[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65469-65470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31299]


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[Federal Register: December 19, 1994]


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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 6762--Wright Brothers Day

Memorandum of December 15, 1994--Delegation of Certain Authorities 
Under 39 U.S.C. 407(a)


                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 242
Monday, December 19, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6762 of December 15, 1994

 

Wright Brothers Day, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On a windy December day 91 years ago, Orville and 
                Wilbur Wright made history. In 12 seconds of flight, 
                they demonstrated to the world that mortals really 
                could touch the sky in powered flight. In the decades 
                since, Americans have continued to make history with 
                countless achievements in aviation and aerospace 
                technology.

                America leads the world in aeronautics technology, and 
                that leadership is directly reflected in the success of 
                our aircraft industry. The legacy of the Wright 
                brothers is clear: in the past year, the U.S. 
                aeronautics industry sold more than $100 billion in 
                products and employed more than a million people in 
                high-quality jobs. Aircraft are the Nation's top 
                manufactured export, with more than $40 billion in 
                sales in 181 countries around the world.

                We have a grand history and a promising future in 
                aeronautics. The enactment of the General Aviation 
                Revitalization Act of 1994, which I signed into law 
                last August, provides a significant opportunity to 
                reassert America's global leadership in general 
                aviation aircraft. Offering the promise of new jobs and 
                an enhanced economic climate, this measure applies the 
                kind of innovation, creativity, and vision exemplified 
                so many years ago by the Wright brothers.

                Today, Orville and Wilbur's perseverance continues to 
                challenge and inspire us as we take the lead in 
                cutting-edge aeronautics technology. The National 
                Aeronautics and Space Administration is working with 
                industry to develop technologies that will make 
                conventional aircraft safer, more affordable, and more 
                environmentally friendly. Government and industry 
                researchers are also working in partnership to 
                transform the concept of affordable commercial 
                supersonic flight into a reality early in the next 
                century. These technological advancements in aviation 
                and aerospace will continue to contribute to our 
                success and prosperity. The dream that began on a 
                lonely stretch of beach near Kitty Hawk, North 
                Carolina, has taken us through the sound barrier and 
                into space--and the future holds endless possibilities.

                The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 
                17, 1963 (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 169), has designated 
                December 17 of each year as ``Wright Brothers Day'' and 
                has authorized and requested the President to issue 
                annually a proclamation inviting the people of the 
                United States to observe that day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 
                17, 1994, as Wright Brothers Day.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-31299
Filed 12-16-94; 10:35 am]
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