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PROCLAMATION 3449~FEB. 7, 1962

[76 STAT.

flour produced in Israel and entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on and after February 1, 1962: Provided, That the written approval of the Secretary of Agriculture or his designated representative is presented at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. For the purposes of this proclamation "Shmurah wheat flour" means wheat flour which has been thoroughly safeguarded for ritual purposes under rabbinical supervision, as certified to the Secretary of Agriculture by an authorized representative of the government of Israel or its designee, and which is imported into the United States for use solely for religious and ritual purposes in the making of matzos for Passover. I N 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 fifth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth. JOHN F. KENNEDY

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State.

Proclamation 3449 NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK February 7, 1962

36 USC 165.

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

WHEREAS accidental poisoning consistently takes a substantial toll of lives each year, especially among very young children; and WHEREAS virtually all deaths attributable to this cause could be prevented; and WHEREAS prevention of accidental poisoning can best be promoted through a vigorous program designed to alert parents and others responsible for protection of children against this hazard; and WHEREAS by a joint resolution approved September 26, 1961 (75 Stat. 681), the Congress has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third week in March as National Poison Prevention Week: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning March 18, 1962, as National Poison Prevention Week. I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and organizations interested in child safety, to participate actively in programs intended to promote better protection against accidental poisonings. I N 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 seventh day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth. JOHN F. KENNEDY

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State.

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