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PROCLAMATION 3833-MAR. 1, 1968

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I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

Proclamation 3832 NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America

February 28, 1968

A Proclamation

Each year more and more Americans go boating in their leisure hours. If we are to prevent the iieedl ess loss of life and property, this increasing traffic on our waterways must be accompanied by greater awareness of safe boating practices. The principal agent of boating accidents last year was a careless operator. The most common errors were overloading or improper loading of small boats—mistakes easily avoided by the boatowner who understands his boat, its machinery, and its operation. An aggressive and comprehensive program of safety education— supported, where necessary, by law enforcement—can reduce the rate of boating accidents, and make boating what it should be: a purely pleasant recreation. Recognizing the need for emphasis on boating safety, the Congress of the United States, by a joint resolution appioved June 4, 1958 (72 Stat. 179), has requested the President to proclaim annually the week vrhich includes July 4 as National Safe Boating Week: NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON 11 JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby dosiirnate the week beginningJune 30, 1968, as National Safe l^oating Week. I also invite the Governors of the States, the Connnonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide for the observance of this week. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.

36 USC 161.

Proclamation 3833 SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The respect we show for older Americans is not an act of charity. I t comes from the recognition that this generation owes all it possesses to those who have borne responsibility in years past.

March 1, 1968

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