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 97 STAT. 1618 PROCLAMATION 5093—SEPT. 9, 1983 We recognize that maintaining a healthy environment and a healthy econo- my are essential and complementary goals. We can be proud of our success and commitment to effective forest management, which strikes a vital bal- ance between preservation and development of our forests. Through wise and sensitive ma:nagement, we will maintain this vitally important part of our Nation's heritage, so those who follow will inherit forests that are even more useful and productive. To promote greater awareness and appreciation for our forest resources, the Congress, by Public Law 86-753, 36 U.S.C. 163, has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday in October as National Forest Products Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning on October 16, 1983, as National Forest Products Week and request that all Americans express their appreciation for the Nation's forests through suitable activities. 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 5093 of September 9, 1983 National Day of Mourning Sunday, September 11, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation To the People of the United States: September 1, 1983, will be seared in the minds of civilized people every- where as the night of the Korean Air Lines Massacre. Two hundred sixty- nine innocent men, women and children, from 13 different countries, who were flying aboard KAL flight 007, were stalked, then shot out of the air and sent crashing to their deaths by a missile aimed and fired by the Soviet Union. Good and decent people everywhere are filled with revulsion by this despi- cable deed, and by the refusal of the guilty to tell the truth. This was a crime against humanity that must never be forgotten, here or throughout the world. We open our hearts in prayer to the victims and their families. We earnest- ly beseech Almighty God to minister to them in their trial of grief, sorrow, and pain. In their memory, we ask all people who cherish individual rights, and who believe each human life is sacred, to come together in a shared spirit of wisdom, unity, courage, and love, so the world can prevent such an inhu- man act from ever happening again. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, in tribute to the memory of the slain passengers of Korean Air Lines flight 007, and as an expression of public sorrow, do hereby appoint Sunday, September 11, 1983, to be a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States. I recommend that the people assemble on that day in

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