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 103 STAT. 3074 PROCLAMATION 6007—AUG. 14, 1989 hood Crime Watch Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6007 of August 14, 1989 ^- National Senior Citizens Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Ovu* Nation's senior citizens are men and women who have helped make the 20th century the American Century. Over the years, these men and women have made great sacrifices to defend the cause of freedom aroimd the world and to build strong families and communi- ties here at home. Today, our Nation continues to rely upon the knowledge, strength, and energy of our senior citizens. These men and women are grandparents who enrich our families with their love and guidance; they are neigh- bors who support our chiu'ches, schools, and local charities as volun- teers; and they are veterans who remind us that peace and freedom are great yet precious blessings, won at a very high price and kept by the vigilant and the brave. Millions of older Americans are also valuable members of our Nation's work force. Today, many seniors are working well past the fraditional "retirement age" as both they and their employers recognize the bene- fits of their seasoned wisdom and years of experience. All senior citizens—whether actively involved in business and commu- nity affairs or quietly devoted to their families and neighbors—deserve our gratitude and respect. They have shared with us the acquired wisdom of the ages, and they have shown us the metuiing of faith, courage, and love of country. In recognition of our Nation's senior citizens and the many contribu- tions they have made to our society, the Congress, by House Joint Res- olution 225, has requested that the President issue a proclamation des- ignating the third Svmday of August 1989 as "National Senior Citizens Day. " NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, August 20, 1989, as National Senior Citizens Day. I call upon the people of the United States to ob- serve that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-

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