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PROCLAMATION 3663-JULY 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

WHEREAS a system of law enables men and nations to avoid, conflict, and legal institutions provide forums for the peaceful resolution of conflicts when they arise; and WHEREAS the expansion of the Rule of Law in the World Community requires broad agreement on principles and terminology for multilateral treaties and conventions; and WHEREAS those treaties require public support for the promise and potential of a world ruled by law; and WHEREAS it is essential that the minds and hearts of men of good will of all nations be focused upon the necessity of world peace through law: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, believing that cooperation to build a world legal system is among the most beneficial projects that can be advanced by International Cooperation Year and in order to further the great objectives thus noted for achieving world peace, do hereby proclaim September 13, 1965, as World Law Day and call upon all public and private officials, members of the legal profession, citizens, and all men of good will to arrange appropriate observances and ceremonies in courts, schools, and universities, and other public places. 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 the City of Washington this eighth day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-five, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninetieth. LYNDON B. JOHNSON

By the President: DEAN R U S K,

Secretary of State. Proclamation 3663 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1965 July 14, 1965

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Losses by fire—especially those resulting from fires which could have been prevented—constitute a tragic waste of human and material resources. Much of this waste is avoidable. Community fire prevention programs, effectively conducted, have contributed substantially to local and national development by reducing sharply the number of destructive fires. Further progress can be made if every individual recognizes his responsibility for eliminating fire hazards and for participating in community fire prevention programs and related activities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 3, 1965, as Fire Prevention Week. I bid all citizens to support and promote the fire prevention and control efforts of their respective community fire departments. I urge State and local governments, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the American National Red Cross, and business, labor.

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