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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—SEPT. 30, 1982

96 STAT. 2669

Whereas in times of trial the leaders of our Nation often have gathered there to pray and seek God's guidance; Whereas this majestic monument to our Nation's faith in a Divine Creator dominates the physical and spiritual horizons of the city of Washington; Whereas the Cathedral is an architectural and artistic masterpiece that will lift up the human heart for centuries to come; Whereas the nave of this magnificent cathedral was dedicated in the year of America's two hundredth anniversary "for the reconciliation of the peoples of the earth"; Whereas the Cathedral inspires over five hundred thousand American visitors each year; and Whereas September 29, 1982, marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of this great Cathedral: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That the Congress of the United States recognizes and pays tribute to the Washington Cathedral on its seventy-fifth anniversary and to all the men and women whose especial labors have contributed to the building of this great house of worship. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Canon of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

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Agreed to September 29, 1982. AVIATION INSURANCE—PREPARATION O F DUPLICATE CONFERENCE P A P E R S ON H.R. 5930

s^pt. 29. 1982 [H. Con. Res. 414]

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized and directed to prepare and sign ofGcial duplicates of the conference papers on the bill (H.R. 5930) to Ante, p. 1453. extend the aviation insurance program for five years. Agreed to September 29, 1982. PEARL STREET CENTENNIAL D A Y COMMEMORATION

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SPt- 30, 1982 [S. Con. Res. 117]

Whereas on September 4, 1882, Thomas Alva Edison's historic Pearl Street powerplant began supplying electricity in New York City; and Whereas this event signaled the birth of the electric power industry in this country and abroad; and Whereas the Pearl Street powerplant became the model for every central electric generating station in the world today; and Whereas the Pearl Street station, and the many central stations built thereafter, made possible a higher standard of living for all the world; and Whereas September 4, 1982, marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Pearl Street station: Now, therefore, be it

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