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August 23, 1958 [S. Con. Res. 122]

August 24, 1958

[S. Con. Res. 123]

SIGNING OF ENROLLED BILLS, ETC.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the two Houses, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate be, and they are hereby, authorized to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions duly passed by the two Houses and found truly enrolled.

Agreed to August 23, 1958.

ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall adjourn on Sunday, August 24, 1958, and that when they adjourn on said day, they stand adjourned sine die.

Agreed to August 24, 1958.

PROCLAMATIONS

PROCLAMATIONS

NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, 1957

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS it is fitting that all citizens, rural and urban, should recognize their interdependence in contributing to the strength, character, and prosperity of our Nation; and

WHEREAS it is increasingly important that the public should understand the mutuality of interests of those who live on farms and those who live in cities; and

WHEREAS the productivity of the farms and of urban labor and business continues to provide the food, the tools, the services, and the goods that afford our citizens the highest standard of living in the world; and

WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August thirty-first, 1957, has designated the week of November 22 to November 28, 1957, as National Farm-City Week, and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for suitable observance of that week:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people throughout the country to participate fully in the observance of the period from November 22 to November 28, 1957, as National FarmCity Week; and I request the Department of Agriculture, the landgrant colleges, the Agricultural Extension Service, and all other appropriate agencies and officials of the Government, to cooperate with National, State, and local farm organizations and other groups in the several States and counties in preparing and carrying out programs for the appropriate observance of National Farm-City Week, including plans for public meetings, discussions, exhibits, pageants, and press, radio, and television features, with special emphasis on notable achievements by rural groups and individuals, local, State, and National, and on the enrichment of American country living through adequate cultural, spiritual, educational, recreational, and health facilities for both rural youth and rural adults.

I also request urban groups to join in this observance, along with farm groups, as evidence of our appreciation of all those on the farms and in the cities of this Nation who have worked so well in providing us with the food, the fiber, and the products that we need and enjoy. 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 thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-second.

By the President:

JOHN FOSTER DULLES,
Secretary of State.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

August 31, 1957 [No. 3198]

71 Stat. 559.

National Farm-City Week, 1957.

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AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 1957

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS education has advanced the national welfare by enriching our culture, by providing a surer foundation for our freedoms, and by helping to prepare our citizens for the demands of each new age; and

WHEREAS our educational institutions have lifted the people of each generation to higher levels of personal living and have trained them for greater service to their fellow men; and

WHEREAS Americans are proud of their educational system and have shown their determination to widen the road to opportunity by maintaining the highest standards of scholarship:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period from November 10 to November 16, 1957, as American Education Week, and I urge our people to enter fully into its observance. Let them demonstrate their appreciation of the work of our Nation's teachers, and let them show their active support for every program designed to improve our schools and colleges, which are firmly engaged in building a better and a stronger Nation.

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 sixth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-second.

By the President:

JOHN FOSTER DULLES,

Secretary of State.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

IMPOSING AN IMPORT QUOTA ON TUNG OIL

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624), the Secretary of Agriculture advised me there was reason to believe that tung oil is being, and is practically certain to continue to be, imported into the United States under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the price-support program undertaken by the Department of Agriculture with respect to tung nuts and tung oil, or to reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic tung nuts or tung oil with respect to which such program of the Department of Agriculture is being undertaken; and

WHEREAS, on March 21, 1957, I caused the United States Tariff Commission to make an investigation under the said section 22 with respect to this matter; and

WHEREAS the said Tariff Commission has made such investigation and has reported to me its findings and recommendation made. in connection therewith; and

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