Proclamation 5624.
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101 STAT. 2095 Proclamation 5624 of April 3, 1987 Interstate Commerce Commission Day, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As Americans, we can be proud of our unsurpassed surface transportation system and of the free enterprise that made private sector development of that system possible. For the past 100 years, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the first independent administrative agency, has been responsible for regulatory oversight of our surface transportation system.
For a century, the Commission has carried out its missions with dedication and with commitment to a national surface transportation system second to none. The Commission’s role in regulating transportation has changed constantly and is changing even now, regulation by government is giving way to regulation by market competition, and both the transportation industry and the consumer are better off as a result. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 96, has designated April 3, 1987, as “Interstate Commerce Commission Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 3, 1987, as Interstate Commerce Commission Day. I invite the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.
RONALD REAGAN 5625 April 6, 1987 Know Your Cholesterol Week, 1987 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5625 of April 6, 1987 Know Your Cholesterol Week, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Heart disease and heart attacks are the primary cause of death among Americans. Scientific research has clearly established elevated blood cholesterol as one of the three major modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease.
Research has also demonstrated the encouraging news that people can reduce their risk of heart disease by lowering high blood cholesterol. Having blood cholesterol checked is the only way to know whether we are at high risk or not. The testing of cholesterol level is the first step toward 101 STAT. 2096identifying and controlling a serious condition that is a major contributor to America’s number one killer. More than 20 medical, public health, and voluntary health organizations have joined with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to form the National Cholesterol Education Program.
These and other organizations have endorsed “Know Your Cholesterol” as an educational theme of this national effort. The Congress, by Public Law 100–13, has designated the week of April 5 through April 11, 1987, as “Know Your Cholesterol Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of April 5 through April 11, 1987, as Know Your Cholesterol Week.
I urge all Americans to become familiar with the dangers of high blood cholesterol and to take steps to determine their cholesterol levels and discuss the implications of their cholesterol measurement at their next visit to their doctor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh. RONALD REAGAN 5626 April 8, 1987 National Fonner POW Recognition Day, 1987 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5626 of April 8, 1987 National Fonner POW Recognition Day, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation More than 80,000 Americans living today are former prisoners of war.
Many of these courageous men and women were subjected for months and years to brutal and inhumane treatment by their captors, in violation of international codes and customs for the treatment of prisoners of war. Many prisoners died or were disabled; all suffered prolonged and extraordinary hardships. The members of their families also endured torment, the agony of prolonged separation or of having no word of their loved ones. The great courage and sacrifices of American prisoners of war and their families will live in the memory of our countrymen forever.
These patriots—who served and suffered and prevailed for love of our country—deserve every tribute from a Nation proud and solemnly grateful for their faith and their valor. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 47, has designated April 9, 1987, as “National Former POW Recognition Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 9, 1987, National Former POW Recog-101 STAT. 2097nition Day, and I urge all Americans to acknowledge the special debt we owe to our fellow citizens who underwent a great ordeal in the service of our country, and to their families.
I also call upon government officials and private organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh. RONALD REAGAN 5627 April 8, 1987 Small Business Week, 1987 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5627 of April 8, 1987 Small Business Week, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation An essential part of our heritage as Americans is our free enterprise system.
America’s millions of small business men and women exemplify the freedoms we all have—the freedoms to produce and create wealth as we choose, to earn and save and invest, to make opportunities for ourselves and others. Our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness include and presuppose these rights, and our system of limited constitutional government enshrines them and protects them equally for all. We should be extremely grateful to all entrepreneurs for reminding us in their daily lives of the blessings and importance of economic freedom.
We can also be grateful for small business men and women’s tremendous contributions to our economy, our competitiveness, and our entire way of life. They create wealth. They develop new products and services, enhance existing ones, offer jobs and opportunities to millions of other Americans, and help fuel our economic expansion for the benefit of all. Their innovation, initiative, and example prompt hundreds of thousands of Americans, including young people, to join their ranks and start their own small businesses each year.
In just this way. through the years, have America’s communities been born, our people employed, our towns and cities grown. The creativity, confidence, and skills of small business men and women help ensure that America will continue to grow and prosper in freedom and opportunity. That is a source of great pride to every American. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of May 10 through May 16, 1987, as Small Business Week, and I urge all Americans to join with me in saluting our small business men and women by observing that week with appropriate activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the 101 STAT. 2098Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh. RONALD REAGAN 5628 April 9, 1987 Education Day, U.S.A., 1987 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5628 of April 9, 1987 Education Day, U.S.A., 1987 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Parents and educators recognize a sacred trust to help children learn about the world in which we live, about all that has gone before, and about all that can be.
This trust includes teaching our children about the whole of civilization and humanity’s quest for truth, so that they will learn the great lesson that wisdom, love, decency, moral courage, and compassion, as well as technical knowledge and sharpened skills, must be part of everyone’s education and everyone’s lifework. American history teaches this lesson well, and American culture, both its weaknesses and its strengths, testifies to its importance. But this lesson needs continual reinforcement.
Because education is vital to our children and to the future of all Americans, we do well to call attention to the unflagging efforts of the many people who stress excellence and completeness in education. One of them is the leader of the worldwide Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whose 85th birthday falls on April 10. The Lubavitch movement has fostered teaching of the ethical values that make civilization possible and that enrich life for everyone.
We can be most grateful for all who seek to endow our children with the precious heritage that others have built and preserved for us. In recognition of Rabbi Schneerson’s achievements and in celebration of his 85th birthday, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 200, has designated April 10, 1987, as “Education Day, U.S.A.” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 10, 1987, as Education Day, U.S.A., and call upon the people of the United States, and in particular our teachers and other educational leaders, to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh. RONALD REAGAN 5629 April 9, 1987 Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1987 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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