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PROCLAMATIONS—JAN. 23, 1959

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WHEREAS that transportation system must, at all times, be capable of fully supporting the military activities of our armed forces during any emergency, or during any period of hostilities in which this country may be engaged; and WHEREAS this Nation's transportation industry has admirably demonstrated its ability to develop and maintain such a system, and, in doing so, renders outstanding service to our people; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 30), has requested the President annually to issue a seuscieo. proclamation designating the third Friday of May of each year as National Defense Transportation D a y: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 15, 1959, as National Defense Transportation Day, and I urge all our people on that day to join in appropriate activities and ceremonies with the various branches of the transportation industry and with representatives of the armed forces and other governmental agencies. I also invite the Governors of the States to provide for the observance of that day in such manner as will afford an opportunity for the people of each community to recognize the importance of modern transportation. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set m y hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 12th day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-third. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER

DULLES,

Secretary of State.

NATIONAL J U N I O R ACHIEVEMENT W E E K,

1959

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

January 23, 1959 [No. 3271]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS individual initiative is a traditional part of American character; and WHEREAS many of our young people, under the auspices of a nationwide organization, are learning the lessons of American business initiative by organizing and operating their own small-scale enterprises assisted by the counsel and encouragement of American businessmen; and WHEREAS the experience gained by these young people in practical affairs will assist them in later life and stimulate their spirit of achievement, independence, and community responsibility; and WHEREAS the Congress, by Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, agreed to January 21, 1959, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning January 25, 1959, as National Junior Achievement Week:

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