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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CV, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500C)
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Governor Terry Branstad has proclaimed October 5 - 11
as Mental Illness Awareness Week, and
WHEREAS, mental illness, a problem of grave concern and con-
sequence in our society, is widely but unnecessarily L
feared and misunderstood, and
WHEREAS, clearly diagnosable mental disorders plague up to 41
million Americans annually, creating serious disabili-
ties in employment, school, and independent living,
and
WHEREAS, at least 12 million children are disturbed by mental
illnesses preventing normal development and maturation,
and
WHEREAS, mental disorder -related deaths are estimated to be
33,000 with suicide accounting for at least 29,000,
and
WHEREAS, appropriate treatment of mental illness has been j
demonstrated to be cost-effective in terms of restored
productivity, reduced use of other health services and
less social dependence,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisco, Mayor of the City of Iowa
City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of October 5 - 11,
1986, as MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK in Iowa City to
promote understanding of this illness and also to
recognize those people in our community who are working
with the chronically mentally ill.
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MAYOR
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of October 1986.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASE WGTON ST. IOWA CfiY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, October 15, 1986, is designated by Iowa State Law
as "White Cane Safety Day" in Iowa, and
WHEREAS, the 1985 Code of Iowa provides that every blind
citizen has the right to carry a white cane or use
a dog guide which demonstrates and symbolizes the
ability to achieve a full and independent life and
the capacity to work productively in competitive
employment, and
WHEREAS, Iowa law provides that every motor vehicle operator
who encounters a blind pedestrian is required to
come to an immediate stop and exercise appropriate
caution to avoid accident or injury, and
WHEREAS, both State and Federal Law prohibit discrimination
based on blindness and support equal opportunity and
affirmative action programs to encourage employment
of blind persons in the competitive labor force, and
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WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa has for
years been at the forefront in securing the rights
of blind Iowans to live independently, through public
education, legislative advocacy, and active support
for the principle that the blind themselves are the
persons best suited to determine their own future,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisdo, Mayor of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 15, 1986,
as WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY in Iowa City and call upon
our citizens to recognize the individual worth and
productive talents of our blind neighbors and to
observe the laws applicable to their use of our streets,
highways and public facilities.
MAYOR
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of October 1986.
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CITY OF
IOWA410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA C
W, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
CIVIC CEN ER CITY
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, in May 1980 MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
was organized to promote tougher anti -drunk driving
laws in order to remove impaired drivers from our
roads, streets and highways, and
WHEREAS, MADD has also organized an assistance program to help
the victims of drunk driving accidents, and
in WHEREAS, these victims include not only the person involved
DIY in the accident, but their families and society as
I�1 a whole because of the loss of human lives, and
WHEREAS, during the past decade 250,000 people have died
because of alcohol-related crashes; presently over
25,000 people are killed each year; about 500 people
are killed each week; nearly 70 people are killed
every Y; da one person dies every 21 minutes, and
WHEREAS, we want to put an end to this tragic waste of human
life and untold suffering of the survivors and their j
families,
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisco, Mayor of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 19 - 25,
1986, as MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING WEEK in Iowa
City, in order to call attention to the work of
MADD and to urge all residents to join In the efforts
Of this organization.
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MAYOR
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of October 1986.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON Si. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500C)
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan has proclaimed October 5-11
as Minority Enterprise Development Week, and
WHEREAS, this week is proclaimed annually to honor the Nation's
more than 600,000 minority business men and women and
the contributions they have made to the country and its -
economy, and
WHEREAS, Iowa City recognizes that it has a responsibility to
promote the growth of minority business enterprises,
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WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City understands that promoting the
participation of minority businesses strengthens the
overall local economy,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisco, Mayor of the City of Iowa
City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 5 - 11, 1986, as
MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK in Iowa City and
urge all residents to join in recognition of this
significant event.
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this 7th day of October 1986.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-50C)D
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, many Americans are working, attending school, caring
for families, or resuming normal life in their com-
munities after receiving a transplanted organ or other
tissue, and
WHEREAS, many others still wait for such transplants in order
to improve or even to save their lives, and
WHEREAS, the need for donors far surpasses the supply and it
is important that the public be educated so that we
know what to do to become organ and tissue donors,
and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America and our local Hawkeye Area
Council are working to promote greater and more wide-
spread awareness and acceptance of this humanitarian
practice, and
WHEREAS, we are a caring and giving people, so it is fitting that
the citizens of Iowa City should encourage organ and
tissue donation and increase public awareness of the
possibility of the need,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisco, Mayor of the City of
Iowa' City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the months of
October, November, and December 1986, as BOY SCOUT
DONOR AWARENESS EMPHASIS PERIOD in Iowa City and urge
all residents to join me and the Hawkeye Area Council
of the Boy Scouts of America in promoting this cause.
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 7th day of October 1986.
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