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PR OC:GAMATZON
the success of Scouting for Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts and Explorers depends upnn our ram-
munibg organizations, and
3Ah�e rr a s , there are 350 churches and synagogues, schools
and parent -teacher associations, service and
fraternal clubs, and other community organi-
zatinns that have been chartered in our area
by the BOB Scouts of America to use the Scunt-
ing program, and
t10h�r�as, the 7,000 volunteer leaders selected bg these
chartered organizations are performing an out-
standing service far18,929 hays and young men
and women, and
iUh a ra a s , the Blid-Imua Council of the Boy Scouts of
America and its corps of dedicated volunteer
leaders are providing necessary support to
the leaders of the 960 Cub Scout Packs, Bog
Scout Croups and Explorer Pnsts,
33uw, > h,er�far,e I, Jahn McDonald, Mayor of the
Citg of Iowa City, Imoa, do hereby proclaim
September 19, 1989, to he
CHOOC NZORT 3rOg SCOil'OXNG
in Iowa Cibg so that our citizens will benefit
from the charter building, citizenship train-
ing and personal fitness programs nffered by
the Bog Scouts of America.
Signed in Iowa City, %moa,
this 5th day of September 1989.
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PROC>CAMATZON
i h'!:ra a s , our founding fathers, in order to secure the
blessings of liberty for themselves and their
posterity, did ordain and establish a Cnnsti-
tution for the united States of America, and
it is of the greatest import that all citizens
fully understand the provisions and principles
contained in the Constitution in order to sup-
port it, preserve it and defend it against
encroachment, and
lair a rs= a s , Constitution Meek provides an npportunitg for
all Americans to learn about the achieve-
ments of nor founders and to reflect on the
rights and privileges of citizenship as well as
its attendant responsibilities, and
illh a rie a s , the week of September 17 through 23 has been
designated as Constitution Meek bg proclamatinn
Of the President of the united $totes of America
in accordance with Public Law 915,
Xxx w, ahar��arm, I, John McDonald, Mayer of the City
Of Iowa City, Iowa, be hereby proclaim the week of
September 17 thrnugh 23, 1989, to be
C0x0TxZUTx0x WEEK
in Iowa City and urge all citizens to pay special
attention during that week to our Federal Cnnsti-
tutinn and the advantage of American citizenship.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 5th day of September 1989.
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PROCCA l ATXO' N
il)h a ra a s , the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs
by members of nor society has reached epidemic
proportions and has continued to cause both
health and social problems far mang citizens
of the State of Iowa, and
011 IP—' ra a s , the substances - alcohal•and other drugs -
cause direct and indirect problems far all
groups of Iowans, but especially for families,
and
iDh a ra a s ,• the ultimate responsibilitg for the reduction of
future alcohol and drug abuse lies with the
family, schools, and local communities to help
these groups of Imoans search far alternatives,
develop their Own capabilities to resist peer
pressure, handle difficult decisions, and cape
with human problems without turning to alcohol
and other drugs, and
10ha ra a s , education of nor young citizens is nor most
viable resource in the war against substance
abuse as enforcement of drug laws alone cannot
provide a meaningful solution,
Nxxw I, John McDonald, mayor of the Citg
Of Iowa City, Iowa, An herebg proclaim the month
of September 1989, to be
i\i AR3EN3E.%0 MONTH
in Iowa City and urge all citizens of this cam-
munity to strive for a better understanding,
greater concern, and renewed efforts to reduce
and prevent the causes of alcohol and drug abuse
and to search individually far more positive ways
to feel Band and deal with problems than by turn-
ing to alcohol and *bas.
Signed in Imva City, Iowa, ����� '
I this 5th day of September 7989.
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PR0CCAMAjLr2c0Tq
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, the D.A.R.E. Program (Drug Abuse Resistance
Education) is
beaching our young people the
importance of staying drug-free bg giving them
the skills they need to resist the peer pressure
to bry drugs and alcohol, and
3Uha ra a s
, the D.A.R.E. Program was started as
a cooperative
effort between the CDs Angeles Police Department
and the Cos
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Angeles Unified Schon, District in
1983, and is now taught in more than 50,000
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class -
roams in 48 states, Department of Defense Schools
worldwide, American Samoa, Canada,
Australia, and
New Zealand, and
MIT a rie at s ,
president George Hushhas declared September
14,
1989, as National D.A.R.E. Day, and
i1lh� ra a s ,
we wish to support the efforts of our own Police
DepartmenRelations
and CathU 0 ckenfgls, the
Officer,
Officer, inparticular,
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in
combatingthe rising tide of drug abuse bg developing the
D.A.R.E.
Program in lama City,
ate+ �h�r efar,e , I, John McDonald, Magor of the City
of lrwa
City, Iowa, do herebg proclaim September
14, 1989, to he
3D.A_}2_E:_ 3DS►IJ
in Iowa Citg in order to emphasize the importance
of our ynungsters growing up in a drug-free environ-
ment and to make our citizens aware of this very
important program.
AMOR
�1>alt�ed in xawa 1t;A, xnwa,
phis Soh �a of $ap.r,ember 1989_
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