Proclamation 4375.

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89 STAT. 1273 Proclamation 4375 · May 22, 1975 Prayer for Peace Memorial Day May 26, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation At the height of the Civil War, President Lincoln proclaimed at a battlefield cemetery “that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.” Shortly after that tragic war, a day was set aside each year to honor those who gave their lives. Over 100 years have passed since that simple but moving ceremony at Gettysburg.

There have been many Memorial Days, and many more Americans have died in defense of what we believe in. As Thomas Paine said, “Those who would reap the blessings of freedom must . . . undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” Today, because of the sacrifice and courage of American men and women, we are a free Nation at peace. Let us dedicate ourselves today, and every day, to honoring those valiant Americans who died in service to their country. Let us gain strength from their sacrifice and devote ourselves to the peaceful pursuits which freedom allows and progress demands.

With faith in ourselves, future Memorial Days will find us still united in our purpose. Let us join together in working toward the greatest memorial we can construct for those who lay down their lives for us—a peace so durable that there will be no need for further sacrifices. In recognition of those Americans to whom we pay tribute today, the Congress, by joint resolution of May 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 158), has requested that the President issue a Proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and to designate a period during that day when the people of the United States might unite in prayer.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 1975, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11 o’clock in the morning of that day as a time to unite in prayer. 89 STAT. 1274 I urge all of America’s news media to assist in this observance. I direct that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government throughout the United States and all areas under its jurisdiction and control.

I also call upon the Governors of the fifty States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and appropriate officials of all local units of government to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on all public buildings during the customary forenoon period; and I request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the same period. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of May, 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 4376 May 27, 1975 Father’s Day, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4376 · May 27, 1975 Father’s Day, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Growing up has never been easy. We have all experienced moments of sorrow, disappointment, and frustration. And there have been times of joy and great satisfaction. For each of us, there have been special men along the way—men who cared.

They loved us and made us feel important. They helped provide for our needs. They took time to work and to play with us. And we often modelled ourselves after them. These men who have given so much of themselves are our natural fathers, our foster fathers, our adoptive fathers and our big brothers. It is a fitting American tradition that once a year we pay a well-deserved tribute to these fathers of America. 89 STAT. 1275 NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of Congress (36 U.S.C. 142a), urge each American to observe Sunday, June 15, 1975, as Father’s Day, with appropriate public and private expressions of the love and gratitude we bear for our fathers.

I call upon Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and I invite the governments of the States and local communities to observe Father’s Day with appropriate ceremonies. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of May, 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 4377 May 27, 1975 Modifying Proclamation No. 3279, as Amended, Relating to Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, and Providing for the Long-Term Control of Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Through a System of License Fees Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4377 · May 27, 1975 Modifying Proclamation No. 3279,1124 FR 1781; 3 CFR, 1958–1963 Comp., p. 11. as Amended, Relating to Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, and Providing for the Long-Term Control of Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Through a System of License Fees By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Proclamation No. 3279, as amended, was [19 USC 1862 and note](/us/usc/t47/s1862).*Ante*, p. 2022.modified by Proclamation No. 4341 of January 23, 1975, in order to impose a system of supplemental license fees on imported petroleum and petroleum products; and WHEREAS, the system of supplemental license fees on imported petroleum and petroleum products was imposed pursuant to an investi-89 STAT. 1276gation and recommendation by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act [19 USC 1862](/us/usc/t19/s1862).of 1962; and WHEREAS, the scheduled increases in the level of fees established by Proclamation No. 4341 were deferred by Proclamation No. 4370 *Ante*, pp. 2022, 2065.of April 30, 1975, in order to afford Congress an opportunity to propose alternative programs for discouraging importation into the United States of petroleum and petroleum products in such quantities or under such circumstances as threaten to impair the national security; and WHEREAS, such alternative programs have not been developed and are unlikely to be enacted in the near future; and WHEREAS, I judge it necessary and consistent with the national security to reinstitute the originally scheduled increase in the supplemental fee to the level of $2.00 per barrel; and WHEREAS, the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration has recommended that certain other changes in the license fee system be made;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD. President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1).vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, do hereby proclaim that, effective as of June 1, 1975, Proclamation [19 USC 1862 note](/us/usc/t19/s1862).No. 3279, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: Section 1.

