CHAPTER 877
STATE OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT DOVER
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, during the past decade the abuse
of drugs has grown from a local
police problem to a grave threat to the health and safety
of millions of Americans; and Whereas, statistics
tell but part of the story of tragedy incurred by drug use and abuse;
t he effects of drugs spread
far beyond the lives of the victims themselves; and Whereas, the
number of drug users, arrests, and deaths are
increa s in g wit
hin our State despite the enforcement of stringent drug
laws; and Whereas, public education
is the most fea sib le
method by which s uch problems and methods
of their prevention can be brought to the attention
of each and every Delawarean;
Now, therefo re, I, Russell W. Peterson,
Governor of the State of Delaware
, do hereby proclaim the week
of May 24-30, 1970 as
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION WEEK
in Delaware, and urge the public
and private sectors to combine their re s ources and efforts to establish meaningful programs for the promotion of
drug abuse prevention among young people. Further,
I urge the cooperation in this
venture of all others whose activities interrelate with young
people, and in particular, I ask the cooperation
of the communications media who
can provide invaluable assistance, not
' only during this s
peci a l week but throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Russell W. Peterson, Governor
of the State of Delaware, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of said State to be
hereunto affixed at Dover this 20th day
of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and seventy,
and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred
and ninety-fourth.
(GREAT SEAL)
RUSSELL W. PETERSON, Governor
Atte s t: EUGENE
BUNTING, Secretary of State