Proclamation 5116.
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97 STAT. 1637 Proclamation 5116 of October 13, 1983 Lupus Awareness Week, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Systemic lupus erthematosus (also known as lupus, or SLE) is a serious, potentially fatal, connective tissue disease that can affect many different organs of the body. More than 500.000 Americans are estimated to have lupus, approximately 90 percent of whom are women. The disease usually begins in adolescence or young adult life. Scientists believe that lupus is caused by disturbances in the body’s immune system; hormonal abnormalities and genetic factors also seem to be important.
In its systemic form, the disease may involve the skin, joints, kidneys, heart, lungs and brain, in varying combinations. The outlook for victims of lupus has been improving in recent years. The survival rate has increased as a result of greater awareness of the disease, improved diagnostic methods, and more effective treatments. However, new research findings and new approaches to diagnosis and improved treatment are urgently needed to eliminate lupus as a cause of human suffering.
The Federal government and private voluntary organizations have developed a strong, enduring partnership committed to lupus research. I am confident that this cooperation will hasten the time when the cause and cure for the disease will be found. In recognition of the progress being made in research, diagnostic methods and effective treatments for the cure and alleviation of lupus, and the need for greater public awareness of this disease, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 102, has authorized and requested the President to proclaim the *Ante*, p. 830.week of October 16 through October 22, 1983, as “Lupus Awareness Week.
” NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of October 16 through October 22, 1983, as “Lupus Awareness Week,” and I call upon the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.
RONALD REAGAN 5117 October 13, 1983 National Farm-City Week, 1983 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5117 of October 13, 1983 National Farm-City Week, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The Nation’s farms and cities provide the framework for American economic and social life. Each serves as the economic lifeline for the other. Farms provide the basic food, fiber, and timber for consumer needs.
The rural countryside also provides watersheds, a natural environment for clear 97 STAT. 1638water and clean air, outdoor recreation, open spaces, and landscapes. The cities sustain industry, services, cultural centers, and house 97 percent of the population. Each year the people of our farms and cities pause during Farm-City Week to reflect on their interdependence and the strength and vitality that each brings to our national life. It is appropriate that Farm-City Week comes near Thanksgiving, the traditional time since Colonial days for Americans to reflect on the rich bounty of the harvest.
As a people we are indeed blessed to live in a land with a plentiful supply of wholesome food. In a short period of time, the United States has developed from an agricultural economy with scattered rural outposts, clinging to life in the New World, to an efficient production system in which only three percent of the Nation’s people feed and clothe the entire population. This rapid growth has been made possible through the unparalleled productivity and cooperation of farm and city people working in close harmony.
In order that farm and city people may continue to reflect on the benefits of mutual support, and to show their grateful appreciation for their combined efforts, the American people have traditionally set aside a week each year to pay tribute to farm-city people. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the period November 18 through November 24, 1983, as National Farm-City Week. I call upon all Americans, in rural areas and in cities alike, to join in recognizing the accomplishments of our productive farm families and of our urban residents in working together in a spirit of cooperation and interdependence to create bounty, wealth, and strength for the Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of Oct., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN 5118 October 14, 1983 World Food Day, 1983 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5118 of October 14, 1983 World Food Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation An adequate, wholesome food supply is essential to the physical and economic well-being of every individual and every nation.
Countries throughout the world are dedicated to eliminating poverty-related hunger to the fullest extent possible. Although this objective is widely acknowledged, the resources and policies needed to achieve that object vary widely from country to country. This Nation is richly endowed with natural resources. Through the generations, our people have developed the knowledge, the technology, the policies, and the economic system to transform our endowment into agricultural abundance.
Not all nations are similarly endowed. Hunger persists throughout the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that as many as 500 million people suffer from poverty-related malnutrition, especially in lesser developed countries. 97 STAT. 1639 The United States has a long tradition of sharing its agricultural abundance with those in need. We are strongly committed to the constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization, which calls upon member nations to “raise the levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdiction” and to contribute to “expanding the world economy and ensuring humanity’s freedom from hunger.
” We have sought, and will continue to strive, to improve the economies and food production abilities of those countries where the need is greatest. To this end, the United States has provided needy nations more than $40 billion of assistance under the Food for Peace Program since 1954. This year alone our food aid activities are assisting 70 countries. We are training an average of more than 2,000 agriculturalists per year from developing countries, and we are providing technical assistance to 50 nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to help develop their food research and production capabilities.
