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[Rodrigo Coinete]

At 17:10 12/05/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I don't know if it's because I got a whiff of tear gas on A16 or not,
>but I was under the impression that every week is "Police Week."
>
>Doug Henwood wrote:
> >
> > [Awaiting the proclamation of National Gypsy Cabdrivers Week. Wojtek,
> > how you going to celebrate?]
> >
> >                              THE WHITE HOUSE
> >
> >                       Office of the Press Secretary
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > For Immediate Release                                       May 11, 2000
> >
> >             PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND POLICE WEEK, 2000
> >
> >                               - - - - - - -
> >
> >              BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
> >
> >                               A PROCLAMATION
> >
> >       From our earliest days as a Nation, America has been blessed with
> > citizens of courage and character who have dedicated their lives to
> > keeping the peace in our communities.  Five years after the creation of
> > the U.S. Marshals Service in 1789, U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth was shot
> > and killed in the line of duty.  He was the first of more than 14,000
> > law enforcement personnel since that time to give his life to uphold the
> > law and protect the people he was sworn to serve.
> >
> >       Our Nation owes a lasting debt of gratitude to the men and women of
> > our law enforcement community who, each day, put their lives at risk to
> > protect us and ensure the safety of our families and homes.  Because of
> > their skill, valor, and commitment, we have begun to turn the tide on
> > crime in America.  The murder rate is at its lowest level in more than
> > 30 years, and the overall crime rate is at its lowest point in 25 years.
> > There are many reasons for this progress, but police chiefs,
> > policymakers, and citizens alike agree that the dedication of our law
> > enforcement officers and the spread of community policing have been
> > critical factors.  Today, in cities and communities across America,
> > residents and police officers are working in partnership, forming
> > neighborhood watch organizations, banding together against drug dealers
> > and gangs, and building connections that are the core of community life
> > and the foundation of a civil society.
> >
> >       Unfortunately, we need look no further than the tragic losses
> > suffered by law enforcement officers to recognize the risks that these
> > brave men and women face every day.  Last year, 50 police officers were
> > struck down in the line of duty, and another 84 lost their lives in
> > accidents.  For these heroes, the safety of their fellow citizens was
> > their purpose and passion, and they made the ultimate sacrifice to
> > fulfill their duty.
> >
> >       We can never repay these gallant men and women for their service or
> > adequately comfort their families.  We can only honor their memory --
> > not only in words and ceremony, but in our determination to promote
> > justice, uphold the law, and preserve the peace and safety they helped
> > purchase with their lives.
> >
> >       By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (76 Stat. 676), the
> > Congress has authorized and requested the President to designate May 15
> > of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which it
> > falls as "Police Week," and, by Public Law 103-322 (36 U.S.C. 136), has
> > directed that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial
> > Day.
> >
> >       NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
> > States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2000, as Peace Officers
> > Memorial Day and May 14 through May 20, 2000, as Police Week.  I call
> > upon the people of the United States to observe these occasions with
> > appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.  I also request the
> > Governors of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
> > as well as the appropriate officials of all units of government, to
> > direct that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff on
> > Peace Officers Memorial Day on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels
> > throughout the United States and all areas under its jurisdiction and
> > control.  I also invite all Americans to display the flag at half-staff
> > from their homes on that day.
> >
> >       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day
> > of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of
> > the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fourth.
> >
> >                                WILLIAM J. CLINTON
> >
> >                                   # # #
>
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>
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