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NATIONAL FARM SAFETY W E E K,

1952

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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March 29, 1952 [No. 2970]

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS accidents caused by indifference and thoughtlessness continue to rob the Nation of the hves and services of thousands of farm residents each year; and WHEREAS the number of these unnecessary casualties can be greatly reduced by the exercise of caution and intelligent effort on the part of each farm family; and WHEREAS the conservation of manpower and of property is vital to national defense: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the Nation to observe the week beginning July 20, 1952, as National Farm Safety Week, and I urgently request every farm resident to cooperate in carrying out effective safety measures. I also request all organizations and persons interested in farm life to join in a campaign to emphasize the importance of developing attitudes towards safety which will help prevent accidents on the farm and elsewhere. IN W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 29th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-sixth. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President:

National Farm Safety Week, 1952.

D E A N ACHESON

Secretary of State

CHILD HEALTH D A Y,

1952

BY THE P R E S I D E N T OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

April 5, 1952 [No. 2971]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617), authorized and requested the President of the United States to issue annually a proclamation setting apart May 1 as Child Health Day; and WHEREAS the promotion of conditions that make for sound health for the Nation's children should be of vital concern to all Americans; and WHEREAS it is fitting that we set aside a day each year for special consideration of means for the improvement of the health and well-being of our children: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the first day of May, 1952, as Child Health Day; and I invite all agencies and organizations interested in the well-being of children to unite upon that day in celebrating the past year's gains in the health of children and in considering how programs for the protection and development of the health of the rising generation may be further advanced. IN W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

36 USC 143.

Child Health Day, 1952.

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