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PROCLAMATION 3646-MAR. 24, 1965

[79 STAT.

and refuses to provide for the safety and welfare, among others, of the plaintiffs and the members of the class they represent; and WHEREAS, as a consequence of such inability and refusal of the State of Alabama, and by reason of recent events in and about Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, there is a substantial likelihood that domestic violence may occur in connection with such march, with the consequence of obstructing the execution and enforcement of the laws of the United States, including the aforesaid judicial order: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the United States Code, particularly Sections 332^ 333^ and 334 thereof, do command all persons engaged or who may engage in such domestic violence obstructing the execution and enforcement of the laws to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse and retire peaceably forthwith. 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. Done at Johnson City, Texas, this twentieth day of March in the Year of our Lord Nineteen hundred and sixty-five, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-ninth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

March 20, 1965 1:28 a.m. By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary

of

State. Proclamation 3646

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1965 March 24, 1965

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

International commerce and the ships which make it possible have contributed immeasurably to America's greatness. The sea and ships are an integral part of this country's past, present, and future. In war and peace merchant ships and merchant seamen have served us well. The forms of ships may change—from the tiny sailing ship Mayflower^ to the nuclear ship Savannah and the automated liners of tomorrow—but their purpose remains the same: to carry people and goods between nations in peaceful commerce or, if need be, to carry the men and equipment needed to protect our interests and our friends overseas. We must be ever mindful of the state of our merchant fleet. A balanced, economical, and efficient merchant fleet, manned by welltrained and skilled seamen, is a vital national resource. The imEortance of American merchant seapower is underscored by our urgeoning trade, and the increasing demands for ocean transportation that result. The creation and maintenance of a strong and competitive fleet to meet these demands is a complex task requiring the best efforts of government, management, and labor. I take particular pleasure in noting that this year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Maritime Administration in

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