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Amending Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States With Respect to the Importation of Agricultural Commodities

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), limitations have been imposed by Presidential proclamations on the quantities of wheat and milled wheat products which may be imported into the United States in any quota year; and

19 USC 1202.

WHEREAS the import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to said section 22 are set forth in part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States; and WHEREAS, at my request, the United States Tariff Commission has made an investigation under the authority of subsection (b) of section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine whether the import quotas on wheat and milled wheat products provided for in item 950.60 of part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) may be suspended without rendering or tending to render ineffective, or materially interfering with, the loan and payment programs now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for wheat or reducing substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic wheat; and WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report with respect to this matter; and WHEREAS, on the basis of such investigation and report, I find and declare that the entry of additional quantities of wheat and milled wheat products resulting from the suspension during the period ending June 30, 1974, of the quantitative limitations provided for in item 950.60 of the T'SUS will not render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the loan and payment programs now being conducted by the Department of Agriculture for wheat and will not reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic wheat, that the circumstances wihch required the imposition of such quantitative Hmitations on wheat and milled wheat products no longer exist, and that such quantitative limitations should be suspended during the period ending June 30, 1974;

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President, and in conformity with the provisions of section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, and the ^ "sc 624. Tariff Classification Act of 1962, do hereby proclaim that headnote 3(a) ^^^^^^^^ P"'''of part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States i^ use 1202. is amended by adding a new subdivision as follows: (ix) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part the quantitative limitations for the articles provided for in item 950.60 shall be suspended during the period beginning January 26, 1974, and ending June 30, 1974. Quantities of such articles entered during the period of May 29, 1974, through June 30, 1974, shall not be deducted from the quantities which may be entered during the twelve month period beginning May 29, 1974, under the quantitative limitations provided for in item 950.60.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4261

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National MIA Awareness Day

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Over 1,200 Americans are still missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. The bodies of more than 1,100 men who were killed in the same area have never been recovered. Although the Vietnam Agreement of January 27, 1973, obligates North Vietnam and its allies to account for the missing and to return the remains of those who died, communist authorities have failed to account for our missing, or to return the remains of our dead in the year that has elapsed since the Vietnam Agreement was signed. As a result, the families of our missing men continue to live with the anguish of uncertainty about the fate of their loved ones. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America do hereby designate Sunday, January 27, 1974, as National MIA Awareness Day, a day dedicated to the many Ameri-

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cans who remain missing and unaccounted for in Indochina, and to their families. I call upon all Americans to join on this occasion in expressing the clear, continuing commitment of the American people and their Government to seek the fullest possible accounting for Americans missing in Southeast Asia and the return of the remains of those who died. I also call upon State and local officials and private organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentyfifth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4262

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International Women's Year 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation There is a growing awareness today of the significant contributions that American wom.en have made to our country's development, its culture, and its social and economic life. Women have enriched our society as homemakers and mothers and our community life through dedicated service as volunteers. Their entry into the labor force in increasing numbers has strengthened and expanded our economy. Despite these important contributions, women continue to face inequities as they seek a broader role in the life of our Nation. In recent years, we have made significant progress toward remedying this situation, not only by striking down barriers to the employment and advancement of women in Government, but by ending discriminatory practices in other fields through legislation, Executive order, and judicial decree. Even when legal equality is achieved, however, traditional discriminatory attitudes, beliefs and practices may persist, preventing women from enjoying the full and equal rights that they deserve.

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to ensure full equal employment opportunity for women in the Federal service, and we are enforcing the law requiring similar efforts in business and institutions which receive Federal contracts or assistance. The United Nations General Assembly, by adoption of Resolution 3010 of December 18, 1972, designated 1975 as International Women's Year. This resolution offers an exceptional opportunity to intensify the national effort already underway in the United States to further advance the status of women. In observing International Women's Year, we should emphasize the role of women in the economy, their accomplishments in the professions, in Government, in the arts and humanities, and in their roles as wives and mothers. The Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in 1972. It would be a fitting tribute to America's women to complete the ratification of this amendment by 1975. Let us begin now to work together, men and women, to make 1975 an outstanding year for women in the United States, and lend our support to the advancement of women around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the year 1975 as International Women's Year in the United States. I call upon the Congress and the people of the United States, interested groups and organizations, officials of the Federal Government and of State and local governments, educational institutions, and all others who can be of help, to begin now to provide for the observance of International Women's Year with practical and constructive measures for the advancement of the status of women, and also to cooperate with the activities and observances to be arranged under the auspices of the United Nations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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February 4, 1974

American Heart Month, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation America is in the midst of a deadly epidemic. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels claim more American lives than all other causes of death combined. It is estimated that nearly 28 million Americans have some major form of heart and blood vessel disease. Heart and blood vessel diseases cost the Nation an estimated $30 billion annually. In addition to lost income and expenditures for medical care, an estimated 200,000 man-years of production are lost each year because of this health hazard. And the greatest cost of course, the cost in human suffering, is one that cannot be measured in monetary terms. 42 USC 2 87 note

In 1948, with passage of the National Heart Act, this country launched a comprehensive effort to help alleviate the burden of cardiovascular diseases. This landmark legislation created the Federal Government's National Heart Institute, bringing the public sector into a close alliance with the private sector as exemplified by the American Heart Association, a national voluntary health agency. During the past 26 years, this partnership has fostered extraordinary progress in the fields of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, surgery, coronary care, and rehabilitation. Still heart and blood vessel diseases remain our Nation's deadliest health threat.

