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 103 STAT. 3128 PROCLAMATION 6045—OCT. 12, 1989 target assistance and training to those who face the most serious bar- riers to employment; enhance the quaUty of services provided; and pro- mote coordination of hmnan resource programs serving the disadvan- taged. In addition, the Family Support Act of 1988—last year's landmark wel- fare reform legislation—moves us in the direction of including job train- ing and education in our welfare system. Similarly, proposed changes to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, now being considered, would emphasize student achievement in acquiring basic skills and oc- cupational competence. Effective implementation of these programs can make a critical contribution to our efforts to train unskilled and disad- vantaged Americans and bring them into the economic mainstream. To focus national attention on present and future work force needs, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 148, has designated the week of October 8 through October 14, 1989, as "National Job Skills Week" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of October 8 through October 14, 1989, as National Job Skills Week. I urge all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of October, 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 6045 of October 12, 1989 '' Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, 1989 - By the President of the United States of America '• '^ A Proclamation This month, we celebrate the rich ethnic heritage of Italian-Americans and the many contributions they have made to American culture. Throughout our Nation's history, men and women of Italian descent have made outstanding contributions in business and the arts, educa- tion, and government, as well as in athletics and military service. Virtu- ally every aspect of our life as a Nation has been enriched by their unique talents and hard work. Italian-Americans share with us not only the colorful traditions of their ancestral homeland, but also its proud history. It was a brave son of Genoa, Christopher Colimibus, who first discovered the New World nearly half a millenniiun ago and, in so doing, forged the path that mil- lions of immigrants have since followed to the United States, Italy has also given the world the great works of Dante, the breathtaking art of Giotto and Michelangelo, and the inspirational music of Antonio Vi- valdi and Domenico Scarlatti. Italian-Americans enjoy a rich cultural heritage, indeed.

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