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PROCLAMATION 4290-MAY 1, 1974
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It is fitting that each year we observe a day in which we reaffirm our devotion and respect for the institution of law, without which other human institutions would fall. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Wednesday, May 1, 1974, as Law Day in the United States of America. As requested by the Congress (75 Stat. 4 3; 36 U.S.C. 164), I urge that our people observe Law Day with appropriate public ceremonies, through public bodies and private organizations, in schools, colleges and universities, and in other suitable places. I especially request that the courts, the legal profession, and all media of public information take the lead in such observance so that public understanding of the role of the courts in our society can be broadened. I call upon public officials to display the Nation's flag on public buildings on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON
Proclamation 4290
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May 1, 1974
National Arthritis Month, 1974 By the President
of the
United
States
of
America
A Proclamation Arthritis and the rheumatic diseases are the Nation's number one crippling disorders, affecting 20 million Americans of all ages, causing them great suffering and limiting their activities. Arthritic disorders are second only to heart disease as the most widespread chronic illness in the United States today. This disease cripples people not only physically, bringing them untold pain and anguish, but also financially. The total cost of arthritis to America in terms of medical costs and lost production is estimated in the billions of dollars. Each year, as medical science advances through publicly and privately supported medical research and education, thousands of people receive
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