Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 3.djvu/935

 PROCLAMATION 5949—APR. 6, 1989 103 STAT. 3003 We must always remember that parents are best able to make deci- sions about their children's care and should have the ability to do so freely. As we celebrate "National Child Care Awareness Week," let us rededi- cate ourselves to improving care for the children of America. Let us also recognize that while the specific child care requirements of fami- lies differ, the provision of loving and supportive care is a need all chil- dren share. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 50, has designated the week beginning April 2, 1989, as "National Child Care Awareness Week" and has requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this occasion. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning April 2, 1989, as National Child Care Awareness Week. I call upon all Americans to join with me in honoring the parents, relatives, schools, churches, and commercial child care providers who accept the enormously important responsibility of helping to care for our children. National Child Care Awareness Week affords us a welcome opportunity to offer them rec- ognition and encoiu'agement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of April, 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 thirteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 5949 of April 6, 1980 Cancer Control Month, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Over the past several decades, extensive scientific research has con- tributed to dramatic victories in the fight against cancer. Today, more Americans are being cured of cancer than ever before, but we still face a major challenge: to use all we have learned about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment to save even more lives. To attain our national goal of cutting in half the cancer death rate by the year 2000, we must first curb tobacco use among all segments of society. Recent gains are evident on many fronts: Public awareness of the dangers of cigarette smoking continues to increase, and smoking prevalence rates among adults are at their lowest levels in 30 years. Most States have enacted laws restricting smoking in public places. Nevertheless, more than 50 million Americans still smoke or use smokeless tobacco. Efforts to deter yoimg people from smoking should continue, and more can be done to help current smokers quit for good. We now know that certain foods, notably &^lits, vegetables, and whole- grain breads and cereals, may help prevent a variety of cancers. While most people believe diet and nutrition influence one's chances of devel-

