103 STAT. 3024 PROCLAMATION 5965—APR. 28, 1989 United States—changes that will strengthen the safeguards protecting America's drinking water. Our Nation must continue to identify and respond to the hazards that potentially threaten its water supply. Protecting our drinking water at its source will require an ongoing effort on the part of consumers, sci- entists, and civic leaders alike. In recognition of drinking water's importance, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 60, has designated May 1 through May 7, 1989, as "Na- tional Drinking Water Week" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that occasion. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1 through May 7, 1989, as Nation- al Drinking Water Week. I call upon the people of the United States and government officials to observe this week with appropriate pro- grams, ceremonies, and activities, in order to enhance public aware- ness of the benefits of drinking water and the importance of keeping it safe. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. ^ GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 5965 of April 28, 1989 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our country's Founding Fathers were dedicated not only to securing America's independence, but also to establishing a free and democratic system of government for the new nation. Thanks to the faith and forti- tude of our ancestors, freedom has flowered on our shores and has brought us a legacy of liberty and opport\mity. Some of our ancestors faced hardships that we shall never know in order to win and preserve our precious freedom. From the battles of Lexington and Concord to the Saratoga and Yorktown campaigns, sol- diers in the Revolutionary War faced the dangers of enemy attacks, as well as threats of hunger, disease, and exposm-e to severe weather. We can never forget how George Washington's troops suffered from lack of food and warm clothing during the long winter at Valley Forge. The selfless spirit and great love of country that carried our Revolutionary War heroes to victory still beat true in the hearts of the American people. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was es- tablished on April 30, 1889, to perpetuate the spirit and memory of the brave individuals who won our Nation's independence and defended
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