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 PROCLAMATION 5089—SEPT. 6, 1983 97 STAT. 1615 Over 23 million lunches are served daily in some 90,000 schools throughout the country. This effort is being conducted by resourceful and creative food service managers and staff in cooperation with government, parents, teach- ers, and civic groups. By joint resolution approved October 9, 1962, the Congress designated the 36 USC 163. week beginning on the second Sunday of October in each year as National School Lunch Week and requested the President to issue annually a procla- mation calling for the observance of that week. NOW. THEREFORE. I. RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to observe the week of October 9, 1983, as National School Lunch Week and to give spe- cial and deserved recognition to those people at the State and local level who, through their innovative efforts, have made it possible to have a suc- cessful school lunch program. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of Sept., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5089 of September 6, 1983 Columbus Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation It is fitting that Americans honor those individuals who have altered the course of history in this country by exhibiting great moral character and courage—men and women who have contributed to the development of per- sonal liberties we enjoy today. Thus, it is especially appropriate that I urge all Americans to honor one of those individuals, Christopher Columbus. Columbus was a bold and adventurous navigator who left Europe in 1492 in search of new lands and first recorded the sighting of the North American continent. In this sense he personifies the courage and vision so many ex- plorers exhibited during this period. Yet he is more than this. He represents a spirit, the spirit of the Renaissance which contributed to the development of America. Along with Galileo. Copernicus, and others, Columbus symbol- izes a quest for knowledge, a willingness and fortitude to go beyond what is accepted as truth in the name of progress. Columbus did not fall off the face of the earth; rather, through daring, risk, and innovation, he discovered new horizons. Since Columbus discovered America, numerous families have exhibited that same courage and fortitude in setting sail across the seas to become Ameri- can citizens. By taking that step into the new and unknown, those same families created an opportunity to realize increased prosperity and greater freedom here in these United States. The accomplishments and contribu- tions of Christopher Columbus provide an example of the rewards that can come from taking initiatives. Today Americans have the opportunity and freedom to make accomplishments and contributions of their own and to enjoy the feelings of accomplishment which follow. Of course Columbus Day is a day of special importance to Americans of Italian heritage. It is a day when all Americans should join in recognizing

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