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i~l~erea~, Distxlet El~r Kevin $. Rinl~er I, and tJ~e mernJ~ers o~ Victory
Temple Church of the Apostolic: ~aith, Inc. are celebrati,g the 5th
Anniversary of their presence in Iowa City, and
~U~t~g~,~, their um~ue and inspirationS. xrnpaet here in Iowa City has
been recognize~ through ~e preac ~.h~ng of the Gospel to over 1,000
souls, re.s~ting in victory and deliverance for many within this
comml~lty, and
~t~g, Victory Temple's motto "a victorious people on the move for
Christ" has~oeen made evident throug~ the est~bllsh~. ent o.f many
comrn-~ity based programs t '.mclu'ding programs ~or sul~stanc. e
abuse, vi~ .etims of sexua~ and physical abuse, Johnson County Youth
Mentorship and a church-sponsored day care canter,
~0W, ~t~l:g, I, Naomi J. Novick, Ma~or of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the weekend of September 20-22, 1996,
to be
in Iowa City, and invite all citizens to join in commemorating the
successful es~blishrnent of this organization within our progressive
academic community.
t~.igned '.m Iowa City, Iowa,
s 24th day of September, 1996.
~g~'~.~, the problems o~ domestic violence are not co~ne~ to any
~o~ o~ ~o~. of ~o~1~, ~t =o~ ~ ~=o~o~=,
ra~m, ~e~on~ preference, ~ so~e~ ~ers; an~
~~, ~e ~e o~ ~omes~c ~olence ~oIates ~ ~u~'s p~va~,
p~y~c~, emo6on~, se~, p~c~olo~c~ an~ econo~c consol
~e~, ~e ~pa~ of domes~c ~olance is ~de r~g~g, affe~g ~e
f~y ~volved as we~ as ~e ~o~i~ as a whole; and
~r~, o~y a conceded co~ effo~ ~vol~g educa~on and
~o~on-b~g ~ h~lp work towed ~n~g ~ ~.
~, ~r~r~, I, Nao~ J. No~ck, Mayor of ~e Ci~ of Iowa Cid, do
hereby prod~ ~ mon~ of O~ober 1996 to be
and urge all citizens of Iowa City to actively participate in the sched.~. ed
activities and programs sponsored by the Domestic Violence Intervention
Program to educate themselves about, and work toward, the elimination
of family vioknce.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
thia 24th day of October, 1996.
~Mayor
o[ Iowa Cit
ilg~re~, in 1996, 1,600 Iowa women will be diagnosed with breast
cancer and 620 Will die from the disease, and
~tr,~g, early detection could ,spare ,as m~y as one-third of those
lives. However, research shows that only a small percentage of
women in Iowa are receiving scre. e, ni?g ma.uunograms in
accordance with nationally-accepted guidelines, and
~1~7"~, the American Cancer Society recommends screening for
breast cancer including a routine mammography, exarnination by
a physician, and morttidy breast seLf. examination.
.~OW, ~eref~rl~, in recognition of the important, llfe-saving early
detection practices av~tilable for breast cancer, I, Naomi J. NovicN,
Mayor of the .City of Iowa~ City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the
month of Octol:er 1996 to be
reast Ortner Rwareness
and october 19, 1996 to be
ammo vap ,
in Iowa City, and in doing so, enco~age_ ~ wo.me.n '.m Iowa City to
become aware that they are at risk and to Check with thezr doctors to see
ff they should have a mammogram. I also urge each and every resident
of Iowa City to make sure that the women they care about participate in
this program.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
tl~s 24th day of September, 1996.
the things we heat in our homes - cooking and heating
eqmpment - ave the two leading causes of home fi~es; and
~er~a~, smokln~ materials are the number one cause of fire deaths in
the United ~'tates; and
~r.~a~, most he. sting equipme. nt fires start as a result of
misuse or
~mproper maintenance; and
~Jet:tag, careless disposal of smoking materials is the major cause of
those types of fifes; anal
~trea~, the fire service of the Iowa City Fire Department is dechcated
t.o the safety of life and property from the ;~evastating effects of
fire; and
~rta~, tho,se mem~ra. o.f the fire ser~.~ce ~e !oined by ,oth, er
concerned citizens o~ this city, as wel~ as businesses, schools,
service clubs, and organization~ in their fire safety efforts; and
~I~mas, the lo~al efforts of the fire service are supported by the
activities of such as the American Burn Association,
or~anizatxons . .
the American l~ed Cross, the Congressional Fire S. enuce Institute~
the Fire Marshals Association of lqorth America, the Interns.tic.hal
Association of Arson Investigators, the International AssocuaUon
of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the
International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, ~e
National Association of State Fire Marshals, ~.e Nation~ F~re
Protection Association, the .Na. tion.al. Volunteer F~re Council, and
the United States Fire Admm~.stration; and
the peop!e..o.fcity are , gea, to.hr, e
prevention acUwties at l~ome, wor~., ana scUooi, to Ueea tUe
message: Let s Hear It For F~re Sa~et~l Test Your Detectors as
the 19~6 Fire Prevention week theme'suggests.
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)~1011~, _i'~t~t~re, I, Nao,,,; Noviek, lVl.ayor o[ ~e.Cit~ o[ Iowa Ci.ty, Iowa,
~1o hereby proclaim ~e weet~ o~ October 6-12, 1996, to ~e
_ City of_Iowa Ci!~, Iowa. Tt~ wee]~ commemorates the drear
Chicago Fire o{ 1871. wI, ich Idllet 250 persons, le~t 100,000 hom~]ess,
and ~1~ ~an 17,000
stroyecl more lml]cli~t~s.
Signeel in Iowa City, Iowa,
t~ 2~-J~ ~]ay of 8epten~r, 1996.