Je veux savoir à propos de…

O N A L -

REGISTER
VOLUME 19

19 3 4

c? y
ONiJtO

NUMBER 198

Washington, Tuesday, October 12, 1954

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
PROCLAMATION 3071
V eterans D ay , 1954
BY THE PRESIDENT OP THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS it has long been our cus tom to commemorate November 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic struggle and by rededicating our selves to the cause of peace; and WHEREAS in the intervening years the United States has been involved in two other great military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans livipg and dead to the honor rolls of this Na tion; and WHEREAS the Congress passed a con current resolution on June 4, 1926 44
Stat. 1982, calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate cere monies, and later provided in an act ap proved May 13, 1938 52 Stat. 35D , that the eleventh of November should be a legal holiday and should be known as Armistice Day; and WHEREAS, in order to expand the sig nificance of that commemoration and in order that a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nation, the Congress, by an act approved June 1,1954 68 Stat. 168, changed the name of the holiday to Veterans D ay:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D.
EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954, as Veterans Day.
On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate our selves to the task of promoting an en during peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on Veterans Day.

In order to insure proper and wide CONTENTS
spread observance of this anniversary, THE PRESIDENT
all veterans, all veterans organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join Proclamations hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Admin National Nurse Week__________
istrator of Veterans Affairs as Chair Veterans Day, 1954____________
man of a Veterans Day National Com EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
mittee, which shall include such other Agricultural Marketing Service persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national Notices:
Organization and delegation level necessary planning for the ob of authority; Marketing and servance. I am also requesting the Regulatory Services Divi heads of all departments and agencies sions; correction__________
of the Executive branch of the Govern ment to assist the National Committee Agriculture Department in every way possible.
See also Agricultural Marketing IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have Service.
hereunto set my hand and caused the Notices:
Seal of the United States of America to Disaster assistance, delineation be affixed.
and certification of addi DONE at the City of Washington this tional comities contained in eighth day of October in the year of our drought areas;
certain Lord nineteen hundred and States___ ___________
seal fifty-four, and o f the Inde Federal-States relations, Agricultural. Research Service;
pendence of the United States assignment of functions----of America the one hundred and seventyProduction and economic ninth.
emergency loans, designa D wight D. E isenhower tion of additional areas By the President:
- for:
Mississippi___ __ ._________
J ohn F oster D ulles , North Carolina____________
Secretary of State.
Air Force Department F. R. Doc. 54-8050; Filed, Oct. 11, 1954;
Rules and regulations:
10: 43 a. m.
Reserve forces; delay in orders to active duty; revision of part______________________
Civil Aeronautics Administra PROCLAMATION 3072
tion N ational N urse W eek Rules and regulations:
Alterations; designation of:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE?
Civil airways______________
OF AMERICA
Control areas, zones, and re A PROCLAMATION
porting points----------------WHEREAS this autumn marks the one Civil Aeronautics Board hundredth anniversary of Florence Notices:
Nightingales historic contribution tothe Eastern-Colonial control case;
cause of nursing by her heroic leadership prehearing conference__ ___
in alleviating human suffering in the Commerce Department Crimea; and See Civil Aeronautics Administra WHEREAS a continuing renewal and tio n /
extension of the ranks of nurses, through the attraction of young people to the Customs Bureau nursing profession, is of grave imporRules and regulations:
Appraisement; coal tar prod Continued on next page ucts______________________
6545

Page 6545
6545

6556

6557
6556

6556
6556

6551

6547
6548

6557

6548