PRINTER'S NO. 1380
No. 71 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY PISTELLA, ARTY, MICHLOVIC, MURPHY, IRVIS,
MANDERINO, ITKIN, ZITTERMAN, COCHRAN, F. TAYLOR, STEIGHNER,
CALTAGIRONE, D. R. WRIGHT, S. E. HAYES, JR., McCLATCHY,
FISHER, KNEPPER, TADDONIO, POTT, COWELL, McVERRY, GOEBEL,
CIMINI, SEVENTY, LAUGHLIN, CIANCIULLI, DUFFY, KNIGHT,
AUSTIN, COLE, COHEN, LEVIN, GRAY, J. J. JOHNSON, BARBER,
OLIVER, REED AND CHESS, MAY 7, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 7, 1979
In the House of Representatives, May 7, 1979
1 WHEREAS, One of the glories of the American way of life has
2 been the development of techniques and methods to conquer
3 disease; and
4 WHEREAS, A disease known as Huntington's Disease afflicts
5 many citizens in a relentless and at present an incurable way;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, The presence of this dread disease offers a
8 challenge to the love and humanitarianism of the American
9 people; and
10 WHEREAS, The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease has
11 supported research into the cause and nature of this disease;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, The work of the Committee to Combat Huntington's
14 Disease has brought new hope to those who bear the burden of
15 this tragic affliction; and
1 WHEREAS, Research continues to open new windows to the
2 mysteries of Huntington's Disease; and
3 WHEREAS, The month of June will be observed as Huntington's
4 Disease Month in communities throughout our Nation; therefore be
5 it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
7 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby recognizes the month of
8 June 1979, as "Huntington's Disease Month" in Pennsylvania, and
9 urges all our citizens to lend their support to efforts to
10 control this disease so that the suffering it causes may be
11 eliminated.
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