Proclamation 4057.

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85 Stat. 909 PROCLAMATION 4057 National Peace Corps Week By the President of the United States of America May 28, 1971 A Proclamation This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Peace Corps, which has sent more than 45,000 volunteers overseas to serve in nearly 70 developing countries. Few governmental organizations have so inspired and captured the imaginations of Americans both young and old. I therefore take special pleasure in complying with Senate Joint Resolution 29, requesting that *Ante*, p. 75.the week beginning May 30, 1971, and ending June 5, 1971, be designated as National Peace Corps Week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of May 30 through June 5, 1971, as National Peace Corps Week; and I invite the Governors of the States and appropriate local government officials to issue similar proclamations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4058 June 1, 1971 Medical Library Association Day Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4058 Medical Library Association Day By the President of the United States of America June 1, 1971 A Proclamation Since its establishment in 1898 as the only national professional organization in its field, the Medical Library Association has devoted itself to making the vast treasures of biomedical development accessible to science.

The Association has been responsible for advancing the practice of medical library science, improving the professional standards of 85 Stat. 910medical libraries, and maintaining a liaison with other organizations dedicated to the improvement of health. As a tribute to our medical librarians, the Congress, by Senate Joint *Ante*, p. 76.Resolution 103, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating June 1, 1971, as Medical Library Association Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Tuesday, June 1, 1971, as Medical Library Association Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4059 June 7, 1971 Fire Prevention Week, 1971 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4059 Fire Prevention Week, 1971 June 7, 1971 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Despite unparalleled technological advances in many areas of our society, uncontrolled fires continue to bring a great deal of tragedy and widespread loss to our Nation.

Fires now kill more than 12,000 persons each year and cause annual property losses exceeding $2 billion. The most shameful aspect of this terrible waste is that it is so unnecessary. Most fires are caused by carelessness, by lack of knowledge, or by hazardous conditions—all of which can be eliminated. But while we all give occasional lip-service to the importance of fire prevention, our deeds too often fail to match our words—and so the loss continues. But this pattern need not continue.

If each of us will only focus his attention on the practical implications of fire prevention in his daily life, a great deal can be done to reduce the destruction caused by fires. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 3, 1971, as Fire Prevention Week. I call upon all citizens to participate in the fire prevention activities of their various governments, of community fire departments, and of the National Fire Protection Association.

Every person should be alert to the ways in which he can eliminate fire hazards. Every citizen should learn 85 Stat. 911how to report fires, how to use basic extinguishing agents and firefighting techniques, and how to react when major fires strike his place of work or his residence. The need to rethink all of these matters is especially important as new technologies change our living environments and the nature of the fire risks we encounter. I also encourage all Federal agencies, in cooperation with the Federal Fire Council, to conduct effective fire prevention programs, including fire exit drills and other means of training employees, in order to help reduce this waste of life and resources which now plagues our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4060 June 17, 1971 World Law Day, 1971 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4060 World Law Day, 1971 By the President of the United States of America June 17, 1971 A Proclamation From the time more than 25 centuries ago when a Hebrew prophet wrote, “The Lord is our judge . . . our lawgiver . . . our king; he will save us,” Western civilization’s sense of salvation has been intimately related to its vision of the universal rule of law in the affairs of men.

We in the United States have special reason to cherish this vision, for the freedom, the order, and the abundance which we enjoy are fruits of its application. The great principle that the people are sovereign, and that the law they make is supreme, has operated with such signal success in our country’s history that Americans are turning increasingly to the compelling logic of putting it to work in the world community as well. People of many other nations and cultures are doing likewise.

At the same time technology is shrinking the globe so that the sense of common destiny and common danger, the sense that “my country is the world; and my countrymen are mankind,” is no longer fancy but compelling fact for the whole human race. More and more, it becomes a matter of prime importance that principle and not mere power should govern in this country called Earth. 85 Stat. 912 We can see many heartening evidences that law is becoming stronger and more just around the world under the pressures which reason and necessity exert.

Within the nations, human rights and ecological wisdom continue to gain stature in the law. Among the nations, security and cooperation—on every front from space to the seabeds—are being enhanced through negotiations, treaties, and conventions. The United Nations is entering its second quarter of a century, and many other international organizations are working effectively through and for world law. Also playing a constructive role are those organizations which are made up not of countries but of individual men and women, joined together in the interest of the law as citizens of their countries and of the world.

One of the most important of these is the World Peace Through Law Center, founded in 1963, which this summer will hold its Fifth World Conference on World Peace Through Law at Belgrade, Yugoslavia. July 21, the date when thousands of lawyers and jurists from around the world will convene for this conference, will be observed in many nations as World Law Day—an observance in which I know the American people, a people who love the law, will want to join. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 21, 1971, as World Law Day.

