Proclamation 4384.

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89 STAT. 1286 Proclamation 4384 · August 27, 1975 Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Two hundred years ago, the men and women of the American Revolution pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor in the struggle for independence, which ended September 3, 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. In breaking with the past, they did not neglect to build a better system for their posterity.

Today, we look back 200 years, not merely to take pride in our history; we look back during this Bicentennial to learn some practical lessons for today and tomorrow. As we pay tribute, let us renew together our Founding Fathers’ pledge to our country—our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. Let us always remember that freedom does not come free. [36 USC 153](/us/usc/t36/s153).Congress, by a joint resolution of February 29, 1952, designated the 17th day of September of each year as Citizenship Day in commemoration of the formation and signing of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787, and authorized the President to issue annually a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the United States flag on all Government buildings on such day.

By a joint [36 USC 159](/us/usc/t36/s159).resolution of August 2, 1956, Congress authorized the President to designate the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as Constitution Week and to issue a proclamation calling for the observance of such week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, call upon appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Citizenship Day, September 17, 1975—the 188th anniversary of the [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1).signing of the Constitution.

I urge Federal, State, and local officials, as well as leaders of civic, educational and religious organizations, to conduct appropriate ceremonies and programs on that day. I also designate as Constitution Week the period beginning September 17 and ending September 23, 1975, and urge all Americans to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities in their schools, churches and in other suitable places in order to foster a better under-89 STAT. 1287standing of the Constitution, and of the rights and responsibilities of [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1).United States citizens.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two-hundredth. Gerald R. Ford 4385 September 8, 1975 National Hispanic Heritage Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4385 · September 8, 1975 National Hispanic Heritage Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Men and women of Hispanic origin—Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and other Spanish Speaking Americans—have contributed significantly to the growth of America.

They have served with courage and distinction in our Armed Forces. In endeavors as varied as music, architecture, medicine, law, education, literature and religion, Hispanic-Americans have contributed wisdom, beauty and spiritual strength. No manner of tribute to our country’s Hispanic heritage could be more appropriate in this Bicentennial year than to acknowledge the importance of the Spanish contribution to the success of our own War of Independence. Spanish-led military forces protected the Colonies’ southern front and kept the Mississippi River open for navigation and the delivery of supplies to the Americans in the southwest.

Don Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Captain General and Governor of Spanish Louisiana, led these successful campaigns and, in 1781, captured the heavily fortified city of Pensacola from the British. The assistance to our Revolution from Galvez and the Hispanic troops he commanded has not always received the recognition it deserved in our history books. But the name Galvez has enjoyed commemoration through the Texas city we know as Galveston. 89 STAT. 1288 We can look forward to discovering other contributions from the His-panic civilization so long and well established in our land and from the millions of Americans of Hispanic origin who enrich our society.

The Congress, by a joint resolution approved September 17, 1968 (82 [36 USC 169f](/us/usc/t36/s169f).Stat. 848), requested that a period in September be annually designated in recognition of that heritage. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning September 14, 1975, as National Hispanic Heritage Week. I call upon the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundredth. Gerald R. Ford 4386 September 8, 1975 Norwegian-American Day, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4386 · September 8, 1975 Norwegian-American Day, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation One hundred and fifty years ago, 47 men, women and children arrived in New York harbor aboard the Norwegian sloop “Restaurationen.

” Although Norway’s links to the New World date back to the 11th century, when Norse mariners led by Leif Erikson discovered Vinland, the arrival of the “Restaurationen” on October 9, 1825, marked the beginning of an important new era in the histories of both Norway and America. The small group of debarking emigrants were the first of thousands—the earliest wave in a tide of settlers and pioneers who would help to tame a savage wilderness, clear the prairies and cultivate the soil.

Whole new communities would be founded by these Norwegian Americans. Their folklore, music, religious and ethnic traditions were to enrich the cultural heritage of the American people. 89 STAT. 1289 In 1975, as we observe the bicentennial of American independence, it is also fitting that we mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of that first group of settlers from Norway, and express our thanks for the gifts of industry, character and love of the land that they brought with them to their new homes.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 9, 1975, as Norwegian-American Day in recognition of the enormous contributions Americans of Norwegian ancestry have made, and continue to make, to our Nation and our way of life. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two-hundredth.

Gerald R. Ford 4387 September 9, 1975 Fire Prevention Week, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4387 · September 9, 1975 Fire Prevention Week, 1975 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The United States can ill-afford to continue to see its resources devoured by ruinous fires. The personal suffering and loss of life, and the destruction of our national wealth and production capabilities, are a needless drain on our Nation.

We need to eliminate it. A recent Bureau of Census survey of household fires indicates that annually one in every sixteen households has a fire which does or could have disastrous results. Most of these fires are avoidable—caused by needless and careless acts. Our national goal should be to achieve an annual reduction in fire deaths, injuries and property losses, cutting those losses in half within a generation. Every American can and must help to prevent these fires. The business community has a special responsibility to provide fire-safe products.

Builders, architects and engineers have a responsibility to pro-89 STAT. 1290vide fire-safe places in which to work and live. Local governments have a responsibility to enact and enforce adequate codes and encourage good fire prevention practices. And fire departments have important responsibilities in providing strong fire prevention programs in their communities, as well as to fight fires and save lives when all else fails. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 5, 1975, as Fire Prevention Week.

I call upon each individual and family to participate in the programs of Fire Survival and Exit Drills In The Home to assure safe evacuation in emergencies; and for businesses to conduct year-round fire prevention to include emphasis of on-and-off-the-job applications of fire safety practices. I also call upon the National Fire Protection Association, members of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations, and other fire safety organizations to join with the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration in providing leadership and materials for a national fire prevention effort.

Local community and fire department organizations are asked to provide the direction and support necessary to assure that each home and business is invited to participate in Fire Prevention Week activities; and Federal agencies are asked to provide an example for the Nation by communicating fire-safe practices to all employees, and by cooperating in State and local activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundredth.

Gerald R. Ford 4388 September 10, 1975 Columbus Day, 1975 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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