36 USC 169b.

To encourage a continuing effective attack on cardiovascular diseases, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 30, 1963 (77 3ta|- 843), requested the President to issue a proclamation designating February of each year as American Heart Month. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1974, as American Heart Month. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to issue similar proclamations. I urge the people of the United States to consider fully the nationwide problem of cardiovascular diseases, and to support programs essential to bring about its solution.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Nurse Week, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation America has always honored those who serve society as nurses. In recent years, however, we have come to appreciate more than ever the complex and expanding role which nurses play in our health care system. Increasingly, the high quality of our nursing profession is making it possible for more Americans to enjoy better health services. As medical science makes new discoveries, nursing skills in turn must become more sophisticated and more highly specialized. In out-of-hospital settings, nurses in increasing numbers are assuming primary care roles as specialized nurse practioners. Graduates of pediatric nurse practitioner programs are independently caring for a high percentage of children receiving care in metropolitan health clinics and private medical practice. Visiting nurses, with highly specialized skills in the prevention of illness and accidents and in the assessment and treatment of chronic conditions, are making it possible for even very frail elderly people to go on residing in their own homes. Nurses trained in intensive coronary care are saving lives of patients who develop lethal disturbances of heart rhythm. Nurses engaged in research projects have helped to improve our understanding in many areas, including the rehabilitation of stroke patients, the care and prevention of pulmonary disease, cancer nursing, ways to help ambulatory patients, and illnesses that result in absence from school. For their dedication and for their constantly expanding skills, which are doing so much to improve the health of America, nurses merit the highest measure of personal and professional regard.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of February 10 through February 16, 1974, as National Nurse Week. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to issue similar proclamations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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A Proclamation In providing services to promote the expansion of United States exports, our commercial ocean and inland ports play a central role in improving our balance of trade. The building of World Trade Centers in several ports and the establishment of trade promotion offices in major manufacturing areas are among the methods employed by United States ports to encourage export expansion. Over 1.6 billion tons of commerce in our foreign and domestic waterborne trades moved through our port gateways in 1972. The foreign portion of this total was valued at more than $47 billion. The many and varied port handling activities required to service this vast trade volume alone generate about $30 billion in direct dollar income to local and regional economies served by United States ports. This amount serves to stimulate an even greater economic chain of indirect revenues as these dollars are spent throughout the national economy. Other statistics also help to demonstrate the central role of port facilities in the American economy. Public and private port interests have invested over $5 billion in cargo handling facilities since the end of World War II. Port-generated activities now provide employment for well over 1.2 million people—accounting for about $12 billion in wages each

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year. A total of over $32 billion a year is being poured into the American economy directly and indirectly by waterfront activities in our national port system. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, in order to remind Americans of the importance of the port industry of the United States to our national life, do hereby designate the week beginning on the last Sunday in September as National Port Week. I ask that public attention be directed to the important role our Nation's ports play in the American economy through appropriate activities and ceremonies. I also ask that all ships in United States ports during that week dress ship in tribute to our port industry. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Inventors' Day, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Curiosity and creativity are hallmarks of the American character and nowhere are those traits more evident than in the American inventor. From the days of Benjamin Franklin to the present, whether they have worked in garages or multi-million dollar laboratories, inventors have given us an increasingly broad array of labor-saving devices as well as new methods of improving our personal comfort, new methods of transportation, and new means of enjoying our culture. Indeed, they have given us the means of converting our Nation's great natural abundance into a better life for all Americans. Our history is filled with the stories of men who have worked in loneliness—and sometimes in spite of the laughter of men of lesser vision—in order to perfect ideas that have transformed our civilization. At the heart of all our great technological advances, and of all our industrial and

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 there was only one large and typical eurypterid fauna, that of the Bertie waterlime, known from the rocks of this State, and except the small fauna of the waterlime of Kokomo, from the entire continent. Of so much greater interest therefore is the discovery within a few years of three new and larger faunas. The first is that of the Pittsford shale at the base of the Salina beds in Monroe county, found by Clifton Sarle. Its most striking and common member is the representative of a new genus, termed by its discoverer Hughmilleria. This is a form which has a very interesting bearing on the phylogeny of Pterygotus and Slimonia. The eurypterid portion of the remarkable arthropod fauna of Pittsford has been elaborately described and figured by Mr Sarle in the Report of the State Paleontologist for 1902. It consists of the following species:

The associated forms (crustacean species of Ceratiocaris, Pseudoniscus, Emmelezoe, Bunodes, mostly described by Clarke), the peculiar lithologic surroundings of this fauna, and the fact that through this discovery the salt and gypsum-bearing Salina beds are now known to be both underlain and overlain by Eurypterus beds, all bear on the problem of the physical conditions under which these animals lived.

A second discovery was made in 1906 by the junior author of this book in the shales of the Shawangunk grit formation of southeastern New York. A preliminary description of this fauna was published by the senior author in 1907 [N. Y. State Mus. Bul. 107]. It consists of one species of Eurypterus, one of Eusarcus, one of Dolichopterus, six of Stylonurus, one of Hughmilleria and one of Pterygotus. It has furnished a contribution to the organization of the eurypterids in a specimen of Stylonurus, retaining all four posterior legs of one side, in the light of which previous restorations of that genus are greatly modified. The most novel feature of the Shawangunk grit fauna, is the presence of larval stages of


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commercial enterprises in communications, technology, medicine, and many other fields, lies the dream and the ingenuity of the inventor. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, in honor of the important role played by inventors in promoting progress in the useful arts and in recognition of the invaluable contribution of inventors to the welfare of our people, designate February 11, 1974, as National Inventors' Day. I call upon the people of the United States to join in observing National Inventors' Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities honoring the important role played by inventors in promoting progress in useful arts and in recognition of their invaluable contribution to our welfare. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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A Proclamation Most of us, rarely, pause to think about how or why we see. Many of us give little thought to the care of our eyes. But the importance of good vision cannot be overstated. Even though most people retain effective vision throughout their lives, eyesight can deteriorate at any moment. Yet within our grasp is the knowledge and means to help us combat even very serious vision problems. This is possible because of the skills of our Nation's optometrists, opthalmologists, opticians, and allied health professionals as well as the Nation's scientists who conduct research on vision problems assisted by Federal support from the National Eye Institute and by many private organizations.

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dent to proclaim the first full week in March of each year as Save Your Vision Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of March 3, 1974, as Save Your Vision Week. I urge optometrists, physicians, and government and private agencies concerned to inform every American of the need to protect the precious gift of vision. I invite the Governors of the States and appropriate local government officials to support Save Your Vision Week activities and I call upon the Nation's mass communications media to join in encouraging all Americans to heed the message of Save Your Vision Week—to preserve good vision and to enhance the joy of seeing. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4268

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National Poison Prevention Week, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation While there has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths among young children as a result of poisoning, poisoning still remains one of the most common medical emergencies involving children. The reductions which have been accomplished over the years have largely been the result of cooperation among the medical, pharmaceutical, dental, nursing, and allied professions; Federal, State, and local government agencies, community organizations; and private industry. New Federal laws, including the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 have also played an important part in this achievement. nnft"^*^ ^"^^^ note.

