and of the United States within the State of Alabama, that a part or class of its people is deprived of rights, privileges, immunities, and protections named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State refuse to protect such rights, privileges, or immunities, or to give that protection: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the United States Code, particularly Sections 332, 333 and 334 thereof, do command all persons engaged in such unlawful obstructions of justice, assemblies, combinations, and conspiracies to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse and retire peaceably forthwith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. By the President: JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY DEAN RUSK, Secretary of State. Proclamation 3555 COLUMBUS DAY, 1963 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS the vision, courage, and dedication of Christopher Columbus destined him to be the discoverer of the New World; and WHEREAS his voyage, under the Spanish flag, across uncharted seas to an unknown land, will forever stand for us as a symbol of the zeal for new ventures which has characterized our Nation; and WHEREAS we continue to honor Columbus' daring as we search. out the far reaches of space and of human possibility; and WHEREAS the Congress of the United States, by a joint resolution approved April 30, 1934 (48 Stat. 657), requested the President of the United States to proclaim October 12 of each year as Columbus Day for the observance of the anniversary of the discovery of America: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 12, 1963, as Columbus Day, commemorating the four hundred and seventy-first anniversary of the sighting of land in the New World by Columbus and his crew. I invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in their churches, schools, and other suitable places. I also direct the appropriate officers of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day, and I request the appropriate officers of the State and local governments likewise to display the flag to mark the anniversary. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 17th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. By the President: DEAN RUSK, Secretary of State. JOHN F. KENNEDY Proclamation 3556 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK, 1963 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS the broad and varied forests of our Nation constitute one of its most important resources-renewable, versatile, and available; and WHERAS this forest resource, under both public and private ownership, provides basic raw materials for tremendous quantities of essential industrial and consumer products such as lumber, paper, building materials, chemicals, furniture and cloth; offers a productive outlet for a large segment of our Nation's labor force and industrial capability; and, with a broader application of scientific knowledge, affords an outstanding opportunity for the improvement of economic and social conditions in our forested rural areas; and WHEREAS the Congress, wishing to re-emphasize the importance and the possibilities of our forest heritage, has by joint resolution approved September 13, 1960 (74 Stat. 898), designated the seven-day period beginning on the third Sunday of October in each year as National Forest Products Week, and has requested the President to issue an annual proclamation calling for the observance of that week: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 20, 1963, as National Forest Products Week, with activities and ceremonies designed to direct public attention to the significance of our our forests in the overall economy of our Nation, and especially as a foundation for improving the rural economy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 24th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. By the President: GEORGE W. BALL, Acting Secretary of State. JOHN F. KENNEDY Proclamation 3557 VETERANS DAY, 1963 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS the Congress has designated the eleventh of November as a legal holiday to be known as Veterans Day, and has dedicated it to the cause of world peace (Act of May 13, 1938, 52 Stat. 351, as amended (5 U.S.C. 87a)); and WHEREAS this day has an important dual significance in that it gives each one of us an opportunity both to honor the dedicated men and women of all races and religious beliefs who have honorably served in our armed forces in time of war, and to reemphasize our determination to achieve world peace with patience, perseverance, and courage; and WHEREAS each one of us should have an opportunity to participate in publicly observing the twofold purpose of this day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, call upon the people of this Nation to observe Monday, November 11, as Veterans Day, remembering those who have borne the burden in time of war and resolving with one accord to achieve a just and lasting peace throughout the world. I request officials of the Federal and State Governments to work together with the Veterans Day National Committee so that this day may be appropriately commemorated by exercises and ceremonies in every part of our country. I also direct the appropriate officials of the Federal Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public. buildings on Veterans Day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. By the President: JOHN F. KENNEDY DEAN RUSK, Secretary of State. Proclamation 3558 PROCLAMATION AMENDING PART 3 OF THE APPENDIX TO THE TARIFF By the President of the United States of America WHEREAS Proclamation No. 3178 of April 15, 1957, issued pursuant to Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), established a quota for imports of butter substitutes, including butter oil, containing 45 per centum or more of butterfat and classifiable under paragraph 709 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; WHEREAS at the time of the issuance of that proclamation butter oil was in fact being classified for purposes of tariff duty by the Bureau of Customs under paragraph 709; WHEREAS, subsequent to the issuance of that proclamation, the United States Customs Court, in litigation involving the rate of duty applicable to butter oil and not involving the construction of that proclamation, held that butter oil was not properly classifiable for purposes of customs duty under paragraph 709 (Faehndrich et al. v. United States, decided July 3, 1962, C.D. 2351, 97 Treas. Decs. (No. 28) 8); WHEREAS the decision in that case has the effect of barring the importation of butter oil under the quota established by Proclamation No. 3178, and is contrary to the intent and purpose of that proclamation and Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act; and WHEREAS the quota prescribed by Proclamation No. 3178 has been superseded by the quota prescribed in Item No. 950.06, Part 3, Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the United States, particularly Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, do hereby proclaim that the article description for Item No. 950.06, Part 3, Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (published in Part II of the FEDERAL REGISTER of August 17, 1963, and proclaimed by paragraph numbered 3 of Proclamation No. 3548 of August 21, 1963) is hereby amended to read as follows: "Butter substitutes containing over 45 percent of butterfat provided for in item 116.30, part 4.B, schedule 1, and butter oil however provided for elsewhere in these schedules." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. By the President: Dean Rusk, Secretary of State. JOHN F. KENNEDY Proclamation 3559 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 1963 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our forefathers declared the independence of our Nation "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence." In that reliance, they set forth the conviction that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. More than a century and three-quarters after our Nation was dedicated to that proposition, it may truly be reaffirmed that "We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being." Conscious of the religious character of our people, the Congress of the United States by a joint resolution of April 17, 1952, provided that "The President shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation, at churches, in groups, and as individuals." NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do set aside and proclaim Wednesday, the sixteenth day of October 1963, as the National Day of Prayer. On this day, let us acknowledge anew our reliance upon the divine Providence which guided our founding fathers. Let each of us, according to his own custom and his own faith, give thanks to his Creator for the divine assistance which has nurtured the noble ideals in which this Nation was conceived. Most especially, let us humbly acknowledge that we have not yet. succeeded in obtaining for all of our people the blessings of liberty to which all are entitled. On this day, in this year, as we concede these shortcomings, let each of us pray that through our failures we may |