[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11771]
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                       NATIONAL DUCK CALLING DAY

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate turn 
to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 305, a resolution 
submitted earlier today by Senators Pryor, Bumpers, Johnston, Breaux, 
and Ford.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 305) to designate Saturday, November 
     30, 1996, as ``National Duck Calling Day.''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. NICKLES. I ask unanimous consent the resolution and preamble be 
agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and 
any statements relating to the resolution appear at the appropriate 
place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 305) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 305

       Whereas Stuttgart, Arkansas, with its flooded rice and 
     soybean fields, is located in the heart of the Mississippi 
     River flyway for migratory birds;
       Whereas for the past 60 years, the World's Championship 
     Duck Calling Contest and the Wings Over the Prairie Festival 
     have attached waterfowl enthusiasts from around the world to 
     come to Stuttgart, Arkansas, on Thanksgiving Day weekend;
       Whereas the first national duck calling contest was held on 
     November 24, 1936, as part of the traditional Rice Carnival 
     in downtown Stuttgart;
       Whereas Thomas E. Walsh of Greenville, Mississippi, was the 
     first national duck calling contest champion, and was awarded 
     a hunting coat valued at $6.60 for his achievement;
       Whereas today, the World's Championship Duck Calling 
     Contest draws contestants from throughout the United States 
     and Canada, with a first place prize package valued at over 
     $15,000;
       Whereas in order to enter the World's Championship Duck 
     Calling Contest a contestant must qualify by winning a 
     World's Championship Duck Calling Contest sanctioned calling 
     contest, which are held in 29 states;
       Whereas over the history of the World's Championship Duck 
     Calling Contest attendance at the event has steadily grown; 
     the number of participants has jumped from 10,000 in 1954, to 
     50,000 in 1992, to 65,000 in 1995: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designates Saturday, November 30, 
     1996, as ``National Duck Calling Day''. The President is 
     authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon 
     the people of the United States to observe such day with 
     appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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