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September 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 681), requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third week in March as National Poison Prevention Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning March 17, 1974, as National Poison Prevention Week. I direct all appropriate agencies of the Federal Government to participate actively in programs designed to promote maximum protection of our people against accidental poisoning, particularly among children. Further I invite all State and local governments, and private organizations and individuals to share in this national effort. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Farm Safety Week, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Every one of America's farmers produces enough food to feed 50 other people. Our agricultural productivity plays a fundamental role in our country's international leadership as it enables us to provide assistance to other less fortunate nations and it frees so many in our society for other economic and social efforts which benefit America and the world. As in every other crucial industry, job safety is essential to the maintenance of high agricultural productivity. But we are concerned with more than productivity alone. Every year farm accidents produce serious injuries and result in the loss of thousands of lives. The financial cost in lost time, production, and medical and property expenses runs into billions of dollars. The cost in human suffering is incalculable. This needless waste of precious human and economic resources must be and can be sharply reduced through careful attention to basic safety

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precautions. As we act to provide the food and fibre that feeds and clothes Americans and many people around the world, I urge that we also act to protect the lives of the farmers and farm workers of America through more careful attention to farm safety. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 25, 1974, as National Farm Safety Week. During this week and in the ensuing year, I urge all who reside on farms and ranches to employ every needed safety precaution and practice, at work, at home, and in recreation. Further, I ask those who work with and serve farm and ranch people to support them in accident-reducing efforts by providing encouragement, information and education. We must become as effective at reducing accident losses as we have become in increasing agricultural production. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentyfirst day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Vietnam Veterans Day

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As America enters its second year of peace after a decade of conflict, it is highly appropriate for us to acknowledge the debt we owe to those veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia. The untiring devotion that characterized our Armed Forces during this trying conflict is a tribute to the national character. There are over six and one-half million Vietnam-era veterans, of whom more than two and one-half million served in Vietnam. Despite significant disruptions in their lives and other personal sacrifices, they answered the call of their country and served with great distinction.

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As a Nation, we have acknowledged our deep respect and admiration by setting aside March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day to remember that the honorable peace America achieved came through great sacrifice. Those who served, those who gave their lives, those who were disabled, and those who are still missing in Southeast Asia—and whose full accounting we shall continue to seek—deserve the profound gratitude of their countrymen. For this purpose, the Congress has authorized and requested me to issue a proclamation designating March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, urge the people of this Nation to join in commemorating Friday, March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day with suitable observances. 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 that day; and I request officials of Federal, State, and local Governments, and civic and patriotic organizations, to give their enthusiastic support to appropriate ceremonies and observances throughout the Nation. I urge all citizens of every age to participate in the events of this day as one means of honoring those men and women who served their country faithfully and courageously during the Vietnam conflict. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON EDITORIAL N O T E: For the text of Presidential remarks on signing Proclamation 4270, see Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 10, p. 256).

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National Safe Boating Week, 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation For many Americans, boating has become a major source of leisuretime pleasure. To avoid turning pleasure into tragedy, however, we must always be mindful of our shared responsibility to use our waterways in a safe manner. Furthermore, with the pressures of the energy crisis forcing a reduction in our available fuel supplies, Americans who utilize our waterways should be mindful of the need to conserve fuel to aid in meeting our energy needs. Aware of the need for boating safety, the Congress enacted the joint resolution of June 4, 1958 (72 Stat. 179), which requests that the President proclaim annually the week which includes July 4 as National Safe Boating Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 30, 1974, as National Safe Boating Week. All Americans who utilize our waterways for recreation should possess at least a minimum knowledge of safety afloat for their own protection and for the protection of their passengers and craft. I urge all Americans who engage in recreational boating to take advantage of the numerous safe boating courses sponsored by governmental and private organizations and I particularly urge inexperienced operators of small boats to enroll in educational programs designed to teach the fundamentals of safe boating since they seem more prone to boating accidents or tragedies. I also invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to provide for the observance of this week.

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Proclamation 4272

February 26, 1974

Quantitative Limitation on the Importation of Certain Meats into the United States

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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WHEREAS section 2(a) of the act of August 22, 1964 (78 Stat. 594, 19 U.S.C. 1202 note) (hereinafter referred to as "the act"), declares that it is the policy of the Congress that the aggregate quantity of the articles specified in item 106.10 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat) and item 106.20 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep (except lambs)) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (hereinafter referred to as "meat") which may be imported into the United States in any calendar year beginning after December 31, 1964, shall not exceed a quantity to be computed as prescribed in that section (hereinafter referred to as "adjusted base quantity"); and WHEREAS section 2(b) of the act provides that the Secretary of Agriculture for each calendar year after 1964 shall estimate and publish the adjusted base quantity for such calendar year and shall estimate and and publish quarterly the aggregate quantity of meat which, in the absence of the limitations under the act, would be imported during such calendar year (hereinafter referred to as "potential aggregate imports"); and WHEREAS the Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to sections 2(a) and (b) of the act, estimated the adjusted base quantity of meat for the calendar year 1974 to be 1,027.9 million pounds and estimated the potential aggregate imports of meat for 1974 to be 1,575.0 million pounds; and

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WHEREAS the potential aggregate imports of meat for the calendar year 1974, as estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture, exceeds 110 percent of the adjusted base quantity of meat for the calendar year 1974 estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture; and WHEREAS no limitation under the act is in effect with respect to the calendar year 1974; and WHEREAS section 2(c)(1) of the act requires the President in such circumstances to limit by proclamation the total quantity of meat which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, during the calendar year, to the adjusted base quantity estimated for such calendar year by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 2(b)(1) of the act; and

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WHEREAS section 2(d) of the act provides that the President may suspend the total quantity proclaimed pursuant to section 2(c) of the act if he determines and proclaims that such action is required by overriding economic or national security interests of the United States, giving special weight to the importance to the Nation of the economic wellbeing of the domestic livestock industry; and WHEREAS section 2(d) of the act further provides that such suspension shall be for such period as the President determines and proclaims to be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 2(d); NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President and pursuant to section 2 of the act, do hereby proclaim as follows: (1) In conformity with and as required by section 2(c)(1) of the act, the total quantity of the articles specified in item 106.10 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat) and item 106.20 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep (except lambs)) of part 2B, schedule 1 of the TarifT Schedules of the United States which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the calendar year 1974, is limited to 1,027.9 million pounds. (2) It is hereby determined pursuant to section 2(d) of the act that the suspension of the limitation proclaimed in paragraph (1) is required by overriding economic interests of the United States, giving special weight to the importance to the Nation of the economic well-being of the domestic livestock industry.

