Proclamation 6220.
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105 STAT. 2452 Proclamation 6220 of October 30, 1990 National Awareness Month for Children With Cancer, 1990 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Thanks to the dramatic progress that has been made in early diagnosis and treatment of the disease, young cancer victims and their families no longer need to relinquish their dreams for the future. In many cases, advances in science and technology are bringing hope and healing where there once was only fear and loss.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the number of child deaths from cancer in the United States declined by 36 percent between 1973 and 1987—a significant change in a relatively short period of time. Today three out of every four children diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease are being cured. Since 1960, our ability to treat other serious forms of cancer such as Wilm’s tumor and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has improved markedly—nearly 50 percent more children are living for at least five years after diagnosis.
The Department also reports that the number of children surviving acute lymphocytic leukemia has risen by 25 percent since 1974. Nevertheless, despite such encouraging progress, cancer continues to be the leading cause of death by disease among children between the ages of 3 and 14. Families facing the specter of childhood cancer need the best possible medical care and emotional support we can provide. Many need financial help as well. Every family touched by childhood cancer needs the support of its relatives, neighbors, teachers, and clergy.
Parents need the understanding and compassion of their employers, and brothers and sisters of young cancer victims need special consideration, both at home and in school. Young cancer patients themselves need every opportunity to express and pursue the fresh, unjaded dreams that are the hallmark of childhood. Many private organizations and government agencies throughout the United States are working to meet the needs of children with cancer. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), operating within the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government’s principal agency for cancer research.
In cooperation with universities and research institutes throughout the Nation, the NCI is engaged in treatment studies for 14 types of childhood cancer. Yielding new and refined methods of treatment, these studies are helping to improve the prognoses for many young cancer victims. For example, many children whose bone cancer, in the past, might have required the amputation of an arm or leg can now benefit from surgical techniques that allow them to keep their limbs without diminished chances of survival.
In addition to advances in research and technology, rehabilitation programs are likewise helping to improve the quality of life enjoyed by young cancer patients. Recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the brain and nervous system, for example, are making it possible for many of those who must use artificial limbs to control them by brain impulses. 105 STAT. 2453 Hundreds of private voluntary organizations at both the national and local levels—including the American Cancer Society, the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, the Leukemia Society of America, and the Ronald McDonald Foundation—are helping parents and children to cope with the emotional and financial stresses created by cancer treatment and rehabilitation.
Through the generosity of these and other groups, young cancer patients and their parents may obtain free air travel to treatment centers; parents may benefit from low-cost lodging while their little one is receiving treatment far from home; and youngsters themselves may have the opportunity to spend time at a special summer camp or to see an earnest wish fulfilled. This month we recognize the dedication and hard work of all those scientists, health care professionals, and volunteers who are working to overcome childhood cancer and to assist its victims.
We also reaffirm our admiration and support for the courageous youngsters and parents who struggle with this disease. NOW, THEREFORE, I. GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 1990 as National Awareness Month for Children with Cancer. I encourage all Americans to observe this month through appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth.
GEORGE BUSH 6221 November 2, 1990 For a National Day of Prayer, November 2, 1990 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 6221 of November 2, 1990 For a National Day of Prayer, November 2, 1990 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Throughout American history, the people of this Nation have depended on Almighty God for guidance and wisdom. Both Scripture and experience confirm that the Lord hears the prayers of those who place their trust in Him.
Time and again, in peril and uncertainty, doubt and decision, we Americans have turned to God in prayer and, in so doing, found strength and direction. Today the United States and, indeed, all civilized countries are being challenged by a dictator who would brazenly deny the sovereignty of other nations in order to achieve regional hegemony and to wield undue influence over the global economy. Iraqi forces continue to occupy neighboring Kuwait, terrorizing that nation’s citizens in an affront to international law and fundamental standards of morality.
