HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-11 ProclamationCITY CSF IOW, CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
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PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS, this yeaA commemoaates .the 61.6t cuutiveuaAy o6 FiAe
Paeventi.on Week, and
WHEREAS, oven the yeww 6iAe paevention week has aeminded
peopte o6 the .impoatance o6 6iAe ea6ety, and
WHEREAS, this yeaA'a .theme boa F.iAe Paevention Week iz "Le"t
Not to Bunn aU thaough .the Veaa" which aemind6 u6 to
paactice 6i4e ea6ety eveAy day t1 wughout .the yeah,
and
WHEREAS, ouA Zocat FfAe Depattment wiU obaeave this week with
paogaama in aee etementaay 6chooZ6 and acheduted towcs
t1vtough .Ute 6iae etaiiom,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Many C. NeuhauaA, Mayoh o6 the City o6 Iowa,
i do heheby paoc&im the week 06 OctobeA 9 - 15, 1983,
a6 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK .in Iowa City, and wcge ate
aes.identa to paactice sa6ety thaoughou.t the entiAe yeaA.
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MAYUR
Signed .in Iona. City, loan, wYOR
th.i.s lith day o6 OctobeA 1983.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, United Nations Day is designated by the UN GeneAae
A6semb£y each yeah to coimnemohate the 6owiding o6 .the
ohgaization o+1 October. 24, 1945, and
WHEREAS, on this occasion, we join oaith the peop£ee o6 the ovon.£d
in hea66i�oni+og ouh coomnit nt to the p&incip£eb upon
to/Lich the UN wa6 bounded: intmiationa£ peace and secounty,
&e6pect 6oh hwnan hight6, and the phomotion o6 soc.iae and
economic cooperation among nasions, and
WHEREAS, since the UN m4 6ow+ded 38 yeah.6 ago, the wohtd has
changed dhamatica.eey, with the addition o6 morte than 100
nations to its membehehip. In this g£oba£ community, it
is ceea& that the poweh to so£ve the orohed'6 phobeems 110
£ongeh ties so£eey .iii the hands 06 a 6eiv nations. Instead,
a.ee nation most worth togetheh to rte£ieve the su64ewing 04
m tZion, to hwCi nuc£eah phoei6enati.on, and to phomote
economic deve£opment, and
WHEREAS, Ame&icaz have made a gheat contkibution to the mention
and continuing wohlz o6 the Waited Nations. And as a pant
06 ouh 6ote.ign poeicy, the UN .is a channee thhouglz slush+
the U.S. can take productive action 604 oohed peace and
phospelsity. Continued zuppoht 6o& the United Nations can
advance consthuctive goats that wife bene6i.t both the
United States and the aored,
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Mahy C. Neuhauech, Mayo& o6 the City 06 Iowa City,
Iona, do hereby phoceaim Monday, Octobeh 24, 1983, as UNITED
NATIONS DAV .iii Ioouz City and uhge a.eC citizens to pah.ticipate
.in phagham6 and activities designed to i.nchease wtdmtandEng
o6 the prob£ems and potentia4 06 the LIN and to deve£op .ideas
on ways to maize the United Nations mohe eb6ective.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 11th day o6 Octobeh 1983.
CITYOF I0\NA CITY
CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CV, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500C)
PROCLA11AT1ON
WHEREAS, Saturday, OctobeA 15, 1983, .is deadgna.ted by State
Lwu as White Cane Sa6ety Day .in Iowa, and
WHEREAS, .the Code o6 Iowa Imov.idez that every Wnd citizen
has .the Right .to carry .the white cane, which demon-
stAates and zpnbot.izes .the ab,iUty .to achieve a
6uU and .independent Cilie and .the capacity .to woAh
productiveCy .in competitive emptoyment, and
WHEREAS, iowz taiu atso pnov.ides .that every ope4atoA o6 a
motor vehicte who encounteu a blind pedutkian .is
requfhed .to excAc.i.se appropriate caution to avoid
accident or .injury, and
WHEREAS, both State and Federtat taus prohibit disacunina-
tion based on bUndnesz and suplwr.t equal opportunity
and ab6i4mati.ve action programs to encourage emptoy-
ment o6 bUnd persons .in .the competitive tabor. 6orce,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, blary C. NeuhauseA, Maym o6 .the City o6 Iotux,
Loma, do hereby procta.bn Satutday, OetobeA 15, 1983,
as WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY .in Iowa City, and caU upon
M citizens .to Aecognize .the lndividua!' worth and
pAoductive taCen•ts 06 ouA blind neighbors and observe
.the taws appt.icabte to .t1je1A use o6 our streets, side-
waths, h gluaxy and public 6aciUties.
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Signed .in Iowa City, Iowa,
.tW Ilb, day o6 OctobeA 1983.
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