CHAPTER 869
STATE
OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
DOVER
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, on April 14, 1970, the peoples of the Western
Hemisphere will observe the
80th Anniversary of the founding of
the
Organization
of
American States;
and
Whereas,
this organization
was founded
to
promote inter-American
cooperation,
thus providing a framework for formulating
and
implementing cooperative measures for the economic,
social, educational,
and cultural development
of
the entire West
ern
Hemisphere;
and
Whereas, the
Organization of American States has continued
to
maintain the peace and
security
of the Western Hemisphere;
and
Whereas,
in recognition of the importance
and
the accom
plishments
of this organization, the President of the United
States annually
proclaims April 14 as Pan American Day;
Now,
therefore,
I, Russell W. Peterson, Governor of the
State
of Delaware, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, April 14, 1970
as
PAN AMERICAN DAY
and the week
of April 12 through April 18, 1970 as
PAN AMERICAN WEEK
in
Delaware,and urge the citizens of the First State
to
rededicate themselves
to
the ideals of the inter-American
system,
and to
the goals of economic and social
progress which
are
based on our
common
belief in the dignity of man
and
our faith in freedom.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Russell W. Peterson, Governor of the State of Delaware, have hereunto
set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
said
State
to
be hereunto affixed at Dover this 30th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine
hundred
and
seventy, and of the Independence of
the
United States of America, the one hundred and ninety-fourth.
(GREAT SEAL)
RUSSELL W. PETERSON, Governor
Attest: EUGENE
BUNTING, Secretary of State