Proclamation 3451.

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76 Stat. 1450 Proclamation 3451 NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America February 26, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS accidents result in disabling injuries and often death to a million farm residents each year; and WHEREAS those farm accidents are responsible for needless suffering and incapacity, and cause wasteful economic losses to both the farm community and the Nation; and WHEREAS all Americans are concerned about the safety and well-being of farm families from whom we receive our abundance of food and other essential agricultural commodities; and WHEREAS nearly one hundred thousand voluntary leaders, two million farm families and one million 4-H Club boys and girls actively participated in the farm, home, and highway safety training program last year; and WHEREAS the annual records show a notable and steady decline in the number and rate of accidents among farm people as a direct result of this national program of self-training under sound guidance; and WHEREAS that decline in farm accidents demonstrates the value of community and national farm safety activities:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby call on the people of the Nation to observe the week beginning July 22, 1962, as National Farm Safety Week, and I urge all citizens in our great farm community to actively heed the theme “Family Safety—At Work and Play.” I also urge all persons and organizations allied with agriculture to join in a strong, concerted effort to reduce the number of farm, home, and highway accidents. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 26th day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3452 February 26, 1962 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3452 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America February 26, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS April 14, 1962, will be the seventy-second anniversary of the establishment by the American Republics of our inter-American system, now known as the Organization of American States; and 76 Stat. 1451 WHEREAS the people and the Government of the United States are allied with their good neighbors, the other free Republics of this Hemisphere, in their resolution to remain free and their obligation to defend the foundations of freedom; and WHEREAS the free peoples of this Hemisphere have likewise joined in an Alliance for Progress with the objective of homes, work and land, health and schools for all citizens, so that freedom may be assured an environment in which it can develop and stay strong; and WHEREAS the United States of America throughout these seventy-two years has supported staunchly those ideals of cooperation for the common good and solidarity for the common safeguard, both basic to our inter-American system, through which, in the words of the late President Franklin D.

Roosevelt, the peoples of the Americas have developed a faith in freedom and its fulfillment arising “from a common hope and a common design given us by our fathers in differing form but with a simple aim: freedom and security of the individual, which has become the foundation of our peace”: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Saturday, April 14, 1962, as Pan American Day, and the period from April 8 through April 14, 1962, as Pan American Week; and I call upon the Governors of the fifty States of the Union, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Governors of all other areas under the United States flag to issue similar proclamations.

I also urge all United States citizens and interested organizations to participate in commemorating Pan American Day and Pan American Week in view of the importance of inter-American friendship to our own national welfare and that of the neighbor Republics, and in testimony to the circumstances of culture, geography, and history which have allied our destinies as defenders of liberty within law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 26th day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3453 March 5, 1962 NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, 1962 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3453 NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, 1962 By the President of the United States of America March 5, 1962 A Proclamation WHEREAS many millions of our fellow countrymen are engaged in recreational boating; and WHEREAS increasing public participation in this healthy, outdoor sport has emphasized the need for greater attention to courtesy and safety to minimize boating incidents of the type which often lead to boating mishaps; and WHEREAS concerted community action is required to attain the goal of making boating one of the safest family sports; and 76 Stat. 1452 WHEREAS, in recognition of the value of maintaining high safety standards on our waterways, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved[36 USC 161](/us/usc/t36/s161).

June 4, 1958 (72 Stat. 179), has requested the President to proclaim annually the week that includes the Fourth of July as National Safe Boating Week: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do hereby designate the week beginning July 1, 1962, as National Safe Boating Week. In pursuance of the objectives of this Proclamation, I urge all persons, organizations, and Governmental agencies interested in recreational boating and safety afloat to publicize and observe National Safe Boating Week.

I also invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to join in this observance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 5th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence [seal] of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth.

