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RESOLUTION NO. 1177
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CQUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND DEVOTION TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THIS COUNTRY FIGHTING IN VIET NAM.
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Elsinore, California, that
WHEREASp young men of the city and valley of Elsinore, California are engaged
in mortal combat in Viet Nam in support of the foreign policy commitments of this
Nation;
WHEREAS, vociferous groups and individuals in our society have, by illegal
demonstrations and otherwise, sought, and are seeking, to undermine this policy;
v/HEREAS, these actions have been given such vast publicity in the press, on
radio and television that many people, Including those of hostile nations, have
been erroneously led to believe that the majority of our people are not willing to
support our commitments or uphold our national honor; and
WHEREAS, members of our armed forces, themselves convinced of the rectitude
of our Asian policy, have expressed concern and shock over the apparent attitude of
those for whom they are fighting, and are desirous and deserving of a forthright
statement of our support for an interest in them.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, thatthis Council, as the duly elected representatives
of the people of Elsinore, deplores the fact that the publicity given to the opinions
of such a small minority of our people have tended to mislead the world into
considering this Country as deeply divided;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Counci I hereby extends to the members of the
Armed Forces, its fullest support and warmest devotion to them as they perform their
hard duty, thus assuring them that the spirit of patriotism is not dead in this
Country and that they are neither foregotten nor unappreciated by us; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be sent to the
President of the United States, to the United States Senators from this State and
to Congr ssmen from our district for their information and edification, and to the
several ommunications media for the public at large, and that copies be sent to the
legislat ve bodies of the cities of our County with the expressed hope and request
that the will adopt similiar resolutions.
AP ROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of November, 1965.
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Thomas C.Bartlett, Mayor
Attest:
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City Cle k
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I, Flore e Marshall, City Clerk of the City of Elsinore, do hereby certify that the
foregoin resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1177, passed and
adopted y the City Council of the City of Elsinore on the 8th day of November, 1965,
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City Clerk of the City of Elsinore