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PROCLAMATION 3767-FEB. 14, 1967

[81 STAT.

President to proclaim annually the week of May in which that Friday falls as National Transportation Week, as a tribute to the men and women who, night and day, move our goods and our people throughout the land and around the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 19, 1967, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 14, 1967, as National Transportation Week. I urge our people to participate with representatives of the transportation industry, our armed services, and other governmental agencies in the observance of these occasions through appropriate ceremonies. I also invite the Governors of the States to provide for the observance of National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week in a way that will give the citizens of each community the opportunity to recognize and appreciate fully the vital role our great and modern transportation system plays in their lives and in the defense of the Nation. 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 fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first.

By the President:

Acting Secretary

of State.

Proclamation 3767 February 14, 1967

NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, 1967 gy ^^^ President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Americans enjoy one of the highest standards of health and medical care in the world. i\.mong children, disease has been steadily reduced by technological advances such as vaccines, antibiotics, and other medications. Among the elderly, other discoveries have helped to alleviate pain and suffering from chronic diseases. The products of technology have lightened household chores and provided more time for leisure. But with this progress has come increased danger of poisoning in the home because of the wide use of such toxic substances as polishes, cleaners, solvents, pesticides, and medicines. Most victims of poisoning in the home are young children. They need our protection—protection that we can provide only by using dangerous products with caution and taking the time and trouble to store them completely beyond the reach of children.

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