John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3454 March 19, 1962 MODIFICATION OF TRADE AGREEMENT CONCESSION AND ADJUSTMENT OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MACHINE-WOVEN PILE FLOOR COVERINGS Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3454 MODIFICATION OF TRADE AGREEMENT CONCESSION AND ADJUSTMENT OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MACHINE-WOVEN PILE FLOOR COVERINGS By the President of the United States of America March 19, 1962 A Proclamation 1.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1351), on October 30, 1947 the President entered into a trade agreement with certain foreign countries, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, including a schedule of United States concessions, and the Protocol of Provisional Application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, together with a Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment (61 Stat.

(Pts. 5 and 6) A7, All, and A2051), and by Proclamation No. 2761A of December 16, 1947 (61 Stat. (Pt. 2) 1103) be proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out that agreement on and after January 1, 1948, which proclamation has been supplemented by several subsequent proclamations; 2.

WHEREAS the said General Agreement has been supplemented by several subsequent agreements, including the Sixth Protocol of Supplementary Concessions to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of May 23, 1956 (7 UST (Pt. 2) 1086), and the President, by 76 Stat. 1453Proclamation No. 3140 of June 13, 1956 (70 Stat. C33), proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out the said agreements on and after June 30, 1956; 3.

WHEREAS the trade agreement specified in the second recital of this proclamation included a supplementary schedule of United States concessions, hereinafter referred to as “Schedule XX-1956”; 4. WHEREAS the prevailing United States tariff concession under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as supplemented, on Wilton carpets, rugs, and mats; Brussels carpets, rugs and mats; velvet or tapestry carpets, rugs, and mats; and carpets, rugs, and mats of like character or description (hereinafter referred to as “the designated machine-woven pile floor coverings”) is included in item 1117(a) in Part I of Schedule XX-1956, and the current United States duty reflecting the said prevailing tariff concession is that specified in Column “C” of said item 1117(a); 5.

WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report of its Investigation No. 7–104 under section 7 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1364), on the basis of which investigation, and a hearing held in connection therewith, the Commission has found that, as a result in part of the duty reflecting the concession referred to in the fourth recital of this proclamation, the designated machine-woven pile floor coverings are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, both actual and relative, as to cause serious injury to the domestic industry producing like products; and that, in order to remedy serious injury to such industry, it is necessary to increase the duty on the designated machine-woven pile floor coverings to 40 per centum ad valorem; 6.

WHEREAS, upon the modification of the said item 1117(a) in Part I of Schedule XX-1956 as hereinafter proclaimed, it will be appropriate, to carry out the said General Agreement, to apply to the designated machine-woven pile floor coverings a duty of 40 per centum ad valorem: NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and by section 7(c) of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended, [19 USC 1364](/us/usc/t19/s1364).and in accordance with the provisions of Article XIX of the said General Agreement, do proclaim that, effective after the close of business April 18, 1962, and until the President otherwise proclaims—

(a)the descriptions of products in the said item 1117(a) in Part I of Schedule XX-1956 and the pertinent rate in column “C” are hereby modified to read as follows: Tariff Act of 1930 paragraph Description of Products Rates of Duty C 1117(a) Axminster carpets, rugs, and mats, not specially provided for; Wilton carpets, rugs, and mats; Brussels carpets, rugs, and mats; velvet or tapestry carpets, rugs, and mats; and carpets, rugs, and mats, of like character or description; all the foregoing, regardless of value: Axminster carpets, rugs, and mats, not specially provided for, and carpets, rugs, and mats, like such Axminster carpets, rugs, and mats in character or description 21% ad val. Other 40% ad val. and 76 Stat. 1454

