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 PROCLAMATION 4420—MAR. 1, 1976

90 STAT. 3081

out of vanity or unfamiliarity with the elementary principles of proper vision care, millions of Americans continue to neglect their eyesight. To remind all Americans of the importance of good vision to themselves and the Nation, and to encourage them to learn and practice the fundamentals of eye safety— including the need for regular professional examination—the Congress, by joint resolution (36 U.S.C. 196a),^ has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the first week in March as Save Your Vision Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FOR D, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning March 7, 1976, as Save Your Vision Week. I urge all Americans to mark this occasion by learning and practicing the safety measures appropriate for good eyesight. I call upon optometrists, ophthalmologists, and opticians, the communications media, and educators to join in public activities and programs to improve and protect the vision of Americans of all ages. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundredth. GERALD R.

FORD

^ EDITORIAL NOTE: The correct citation is 36 U.S.C. 169a.

Proclamation 4420

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March 1, 1976

Law Day, U.S.A., 1976

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By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

Liberty is the hallmark of the American experience—liberty from the tyranny of foreign domination and liberty from tyranny at home. To ensure our domestic liberty, based on our faith that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees certain rights and privileges to every citizen. Among those are: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the right to assemble and petition, and the right to due process of law. Throughout our history, the preservation of those individual rights has been dependent upon our dedication to the rule of law. To encourage the cultivation of that respect for law which is so vital to the spirit of democracy, the Congress, by Joint Resolution approved April 7, 1961 (75 Stat. 43, 36 U.S.C. 164), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to celebrate the first day of May as Law Day, U.S.A. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FOR D, President of the United States of America, invite the American people to celebrate Saturday, May 1, 1976, as Law Day, U.S.A., and to mark its observance with programs and ceremonies as befits our great heritage of 200 years of liberty and law. I urge clergymen of all faiths to bring to public attention through sermons and suitable programs the moral and ethical dimensions of the law.

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