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(3) The limitation proclaimed in paragraph (1) is suspended during the calendar year 1974 unless, because of changed circumstances, it becomes necessary to take further action under the act. It is hereby determined necessary that such suspension shall be for such period in order to carry out the purposes of section 2(d) of the act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4273

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February 27, 1974

Red Cross Month, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Millions of Americans each year pledge themselves to assist the humanitarian causes of the American Red Cross. By so doing, they are being good neighbors—assuring that help is available for themselves and their fellow Americans in time of need. Red Cross volunteers serve human needs on many fronts. Their efforts assure the availability of blood to care for the ill and injured and provide funds to carry out a far-reaching program of blood research. They make it possible to arm Americans with the knowledge to save lives through courses in basic nursing skills, first aid and water safety. Through their efforts, veterans are assisted in adjusting to civilian life, the elderly in gaining government food and financial benefits, and the drug abuser in returning to a meaningful place in society. And each year the American Red Cross aids thousands upon thousands of our fellow citizens who have suffered the consequences of natural disasters and brings comfort to patients in military hospitals and homes for the aged. These vital services of the American Red Cross are financed primarily by voluntary contributions and I urge every American to support the American Red Cross and help provide it with the resources it will need to continue its service to our people.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the American National Red Cross, do hereby designate March, 1974, as Red Cross Month, a month when every citizen is urged to join, serve, and support the American Red Cross. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentyseventh day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4274

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March 4, 1974

Proclamation Amending Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States With Respect to the Importation of Agricultural Commodities

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), limitations have been imposed by Presidential proclamations on the quantities of certain dairy products which may be imported into the United States in any quota year; and WHEREAS the import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to section 22 are set forth in Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States; and WHEREAS the Secretary of Agriculture has reported to me that he believed the import quota provided for in item 950.02 of Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) on the articles described in TSUS item 115.50 (hereinafter referred to as "nonfat dry milk") may be increased or suspended without rendering or tending to render ineffective, or materially interfering with, the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk or reducing substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk; and WHEREAS, at my request, the United States Tariff Commission has made an investigation under the authority of section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act to determine whether the import quota provided

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fQj. [^ TSUS item 950.02 on nonfat dry milk may be increased or suspended without rendering or tending to render ineffective, or materially interfering with, the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk or reducing substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk; and WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report with respect to this matter and I need to study further this matter before making a determination as to final action to be taken; and WHEREAS, pending a determination as to final action to be taken, I find and declare, on the basis of such investigation and report, that changed circumstances require modification of the import quota provided for in TSUS item. 950.02 on nonfat dry milk during the period ending June 30, 1974, and that the entry of an additional quantity of 150,000,000 pounds of nonfat dry milk during such period will not render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the price support program which is being undertaken by the Department of Agriculture for milk and will not reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk;

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President, and in conformity vv'ith the provisions of section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, and the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, do hereby proclaim that subdivision (vi) of headnote 3(a) of Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended to read as follows: "(vi) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, 150,000,000 pounds of the articles described in item 115.50 may be entered during the period beginning March 5, 1974, and ending June 30, 1974, in addition to the annual quota quantity specified for such article under item 950.02, and import licenses shall not be required for entering such additional quantities. The 150,000,000 pound additional quota quantity shall be allocated among supplying countries as follows: Supplying Country

Australia New Zealand Other Countries

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4275

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March 18, 1974

American Forestry Week and World Forestry Day, 1974 By the President

of the

United

States

of

America

A Proclamation Since the first settlers moved onto this continent centuries ago, America's forests have been one of our greatest resources. But no resource is inexhaustible. Only wise conservation and measured use can preserve our country's forest heritage. One-third of the Nation's land area is still covered with forests. They contribute heavily to the economy and to our high standard^of living by providing one-fifth of the industrial raw materials of the Nation. Moreover, our forests have long provided much more than raw materials. They are a source of water for domestic and commercial use; they provide homes and food for wildlife, and forage for livestock; and they have become America's outdoor playground, a haven for campers, hikers, hunters and fishermen. It is only fitting that every spring we renew our commitment to the preservation of this priceless heritage. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States, do hereby call on all Americans to observe the week of March 17 through 23, 1974, as 'American Forestry Week," with activities and ceremonies that recognize the full range of contributions of forests and forestry to the past, to the present, and to the future of America. In conjunction with this commemoration, I ask that we join with other Nations of the world in recognizing March 21, 1974, as "World Forestry Day," an activity sponsored by the European Federation of Agriculture and endorsed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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To this end, I am directing the Secretary of Agriculture to instruct the Chief of the Forest Service to work with all organizations, institutions, groups, and individuals interested in carrying out appropriate activities in joint recognition of "American Forestry Week" and "World Forestry Day." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

Proclamation 4276

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March 21, 1974

Armed Forces Day\

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Through their vigilance and fortitude, our Armed Forces have preserved our independence as a Nation. Today they serve as the bulwark of our freedom as we strive for lasting world peace. The responsibility of the more than 2 million fine men and women in the Armed Forces of the United States is an awesome one and, in doing their duty, they exemplify the spirit, courage and patriotism that have made America a great Nation. It is particularly fitting that we should recognize their sacrifices today, at a time when the prospect for a future free of war is the brightest in years. We must never forget that it is those who wear our country's uniform who have made this prospect possible. Having defended us in time of war, they stand today as guardians of an honorable peace. Honor and gratitude are their due from this generation of Americans and from generations yet unborn. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, do hereby proclaim the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces Day.

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I direct the Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, and the Secretary of Transportation on behalf of the Coast Guard, to plan for appropriate observances each year, with the Secretary of Defense responsible for soliciting the participation and cooperation of civil authorities and private citizens. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to provide for the observance of Armed Forces Day within their jurisdiction each year in an appropriate manner designed to enhance public understanding and appreciation of the Armed Forces of the United States as protectors of freedom at home and abroad. I call upon my fellow Americans to proudly display the flag of the United States at their homes on Armed Forces Day. Proclamation No. 3655 of May 7, 1965, is hereby superseded. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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March 25, 1974

Loyalty Day, 1974 By the President

of the

United

States

of

America

A Proclamation Loyalty has never been a word of easy definition because loyalty is a state of mind, a condition of the heart. Loyalty is something we feel in our deepest convictions. It is not a banner to be waved so much as a quality to be demonstrated by our deeds. Just as healthy differences exist in the ways that Americans seek progress for our Nation, loyalty to our Nation means different things to different people. But regardless of how it is manifested, a common strain runs through our loyalty and has made it a distinctly profound part of our national heritage.

