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PROCLAMATION 3920-AUG. 5, 1969

[83 STAT.

with them in spirit; to share the glory and the wonder, and to support them with prayers that all will go well. I n order that as many as possible can have the opportunity to share as fully as possible in this surpassing occasion, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday, July 21, 1969, to be a National Day of Participation; and I invite the Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to issue similar proclamations. All executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies, including their field services, shall be closed on the National Day of Participation, and all of their employees (except employees of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, or other agencies who in the judgment of their agency heads should be at their posts of duty for national security or other public reasons), shall be excused from duty on that day. And I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on that day. I urge the Governors of the States, the mayors of cities, the heads of school systems, and other public officials to take similar action. I also urge private employers to make appropriate arrangements so that as many of our citizens as possible will be able to share in the significant events of that day. And, finally, I call upon all of our people, on that historic day, to join in prayer for the successful conclusion of Apollo l l ' s mission and the safe return of its crew. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-fourth.

(JhjU-^K:/^ Proclamation 3920 August 5, 1969

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 1969 By jhe President of Hie United States of America A Proclamation

I n an era when technological advancement has brought to our Nation an almost unbelievable array of conveniences and comforts, we still are plagued by the hazard of man's oldest implement for selfpreservation—fire. The potential dangers associated with fire still present a real threat to human life and property. The present level of our annual fire losses—more than 12,000 lives and over $2 billion in property—is a measure of our failure to heed fire hazards and to correct them. I t is essential that every citizen recognize that such losses can be avoided, but only by personal involvement, determination, and a realization that fires need not occur. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 5, 1969, as Fire Prevention Week. I urge that we, as a Nation and as individual citizens, assume a positive approach to fire prevention through the support of com-

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