Proclamation 3843.

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82 Stat. 1624 Proclamation 3843 NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL SAVE YOUR BREATH MONTH By the President of the United States of America April 8, 1968 A Proclamation Most of us never think about how we breathe. Those who have never fought, for air take breathing for granted. Yet increasing numbers of Americans every year face the prospect of a chronic chest or lung disease that can turn this normally easy act into a struggle for life. An estimated 10 million Americans are afflicted by emphysema, asthma, and other crippling respiratory ailments.

These chronic diseases combine to rank tenth on the list of the Nation’s killers. Almost a third of the deaths that occur among our infants under one year old are caused by a respiratory disease—often within the first 28 days of life. Twenty years ago, 2,300 people died in one year from emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In 1965, the number was more than ten times as high: unless this rate is checked, it is estimated that the number this year will exceed 40,000. Emphysema attacks its victims in the prime of life and removes experienced and productive workers from the Nation’s labor force.

In a year, as many as 19,000 new emphysema victims are so badly disabled as to become eligible for disability insurance benefits under our Social Security programs—$90 million in disability benefits are paid annually to those who have been afflicted by this disease. More than 5 million Americans are suffering from asthma. It kills several thousands of us every year. The National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado, has led the Nation in the care and treatment of those afflicted by chronic respiratory diseases.

It has helped focus our attention on the need for research and specialized facilities for those who suffer from these afflictions. The need for research is urgent. Our United States Public Health Service is working diligently to solve some of the tragic riddles of chest and lung disease. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is a leader in this research. Many private facilities are deeply involved in this work with the help of public and private, grants. The need for more treatment and rehabilitation facilities also is urgent.

The National Center for Chronic Disease Control, for instance, is developing treatment methods capable of restoring a considerable measure of self-sufficiency to those who have been rendered nearly helpless because of shortness of breath brought on by severely advanced emphysema. These rehabilitation techniques are in need of nationwide application. In order to emphasize the major public health problem presented by chronic respiratory diseases, the Congress, by a joint resolution *Ante*, p. 71.approved April 5, 1968, has requested the President to issue a Proclamation designating April 1968 as National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month. 82 Stat. 1625 NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B.

JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of April 1968 as National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month, and I urge the people of the United States to learn the danger signs of chronic respiratory diseases, to seek prompt medical help, and to observe appropriate medical safeguards for their respiratory health. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second. 3844 April 8, 1968 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1968 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3844 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 1968 By the President of the United States of America April 8, 1968 A Proclamation A year ago, the Presidents of the American Republics and the Prime Minister or Trinidad and Tobago met at Punta del Este—to chart the course of the Alliance for Progress for the next “Decade of Urgency”.

They proclaimed “their decision to achieve to the fullest measure the free, just, and democratic social order demanded by the peoples of the Hemisphere”. This demand calls for revolutionary change—within a democratic framework—of economic, social and political institutions to permit the full participation of the people in all aspects of national life. In affirming their dedication to such change the Presidents at Punta del Este said: “We will modernize the living conditions of our rural populations, raise agricultural productivity in general, and increase food production for the benefit of both Latin America and the rest of the world.

“We will vigorously promote education for development. “We will harness science and technology for the service of our peoples. “We will expand programs for improving the health of the American peoples. “We will lay the physical foundations for Latin American economic integration through multinational projects. “Latin America will create a common market. “We will join in efforts to increase substantially Latin American foreign-trade earnings. “Latin America will eliminate unnecessary military expenditures.

” We have been true to these resolves: —The Inter-American Cultural Council has approved a program and Special Fund to modernize teaching methods in Latin82 Stat. 1626America, and to forge regional cooperation in science and technology for development. —Food production in Latin America during 1967 showed an overall increase of 6 percent over 1966. —The [14 UST 1911](/us/ust/t14/s1911).International Coffee Agreement, further strengthened by the creation of a Coffee Diversification Fund, holds the promise of protection against disastrous price fluctuations. —Additional resources for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration has enabled these institutions to finance more roads, power projects and telecommunications to draw the people of Latin America closer together. —With the organization of the Andean Development Corporation, the Governments of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela have taken an important step toward a common market for all of Latin America. —The Central American Common Market and the Latin American Free Trade Area have established a consultative mechanism looking toward gradual combination of the two trading areas into the Latin American Common Market. —The Inter-American Export Promotion Center, by stimulating the sale of Latin American manufactured products, will increase foreign-trade earnings and thus provide more jobs and higher income for more people.

These and other dynamic advances tell the story of common action to make the promise of a better life a reality for more people—in more jobs, increased educational opportunities, higher income, expanding food supplies, fuller participation in the political process, and greater human dignity. The promise of the Americas is to establish in this Hemisphere societies free from the fear of want, ignorance, prejudice and disease. We know’ from what 450 million Americans have accomplished to date that this vision is within the reach of our generation.

To make it a reality, we must rededicate our energies, our skills and our commitments to the process of peaceful—but revolutionary—change. So I ask the people of the United States to ally themselves firmly with their Government in these crucial years, and to become active partners and participants in the continuing fulfillment of the historic pledge of Punta del Este to the Hemisphere that is our home. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 14, 1968, as Pan American Day, and the week beginning April 14 and ending April 20 as Pan American Week; and I call upon the Governors of the fifty States of the Union, the Governor of the Common wealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of all other areas under the flag of the United States to issue similar proclamations.

Further, I call upon this Nation to rededicate itself to the fundamental goal of the inter-American system, embodied in the Charter of the[2 UST 2394](/us/ust/t2/s2394).[22 USC 2211](/us/usc/t22/s2211). Organization of American States, the Charter of Punta del Este, and the Declaration of American Presidents: social justice and economic progress within the framework of individual freedom and political liberty. 82 Stat. 1627 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second. 3845 April 8, 1968 LOYALTY DAY, 1968 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3845 LOYALTY DAY, 1968 By the President of the United States of America April 8, 1968 A Proclamation Ten years ago, Congress set aside May 1st of every year as [36 USC 162](/us/usc/t36/s162).Loyalty Day—a time for all Americans to reaffirm their devotion to our national ideals.

This year Loyalty Day comes at a time when the most cherished beliefs of our Nation are being put to stern tests. It is a time when all of us should think deeply upon our principles, reaffirm their essential integrity, and bear witness to them in our lives. We believe in freedom. So loyally let us act to make men free. We believe in peace. So let us pursue it along every road of honor. We believe in equality. So let us do what we must to assure it for all. We believe in justice.

So let us revere and uphold the law upon which justice rests. Moreover, we believe these principles are compatible. Freedom need not be sacrificed for peace, nor equality sought at the expense of justice. Yet their achievement is not easy. It. will come only if we are a people so united in our beliefs that we are not divided in our loyalties. On Loyalty Day, 1968, every American should pause to look within himself and put a measure to the depths of his beliefs. Then let us act upon them, a free and united people, loyal as always to our heritage as Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do call upon the people of the United States, and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations, to observe Wednesday, May 1, 1968, as Loyalty Day, with appropriate ceremonies in which all of us may join in a reaffirmation of our loyalty to the United States of America. I also call upon appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as a manifestation of our loyalty to the Nation which that, flag symbolizes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-second. 3846 April 22, 1968 WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY, 1968 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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