HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-10-12 ProclamationCITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA ON, IOWA 522.40 (319) 356-500D
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Friday, OctobeA 15, i6 dee.ignated by State Lain
as White Cane Sa6ety Day .in Iowa, and
WHEREAS, .the Code o6 Iowa provides that evcJLy blind v:ti.zen
has .the night to caucy .the white cane which demon-
staates and symbolizes tJte ab.iUty .to achieve a
6ult and .independent ti6e and the capacity to worth
productiveCy in competitive employment, and
WHEREAS, Iowa law aEso provides .that eveAy opeAator o6 a
motor vehi.cte who encounteu a btind pedestrian
.is requfAed to exeACise appropriate caution to
avoid accident on .injury, and
WHEREAS, both State and Federa.t taws prohibit ddsenimination
based on blindness and support equal opportunity and
ab6i4maUve action programa to encourage employment
06 btind peuons .in the competitive .tabor. 6once,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mary C. Neuhausen, Mayot o6 the city 06
Iowa City, Iotas, do hereby proctabn Friday, OctobeA
15, 1982, as WHITE CANE SAFETY DAV .in Iowa City, and
caU upon ouA citizenz to recognize the indiv.iduaC
worth and productive talents o6 our btind neighbors
and observe the laws appticabte to theiA use o6 our
streets, sidewaZk6, highway and public 6acitities.
Signed .in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 12th day o6 OctobeA 1982.
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CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5CL0
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 601,
the pact to
years .the Domestic Violence
PAoject lace pnov.ided eheCtea to ad" and
tlle.iuc ehitdten who ane expuieneing domestic
v.ioQenee, and
WHEREAS, dwiing th.i,5 tune oven 400 women have m2de. uee
o6 the eenv.icee 066eAed by the PAoject, and
WHEREAS, 6a Uy vdotence .ie ctewtty a naideepAead paobtem
with 1.8 mi U i.on wn denth o6 battvi ing being
Aepo,ted duAi.ng 1980. FuAtheA, it iz utimated
that Olney one in ten • nc.idents a)Le AepoA.ted,
eugge,sting .that 18 to 20 nation 6amlitZ u may
be a66eeted each yeaA, and
WHEREAS, the monetarty coete o6 6amiey viotennee a&e
ut,bnated to be $3 to 5 b•itUon annually .in
abuee-AeCated abeentev:zm and an additi.onat
$100 miM-on in abuae-Aetated medicat bi,2P.e,
and
WHEREAS, a "Run 6oh ShetteA" Aace will be Inetd on OetobeA
17 ae a 6wnd4a.i.e,ing event to MPPOAt the woAk o6
the Domeetic V.iotence PAoject,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MaAy C. NeuhaueeA, MayoA o6 the City o4
IowaCity, Iom, do heaeby pgoctaim OctobeA 17,
1982, a.a DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAV and
uAge a.CC eitizena to take paAt in the.in4wonation
pAogAam as weU a.s the "Run 6oA ShetteA".
Signed in Ioan City, Iowa,
tln.ts 12th day o6 OetobeA 1982,
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CHIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000
P R 0 C LAAlATI0N
WHEREAS, United Nation Day is dea.igna.ted by .the UN
GeneAaC A6aembeU each yeah .to commemohate .the
a6n�tding 06 .the ohgat.i.zation on OetobeA 24, 1945,
WHEREAS, on .this occaaion we join with .the peopte6 o6 .the
tuoA2d .in Aea66iAming ouA commitment to .the
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eipte6uponwlt.ich .the UN wa6 6owtded: dn.teA-
ottpence and Secmity, Aupect 6oA human
fia, and .the phomo.tion o6 eociat and economic
coopehattion among nat.ionz, and
WHEREAS, a.ince .the UN mz 6owtded 37 yeau ago, mope .tluln
100 nation., have been added to .i,t6 membeuhtp,
and att nattione mu6t trunk .togetheA .to AeCi,eve
.the eub6eA,ing o6 mittiotta, .to haft nuct= p4o-
ti.6e4ation, and .to phomo.te economic deveQopmett.t,
and
WHEREAS, continued suppoitt 6oA .the United Nationz can
advance cotta.tnuettve goats .that tout bene6.it both
.the United Sta tea and .the woA.td,
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, MaAy C. Neuhausu, MayoA o6 .the City o6
Iowa City, Iowa, do heAeby pAoctoim OctobeA 24,
1982, 0,6 UNITED NATIONS DAY .in Iowa City and urge
att citi.zenz to paA,ticipate .in p4ngAam6 and aeti.vi-
tiez designed .to .incAea6e unden6.tandittg 06 .the
pAobtem6 and po.tentiat o6 .the ON and to deveeop
.idea6 on wzy6 .to make fine United Nationz moAe
e6bective.
Signed .in Iowa City, Iowa,
thi.6 12th day o6 OctobeA 1982,
MICROFILMED BY
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