I call on every American to reflect that day on the sacredness of the law in American tradition. And I urge each American to join with millions of his fellow men around the world in heightened recognition of the importance of the rule of law in international affairs to our goal of a stable peace. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4061 June 19, 1971 National Postal Service Day Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4061 National Postal Service Day June 19, 1971 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation For nearly two hundred years the people of this country have been served by a national post office.

When America was growing, and our 85 Stat. 913people were pushing the frontier out across the land, the United States Post Office helped bind our people together in one nation. As the Nation has grown and its needs have changed, the Past Office has grown and changed to meet those new needs. The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 is a part of this change, heralding a new United States [84 Stat. 719](/us/stat/84/719).[39 USC prec. 101 note](/us/usc/t39/s101).Postal Service. The new Service will provide management and methods appropriate to a great and vital communications system in the twentieth century.

Behind the new Service, as from the beginning, the high ideals of public service and fidelity to the public well-being, which for so long has distinguished the Post Office, will continue. On July 1, 1971, the United States Postal Service will begin operation as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government. It is appropriate to set aside that day to give recognition to the contributions made through the years by the men and women of the Post Office who have served the Nation so faithfully and to mark the inauguration of the United States Postal Service.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, July 1, 1971, as National Postal Service Day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4062 July 1, 1971 White Cane Safety Day, 1971 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4062 White Cane Safety Day, 1971 By the President of the United States of America July 1, 1971 A Proclamation In our highly mobile society where city streets are jammed with motor vehicles, a number of safeguards such as traffic lights, “Walk” signs, and hatched crosswalks have been introduced to promote pedestrian safety.

In the world of the blind and visually handicapped this same purpose is served by a single small device, often weighing less than half a pound. It is the white cane. For its owner the white cane is at once a sensor and a guide, and even as it denotes his physical limitation it speaks eloquently for his capability. 85 Stat. 914Training programs instituted throughout the Nation in recent years have developed travel techniques for white cane users that instill self-confidence and a sense of independence.

As a result, the white cane has become a symbol of achievement—the achievement of its owner in learning to cope with his environment and to move readily on his way. But this new mobility cannot be fully realized without the cooperation of fellow pedestrians and the willingness of motorists to give way. An understanding of the potential dangers which city streets hold for blind citizens is commendable, but adequate protection for them can be provided only by strict observance of safety measures.

Our recognition of the white cane and its significance must be immediate; and our reaction equally as rapid. It takes only a second for a motorist to accept second place, but that instant’s inhibition may save a life. There is no better time to be our brother’s keeper. To make our people more fully aware of the significance of the white cane, and of the need for motorists to exercise caution and courtesy when approaching persons carrying a white cane, the Congress, by joint resolution, [36 USC 169d](/us/usc/t36/s169d).approved October 6, 1964 (78 Stat. 1003), has authorized the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15, 1971 as White Cane Safety Day. I call upon all our citizens to join individually in this observance, that blind persons in our society may continue to enjoy the greatest possible measure of personal independence. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-fifth. 4063 July 1, 1971 National Star Route Mail Carriers Week Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation PROCLAMATION 4063 National Star Route Mail Carriers Week July 1, 1971 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In 1845 Congress provided that future mail transportation contracts were to be awarded by the Postmaster General “to the lowest bidder, 85 Stat. 915tendering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of such transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certainty, and security of such transportation.

” That statute not only opened a colorful chapter in American postal service, but also set forth a bold new standard for transportation of the mails: “Celerity, Certainty, and Security.” Bids from private contractors under the 1845 law were soon marked on the books of the Post Office Department with three stars, signifying the three points of that motto. Over time, the bids themselves became known as “star bids,” and eventually the contract service for transporting the mail by all modes, except boats and railways, came to be known as “star route mail service.

” Since the inception of this service 126 years ago, star route carriers have performed an important task for the American people, transporting the mail over thousands of miles of roads where regular postal service was unavailable. In recent years, the star route carriers have also made an important contribution to rural America, often supplementing the efforts of the regular carriers. In recognition of the dedicated public service of our star route carriers, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 583, has requested the President *Ante*, p. 77.to issue a proclamation designating the last full week in July of 1971 as National Star Route Mail Carriers Week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 25, 1971, as National Star Route Mail Carriers Week. I urge the Postal Service, and all interested groups and organizations, to observe that week with appropriate recognition to the Nation’s star route mail carriers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-fifth. 4064 July 6, 1971 Display of Flags at the Washington Monument Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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