Scores of U.S. civilians and citizens of other nations continue to be held hostage under inhuman conditions in both Kuwait and Iraq. Thousands have been made refugees fleeing from aggression in Kuwait and brutality in Iraq. To deter further aggression, thousands of American 105 STAT. 2454service men and women have been deployed and remain on duty in the demanding climate of the Persian Gulf region. They, too, face considerable hardship and danger. We are grateful for the loyalty, devotion to duty, and sacrifices of the members of our Armed Forces.
Yet we know that military strength alone cannot save a nation or bring it prosperity and peace: as the Scripture speaks, “Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” With these grave concerns before us, we do well to recall as a Nation the power of faith and the efficacy of prayer. The Psalmist proclaimed: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Today let us turn to Him, both as individuals and as a Nation, to ask for His continued mercy and guidance.
Let us pray for peace in the Persian Gulf, and let us ask the Lord to protect all those Americans and citizens of other nations, who are working to uphold the universal cause of freedom and justice half a world away from home. May it please the Lord to grant all leaders of nations involved in this crisis the wisdom and courage to work towards its just and speedy resolution. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 673, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating November 2, 1990, as a National Day of Prayer.
NOW, THEREFORE. I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 2, 1990, as a National Day of Prayer for American service personnel and American civilians stationed or held hostage in the Persian Gulf region. I urge all Americans to pause on this day to pray for these individuals and their families. I ask that prayer be made for the commanders of American military forces in the region and leaders in other nations that have deployed military forces in the Middle East to stop this aggression.
I also urge the American people and their elected representatives to give thanks to God for His mercy and goodness and humbly to ask for His continued help and guidance in all our endeavors. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH 6222 November 3, 1990 National Week To Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 6222 of November 3, 1990 National Week To Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During the brutal famine that struck the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1932 to 1933, more than seven million men, women, and children died of starvation.
Tragically—and to the horror of all those who cherish the blessings of life and liberty—this deadly famine was 105 STAT. 2455not caused by drought or by failed harvests. Rather, it resulted from a cruel and deliberate effort to destroy the spirit and the will of the Ukrainian people. Between 1932 and 1933 the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, willfully permitted and even encouraged mass starvation in Ukraine. In an effort to enforce the collectivization of agriculture and to eliminate resistance to Moscow’s rule by terror, Soviet authorities not only seized Ukrainian farmers’ 1932 crop but also prevented desperately needed aid from reaching impoverished villages.
The United States Commission on the Ukraine Famine, mandated by the Congress to study this terrible tragedy and to expand public knowledge of it, has substantiated the belief that the famine was indeed the result of deliberate policies of the Soviet Government of that time. After months of hearings, eyewitness testimony, and the careful consideration of other documentation, the Commission concluded: “There is no doubt that large numbers of inhabitants of the Ukrainian SSR and the North Caucasus Territory starved to death in a man-made famine in 1932–1933, caused by the seizure of the 1932 crop by Soviet authorities.
” This year the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Communist Party acknowledged that the famine was caused and sustained by Stalin and his associates. The current Soviet Government, led by President Gorbachev, has begun to confront the terrible legacy of Stalin and his era. It has begun to take important initial steps toward filling in the “blank pages” of Soviet history and ensuring the respect for human rights and human dignity that is essential to prevent such events from ever happening again.
These steps are important, and they are encouraging. As the United States Commission on the Ukraine Famine asserted, it is hoped that the lessons learned through this terrible tragedy, including “the concealment of criminal policies by those who perpetrate them,” might provide insights which can be of use in confronting the challenges of similar events. This week, in commemorating the Ukraine famine, we reaffirm our determination to do just that. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 329, has designated the week of November 3 through November 10, 1990, as “National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933.
” The Congress has also requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of November 3 through November 10, 1990, as National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that express our continued determination to uphold the God-given and inalienable rights and dignity of all human beings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH 6223 November 8, 1990 To Designate Nicaragua as a Beneficiary Country for Purposes of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation