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National O 1 y mpic Week, 1958.

P U B U C LAW 86-460-JUNE 6, 1958

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to be held at Squaw Valley, California, February 19 to March 1, 1960; and Whereas the Pan American Games will be held in Chicago, Illinois, August 27 to September 7, 1959; and Whereas these games will afford an opportunity of bringing together young men and women representing more than seventy nations, of many races, creeds, and stations in life and possessing various habits and, customs, all bound by the universal appeal of friendly athletic competition, governed by rules of sportsmanship and dedicated to the principle that the important thing is for each,and every participant to do his very best to win in a manner that will reflect credit upon himself or herself, and the country represented; and Whereas the peoples of the world in these trying times require above all else occasions for friendship and understanding, and among the most telling things which influence people of other countries are the acts of individuals and not those of governments; and Whereas experiences afforded by the Olympic and Pan American Games make a unique contribution to common understanding and mutual respect among all peoples; and Whereas previous Olympic and P a n American Games have proved that competitors and spectators alike have been imbued with ideals of friendship, chivalry, and comradeship and impressed with the fact that accomplishment is reward in itself; and Whereas the United States Olympic Association is presently engaged in assuring maximum support for the teams representing the United States at Chicago, Squaw Vallej^, and Rome; and Whereas a week set aside by this Nation for a rededication to the amateur ideal could accomplish great good in encouraging good will for these games: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on the 13th of October, 1958, as National Olympic Week and urging all citizens of our country to do all in their power to support the X VII Olympic Games, the VIII Olympic Winter Games, to be held in 1960, and the P a n American Games to be held in 1959, so that the United States will be fully and adequately represented in these games. Approved June 4, 1958.

Public Law 85-450 June 6. 1958 [S. 2448]

Denmark. Payment forvessels.

^propriation.

AN ACT To authorize a payment to the Government of Denmark.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay to the Government of Denmark the sum of $5,296,302. The payment of such sum shall constitute full satisfaction and settlement in connection with the requisitioning in 1941 and the use and/or loss of forty Danish vessels during World W a r II by the United States. SEC. 2, There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $5,296,302 to carry out the purpose of this Act. Approved June 6, 1958.

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