[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1399-E1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   RECOGNIZING THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 12TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 10, 1995
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend the 
cities in the 13th Congressional District of New Jersey for their 
participation in National Night Out, 1995. On August 1, residents in my 
district will join fellow Americans across the country to create a 
night of celebration free from the fear of crime and drugs.
  I wish also to pay tribute to the National Association of Town Watch 
in New Jersey for sponsoring the event. They have succeeded in 
developing community awareness within many American cities and towns by 
bringing concerned citizens to the forefront. Community leaders and law 
enforcement officers are joining them to send the message that crime 
will not be permitted to threaten our communities and dictate our 
lives.
  Among the participating cities are Bayonne, East Newark, Elizabeth, 
Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny, Newark, North 
Bergen, Perth Amboy, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, and 
Woodbridge.
  I am proud to say I have dedicated citizens in my district creating 
safe neighborhoods through education and action. On this night 
residents and law enforcement officers in participating cities will 
celebrate with town-wide block parties, contests, dances for community 

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youth, safety demonstrations, and educational forums. These events are 
a continuation of past efforts whose full benefits will be felt for 
years to come in my district.
  This admirable project is a nationwide endeavor supported by over 
8,000 communities throughout our 50 States. Their continuing aim is to 
focus America's attention on the alarming crime rates and the 
unacceptable level of drug abuse which has affected every community in 
our Nation. Police-citizen partnerships created by the efforts of these 
organizations have promoted cooperative crime prevention programs 
allowing Americans to come from behind their locked doors and join 
their neighbors in the fight for our Nation's safety.
  The 12th Annual National Night Out comes at a time when the leaders 
of our Nation are debating the appropriate methods of crime prevention 
here, in the Nation's Capitol. But in our Nation's communities the 
people are taking a stand, defending their streets, their homes, and 
their families.
  Each city participating in the 1995 National Night Out is to be 
commended for their concern and their efforts. Their fight for safer 
communities gives me hope that America can build a crime and drug-free 
Nation for our children. I salute them today, thank them for their past 
efforts, and wish them luck in their future crime-fighting endeavors.


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