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PROCLAMATION 3798-AUG. 2, 1967

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—contributed abundantly to United Nations humanitarian activities, and to its programs of economic and social development. The successful negotiation of a treaty banning weapons of mass destruction from outer space is an outstanding recent example of our support for the UN's work. The United Nations has no magic formula for solving the increasingly complex problems of our revolutionary age. I t s failures have disheartened those who saw in it the only hope for peace in a world torn by strife. Yet despite those failures, it has achieved much that could not have been achieved without it. I t remains the symbol, and the standard, of man's desire to turn away from ancient quarrels and make peace with his neighbor. I urge Americans to study the United Nations—its accomplishments, its strengths, its limitations, and its potential for the future. Broad public knowledge of the United Nations can provide a firm base for future United States action in the organization. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 24, 1967, as United Nations Day, and urge the citizens of this Nation to observe that day by means of community programs that will contribute to a realistic understanding of the aims, problems, and achievements of the United Nations and its associated organizations. I also call upon officials of the Federal and State Governments and upon local officials to encourage citizen groups and agencies of communication—press, radio, television, and motion pictures—to engage in special and appropriate observance of United Nations Day this;7ear in cooperation with the United Nations Association of the United States of America and other interested organizations. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of August in the year of our Lord Nineteen hundred and sixtyseven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

PROCLAMATION 3798 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1967 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Every day, destructive fires bring tragedy and loss to some American families. Every year the human toll of fire exceeds 10,000 lives. I n 1966, more than twice as many Americans were killed by fire than on the battlefields of Vietnam. The dollar damage from fire increases every year. Last year, almost $2 billion worth of property was destroyed in flame and smoke. These are grievous statistics. They represent sorrow and suffering and financial hardship which need not have happened. For fire's final, bitter irony is that most of it is avoidable. Most fires are caused by carelessness or by hazardous conditions which could be corrected. I t is imperative that the United States undertake a massive program to perfect its knowledge of, and its protection against, the havoc of fire.

August 2, 1957

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