PROCLAMATION 3080

FIXING TERMINAL DATE RESPECTING SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES ENTITLING PERSONS TO CERTAIN VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES, PREFERENCES, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE

WHEREAS, in accordance with past practice, the Congress has provided, in respect of the Korean conflict, that entitlement to various veterans benefits and services, preferences, and other assistance be limited to persons serving in the armed forces between dates fixed by or pursuant to law;

WHEREAS the President is empowered to determine the terminal dates of service conferring such entitlement; and

WHEREAS the armistice between the United Nations Command, on the one hand, and the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers, on the other hand, effective July 27, 1953, has terminated hostilities in the said conflict:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President, do proclaim as follows:

(1) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of the Act of May 11, 1951, ch. 49, 65 Stat. 40, Public Law 28, 82nd Congress, 38 U. S. C. 745, as the date prior to which persons serving in the active service in the armed forces of the United States on or after June 27, 1950, must have so served in order that, pursuant to the said Act, such persons shall be entitled to benefits of medical, hospital, and domiciliary care, burial benefits, and they and their dependents shall be entitled to compensa

tion or pension provided by law for persons who served during the period of World War II.

(2) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of paragraph V, part II, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a) as amended by the Act of June 30, 1954, ch. 437, 68 Stat. 360, Public Law 463, 83d Congress, 38 U. S. C. ch. 12A, relating to compensation for disability or death, as the date prior to which persons who, on or after June 27, 1950, engaged in certain activities incident to acceptance, induction, or entry into the active military or naval service must have suffered an injury or disease in order to be entitled to the benefits provided by such paragraph V.

(3) (a) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of the first sentence of section 500 (a) of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, ch. 268, 58 Stat. 291, as amended, 38 U. S. C. 694 (a), relating to guaranteed, insured, and direct loans, as the date prior to which persons serving in the active military or naval service of the United States on or after June 27, 1950, must have so served in order that such persons shall be eligible for the benefits of Title III of the said Act, as amended. (b) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of the fourth sentence of section 500 (a) and section 507 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, 38 U. S. C. 694 (a), 694h, as the date on which the ten years referred to in those provisions shall commence.

(4) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 607 of the said Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, 38 U. S. C. 695f, relating to job counseling and

employment placement service, as the date prior to which persons must have served in the active service of the armed forces in order that such persons come within the meaning of the term "veteran," contained in the said section, by reason of service on or after June 27, 1950.

(5) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 407 of the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, ch. 875, 66 Stat. 687, Public Law 550, 82nd Congress, 38 U. S. C. 997, relating to unemployment compensation, as the date prior to which persons must have served in the active service in the armed forces (on or after June 27, 1950) in order to come within the meaning of the term "veteran" pursuant to said section.

(6) (a) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 501 (a) of the said Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, 38 U. S. C. 1011 (a), as the date prior to which members of the armed forces engaged in active service on or after June 27, 1950, must have so served in order to be eligible for mustering-out payments under Title V of the said Act.

(b) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 501 (b) (7) of the said Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, 38 U. S. C. 1011 (b) (7), as the date on which the three years therein referred to shall commence.

(7) January 31, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 201 of the said Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, 38 U. S. C. 911, relating to eligibility for education and training under Title II of the said Act, as the date ending the basic service period referred to in paragraph (1) of the said section.

(8) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of the Act of December 28, 1950, ch. 1176, 64 Stat. 1121, Public Law 894, 81st Congress, as amended, 38 U. S. C. 701a, as the date prior to which persons serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States on or after June 27, 1950, must have so served in order that, pursuant to the said Act, such persons shall be afforded basic entitlement to vocational provided.

rehabilitation as therein

(9) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to au

thorize payments by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on the purchase of automobiles or other conveyances by certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes," ch. 532, 65 Stat. 574, Public Law 187, 82nd Congress, 38 U. S. C. 252a, as the date prior to which veterans of service on or after June 27, 1950, must have served in order that the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may, pursuant to the said Act, provide or assist in providing such persons automobiles or other conveyances in accordance with said Act.

(10) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 503 of the Act of October 14, 1940, ch. 862, 54 Stat. 1125, as amended, 42 U. S. C. 1573, relating to housing for distressed families of servicemen and veterans, as the date prior to which persons must have served in the military or naval forces of the United States in order that such persons come within the meaning of the term "veterans" contained in the said section.

(11) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 2 (14) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, ch. 896, 50 Stat. 888, as amended, 42 U. S. C. 1402 (14), relating to low-rent housing, as the date prior to which persons must have served in the active military or naval service of the United States in order that such persons come within the meaning of the terms "veteran" and "serviceman" contained in the said section by reason of service on or after June 27, 1950.

(12) January 31, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 507 of the Housing Act of 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 436, as amended, 42 U. S. C. 1477, relating to preferences for veterans and families of deceased servicemen in respect of farm housing, as the date ending the period during which persons must have served in the military forces of the United States in order that such persons come within the meaning of the terms "veteran" and "deceased servicemen," contained in the said section, by reason of service during the period beginning June 27, 1950.

