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PROCLAMATION 4288-APR. 20, 1974
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ment. Earth Week, 1974, gives us the opportunity to devote special attention to this purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning April 21, 1974, as Earth Week, 1974. I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to foster the purposes of Earth Week and to arrange for its proper observance. I ask that special attention be given to personal voluntary activities and educational efforts directed toward protecting and enhancing our lifegiving environment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventyfour, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-eighth. RICHARD NIXON
Proclamation 4288
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" April 20, 1974
National Volunteer Week, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The spirit of voluntarism, one of the hallmarks of American life, has rarely been stronger than it is today. It has been estimated that one out of every five Americans is contributing time and talent in some kind of voluntary service. American volunteers are improving the quality of life in remote villages and in urban slums in the United States and working to improve the quality of life for others in distant corners of the world. These efforts most frequently touch the lives of the poor, the young, the aged and the sick, but in the process the lives of all men and women are made richer. There are abundant opportunities for every concerned American to reap the rewards that come from helping others. More than 90,000 are serving in programs sponsored by ACTION, the Federal agency for volunteer service. Others are helping to organize volunteer efforts with the help of the National Center for Voluntary Action. We must continue
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