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 PROCLAMATION 4454—SEPT. 7, 1976

90 STAT. 3117

Most fires can be traced to a lack of active concern for fire safety. Unfortunately, the innocent—the very young and the aged—are most frequently the victims. This tragic situation need not continue. Methods of coping with fire's destructiveness have been developed. But technological advances alone will not stop the needless waste in human suffering and resources. A greater awareness of fire safety by all of us remains the only real answer, NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning Sunday, October 3, 1976, as Fire Prevention Week. I urge all citizens to work with their families and communities to learn and practice the basic rules of fire safety. I call upon all State and local governments, business, labor and other organizations, as well as schools, civic groups, and the media to observe Fire Prevention Week, to provide useful fire-safety information to the public, and to solicit the active participation of all citizens in fire prevention programs. I also ask the National Fire Protection Association, members of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations, the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, and other fire safety groups to provide the leadership and planning for a national fire prevention effort. Finally, I urge every citizen to remember that fire safety must be practiced yearround to be truly effective, not just during Fire Prevention Week. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first. GERALD R.

Proclamation 4454

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FORD

September 7, 1976

United Nations Day, 1976 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation O n October 24 we will observe the 31st anniversary of the United Nations Charter, adopted in 1945 by governments determined to prevent a repetition of world war, to encourage the development of human rights and justice, and to remove the underlying causes of conflict by promoting economic and social progress for all nations. The United States has played a leading role in encouraging the Organization to fulfill the promise of the Charter. We, and the rest of mankind, have benefited greatly from the vital contributions made by the Organization, particularly the Security Council, to the maintenance of world peace—the most striking reminder being the current peacekeeping role of the United Nations in the Middle East.

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