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 PROCLAMATION 4824—MAR. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 1801

Proclamation 4823 of March 3, 1981

World Trade Week, 1981 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation International trade is an important means of furthering America's friendly international relations and of bettering the lives of all Americans. Trade stimulates competition, stirs our creative energies, rewards individual initiative and increases national productivity. Among nations, it speeds the exchange of new ideas and technology. As products made in this country compete successfully in world markets, we contribute to the strength and stability of our dollar, the expansion of our industry and fuller employment of our labor force. For these reasons, the United States remains firmly committed to an active world trade role in the context of an increasingly interrelated international economy. A reciprocal spirit of world cooperation, permitting fair trade and investment between our country and the rest of the world, is indispensable to all of us. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 17, 1981, as World Trade Week, and I urge the people of the United States to cooperate in observing that week with activities that promote the importance of trade to our national well-being at home and abroad. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifth. RONALD REAGAN

Proclamation 4824 of March 13, 1981

National Poison Prevention Week, 1981 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The care and protection of children is a primary responsibihty of all parents. This task should not be taken lightly because the stakes are high and, often, irreversible. Such is the case when dealing with poisons and other potentially hazardous material. Thanks to child-protection packaging and greater awareness of parents, in the past two decades we have witnessed a reduction in the accidental poisoning of children. While progress has been made, we must remain vigilant. The death of even one child due to the ingesting of poison is too many. A tragedy involving any family's child is a tragedy for us all. Parents around the Nation should be keenly aware that the danger of accidental

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