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Home My WebLink About1979-05-08 Proclamationr-, CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E WASIIIN(-,I(.)N SI I -)WA CMV IIiWA 52240 (19) ;54.1800 I� PROCLAMAT7ON I WHEREAS, the United Nations has designated 1979 as the Inter- national Year of the Child with the purpose of lifting up the physical and emotional needs of the children, I and WHEREAS, the children of Iowa City are a precious resource for the future of this City, deserving special attention, protection, education, and nurture in order to reach their full potential as responsible and productive adult citizens of this City, and WHEREAS, the citizens and organizations of Iowa City should join together in supportive action by focusing on programs that meet the needs of the children, NOW, THEREFORE, 7, RobeAt A. VeveAa, AfayoA 06 .the City o6 Ioma City, Iowa, hereby pnoceaWn.the yeaA 1979 a.6 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD .in Iolaa City and u4ge aee ci Uzelu .to pa4tici- pate .in .the ohsehvance o6 .ttu.6 speei.ae yeaa. AlayoA i Signed .in Ionkt City, Iolut, xhia 8th day CA May 1979. 1 r q/ 2 - MICROFILMED MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES r*1 CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CLf�llla.1 /11(_.) I \�1\SI ilf\l ',ik -N S' I()WA (:I I .' IC)N!/V �,�2/I� (31?)) 54.18CD i VR0CLAAlATION WHEREAS, the year 1979 has been designated the International Year of the Child, and WHEREAS, one of the major concerns of the International Year of the Child is to plan programs to assure educational opportunity to all children, and WHEREAS, a sizeable segment of the population of the world's children are those who may be identified as exceptional: that is, children having superior intellectual abilities and rare creative talents, or children who are mentally or physically disabled who, by reason thereof, require special education and related services, and IOHEPEA3, exceptional children, both those who are gifted and those who are handicapped are entitled to an appropriate education, and i WHEREAS, the 70,000 members of the International Council for Exceptional Children and the local members of Chapter 347 pledge to cele- brate the International Year of the Child by continuing to make advancements in the field of special education, NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Roben.t A. Vevena, ,Mayon o6 .the. City o6 lou" Utg, loroa, hc.neb_y pnoctaim .the week 06 May G - 13, 1979, an EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S WEER in andeh to make the cUlzelts 06 Ivaw City anise o6 .the need boa schuicea and oppontu?t(,Lies 6oh caceptdonae chUdnen. r i agoll rt i Signed .ill Ioasi C.i.tV, 1nnv, this Rth dry? a6 ,11aq 1979. i 9/3 MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER /110 E WA SI IINGION SI IOWA CIIY IOW/\, 52NO (319) 3.54-18GO PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, juvenile crime, at whatever proportion, is a problem in every community, and WHEREAS, any incidence of juvenile crime is a compound tragedy since not only is a crime committed, but the offender is a reminder of the tragic waste of our most precious resource - our young citizens, and WHEREAS, Television Station WMT will present the powerful docu- mentary, Scared Straight, on Monday, May 7, 1979, at 8:30 P.m. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robeh.t A. Veveaa, blalfoh oA.the Cit) o4 Iowa City, Iola, heaeby paocCa-um .the week o4 May 7 - 12, 1979, as JUVENILE CRIME AWARENESS WEEK, and wcge ate ci,tizelm .to join .in an attempt .to communicate .the con- cean we aU ehaae luith %egaAd .to .thio .i-eaue. MAYUK Signed -ill Iola city, Iowa, .th.id 8th day o4 May 1979. 9/y ' MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES I90IIIES i CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CLIg1Ila' X11(_, I111,1i ;!! I'l 1' ;Vv,/,, 1,11 V 11 'V,./A ', ;j , (, IIS "i4.18C0 - PRoCLAMA710N WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City is a major center of health care in the nation, and (WHEREAS, Mercy Hospital, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center constitute an invaluable community human resource, and WHEREAS, national concern for health care costs is being addressed individ- ually by each of the Iowa City facilities, and (WHEREAS, Mercy Hospital has received national recognition for energy con- servation, was the first hospital in Iowa to have a Cost Containment Committee, was amona the charter members certified by the Iowa Cost Containment Connittee, and is well -represented by Sister Mary Venarda, Mercy's administrator and state co-chairman of the Voluntary Effort in Iowa, and WHEREAS, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, being the nation's largest university -owned teaching hospitals, perennially ranks among the country's most efficient health care centers of its type; has been certified as a "cost containment hospital" by the Iowa Cost Con- tainment Committee; has reduced the average length of stay for patients admitted during fiscal year 1977-78 from 8.4 to 7.9 days; and has vig- orously incorporated a variety of energy conservation measures into the design and construction of its extensive remodeling and facilities replacement programs, and (WHEREAS, The Veterans Administration Medical Center has the theme "Prevention Cuts Health 5's" for National Health Week, is exemplifing preventive testing and educational exhibits for the benefit of employees and patients, and cooperates with the other Iowa City hsopitals to main- tain quality patient care while holding the line on increases in health i costs, and I WHERCAS, this week has been designated National Hospital Week, N111, THEREFORE, 1, Robca# A. pevena, Ilayoh o6 rhe City o6 1oav City pIoclaim the meek ah May 6 - 12, 1979, as lona City Ilosp-Oaf. Week, and I uage att c.i.t(zen6 .to give speciat necognttion .to ouA CocaE hosp.Ltafs tlLis week and io extend appnec.ia.tion Jon invatuaLlfe, cost e4¢eetive. w- v.icea .to evenyone assoeiated with oun nationctUy aceogntzed haspi,tat6 throughout the. yeaa. / Silplcd .ill lonxt C.i ty, loatt, this S,th day o5 Ilay 1979. MICROFILMED BY JORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS -DES 1401NES 9i.S