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Loyalty includes a sense of deep patriotism. It is patriotism which calls upon all of us to make personal sacrifices when our Nation is challenged from within or without. Loyalty means allegiance to the country which has maintained our liberties, blessed us with an abundance of material well-being and spiritual freedom, and provided us all with opportunities which no civilization in history has ever before matched. A little over a year ago as our returning Vietnam prisoners of war gave all Americans a sense of joyous celebration, one of those courageous men came forth holding up a small American flag. His words were simple, but moving: "* * * we never lost faith in the American people, and we knew that these colors wouldn't run." It might not have been a dictionary definition, but those words represent loyalty as well as any free American could ever hope. 36 USC 162.

In recognition of the need to set aside a day to pay tribute to the quality of loyalty, the Congress by a joint resolution of July 18, 1958, 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 such a day with appropriate ceremonies. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do call upon the people of the United States and upon all patriotic, civic and educational organizations to observe Wednesday, May 1, 1974 as Loyalty Day, with appropriate ceremonies in which all may join, I call also upon appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as an expression of our loyalty to the Nation symbolized by that flag. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tWenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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World Trade Week, 1974 By the President

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of

America

A Proclamation As we approach the midpoint of the nineteen seventies there are many problems which command the attention of the world's peoples. Large and small, nations around the globe seek solutions to unprecedented problems of energy. How we and they react could have a lasting impact on international commercial relations. Moreover, the need for thoroughgoing reform of the international economic system has never been more acute. The challenges are thus great, but the opportunities are even greater. To meet those challenges and realize these opportunities, we need to move rapidly and confidently forward with a series of interrelated negotiations, of which those on trade reform are of vital importance. World trade is important not only to the United States but to all nations. Fair open trade can contribute importantly to stability and harmony in the world, reducing the causes of international friction. World Trade Week is an opportunity to recall this importance to all Americans and to renew our sense of national dedication to the success of this effort. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 19, 1974, as World Trade Week, and I call upon all Americans to cooperate in observing that week by participating with the business community and all levels of government in activities that emphasize the importance of world trade to the United States economy and to our relations with other nations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentyfifth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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March 29, 1974

Modification of Trade Agreement Concessions and Adjustment of Duty on Certain Ball Bearings

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation u s e prec. title 1.

19 USC 1202.

1. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 350 of the TarijRf Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1351), and section 201 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1821) ( T E A), the President, by proclamations, including Proclamation No. 3822 of December 16, 1967 (82 Stat. 1455), proclaimed such modifications of existing duties as were found to be required or appropriate to carry out certain trade agreements into which he had entered; 2. WHEREAS among the proclaimed modifications were modifications in the rate of duty on ball bearings which are now provided for in item 680.35 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States ( T S U S); 3. WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report of its Investigation No. TEA-1-27 of July 30, 1973 under section 301(b)(1) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1901) and a supplemental report with respect to such investigation pursuant to my request for additional information under section 351(a)(4) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1981(a)(4)), on the basis of which investigation and a hearing duly held in connection therewith the said Commission has determined in part that radial ball bearings having an outside diameter of 9 mm and over but not over 100 mm, provided for in TSUS item 680.35 are, as a result in major part of concessions granted thereon under trade agreements, being imported in such increased quantities as to cause serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products; 4. WHEREAS section 302(a)(1) and section 351(a)(1) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1902(a)(1) and 19 U.S.C. 1981 (a)(1)) authorize the President, upon receiving an affirmative finding of the Tariff Commission under section 301(b) of the TE/V with respect to an industry, to proclaim such increase in, or imposition of, any duty or other import restriction on the articles causing or threatening to cause serious injury to such industry as he determines to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to such industry;

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5. WHEREAS section 302(a)(2) and section 302(a)(3), respectively, o f the T E A ( 1 9 U.S.C. 1902(a)(2) and 19 U.S.C. 1902(a)(3)) authorize the President, upon receiving an affirmative finding of the Tariff Commission under section 301(b) of the TEA with respect to an industry, to provide with respect to such industry that its firms may request the Secretary of Commerce for certifications of eHgibility to apply for adjustment assistance under chapter 2 of title III of the TEA (19 U.S.C. Chaper 7, Subchapter III, Part II) and that its workers may request the Secretary of Labor for certifications of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title III of the TEA (19 U.S.C. Chapter 7, Subchapter III, Part III); and

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6. WHEREAS I have determined that the rates of duty hereinafter proclaimed are, when coupled with the adjustment assistance hereinafter provided, necessary to remedy serious injury to the industry producing radial ball bearings. Now, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including sections 302(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) and 351 (a)(1) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and in accordance with ^gg^"^^ ^^°^' Article X IX of the General Agreement on TarifTs and Trade (61 Stat. (pt. 5) A58; 8 UST (pt. 2) 1786), do proclaim that— 1. The tariff concessions on ball bearings for item 680.35 in Part I of Schedule XX to the Geneva (1967) Protocol to the General Agreement on TarifTs and Trade (19 UST (pt. 2) 1530 et seq.) are modified in part to conform with the provisions set forth in the annex to this proclamation for such time and to such extent as provided for therein. 2. Subpart A of Part 2 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is modified by the insertion, in numerical sequence, of such new items as are set forth in the annex to this proclamation. 3. The modifications in rates of duty established by paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be effective as to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period commencing May 1, 1974 and terminating at the close of April 30, 1978. 4. Provision is hereby made with respect to the industry producing radial ball bearings that its firms may request the Secretary of Commerce for certifications of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under chapter 2 of title III of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and that its workers may request the Secretary of Labor for certifications of eligibility

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to apply for adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title III of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,