(13) January 31, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 1 (b) (2) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 67 Stat. 132, 7 U. S. C. 1001 (b) (2), as the date ending the period during which persons must have served in the military forces of the United States in order to come within

the definition of veteran, contained in the said section, by reason of service on or after June 27, 1950.

(14) February 1, 1955 is hereby determined, under the provisions of section 213 of the National Housing Act, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, as amended, 12 U. S. C. 1715e (b), relating to cooperative housing insurance, as the date prior to which persons must have served in the active military or naval service of the United States in order that such persons come within the meaning of the term "veteran," contained in the said section, by reason of service on or after June 27, 1950.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this first day of January, in the year of our

Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-five and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventyninth.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

By the President:

JOHN FOSTER DULLES,
Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 3081

ARMED FORCES DAY, 1955

WHEREAS the armed forces of the United States have always served as an instrumentality of a free people who cherish peace and security with honor; and

WHEREAS the members of the armed forces of the United States are now engaged in undertakings designed to uphold and defend the free way of life, to maintain the peace, and to ensure our national security; and

WHEREAS it is fitting and proper that we devote one day each year to paying special tribute to the armed forces of the United States and all those who have honorably served therein; and

WHEREAS it is in the public interest that on such day the armed forces of the United States give public displays and demonstrations of their teamwork and technological advancements, so that our own and other peace-loving people of the world may enlarge their understanding and appreciation of our national power for peace; and

WHEREAS it is also appropriate, to an extent consistent with security requirements, that on this occasion the armed forces of the United States open the gates of our national defense system and invite the public to visit our posts, camps, stations, bases, vessels, armories, reserve centers and other facilities:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 21, 1955, as Armed Forces Day, and I direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, as well as the Secretary of the Treasury on behalf of the Coast Guard, to mark that day with appropriate ceremonies, to arrange for displays and demonstrations at armed forces installations, and to cooperate with civil authorities in suitable supporting activities.

I invite the Governors of the States, Territories and possessions of the United States to provide for the observance of the day in such appropriate manner as will afford an opportunity for the people of the United States to become better acquainted with their armed forces.

I also call upon my fellow citizens not only to display the flag of the United States on Armed Forces Day, thus manifesting their recognition of the sacrifices and devotion to duty of the armed forces, but also to avail themselves of this opportunity to further their knowledge of our defense system and of the men and women who constitute its real strength, by attending and participating in the local observances of the day conducted by the armed forces and the civil authorities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-first day of February in the year

of our Lord nineteen hundred [SEAL] and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventyninth.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

By the President:

HERBERT HOOVER, Jr.,

Acting Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 3082

DETERMINING 4,4-DIPHENYL-6-DIMETHYLAMINO-3-HEXANONE TO BE AN OPIATE WHEREAS section 4731 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 provides in part as follows:

Opiate. The word "oplate", as used in this part shall mean any drug (as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 52 Stat. 1041, section 201 (g); 21 U. S. C. 321) found by the Secretary or his delegate, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, to have an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or cocaine, and proclaimed by the President to have been so found by the Secretary or his delegate.

AND WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Treasury, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, has found that the following named drug has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine, and that in the public interest this finding should be effective immediately:

4,4-diphenyl - 6 - dimethylamino-3-hex

anone.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim that the Secretary of the Treasury has found that the aforementioned drug has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine and that in the public interest this finding should be effective immediately.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 23d day of February in the year of our

Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventyninth.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

By the President:
HERBERT HOOVER, Jr.,
Acting Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 3083

RED CROSS MONTH, 1955

WHEREAS for more than seventy years the United States Government has participated, with other governments, in international treaties which fix responsibility for providing comfort and relief

to sick and wounded members of the armed forces, and which establish the Red Cross as the protective symbol under which those purposes shall be achieved; and

WHEREAS these treaties envisioned the need for establishing in each participating country a volunteer organization to assist the government in carrying out its obligations, and to engage in such other humanitarian activities as the government might prescribe; and

WHEREAS, by appropriate Federal statute and in accord with its international commitments, the Government of the United States has established the American National Red Cross as this Nation's official volunteer agency to act in matters of relief under the treaties, and has prescribed other humanitarian duties to be performed by the Red Cross on behalf of the Government and people of the United States; and

WHEREAS during the last half century the American people, through Red Cross membership and the voluntary contribution of their time, their blood, and their money, have made possible the assumption and discharge by the American National Red Cross of its obligations during periods of both war and peace; and

WHEREAS, through its services to our armed forces all over the world, its extension of relief to sufferers from disasters at home and abroad, its blood program, its Junior Red Cross activities, and its contributions in the fields of nursing, first aid, and water safety, the American National Red Cross has strengthened the Nation by saving lives, salvaging hopes, and preserving human dignity; and

WHEREAS, by reason of its origin, its official status, its record of accomplishment, and the humanitarian purposes that it serves, the American National Red Cross must continue to have the support of all the American people:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the American National Red Cross, do hereby designate March 1955 as Red Cross Month; and I urge all Americans during that month to assure the continuing effectiveness of the work of the Red Cross by contributing liberally of their funds and by enrolling for active membership in this organization.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal