HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2702-1958RESOLUTION NO. 2702
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO CALLING UPON THE RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE
UNITED NATIONS DAY WITH APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, the United States of America is one of the founders of the United
Nations and has consistently supported it in its unceasing quest for a durable peace
based upon freedom and justice, and
WHEREAS, the devotion of the people of the United States to the principles of
the United Nations Charter is the expression of a faith deeply rooted in American
cultural, political, and spiritual convictions, and
WHEREAS, the United States considers that further development of the processes
of the United Nations will enable it to promote justice under international law with in-
creased effectiveness, and
WHEREAS, world opinion in support of international morality, law, and order
has h~lped to make the United Nations a constructive force for the development of a
stable, prosperous, and peaceful world, and
WHEREAS, the United Nations has been instrumental in preventing open conflict
between nations by offering its machinery for conciliation, negotations, and pacific
settlement, and
WHEREAS, the United Nations, in cooperation with the Specialized Agencies, has
been helping to create the basic conditions for peace by encouraging greater production
of food, better health, higher standards of living, and greater educational opportunities,
and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that October 24,
the anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter, should be dedicated
each year to making known the purposes, principles, and accomplishments of the United
Nations, and
WHEREAS, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, has
proclaimed Friday, October 24, 1958, as United Nations Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco does hereby urge the residents of the City to celebrate United Nations Day by
means of community programs which will demonstrate their faith in, and support of, the
United Nations and will contribute to a better understanding of its accomplishments
and of the hopes that inspired its founders.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly intro-
duced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at
a regular meeting held on the 6th day of October, 1958, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmen G. J. Rozzi, Andrew Rocca, Emilio Cortesi, Leo J. Ryan
and Patrick E~ Ahern
NOES, None
ABSENT, None
ATTEST: ARTHUR A. RODONDI
CITY CLERK