Proclamation 5795.
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102 STAT. 4988 Proclamation 5795 of April 13, 1988 National Stuttering Awareness Week, 1988 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The uniquely human ability to communicate thoughts through speech allows us to share our ideas almost as quickly as they occur, with little conscious effort. But for the more than three million Americans who stutter, speech is associated with struggle. Rapid-fire repetitions of sounds, prolonged vowels, and verbal blocks disrupt the smooth and easy flow of speech and limit the spontaneous exchange of ideas and feelings.
Many stutterers suffer frustration and embarrassment that can lead to harmful emotional stress. Stuttering has a tendency to be inherited, and it affects four times as many males as females. Children usually outgrow stuttering before reaching adulthood. When the disorder continues or begins in adults, it is considered chronic and very difficult to control. Just what causes stuttering is not yet known, but research is providing clues. In normal speech, the brain and more than 100 muscles of the vocal system work together to produce fluent sounds.
Within the larynx, one set of muscles contracts to pull the vocal folds apart and works in close coordination with the set of muscles that allows the folds to close. In stuttered speech, however, these muscle sets do not coordinate properly, preventing normal movement of the vocal folds. Focusing on this specific malfunction, scientists at the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) have developed a promising, but as yet experimental, treatment for severe chronic adult stutterers.
Injections to the larynx temporarily paralyze one of the muscles, easing the disruptive tug-of-war between opposing muscles and thereby improving speech. The NINCDS leads the Federal government’s research effort on stuttering, funding projects around the country in addition to conducting studies in its own laboratories. Research supported by private volunatry health agencies adds to the growing pool of knowledge. These private organizations also provide invaluable counseling and other services to stutterers and their families.
Together, Federal and private groups call attention to simple ways the public can help; for example, many stutterers actually improve their speech when listeners know to be patient and supportive. To enhance public awareness of stuttering, the Congress, by Public Law 100–263, has designated the period of May 9 through May 15, 1988, as “National Stuttering Awareness Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the period of May 9 through May 15, 1988, as National Stuttering Awareness Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, 102 STAT. 4989and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth. RONALD REAGAN 5796 April 13, 1988 Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week, 1988 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5796 of April 13, 1988 Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week, 1988 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Gaucher’s disease, the most common of a group of inherited disorders known as lipid storage diseases, afflicts more than 20,000 Americans.
It most commonly strikes people of Eastern European Jewish descent, affecting approximately one in every 2,500 people in this group. Investigators at the Federal government’s National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) discovered that Gaucher’s disease is caused by the failure of the body to produce an enzyme needed to break down fatty substances called lipids that arise from the normal renewal of the body’s cells and tissues. In Gaucher’s disease, a specific lipid builds up in body tissues, causing enlargement of the spleen and liver, bone pain, and fractures.
In severe cases, serious neurological disorders may occur. NINCDS scientists and other investigators supported by both public and private funds have narrowed the search for effective management and treatment of this disease. It is now possible to identify carriers of Gaucher’s disease. The gene responsible for producing the needed enzyme has been cloned and its structure in normal individuals and Gaucher’s disease patients is being studied. Scientists are continuing to refine techniques for replacing the missing enzyme as a useful form of therapy.
They are also examining methods that may eventually allow them to replace the defective gene and provide a permanent cure. Gaucher’s patients are further encouraged and sustained by the work of dedicated voluntary health agencies such as the National Gaucher Foundation, These groups provide information and services to patients and their families and work closely with the NINCDS to promote research. When Gaucher’s disease is finally conquered, it will be thanks to the cooperative efforts of both private and Federal agencies.
To enhance public awareness of Gaucher’s disease, the Congress, by Public Law 100–254, has designated the week beginning October 16, 1988, as “Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning October 16, 1988, as Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight. 102 STAT. 4990 and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth. RONALD REAGAN 5797 April 18, 1988 Crime Victims Week, 1988 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5797 of April 18, 1988 Crime Victims Week, 1988 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The principle of liberty and justice for all is one of our Nation’s most fundamental goals and responsibilities.
The vicious conduct of criminals against innocent, law-abiding citizens, however, continues to victimize millions of Americans each year. Our heritage of liberty and justice for all is threatened by this toll, so all of us—government officials, the criminal justice system, opinion-makers, and members of the public—must heed and help crime victims. Crime Victims Week is a fitting time for reflection on ways to assist fully those of us whose unalienable rights have been violated by criminals.
Victims of crime carry a burden inconceivable to others, and America is turning its attention to their plight. We must always remember that the responsibility for crimes lies with those who commit them, not with the innocent victims. Seven years ago, my Administration took some first steps toward meeting crime victims’ needs. Since then, we have made great progress, with the President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime, the Attorney General’s Task Force on Family Violence, and the President’s Child Safety Partnership.
The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 established a Crime Victims Fund in the U.S. Treasury that is financed by penalty assessments on all convicted Federal defendants. The same Act also authorized U.S. Attorneys to recover the proceeds of literary endeavors of certain violent criminals. Across our Nation, private citizens and groups, criminal justice personnel, service providers, and victims of crime themselves are helping— working for legislative reforms, monitoring court procedures, accompanying law officers to crime scenes, offering emotional support to crime victims and their families, and sparing countless people from the unjust burdens imposed by lack of concern or understanding.
Those who so successfully attend to the needs and rights of innocent victims of crime deserve our gratitude and our assistance as they seek “liberty and justice for all.” The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 234, has designated the week beginning April 17, 1988, as “Crime Victims 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 beginning April 17, 1988, as Crime Victims Week.
I urge government officials and all citizens to continue to help crime victims and to treat them with respect, consideration, compassion, and fairness, for the sake of justice and human dignity. 102 STAT. 4991 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth. RONALD REAGAN 5798 April 20, 1988 Jewish Heritage Week, 1988 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5798 of April 20, 1988 Jewish Heritage Week, 1988 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The heritage of the Jewish people finds expression in America today just as in the days of our Founders.
During Jewish Heritage Week, we recall that throughout our history the American people have drawn inspiration from and analogies to Jewish history. That history—which in this century alone includes the horrors of the Holocaust, the establishment of the modern State of Israel, and the current struggle of Soviet Jewry for freedom—symbolizes himianity’s long and continuing quest for liberty. Happily, the United States, the land of the free, has become home to a thriving Jewish community whose members have made inestimable contributions to our national life.
Jews have distinguished themselves in virtually every field, to the benefit of us all. Jewish Heritage Week, which this year includes April 21, the 40th anniversary of the founding of Israel, is a fitting occasion for us to study once again the lessons of Jewish history and to rededicate ourselves to the ideals of freedom for all peoples. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 527, has designated the period of April 17 through April 24, 1988, as “Jewish Heritage Week” and has 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 period of April 17 through April 24, 1988, as Jewish Heritage Week. I call upon the people of the United States, interested organizations, and Federal, State, and local government officials to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth.
RONALD REAGAN 5799 April 20, 1988 Law Day, U.S.A., 1988 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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