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The third fauna is, as already noted in the preface, a discovery of quite recent date made by the junior author in 1910 in the Frankfort shale (Upper Lower Siluric) along its outcrops in the counties of Schenectady and Schoharie. This material is not very well preserved and owing to its incomplete character we are for the present forced to form our conception of specific values from the carapaces alone and to unite with them such other parts of the test as are presumably referable to them. For this reason too, the generic references must be regarded as open to question and of provisional value only, there always being the presumption that when the full anatomy of these Lower Siluric creatures becomes really known they will prove to be genetically unlike the species of later date. While the morphology of these species is not yet wholly clear, the age of the fauna is a factor of chief interest, for the Lower Siluric has hitherto afforded only a few fragments known under the names  and. With our present knowledge of this assemblage we are entitled to the inference that in a late stage of the Lower Siluric the eurypterids had attained a diversity and an abundance quite as great as in the Upper Siluric. We estimate this diversity in some measure on the striking differences in test sculpture presented and even though this may be an unsafe guide to either specific or generic distinctions yet these sculptures are in so large measure unlike those of better known species that they must be given full worth. These characters are fully elucidated at the proper place in the descriptive part of this book and there are among them undeniable evidences of ornament which we have come to recognize as indicative of the genera Eurypterus, Eusarcus, Hughmilleria and Pterygotus. Hence these and other outstanding terms have been adopted in the


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National Maritime Day, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Since the beginning of our Nation, maritime enterprise has helped to forge the spirit of America and shape its destiny. In our early years, our merchant marine was a major force in fostering our economic growth and defending our freedom. Down through the years, the American merchant marine continued to serve our economic aspirations and to assist our military forces in times of emergency. Today, when the United States is the world leader in trade and military power, the dual roles of our merchant marine remain vital to the national interests. 46 USC 1101 note.

36 USC 145.

Under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, new generations of highly advanced and efficient ships are being introduced into our merchant fleet to reinforce America's presence in the world's shipping lanes and to insure that our maritime capacities remain equal to their challenges. To promote public awareness of our maritime heritage, the Congress in 1933 (48 Stat. 73) designated the anniversary of the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship, the SAVANNAH, on May 22, 1819, as National Maritime Day, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually in observance of that day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of /\merica, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American merchant marine on May 22, 1974, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Cancer Control Month, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Americans today. This year, 350,000 Americans will die of it. Striking at young and old, cancer is varied, insidious, and relentless. In the past, we have learned to cope with and cure other, equally frightening illnesses. With years of research, we have virtually eliminated such plagues as diphtheria, cholera, smallpox and typhus in America. And we are going to conquer cancer. The struggle will be long, difficult and costly, and the victory may come by inches. But it will come. Today, medical efforts against cancer, conceived and developed in our great research institutions, are going forward all over America. The National Cancer Program, authorized by the National Cancer Act of 1971, provides twin ventures in cancer control and cancer research, as cancer control efTorts translate the results of research into useful tools for the bedside physician and for the community effort in cancer prevention. There must be no slowdown in these efTorts. As a means of giving continued emphasis systematic attack on cancer, the Congress, March 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 148), requested the a proclamation setting aside the month of Month.

to the need for a broad, by a joint resolution of President to issue annually April as Cancer Control

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of April, 1974, as Cancer Control Month, and I invite the Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of all other areas under the United States flag to issue similar proclamations. To give new emphasis to this serious problem, and to encourage the determination of the American people to meet it, I also ask the medical and health professions, the communications industries, and all other interested persons and groups to unite during this appointed time in public reaffirmation of our Nation's strong commitment to control cancer.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON APRIL 3,

Proclamation 4282

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April 3, 1974

25th Anniversary of NATO

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

63 Stat. 2241.

A quarter-century ago, on April 4, 1949, in Washington, twelve nations, united in a determination to preserve their freedoms, integrity, and common heritage, signed the North Atlantic Treaty. In succeeding years Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany became parties to that accord and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization— which was established to fulfill the Treaty's commitment to a joint defense. In those early years the military threat to the West was clear. Today, while collective defense remains the first task of the alliance, opportunities have arisen—resulting from more than two decades of Western cohesion—which have allowed the allies to engage in a broad new enterprise aimed at reducing tensions between East and West. The Atlantic alliance remains the cornerstone of United States foreign policy. In addition to advancing the cause of peace, members can enlarge the purposes of our historic alliance by reinvigorating our association to meet the interrelated security, political, economic, and environmental problems that confront us in the complex world of this decade and beyond. Understanding, cooperation, and consultation must be the hallmark of our on-going relationship. The achievements of the past must not be sacrificed to the pursuit of national interests narrowly conceived. I rededicate the United States today to that course, for it is only in this way that the Alantic nations can truly serve the cause of peace and prosperity for succeeding generations.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby direct the attention of the Nation to this the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty; and I call upon all agencies and officials of the Federal Government, upon the Governors of the States, and upon the officers of local governments to encourage and facilitate the suitable observance of this event throughout this 25th anniversary year with particular attention to April, the month which marks the historic signing of the treaty. I also urge all citizens to participate in appropriate activities and ceremonies in recognition of the achievement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its contribution to America's security and well-being. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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April 4, 1974

Small Business Week, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The history of America is in large measure the history of independent enterprise. From the earliest days of our history, the trader and the merchant, pushing westward, laid the foundations for what has become the world's greatest economic achievement. "What most astonishes me," wrote de Tocqueville of our young Nation in the 1830's "is not so much the marvelous grandeur of some undertaking as the innumerable multitude of small ones." It is upon the foundation established by those small undertakings that the most dynamic society known to man has been built. And today America's small businesses continue to thrive. Nineteen out of every twenty firms are considered small business. They provide approximately 35 million jobs and contribute more than $476 billion annually to the gross national product.

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The pioneering spirit that underlies our success as a Nation will continue to flourish for as long as the small businessman remains the mainstay of our economy and our society. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning May 19, 1974, as Small Business Week. I ask all Americans to share with me during this week a deep pride in the many accomplishments of our Nation's small businessmen and women, and in the invaluable contribution they have made to our free way of life. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of x'\merica the one hundred ninety-eighth. ' '

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Pan American Day and Pan American Week

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On April 14, the United States will join in commemorating the establishment of the International Union of American Republics. The 84th anniversary of that event finds the United States and other members °^ ^^^ Organization of American States, the descendant of the International Union of American Republics, actively working together to fashion the Inter-American System into a constructive, cooperative force which will bring mutual understanding and mutual assistance. We are moving toward this goal despite the diversity of our cultural heritages and national characteristics and despite tensions and differences which have occurred from time to time. We do this, knowing, as a former Secretary of State of the United States, Elihu Root, once said: "There is not one of all our countries that cannot benefit the others; there is not one that will not gain by the prosperity, the peace and the happiness of all."