(a)Clauses (iii), (iv), and

(viii)of subparagraph

(1)of paragraph

(a)of Section 3 are amended to read as follows: " “(iii) with respect to imports of crude oil, natural gas products, unfinished oils, and all other finished products (except ethane, propane, butanes, and asphalt) entered into the customs territory of the United States on or after February 1, 1975, there shall be a supplemental fee per barrel of $1.00, rising to $2.00 on imports entered on or after June 1, 1975; “(iv) with respect to the fees imposed pursuant to paragraphs 3(a) (1)(i)–(iii), the amount of such fees shall be reduced, on a monthly basis, by an amount equal to any applicable duties paid less any drawbacks received during the same period charged against imports made on or after February 1, 1975, except that where duty drawbacks exceed the duty paid during that period, the net differences shall be applied to subsequent periods; provided that when the duty less drawbacks 89 STAT. 1277exceeds the fee imposed, the Administrator may provide that any excess may be used to reduce fees payable in subsequent months, such extended period not to exceed six months; “(viii) with respect to licenses issued pursuant to paragraph 3(a)

(iii)for imports other than

(A)any material imported for refining that qualifies for inclusion in a refiner’s crude oil runs to stills under the Old Oil Allocation Program or

(B)products refined in a refinery outside of the customs territory as to which crude oil runs to stills would qualify a refiner to receive entitlements under the Old Oil Allocation Program, the Administrator may by regulation reduce the fee payable by the following amounts, or by such other amounts as he may determine to be necessary to achieve the objectives of this Proclamation and the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973;[15 USC 751 note](/us/usc/t15/s751). —for imports entered into the United States customs territory during the months of February through May, 1975, $1.00 per barrel; —for imports entered during the month of June, 1975, and thereafter, $ 1.40 per barrel.” "

(b)Paragraph

(b)of Section 3 is amended by redesignating the [19 USC 1862 note](/us/usc/t19/s1862).existing paragraph

(b)as (b)(1), and by adding a new paragraph

(2)to read as follows: " “(2) With respect to allocations and licenses issued prior to June 1, 1975, for which a bond was not required or with respect to which a bond was required in amounts less than the full amount of the fees imposed pursuant to this Proclamation, the Administrator may, by regulation, provide for such bonding procedures as he deems necessary.” " Sec. 2.

(a)Paragraph

(c)of Section 5 is amended to read as follows: " “(c) The Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration may modify or alter the composition of the Appeals Board or abolish the Board and establish such other appellate procedures as he deems appropriate.” "

(b)A new paragraph

(d)is added to Section 5 to read as follows: " “(d) The authority granted by this Section shall expire on April 30, 1980.” " Sec. 3. Paragraph

(1)of Section 11 is amended to read as follows: " “(1) The term ‘imports’ includes both entry for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, but excludes unfinished oils and finished products processed in United States territories and foreign trade zones from crude oil produced in the United States.” " 89 STAT. 1278 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of May, 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 **Editorial Note**: For the President’s address to the Nation of May 27, 1975, on energy programs, see the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 11, p. 563). 4378 May 28, 1975 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4378 · May 28, 1975 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Two hundred years ago, American minutemen raised their muskets at the Old North Bridge. What Ralph Waldo Emerson called “the shot heard around the world” rang out. The American Revolution had begun. Two years later, while the outcome of the Revolutionary War remained in doubt, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on June 14, 1777, and approved the following resolution: " “Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” " That short and unadorned declaration gave birth to our flag. With the addition of thirty-seven stars, and after two centuries of history, the flag chosen in Philadelphia is our flag today, symbolizing our commitment as a people to freedom, equality, and independence. To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by a joint resolution of August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492, 36 U.S.C. 157), designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for its observance. The Congress also requested the President, by joint resolution of June 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 194, 36 U.S.C. 157a), to issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as National Flag Week and to call upon 89 STAT. 1279all citizens of the United States to display the flag of the United States on those days. This year, Flag Day is an especially historic occasion, since it is also the Bicentennial birthday of the United States Army. Two hundred years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted resolutions which in effect established the military units of New England as the official national army. By this action, the Continental Army was created and the Nation’s military service was born. The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps were established later that same year by the Continental Congress. It is appropriate, as our Nation launches its Bicentennial commemoration, that the United States flag, first flown two centuries ago, be dis-played together with an ensign bearing the official American Revolution Bicentennial Symbol set on a white field, which is designated as the official Bicentennial Flag. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 8, 1975, as National Flag Week and I call upon the appropriate officials of the government to display the National Flag on all government buildings during that week. The heads of all government departments and agencies are also authorized and requested to provide, as they deem appropriate, for the flying of the official Bicentennial Flag, on government buildings, military installations, naval vessels, and other places where the United States flag is flown, during that period and for the remainder of the year 1975 and the entire year 1976. I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day, June 14, and Flag Week this year by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other suitable places. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty--eighth day of May, 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 4379 June 12, 1975 National Day of Prayer, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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