HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 85- Lights for Peace Novemeber 19-20 1985
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PRO C LAM A T ION
LIGHTS FOR PEACE
November 19-20, 1985
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WHEREAS, the United States and the Soviet Union among all nations lead in the develop-
ment and accumulation of weapons with the ability to devastate and possibly
end human life on earth; and
WHEREAS, the increased speed and accuracy of nuclear weapons on both sides will greatly
increase the danger that nuclear war will occur; and
WHEREAS, scientific evidence sugqests that the detonation of even a small proportion
of the nuclear weapons already in existence could result in dramatic climatic
changes which likely would end human life; and
WHEREAS, President of the United States Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev share responsibility for the avoidance of nuclear
war, the peaceful resolution of global conflict, and the instigation of joint
cooperation projects; and
WHEREAS, leaders of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of
America, the World Council of Churches, the United States Catholic Conference,
the Synagogue Council of America, and the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon have
called upon citizens everywhere to light porchlights, candles and other lights
on November 19 and 20, 1985 from dusk to dawn to openly display their desire
for world peace;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kenneth L. Weaver, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim
November 19-20, 1985 as
LIGHTS FOR PEACE
and that people around the world desire to work, raise children, build communities and
pursue a quality of life free from the threat of war; it is the deepest hope of all
citizens that President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev will heed such desire by
reaching an understanding on an arms control agreement which sianificantly cuts nuclear
stockpiles and makes strides toward halting the arms race between the United States and
the Soviet Union; and in order to openly express this hope, all citizens are invited to
light porchliqhts, candles or other lights from dusk to dawn on November 19 and 20,
1985, while President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev meet in summit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the great seal of the City of Bozeman, in the
Seal State of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman, Montana,
this 18th day of November, in the year of Our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eiqhty-Five.
KENNETH L. IVEAVER, Mayor