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 PROCLAMATION 4799—OCT. 10, 1980

94 STAT. 3801

Proclamation 4798 of October 3, 1980

National Port Week, 1980 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our Nation's seaports and river ports, operated by local and State authorities, are indispensable to our national prosperity and international commerce. Historically, waterborne commerce has been a key element in the development and growth of most of the Nation's major population and commercial centers. Today public and privately owned marine terminals, valued at about $54 billion, are expected to handle almost two billion short tons of foreign and domestic oceanborne cargo in 1980. In addition to the economic benefits provided by our ports, they play a leading role in logistical support of our military forces. Our port system has been and will continue to be vital in maintaining our national security. The Congress has by House Joint Resolution 551 requested the President to Ante, p. 1361. designate the seven calendar days beginning October 5, 1980, as National Port Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States of America, in order to remind Americans of the importance of the port industry of the United States to our national life, do hereby designate the seven calendar days beginning October 5, 1980, as National Port Week. I invite the Governors of the several States, the chief officials of local governments, and the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, J have hereunto set my hand this third day of October, in the year of our Lc^d nineteen hundred and eighty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifth. JIMMY CARTER

Proclamation 4799 of October 10, 1980

National Lupus Week, 1980 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Systemic lupus erythematosus (also known as lupus, or SLE) is a serious connective tissue disorder, affecting an estimated 500,000 Americans. Almost 90 percent of its victims are young women. In the systemic form, lupus can affect almost any part of the body, often producing abormalities in the kidney, heart, skin, joints, and other internal organs.

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