most difficult operations of practical optics was to polish the spherical surfaces of large object-glasses accurately. Fraunhofer invented a machine which obviated this difficulty, and rendered the surface more accurate than it was left by the grinding. He invented also other grinding and polishing machines, and introduced many improvements into the manufacture of the different kinds of glass used for optical instruments, and which he found to be always injured by flaws and irregularities of various sorts. In 1811 he constructed a new kind of furnace, and on the second occasion when he melted a large quantity found that he

could produce flint-glass, which, taken from the bottom of a vessel containing two hundred-weight of glass, had the same refractive power as glass taken from the surface. He found that the English crown-glass and the German table-glass both contained defects occasioning irregular refraction. In the thicker and larger glasses there would be more of such defects, so that in larger telescopes this kind of glass would not be fit for object-glasses. Fraunhofer therefore made his own crown-glass. The cause which had hitherto prevented the accurate determination of the power of a given medium to refract the rays of light and separate the different colors which they contain was chiefly the circumstance that the colors of the spectrum have no precise limits, and that the transition from one to another is gradual and not immediate; hence, the angle of refraction cannot in the case of large spectra be measured within 10 feet or 15 feet. To obviate this, Fraunhofer made a series of experiments for the purpose of producing homogeneous light artificially, and unable to effect his object in a direct way, he did so by means of lamps and prisms. In the course of these experiments he discovered that bright fixed line which appears in the orange color of the spectrum when it is produced by the light of fire. This line enabled him afterward to determine the absolute power of refraction in different substances. Experiments to ascertain whether the solar spectrum contains the same bright line in the orange as that produced by the light of fire led him to the discovery of the innumerable dark fixed lines in the solar spectrum, consisting of perfectly homogeneous colors and now bearing his name. The importance of this discovery can scarcely be overestimated. It led to the invention and use of the spectroscope (q.v.), to the science of spectroscopy (q.v.), and to all our present knowledge of solar and stellar chemistry. Fraunhofer also made a variety of other important discoveries and inventions. He made the great refracting telescope for Dorpat His writings were edited by Lommel as ‘Gesammelte Schriften’ (Munich 1888). Some of his writings were translated into English by J. S. Ames and published as the second volume of ‘Harper's Scientific Memoirs’ under the title ‘Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra’ (New York 1898). Consult Anon., ‘Life of Fraunhofer’ (in American Journal of Science and Art, Vol. XVI, p. 304, New Haven 1829); Voit, ‘Joseph Fraunhofer’ (Munich 1887).


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Proclamation 3742 NATIONAL CIVIL AIR PATROL DAY By the President of the United States of America

September e, 1966

A Proclamation

WHEREAS December 1, 1966, marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol; and WHEREAS the Civil Air Patrol has since its inception worked devotedly and with distinction for the development of aviation and the maintenance of air supremacy; and WHEREAS the civilian volunteers of the Civil Air Patrol have given unstintingly of their time, their skills, their personal resources, and even their lives—most notably in the performance of search and rescue missions—to assist in meeting local and national emergencies and disasters; and WHEREAS the Civil Air Patrol provides an outstanding example of the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare; and WHEREAS the Congress has chartered the Civil Air Patrol, and has designated it as a volunteer civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force; and WHEREAS it is appropriate that public recognition be given to the invaluable service voluntarily rendered to this Nation by the Civil Air P a t r o l: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate December 1, 1966, as National Civil Air Patrol Day; and I call upon all of our citizens to observe that day with ceremonies and activities appropriate to the silver anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-six, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

Proclamation 3743 FURTHER IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT CONCERNING AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA By the President of the United States of America September a, 1966 A Proclamation

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certain automotive products of the United States and that, after enactment of implementing legislation, the United States shall accord duty-free treatment to certain automotive products of Canada retroactively to the earliest date administratively possible following the date on which the agreement has been implemented by Canada (art. II, 89th Cong. 1st sess., H. Rep. 537,38); WHEREAS the agreement of January 16, 1965, was implemented by Canada through the granting of the requisite duty-free treatment to United States products on January 18, 1965; WHEREAS titles II and IV of the Automotive Products Trade ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ have been enacted to provide for modifications of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) to implement the agreement of January 16, 1965, such modifications to enter into force in the manner proclaimed by the President (79 Stat. 1016); WHEREAS sections 201 and 203 of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965 authorize the President to proclaim such modifications of the Tariff Schedules of the United States as will provide for the duty-free treatment of Canadian articles which are original motorvehicle equipment either if the modifications of such articles are set forth in title IV of that Act or if the President subsequently determines that the importation of the articles is actually or potentially of commercial significance and that such duty-free treatment is required by the agreement, such proclamation to provide for retroactive effect for such duty-free treatment as of the earliest date after January 17, 1965, which the President determines to be practicable; WHEREAS, by Proclamation No. 3682 of October 21, 1965 (30 F.R. 13683), the President pursuant to sections 201 and 203 proclaimed the modifications of the Tariff Schedules of the United States provided for in title IV of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965; and WHEREAS I determine (a) under subsection (b) of section 201 that the importation of the Canadian articles which are original motorvehicle equipment and which are dutiable under T S U S items 688.04, 688.06, and 688.15 is actually or potentially of commercial significance and that duty-free treatment of such Canadian articles is required to carry out the agreement of January 16, 1965, and (b) under section 203 that the earliest date, after January 17, 1965, as of which it is practicable to give retroactive effect to this proclamation is January 18, 1965: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, particularly sections 201(b) and 203 of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965, do proclaim that the Tariff Schedules of the United States are modified by inserting in proper numerical sequence new items 688.05,688.07, and 688.16, each such item having the article description "If Canadian article and original mot or-vehicle equipment (see headnote 2, part 6B, schedule 6) " subordinate to the immediately preceding article description and having "Free" in rate of duty column numbered 1. Such modifications shall enter into force on the day following the date of this proclamation and shall be effective with respect to articles which are or have been entered for consumption, or for warehouse, on or after January 18, 1965.

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