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PROCLAMATION 4010-SEPT. 25, 1970
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Otir newspaper heritage is not a luxury, and it is not out of sentimentality that I call attention to it. The freedom and vitality of our newspapers are essential to safeguard our liberty and preserve the values of our society. I t is the responsibility of journalists and readers alike to ensure that the freedom of the press which America enjoys today is protected and extended, and I believe that this can best be accomplished by furthering the use of that freedom in imaginative and responsible ways. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 4, 1970, as National Newspaper Week. I call upon all Americans to observe the week with appropriate activities, to honor those who serve their country through the medium of newspapers, and to seek opportunities to enhance the great tradition of a free and responsible press. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord nmeteen hundred seventy, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth.
(^/2^JL^ ^^K<:yc^ Proclamation 4 0 1 0 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 1970 By the President of the United States of America
September 25, 1970
A Proclamation
For 24 years the National School Lunch Program has been working to improve the nutrition of our school children. Last May, I signed into law amendments to the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act which will assist in reaching our goal of assuring that every needy child receives a school lunch, free or at reduced cost, and that every school child had access to a moderately priced school meal. The School Lunch Program has always been an example of Federal, State, and local cooperation. To call attention to the Program's value and achievements, the Congress by a joint resolution of October 9, 1962, designated the week beginning on the second Sunday of October in each year as National School Lunch Week, and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for the observance of that week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 11, 1970, as National School Lunch Week, with ceremonies and activities designed to foster public knowledge and mutual comprehension of the value of the National School Lunch Program to our children and the Nation as a Avhole. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hun-
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