101 STAT. 2238
PROCLAMATION 5748—NOV. 24, 1987
Proclamation 5748 of November 24, 1987
Law and Order in the State of Georgia
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By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation I have been informed that certain persons, in unlawful combination and conspiracy, have engaged in the violent criminal seizure and detention of persons and property in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia. Their actions have made it impracticable to enforce certain laws of the United States there by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the United States Code, do command all persons engaged in such acts of violence to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes forthwith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth. h. v..
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Editorial note: In a letter dated Dec. 7, 1987, to the Director of the Federal Register, the Executive Clerk of the White House requested that the following statement be printed with the text of Proclamation 5748: "The following Proclamation and Executive Order [12626] were signed by the President because of the possibility that existed on November 24, 1987, that the situation at the Federal prison in Atlanta would deteriorate further and that the use of force to free the hostages would be necessary. That situation never arose, and a negotiated settlement was reached. Therefore, the use of units and members of the Armed Forces of the United States to suppress the violence described in the Proclamation and Executive Order was never required."
Proclamation 5749 of November 30, 1987
National Home Health Care Week, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The comfort of familiar surroundings and the loving care and attention of family members often give an important measure of relief to patients recovering from illness or injury, including those on early release from hospitals or nursing homes. Many Americans who understand this and who decide to care for their loved ones at home find welcome assistance in occasional services offered by home health care providers. A variety of groups make such care available. Thousands of home health agencies—large and small, urban and rural, public and private, hospital-
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