PRINTER'S NO. 3550
No. 373 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY WALKO, READSHAW AND KAISER, MAY 14, 1996
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 14, 1996
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming May 30, 1996, as "Sister City Day - Esslingen."
2 WHEREAS, The United States' Sister Cities idea was launched
3 as a national concept in 1956, when President Dwight David
4 Eisenhower called for massive exchanges between Americans and
5 the people of other lands; and
6 WHEREAS, Since its beginning the number of United States
7 cities participating has grown; and
8 WHEREAS, Pittsburgh has a Sister City relationship with
9 Saarbruecken, Germany; and
10 WHEREAS, Pittsburgh Teutonia Maennerchor and Damenchor are
11 conducting a singing tour in Germany this year; and
12 WHEREAS, This tour will take the 60 singers and guests from
13 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Rudesheim Gau-Algehseim, Mannheim-
14 Feudenheim, Kirchheim an der Weinstrasse, Altheim, Munich,
15 Oberammergau, Esslingen, Fellbach-Schmiden, Rothenburgh o.d.
16 Tauber and Gross Gerau from May 21 through June 4, 1996; and
17 WHEREAS, The goal for the cities involved is to learn more
1 about each other and to further develop lasting and meaningful
2 exchanges; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania proclaim May 30, 1996, as "Sister
5 City Day - Esslingen" and call upon citizens to celebrate this
6 day in recognition of Sister City friendship.
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