In addition, we actively encourage American businesses to invest in projects that help build the agricultural economies of developing countries. The people of the United States, as well as the people of other countries that have joined in the battle against hunger, can justifiably share a sense of accomplishment in the fact that food production per person has increased 21 percent in lesser developed countries since 1954. The concern of the international community with the problem of poverty-related malnutrition is reflected in the response to World Food Day.
We particularly salute the Food and Agriculture Organization which, on World Food Day this year, celebrates 30 years of dedication to the elimination of hunger and malnutrition. In recognition of one of the key recommendations of the 1980 report of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger, that called for efforts to be taken to increase public awareness of the world hunger problem, the Congress of the United States, by Senate Joint Resolution 81, has designated *Ante*, p. 747.October 16, 1983, as “World Food Day” and has requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 16, 1983, as World Food Day and call upon the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate activities to explore ways in which our Nation can further contribute to the elimination of hunger in the world. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.
RONALD REAGAN **Editorial Note**: For the President’s remarks of Oct. 14, 1983, on signing Proclamation 5118, see the *Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents* (vol. 19, p. 1432). 5119 October 17, 1983 Wright Brothers Day, 1983 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5119 of October 17, 1983 Wright Brothers Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1983 marks the eightieth anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic flight aboard a self-propelled, winged aero-vehicle.
That flight, lasting but 12 sec-97 STAT. 1640onds and spanning only 120 yards, followed 120 years of unsuccessful attempts to accomplish such a feat. Although short when measured against today’s trans-meridian flights, its significance was great because it established the foundation for future successes in aviation which continue to enrich the quality of our lives today. This year we also celebrate the bicentennial of man’s first flight. Two hundred years ago, on August 27, 1783, the Montgolfier Brothers of France first launched a manned hot air balloon into the atmosphere.
Shortly thereafter, in a balloon constructed by an American lawyer, Peter Carnes, Esq., the first American ventured aloft in a tethered balloon in Baltimore. This year also marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Federal [49 USC app. 1301 note](/us/usc/t49/s1301).Aviation Act of 1958. This legislation created the Federal Aviation Administration, which has played a central role in making civil air carriage ten times safer than it was in 1958, thus helping to advance the progress of civil aviation and to fulfill the Wright Brothers’ dreams of the future role aviation would have in our world.
To commemorate the historic achievement of the Wright Brothers, the Congress, by joint resolution of December 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 169), designated the seventeenth day of December of each year as Wright Brothers Day and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of this Nation and their local and national governmental officials to observe Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 1983, with appropriate ceremonies and activities, both to recall the accomplishments and to stimulate the development of aviation in this country and throughout the world.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of Oct., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN 5120 October 21, 1983 Metropolitan Opera Day, 1983 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5120 of October 21, 1983 Metropolitan Opera Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Among this Nation’s greatest treasures are the creative talents of our people and the opportunities available for them to develop their talents and thereby enhance the richness of our cultural life.
In every artistic discipline, great American artists and institutions have established ever-rising standards of achievement to challenge and inspire successive generations. No single institution embodies this tradition of sustained artistic achievement more fully than the Metropolitan Opera, which is celebrating 100 years of extraordinary contributions to the culture of America. Legendary performances of music theater masterpieces have filled the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, halls across the country during the Company’s annual tours, and millions of American homes through live radio and television broadcasts which have become part of our national tradition.
The Met-97 STAT. 1641ropolitan Opera also reaches out to discover and encourage young American talent by auditions held throughout the country, and it nurtures and develops great singers of the future. Through its deep involvement with artists, audiences, and patrons, and with the voluntary assistance of the members of its National Council, the Metropolitan Opera has contributed invaluably to the growth of an American opera community whose vitality and brilliance are acclaimed around the world.
In recognition of the Metropolitan Opera’s extraordinary achievements and commitment to excellence, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 128, *Ante,*p. 847.has authorized and requested the President to designate October 22, 1983, the one hundredth anniversary of its first performance, as “Metropolitan Opera Day” throughout the United States. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate October 22, 1983, as Metropolitan Opera Day and call upon all Federal, State and local government agencies, interested groups and organizations, and the people of the United States to observe that day by engaging in appropriate programs and activities to show their support of America’s rich heritage in music theater and one of its premier performing institutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN 5121 October 23, 1983 Death of American and French Military Personnel in Beirut, Lebanon Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5121 of October 23, 1983 Death of American and French Military Personnel in Beirut, Lebanon By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the American and French military personnel who died violently in the performance of their peacekeeping duties in the tragic bombings of October 23, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, I hereby order, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions through Monday, October 31, 1983.
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN 5122 October 26, 1983 National Poison Prevention Week, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
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