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PROCLAMATION 3844-APR. 8, 1968
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of April 1968 as National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month, and I urge the people of the United States to learn the danger signs of chronic respiratory diseases, to seek prompt medical help, and to observe appropriate medical safeguards for their respiratory health. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and sixtyeight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second.
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Proclamation 3844 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
A year ago, the Presidents of the American Republics and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago met at Punta del Este—to chart the course of the Alliance for Progress for the next "Decade of Urgency". They proclaimed "their decision to achieve to the fullest measure the free, just, and democratic social order demanded by the peoples of the Hemisphere". This demand calls for revolutionary change—within a democratic framework—of economic, social and political institutions to permit the full participation of the people in all aspects of national life. I n affirming their dedication to such change the Presidents at Punta del Este said: "We will modernize the living conditions of our rural populations, raise agricultural productivity in general, and increase food production for the benefit of both Latin America and the rest of the world. "We will vigorously promote education for development. "We will harness science and technology for the service of our peoples. "We will expand programs for improving the health of the American peoples. "We will lay the physical foundations for Latin American economic integration through multinational projects. "Latin America will create a common market. "We will join in efforts to increase substantially Latin American foreign-trade earnings. "Latin America will eliminate unnecessary military expenditures." We have been true to these resolves: —The Inter-American Cultural Council has approved a program and Special Fund to modernize teaching methods in Latin
April 8, 1968
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