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The Americas of today are joined in the common effort to bring about progress and well-being for all so that those who follow us will enjoy the fruits of a new inter-American order based on justice, security, and peace. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 14, 1974, as Pan American Day, and the week beginning April 14 and ending April 20 as Pan American Week, and I call upon the Governors of the fifty States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and appropriate officials of all other areas under the flag of the United States to issue similar proclamations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Mother's Day, 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation Over three million children were born in the United States last year, and the job of guiding them to maturity will be carried out primarily by their mothers. There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome. In addition to carrying out their family responsibilities, mothers are today, as never before, moving into other highly skilled jobs and careers. Barriers against equal opportunity for women have been disappearing rapidly, but we must remain diligent in our effort to remove them. I am particularly pleased that this year we can celebrate Mother's Day in a world in which America is at peace, a world in which no American mother need fear for the well-being of a husband or son in a far-off land. ^ The Congress, by a joint resolution of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), ^^ "^^ '^2. designated the second Sunday of May each year as the day on which we

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honor all mothers for their countless contributions to their families, to their communities and to their Nation. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 12, 1974, be observed as Mother's Day. I direct Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and I urge all citizens to display the flag at their homes and other suitable places on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. ••

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National Coin Week 1974 By the President of the United States of

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A Proclamation Since the beginning of history, coins have helped to tell the story of civilization. They frequently reflect the economic development of their country of origin as well as the scientific advancement and artistic values of the people who produce and use them. Today, more than ten million Americans collect coins both for pleasure and for profit. In honor of our Bicentennial year, we are changing the designs on the backs of three United States coins. The new designs were selected through competition among the Nation's sculptors and will appear on the backs of the dollar, half dollar, and quarter. The double date 1776-1976 will appear on the front of the three coins. When in circulation, these Bicentennial coins will reach every citizen and serve as reminders of our rich national heritage and continuing dedication to freedom and self-government. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, in recognition of this worthwhile hobby and

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of the significance of coins in marking the Bicentennial, do hereby designate the week beginning April 21, 1974, as National Coin Week. Observance of National Coin Week will give us all an opportunity to reflect upon the designs, mottos, and symbols that appear on our coins. The word "Liberty" has been inscribed on our coins since 1792 as provided by the act directing our fledgling Nation to produce its own coins. Then, as now, the inscription serves as a constant reminder of our most precious national possession, won for us all in the American Revolution. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. -: -

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Earth Week, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation To love America is not to care only for her freedoms, her promise, her institutions through which our great people strive for larger greatness. It is also to love the land and to cherish that which has sustained our people both in body and spirit from our earliest days on this vast continent. In recent times we have understood that however rich and beautiful, our land is finite and that our waters and air must be used as any other resource—with care and respect for their value. The celebration of Earth Day in 1970 was the first national acknowledgement of this understanding, and in the succeeding four years we have done much to insure that America the beautiful—the heritage of our generation—will be preserved and passed on as a legacy to generations yet unborn. But for all that we have done, much remains to be done. We must constantly rededicate ourselves to the great task of preserving our environ-

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ment. Earth Week, 1974, gives us the opportunity to devote special attention to this purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning April 21, 1974, as Earth Week, 1974. I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to foster the purposes of Earth Week and to arrange for its proper observance. I ask that special attention be given to personal voluntary activities and educational efforts directed toward protecting and enhancing our lifegiving environment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Volunteer Week, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The spirit of voluntarism, one of the hallmarks of American life, has rarely been stronger than it is today. It has been estimated that one out of every five Americans is contributing time and talent in some kind of voluntary service. American volunteers are improving the quality of life in remote villages and in urban slums in the United States and working to improve the quality of life for others in distant corners of the world. These efforts most frequently touch the lives of the poor, the young, the aged and the sick, but in the process the lives of all men and women are made richer. There are abundant opportunities for every concerned American to reap the rewards that come from helping others. More than 90,000 are serving in programs sponsored by ACTION, the Federal agency for volunteer service. Others are helping to organize volunteer efforts with the help of the National Center for Voluntary Action. We must continue

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to support these vital activities, and we must work to extend and enhance the valuable and satisfying services of our volunteers. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the calendar week beginning April 21, 1974, as National Volunteer Week. I urge all Americans to observe that week by seeking out an area in their community in which they can give to a needy individual or a worthy cause by devoting a few hours, or more, each week to volunteer service. I call upon all communities throughout the United States to recognize volunteers by observing the week with special ceremonies to honor those who have given countless hours for the betterment of our communities and the American way of life. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Law Day, U.S.A., 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation America's greatest gift to world history and its own people is a system of government which has permitted human freedom to flourish for nearly two hundred years. The pillars of that freedom are the Constitution and our laws. Though established by human beings and administered by human beings, the law has force beyond the wish or the will of any single person or single group of persons. Our freedoms survive because no man or woman is beneath the protections of the law. And the law retains its value and force because every person knows that no man or woman is above the requirements of the law.

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It is fitting that each year we observe a day in which we reaffirm our devotion and respect for the institution of law, without which other human institutions would fall. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Wednesday, May 1, 1974, as Law Day in the United States of America. As requested by the Congress (75 Stat. 4 3; 36 U.S.C. 164), I urge that our people observe Law Day with appropriate public ceremonies, through public bodies and private organizations, in schools, colleges and universities, and in other suitable places. I especially request that the courts, the legal profession, and all media of public information take the lead in such observance so that public understanding of the role of the courts in our society can be broadened. I call upon public officials to display the Nation's flag on public buildings on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Arthritis Month, 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation Arthritis and the rheumatic diseases are the Nation's number one crippling disorders, affecting 20 million Americans of all ages, causing them great suffering and limiting their activities. Arthritic disorders are second only to heart disease as the most widespread chronic illness in the United States today. This disease cripples people not only physically, bringing them untold pain and anguish, but also financially. The total cost of arthritis to America in terms of medical costs and lost production is estimated in the billions of dollars. Each year, as medical science advances through publicly and privately supported medical research and education, thousands of people receive

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improved treatment and live more comfortable, more productive, and more satisfying lives. Yet, despite research efforts, this dreadful disease continues to be a major threat to human well-being. America must do more to treat and eliminate the curse of arthritis. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of May, 1974, as National Arthritis Month. 1 invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to issue similar proclamations. I urge the people of the United States and educational, philanthropic, scientific, medical, and health care organizations and professionals to provide the necessary assistance and resources to discover the cause and cure of arthritis and rheumatic diseases and to alleviate the suffering of persons struck by these disorders. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Older Americans Month, 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation America possesses no greater natural resource than the collective wisdom and experience of its older citizens. The first White House Conference on Aging, held in January of 1961, resulted in a Senior Citizen's Charter on the rights and obligations of older persons and represented an important first step toward giving proper recognition to our older citizens. The second White House Conference on Aging, which was held in December of 1971, broadened that recognition and deepened our national commitment to the welfare of the elderly.

