Proclamation 4348.
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89 STAT. 1240 Proclamation 4348 · February 3, 1975 American Heart Month, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation An estimated 28.5 million Americans suffer from some form of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases cause more than one million deaths each year. Approximately twenty-five percent of these deaths occur among persons under age 65. Although heart and blood vessel diseases still account for slightly more than half of all deaths each year in the United States, death rates from these disorders declined over the five-year period 1968, 1973 (the most recent year for which reliable statistics are available).
This decline did not just happen. It has been achieved through the application of improved methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment that has grown out of an intensive and sustained research effort. Over the years, two agencies have been the prime movers in the Nation’s assault on the cardiovascular diseases. One is the National Heart and Lung Institute, an agency of the Federal Government; the other is the American Heart Association, a voluntary health organization that draws its operating funds from private contributions.
For more than 25 years, the two organizations have worked hand-in-hand toward common goals: to search for and apply new or improved methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for cardiovascular disorders; to support the training of research and clinical personnel in the cardiovascular field; to provide community service to victims of cardiovascular diseases; and to carry out programs of information and education on cardiovascular topics for health professionals and for the general public.
To encourage continuation of this combined assault on the cardio-vascular diseases, the Congress has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating February as American Heart Month. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February 1975, as American Heart Month. And I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to heed the nation-89 STAT. 1241wide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases.
Our support of pro-grams to prevent premature death from cardiovascular diseases is essential to combat this leading menace to the Nation’s health. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this third day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. Gerald R. Ford 4349 February 6, 1975 1974 Census of Agriculture Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4349 · February 6, 1975 1974 Census of Agriculture By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation A periodic census of all the American people is required by the Constitution as the basis for apportioning representation in Congress. [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1).In addition, Congress has since 1840 provided for a special census of agriculture to periodically meet the Nation’s requirements for reliable and timely statistics on this indispensable segment of our economy.
The 1974 Census of Agriculture has just begun. Statistics for more than 2.5 million farms will be collected to provide measures of the farm industry and agricultural economy for the Nation, each State, and every county. These data will be aggregated for use by virtually every segment of American society—farmers and their representative groups, the Congress, Federal agencies, State and local governments, educational institutions, private businesses, and consumer organizations.
Under the statute authorizing this Census, recipients of census questionnaires are required to answer the questions in those questionnaires that apply to them, their families, and their farms to insure the accurate compilation of these statistics. The sole purpose of the Census is to secure general statistical information regarding agriculture and related resources of the country. No person can be harmed in any way by furnishing the in-formation required. The Census has nothing to do with taxation or the enforcement of any National, State, or local law or ordinance.
The Census Act expressly provides that there will be no public or private disclosure regarding any person or his affairs. To assure the due protection of the 89 STAT. 1242rights and interests of the persons furnishing information, every employee of the Census Bureau is prohibited, under heavy penalty, from disclosing any information that may thus come to his knowledge. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known that under the law it is the duty of every person from whom information is sought in connection with the 1974 Census of Agriculture to reply to the questions in the questionnaire.
Prompt, complete, and accurate responses to all official inquiries made by Census officials are of great importance to our country. Therefore, I ask affected Americans for their full cooperation in the 1974 Census of Agriculture. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-ninth. Gerald R. Ford 4350 February 6, 1975 Save Your Vision Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4350 · February 6, 1975 Save Your Vision Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation One of every twenty people in the United States suffers some degree of visual disability.
Yet, many eye injuries and disorders could be prevented if Americans took greater care to preserve their vision. Simple measures, such as wearing protective goggles when engaged in hazardous activity, will help avoid eye injuries and save sight. Many disorders that impair vision or cause blindness can be arrested before the eyes become seriously damaged, if they are detected and treated early in their development. Even blindness can sometimes be cured. For example, 95 per-cent of the 5,000 Americans blinded or visually disabled by cataract, for whom surgery is recommended, could have their vision restored.
Researchers in the visual science are continually striving to reduce the toll of visual disability. Advances made in vision research, many of which 89 STAT. 1243have been supported by the Federal Government through the National Eye Institute, and by several philanthropic organizations, can benefit many Americans if only we avail ourselves of them. The simplest way is by making eye examinations a routine part of health care through the professional guidance of ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians.
All of us should know where to go in our communities for assistance in visual problems. We must be aware of preventive measures that can be taken at home, school, work, and play to protect our vision. We must learn the warning signals of serious eye problems so we know when to seek professional attention. To encourage all of us to protect our vision and to care properly for our eyes, Congress, by joint resolution, approved December 30, 1963 (77 Stat. 629; 36 U.S.C. 169a), has requested the President to proclaim the first week in March of each year as Save Your Vision Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of March 2 through March 8, 1975, as Save Your Vision Week. I urge all Americans to join in this observance by taking steps to assure eye safety and by making themselves aware of the vision care facilities available in their communities. I invite the appropriate officials of State and local governments to issue similar Proclamations. I also invite the communications media, the health care professions, and all other agencies and individuals concerned with the improvement and preservation of vision, to join in public activities supporting pro-grams to improve and protect the vision of Americans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. Gerald R. Ford 4351 February 20, 1975 National Safe Boating Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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