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Home My WebLink About1974-10-15 ProclamationEl MAYOR EDGAR CZARNECKI COUNCKMEMRERS C L -T.e' iRANDT FENNY DAYMSEN CAROL d.FROSSE J. PATRICK WMTE P R O C L A M A T I O N CIVIC CENTER. 410 E WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 3111-354-1800 DENNIS KRAFT. ACTING CITY MANAGER WHEREAS, working women constitute thirty-three million of the Nation's working force, and are constantly striving to serve their communities, their states, and their nation in civic and cultural programs, and WHEREAS, major goals of business and professional women are to help create better conditions for business women through the study of social, educational, economic, and political problems; to help them be of greater service to their community; to further friendship with women throughout the world, and WHEREAS, all of us are proud of their leadership in these many fields of endeavor, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Edgar. Cza&necki., Mayo& o5 .the City o6 Iowa City, do heAeby p&ocea.i.m OetobeA 20 - 26, 1974, a.6 NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S GEEK 6pon6o&ed by the Nati.onaZ FedeAa; i.on o6 Bu6.ine64 and Pno6e,6e:iona.0 Women',6 Ctubb, Inc., and uAge att ci t i.zenh in Iowa City, atC civic and bnateAnae g&oup6, atZ educat.ionat amociaaonb atE news media,. and oche& community o&gan.izati.on6 to join .in thi.6 6atute to wo&Fii.ng women by eneou&ag.ing and p&o- moti.ng the ceteb&a ion ob the aeh.ievement6 o6 a t bua.ine66 and p&o5e66.ionat women a6 they eontie,i.bute daily to ouA economic, civic, and. cuttw%aat pu&po6e6. Dated .in Iowa City, Iowa, this 14th day o6 OctobeA E 1 l MAYOR EDGAR CZARNECKI COUNCRMEMKERS C l -1.nRRANDT PENNY DAVIDSEN CAROL GPIOSSE I. PATRICK WMTE P R O C L A M A T I O N CMC CENTER. 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 319-354-18M DENNIS KRAFT, ACTING CITY MANAGER WHEREAS, each year the peoples of the world celebrate October 24 as United Nations Day, recalling the date in 1945 when the United Nations Charter came into force, and WHEREAS, this is an appropriate occasion for people everywhere to renew their adherence to.the Charter ideals of peace and human rights and their determination to promote economic and social progress and a greater measure of justice and freedom for all, NOW, THEREFORE, I, EdgaA Czanneeiii., Mayors o6 Iowa City, to heAeby puc.Caim Thwt4day, OctobeA 24, 1974, az UNITED NATIONS DAY and Batt upon aU the citizene o6 Iowa City to obaeAve that day inthe the epi i t o6 common puApoa e exp teAz ed .in .the United Nation ChaAten.. I "k aZZ citize►vs to obeeAve United Nationb Day with a kende o6 nededieation to the high tnuthb which we in the United Statex hold to be ze2.6-evident, as expAezzed 6oA ua in the Constitution and the BiZZ 06 Righta, and bon aCt the woAtd .in the Chanter. 06 the United Nation. Dated .in Iowa City, Iocac, thda 14th day o6 OctobeA E P R O C L A M A T I O N CIVIC CENTER. 410 E WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY. IOWA 52740 710 354 1000 Df NN IS KI(AI I. ACI INC. CI Y MANAGE F% WHEREAS, the Friends of Children of Viet Nam was formed to aid the orphans of South Viet Nam, and WHEREAS, the number of abandoned children increases daily despite the American troop withdrawal, and WHEREAS, the latest reports show an estimated 100,000 - 200,000 American -fathered orphans in Viet Nam, and WHEREAS, the mortality rate among these children often reaches eighty percent, and WHEREAS, lives have been saved merely by providing these orphans with food, clothing, medicine, and WHEREAS, the Iowa City Chapter of the Friends of Children of Viet Nam is committed to raising funds to help the unfortunate children in this war-torn area, and will observe "Friends of Children of Viet Nam Week" from October 20 - 26, 1974, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Edgar. Czah.nec i., Mayon ob Iowa City, do heh.eby pao- cCaim the week o6 OatobeA 20 - 26, 1974, " FRIENDS OF CHILDREN OF VIET NAM WEEK, and urge a t c tizen.6 to 6uppoxt thin human,i- .taA i.an caub e. Dated .in Iowa City, Tom, tJUz 14th day o6 OcttobeA 11 MAYOR EDGAR CZARNECKI COUNCKMEM1ER1 C. C -I.- IRANDT PENNY DAVOSEN CAROL d."OSSE 1 PATRICK WMTE P R O C L A M A T I O N DENNIS KRAFT, ACTINO CITY MANAGER WHEREAS, Tuesday, October 15, is by state law White Cane Safety Day in Iowa; and WHEREAS, Section 321.332 of the 1973 Code of Iowa provides that only persons totally or partially blind may carry or use on the streets, highways, and public places of the state any canes white in color or white tipped with red; and WHEREAS, Section 321.333 of the 1973 Code of Iowa provides that any operator of a motor vehicle .who approaches or comes in contact with a person wholly or partially blind carrying a cane white in color orwhitetipped.with red, or being led by a guide dog wearing a harness, shall immediately take such precautions as may be Necessary to avoid -accident or injury to the person carrying a cane white in color or white tipped with red or being led by a guide dog;_ and WHEREAS, Iowa public policy has declared that blind persons shall be given equal consideration for work in both the public and private sectors and stimulated to participate fully in community activities of their choice. NOW, THEREFORE, I, EdgaA R. Czahneehi., MayoA o6 .the City o6 Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby pude i,m Tuesday, October 15, 1974, as WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY .in Iowa City, Iowa, and eaU upon our citizens .to Aeeognize .the individuat worth and productive ta.E' entz o6 o uA Mind neighbor s and observe the .eaves apptieabte to thei/L use o6 ouA atneets, s.ideu tkz , highways, and pubt i c 6ae i,E;i t ies . Dated t o Iowa City, I om, this 9t1t day o6 October, 1974