(b)the provisions of item 1117(a) in Part I of Schedule XX-1956, as modified by

(a)above, shall be applied and all inconsistent provisions of proclamations of the President heretofore issued under the authority of section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930 are suspended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Chester Bowles, *Acting Secretary of State*. 3455 March 19, 1962 MODIFICATION OF TRADE AGREEMENT CONCESSIONS AND ADJUSTMENT OF DUTIES ON CYLINDER, CROWN, AND SHEET GLASS Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3455 MODIFICATION OF TRADE AGREEMENT CONCESSIONS AND ADJUSTMENT OF DUTIES ON CYLINDER, CROWN, AND SHEET GLASS By the President of the United States of America March 19, 1962 A Proclamation 1. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1351), on October 30, 1947 the President entered into a trade agreement with certain foreign countries, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, including a schedule of United States concessions, and the Protocol of Provisional Application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, together with a Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment (61 Stat. (Pts. 5 and 6) A7, All, and A2051), and by Proclamation No. 2761A of December 16, 1947 (61 Stat. (Pt. 2) 1103) he proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out that agreement on and after January 1, 1948, which proclamation has been supplemented by several subsequent proclamations; 2. WHEREAS the said General Agreement has been supplemented by several subsequent agreements, including the Sixth Protocol of Supplementary Concessions to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of May 23, 1956 (7 UST (Pt. 2) 1086), and Proclamation No. 3140 of June 13, 1956 (70 Stat. C33), proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out the said agreements on and after June 30, 1956; 3. WHEREAS the trade agreement specified in the second recital of this proclamation included a supplementary schedule of United States concessions, hereinafter referred to as “Schedule XX-1956”; 4. WHEREAS the prevailing United States tariff concessions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as supplemented, with respect to the duties that may be imposed under paragraph 219 of the [19 USC 1001, par. 219](/us/usc/t19/s1001/219).Tariff Act of 1930 on cylinder,.crown, and sheet glass are included in 76 Stat. 1455item 219 in Part I of Schedule XX-1956, and the current United States duties reflecting the said prevailing tariff concessions are those specified in the said item 219 as follows: Tariff Act of 1930 par. Description of Products Rates of Duty B C 219 Cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, by whatever process made, and for whatever purpose used: Not over 384 square inches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.7¢ per lb. Over 384 but not over 864 square inches 0.9¢ Over 864 but not over 2400 square inches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.1¢ per lb. Over 2400 square inches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.4¢ per lb. Provided: That none of the foregoing weighing under 16 ounces but not under 12 ounces per square foot shall be subject to a less rate of duty than. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17% ad val. 5. WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has submitted to me a report of its Investigation No. 7–101 under section 7 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1364), on the basis of which investigation, and a hearing held in connection therewith, the Commission has found that, as a result in part of the duties reflecting the concessions granted thereon in the said General Agreement, as supplemented, cylinder, crown, and sheet glass provided for in paragraph 219 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (except such glass weighing not over 4 ounces per square foot), whether or not subject to additional duties under paragraph 224 of the said Act, is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, both actual and relative, as to cause serious injury to the domestic industry producing like products; and that, in order to remedy the serious injury to the domestic industry concerned, it is necessary that there be applied to such glass the duties hereinafter proclaimed; 6. WHEREAS, upon modification of the said prevailing concessions as hereinafter proclaimed, it will be appropriate, to carry out the said General Agreement, to apply to the glass referred to in the fifth recital of this proclamation the duties hereinafter proclaimed: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and by section 7(c) of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended, and in accordance with the provisions of Article XIX of the said General Agreement, do proclaim that, effective after the close of business April 18, 1962, and until the President otherwise proclaims—

(a)The descriptions of products in the said item 219 in Part I of Schedule XX-1956 and the pertinent rates in “B” and “C” of the “Rates of Duty” columns are hereby modified to read as follows: Tariff Act of 1930 par. Description of Products Rates of Duty B C 219 Cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, by whatever process made, and for whatever purpose used: Not over 384 square inches: Weighing not over 4 ounces per square foot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.7¢ per lb. Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.3¢ per lb. Over 384 but not over 864 square inches: Weighing not over 4 ounces per square foot 0.9¢ per lb. Other 1.6¢ per lb. Over 864 but not over 2400 square inches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1.9¢ per lb. Over 2400 square inches: Weighing not over 28 ounces per square foot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.6¢ per lb. Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.5¢ per lb. Provided: That none of the foregoing weighing under 16 ounces but not under 12 ounces per square foot shall be subject to a less rate of duty than. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17% ad val. and 76 Stat. 1456

(b)the provisions of item 219 in Part I of Schedule XX-1956, as modified by

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