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The eve of our Nation's Bicentennial seems a most fitting moment for considering the development of a new Declaration of Rights and Obligations of Older Persons. Consideration of that new declaration should begin immediately at the community level so that it may be proclaimed at the State and national levels as part of our Bicentennial celebration. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of May 1974, as Older Americans Month, and urge all who participate in State and community programs in observance of this month to call attention to the 1961 Senior Citizen's Charter and to undertake consideration of ways and means of achieving the goal of proclaiming a new Declaration of Rights and Obligations for Older Persons which can become a rallying point for our Nation during the Bicentennial year of 1976. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1974 By the President

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A Proclamation The phenomenal growth of America in just two hundred short years has been directly related to the growth of our national system of transportation. Today we have the largest and most diverse transportation system in the world, and the men and women who make that system work contribute nearly twenty percent to our Nation's gross national product. As our society continues to grow, we must ensure that the effectiveness of our transportation system keeps pace with the changing demands placed on it. Both the Federal Government and the private sector have a role to play in ensuring that effectiveness.

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During the recent energy crisis, we became more aware than ever of the central, critical role our transportation system plays in meeting our social and economic needs through the efficient movement of people and goods. The quality of our life and the health of our economy require that our transportation system remain robust. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 17, 1974, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 12, 1974, as National Transportation Week. I urge the participation of Governors and other elected officials as well as the people of America to join with the Department of Transportation in observing this week as further proof of our efforts to give the Nation balanced and energy-efficient transportation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Legal Rights for Retarded Citizens Week, 1974 By the President

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America's more than six million mentally retarded citizens face many hardships in their daily lives. Too frequently, they are even denied basic legal rights without having the means or the knowledge to protect themselves. Retarded children, for instance, are too often deprived of the opportunities open to other children, and many mentally retarded adults are denied a free choice of a place to live. Too many of the mentally retarded who, with proper training and encouragement, could lead healthy, productive lives in the outside world are needlessly institutionalized. Many are the victims of direct and indirect discrimination in their everyday lives.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 12, 1974 as "Legal Rights for Retarded Citizens Week", and call upon all Americans to make an added effort to accord full legal rights and individual respect and dignity to all retarded Americans not only this week, but every week of the year. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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Prayer for Peace Memorial Day, May 27, 1974

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A Proclamation The defense of freedom and the search for peace cannot be separated. Together, they are an essential part of the American ideal. During the past two hundred years, our Nation has endured sacrifice in battle for the sake of this ideal. Americans died valiantly at Saratoga, King's Mountain, and Yorktown because they would not buy peace at the price of liberty. Americans died at Shiloh, xAntietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg because a peace that cost the division of the Nation and the enslavement of a people could not be accepted. We have occasion to show special gratitude this Memorial Day to those who fell in the cause of freedom in the longest and perhaps the most difficult war in our history. Because of their efforts, and the efforts of all our fighting forces, we can celebrate a year in which no American serviceman has fallen in the defense of his country. During the past year, we have made progress toward the creation of a stable world order based on respect for the dignity and the larger interests of all nations. We have made this progress in part because America has pursued its tasks from a base of strength—not only military and economic strength, but strength of conviction and strength of pur-

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pose. We have been steadied in our resolve by the example of patience, self-sacrifice, and courage of our servicemen and women during the difficult years now past. To our valiant dead we can pay no greater tribute than to emulate their dedication to a world free from the threat of force and the rule of fear. To them we dedicate our prayers for a new generation of peace and a new spirit of community among all the peoples of the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 1974, 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 prayer. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information media to cooperate in this observance.

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Flag Day and National Flag Week, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on June 14, 1777, and its journal for that date, now in the National Archives, shows that its members primarily concerned themselves with routine matters. But two resolutions approved on that day were to be of great moment. The first: "Resolved, that Captain John Paul Jones be appointed to command the said ship Ranger." It was an appointment that made naval history. The second: "Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." This short and unadorned declaration gave birth to our flag. The outcome of the Revolutionary War remained in doubt on that Saturday in June 197 years ago. But the simple words that created our national standard epitomized the sense of purposeful determination of the people of this land to live together in independence. We won our independence and an enduring Union was forged. flag that had been adopted in those uncertain days flew over a nation. With the addition of stars, it remains our flag today .symbolizes our commitment, as a people, to freedom, equality, independence. 36 USC 157.

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during that week. I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day, June 14, and Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other suitable places. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtyfirst day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventyfour, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON

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World Environment Day, 1974

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On May 4, 1974, I had the pleasure of helping to inaugurate EXPO '74, a six-month long exhibition in Spokane, Washington, dedicated to the improvement of the human environment. This exposition is one of many examples of a deepening concern for the quality of life in America. While much remains to be done, all Americans can be gratified by the substantial success which has already occurred with respect to a number of environmental concerns. Air quality is improving in most of our urban areas as harmful emissions have been reduced. Water quality is similarly improving. In the Great Lakes game fish are returning to areas from which they had long been absent, due in large measure to the cooperative work which we have undertaken with our Canadian neighbors under the terms of an agreement which I signed with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada on April 15, 1972, in Ottawa. We are working with other nations to deal effectively with a variety of environmental problems, and there will be continued progress. June 5 will mark the second anniversary of World Environment Day. This date was established by the United Nations as a day on which the peoples of the world can undertake activities reaflfirming their concern for the preservation and enhancement of the human environment. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do, in support of the action of the United

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