Proclamation 4361.

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89 STAT. 1256 Proclamation 4361 · April 2, 1975 National Farm Safety Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The demand for agricultural products is at an all-time high both here and abroad. In addition to supplying food for the tables of over 213 million Americans, America’s farms and ranches are seen by many millions of people abroad as a source of nourishment. Our agricultural abundance is possible not only because of the blessings of fertile soil and advanced technology, but also because of the capable, hard-working, innovative people in whose hands these immense food and filler resources are entrusted.

Maintenance of a high level of agricultural production is not without such impediments as shortages of some supplies needed for production, adverse weather and accidents. Farmers and ranchers may not be able to control shortages or nature. But they can do a great deal to control accidents which seriously injure and kill thousands of farm and ranch residents each year. Along with the human suffering and material losses to farm and ranch families, accidents handicap our efforts to feed and clothe our people and help alleviate hunger in the world.

Maximum production will be possible only when accident numbers are reduced to a minimum. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 25, 1975, as National Farm Safety Week. During this week and the ensuing year, I urge all who live and work on the Nation’s farms and ranches to plan for accident prevention and to implement their plans with intelligence and resolve. Further, I invite all who work with and serve our agricultural producers to back these personal accident prevention efforts with every possible encouragement and educational aid.

Any strategy to reap full production from our agricultural enterprises must include planning for the safety of those who live and work on our farms and ranches, not only when in the field but also when at home, at play or on the Nation’s public roads. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and 89 STAT. 1257of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. Gerald R.

Ford 4362 April 5, 1975 World Trade Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4362 · April 5, 1975 World Trade Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation America approaches the 200th anniversary of national independence at a time when events at home and abroad demonstrate the inter-dependence of the community of nations. Interdependence and its impact on all Americans is particularly apparent in world trade.

Through world trade, Americans expand with others the flow of goods and services to all peoples and enhance the economic well-being of all countries. In so doing, we recommit the United States to an open world economic order and reconfirm our pledge to international peace and understanding. The Congress of the United States underscored America’s dedication to more free and fair international commerce with passage of the Trade Act of 1974. That act enables us to move toward multilateral negotiations [19 USC 2101](/us/usc/t19/s2101).that will open the way to improved access to foreign markets for American goods and to vital raw materials.

In the face of economic stress at home, more exports mean more jobs for Americans, more purchasing power for America’s consumers and more business for our manufacturers. Exports help us meet the swiftly rising cost of the energy we consume. They are the source of equilibrium in our balance of payments. World trade joins nations in peaceful and creative partnership. It has greater significance today than ever before. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 18, 1975, as World Trade Week, and I call upon all Americans to 89 STAT. 1258cooperate in observing that week by participating with the business community and all levels of government in activities that emphasize the importance of world trade to the United States economy and to our relations with other nations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, 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 4363 April 5, 1975 National Maritime Day, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4363 · April 5, 1975 National Maritime Day, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Trade and commerce, which helped to stimulate our Nation’s economic growth, continue to be vital to the welfare of all Americans.

The American merchant marine is now being assisted by the largest peacetime shipbuilding program ever undertaken in this country. This will enable America’s imports and exports to be moved efficiently over the world’s trade routes. The ships of highly advanced designs coming down the ways will greatly improve the competitiveness and capabilities of our merchant fleet. They will restore the United States to the rank of a first-class maritime power. To promote public recognition of the importance of the American merchant marine, the Congress in 1933 designated the anniversary of the beginning of the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship, The SAVANNAH, on May 22, 1819, as National Maritime Day, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually in observance of that day (48 Stat. 73, 36 U.S.C. 145).

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American merchant marine on May 22, 1975, by 89 STAT. 1259displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April, 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 4364 April 9, 1975 Law Day, U.S.A., 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4364 · April 9, 1975 Law Day, U.S.A., 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation We cannot cherish justice and liberty unless we respect the law. In order to preserve and strengthen our cherished freedoms, it is appropriate that we reaffirm the fundamental principle of justice through law for all Americans.

We can do so in many ways and in many places—in the library and classroom, through grassroots civic and political work, and through a heightened awareness of the American system of law making and law enforcement. Let each of us reaffirm our devotion to and respect for the legal process without which neither life nor liberty would be secure. Congress has requested that the first day of May of each year be pro-claimed Law Day, U.S.A. (75 Stat. 43; 36 U.S.C. 164); and, that the American people be asked to celebrate that day in appreciation for the liberties we have acquired and preserved under the law.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, invite the people of the United States to observe Thursday, May 1, 1975, with appropriate programs and ceremonies, as Law Day, U.S.A. I especially urge that schools, libraries, 89 STAT. 1260churches, civic and service organizations, public bodies, the courts, the legal profession and the communications media take the lead in sponsoring, participating in, and publicizing suitable observances throughout the Nation.

And I call upon all public officials to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of April 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 4365 April 10, 1975 National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4365 · April 10, 1975 National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Throughout the history of the United States, our progress as a Nation has been closely tied to progress in the development of our transportation system.

Generations of men and women who pioneered and developed the great networks by which we move goods and people today stand high in the ranks of those who have helped make America great. As the Nation grew, so did its need for mobility. During the last century, this need was well served by expanding rail and water transportation systems. Today, the need is served by a broader range of systems. Motor vehicles and aircraft provide rapid access to every region. There are still changing needs and new demands for the movement of our people and the goods they produce.

Yesterday’s methods may not be adequate to overcome the problem of congestion in many of our large 89 STAT. 1261population centers. Also, fuels that have powered our transportation machinery in the past may not be sufficient to meet the demands of the future. So, once again, we look to the people in our transportation industry to make the adjustments required by the changing times. We look to them with the confidence that they will perform as they have in the past and provide improvements that will ensure fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation.

In acknowledgement of the importance of our transportation system, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 30, 36 U.S.C. 160), requested the President to proclaim the third Friday in May of each year as National Defense Transportation Day, and, by a joint resolution approved May 14, 1962 (76 Stat. 69, 36 U.S.C. 166), requested the President to proclaim the week in which that Friday falls as National Transportation Week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R.

FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 16, 1975, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 11, 1975, as National Transportation Week. I particularly urge that governors and other elected officials as well as the people of America join with the Department of Transportation in observing this week. It is an observance that is well deserved. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of April 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 4366 April 11, 1975 Pan American Day and Pan American Week Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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