HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2528-1957RESOLUTION NO. 2528
A RESOLUTION OF 1~ CITY COUNCIL OF THg~
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CALLING UPON
THE HESII~ENTS TO CELEBRATE UNITED NATIONS
DAY WITH APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, the United States of America is one of the founders of the United
Nation~ and has consistently supported it in its unceasing quest for a du~able peace
based upon freedom and Justice, and
· HER~AS, the devotion of the people of the United States to the priciples
of the United Nation~ Charter is the expression of a faith deeply rooted in American
cultural, political, and spiritual convictions, and
~EREAS, the United States considers that further development of the
processes of the United Nations will enable it to promote justice under international
law with increased effectiveness, and
WHEREAS, World opinion in support of international morality, law, and order
has helped to ~ake the United Nations a constructive'force for the development 'of a
stable, prosperous, and peaceful world, and
NBEREAS, the United Nations has been instrtmental in preveuting open conflict
between nations by offering its machinery for c~nciliation, negotiations, .and pacific
settlement, and
WHERF~S, 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 standard~ 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~aking known the purposes, principles, and
accomplislments of the United Nations, and
WlIERRAS, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America,
has proclaimed Thursday, October 24, 1957, 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 comunity programs which will demonstrate their faiths in, and support
of, the United Nations and will contribute to a better understanding of its accom-
plish~ents and of the hopes that inspired its founders.
I hereby certify that'the foregoin~ resolution was regularly
introduced and adopted by the City ~ouncil of the City of South San
Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 21st day of October 1957,
by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmen Andrew Rocca, Leo J. Ryan, Francis Lucchio,
~ilio Cortesi and G. J. Rozzi.
NOES, None
ABSENT, None
ATTEST:
Arthur A. Rodondi