Resolution 1074
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RESOLUTION NO. 1074
WHEREAS, birth defects are the second greatest destroyer of
life in the United States, and
WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of surviving birth defect
victims are doomed to lifetimes of physical and mental disability, and
WHEREAS, birth defects impose staggeri.ng emotional, social,
and financial stresses on the family and the community, and
WHEREAS, under the auspices of the March of Dimes, signifi-
cant progress is b~ing made to solve these problems, and
WHEREAS, the March of Dimes is conducting a national educa-
tion program aimed at protecting the health of mothers-to-be and their
babies through prenatal care, and
WHEREAS, a network of March of Dimes-supported centers includ-
ing Stanford University Medical Center, is providing improved treatment
for birth defect patients, and
WHEREAS, March of Dimes research grants are enabling scientists
to learn more about birth defects, and
WHEREAS, individuals can play an important role in the control
and prevention of birth defects by supporting the March of Dimes,
NOW THEREFORE, I, Kenneth L. Petersen, Mayor of the City of
Gilroy, do hereby proclaim January, 1967 as March of Dimes Month, and
call on all citizens to contribute generously to fight birth defects,
this awful menace to the health of our children.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy
at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of December, 1966, by the
following called vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Allemand, Duffin, Eckard, Goodrich
Quartiroli,Wentworth, and Petersen.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
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I, SUSANNE E. PAYNE , City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution
No. 1074 is an original resolution, duly adopted by
the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 19th day of December
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this
21st day of , 19~.
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