PRINTER'S NO. 3613
No. 385 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY FLEAGLE, O'BRIEN, LUCYK, EGOLF, B. SMITH, SCHULER,
BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, CAPPABIANCA, CORRIGAN,
GIGLIOTTI, LAUGHLIN, McCALL, MERRY, MICOZZIE, PISTELLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, WALKO, ARMSTRONG, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, DEMPSEY,
GEIST, HALUSKA, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, LEDERER, MILLER,
NYCE, ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SATHER, STABACK, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO,
TRELLO, TRUE, PLATTS, BOSCOLA, LEH, COY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
JOSEPHS, ROONEY, SANTONI, SHANER, SERAFINI, MANDERINO AND
MELIO, MAY 23, 1996
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 23, 1996
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming August 6, 1996, as "Atomic Veterans Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV)
4 is working to help veterans who were involved in atmospheric
5 nuclear tests in Nevada and the South Pacific; and
6 WHEREAS, NAAV, in order to help the veterans and their
7 families gain medical treatment and disability compensation for
8 what they consider radiation-caused illnesses, needs to locate
9 all atomic soldiers; and
10 WHEREAS, Anyone present at an atomic test is urged by the
11 NAAV to contact the national headquarters at NAAV, P.O. Box
12 4424, Salem, MA 01970-6424; and
13 WHEREAS, The 51st Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and
14 Nagasaki are on August 6 and 9, 1996, respectively; therefore be
1 it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim August
3 6, 1996, as "Atomic Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
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