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Ja n u a ry 15,
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STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR VIC ATIYEH
F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 15, m a rk s t h e 5 3 rd b i r t h d a y o f s l a i n
c i v i l r i g h t s l e a d e r D r. M a r tin L u th e r K in g , J r .
13 y e a r s a f t e r h i s a s s a s s i n a t i o n , t h e d re a m , t h e h o p e
an d th e c o u r a g e s t i l l c o n t i n u e s t o b u r n a s a l i v i n g fla m e f o r
j u s t i c e , e q u a l r i g h t s an d fre e d o m .
As A m e ric a n s we c o n t i n u e
to s t r i v e f o r a l i f e t h a t re c o g n iz e s c o n t r i b u t i o n s w ith o u t
r e g a r d t o r a c e , n a t i o n a l o r i g i n , a g e , s e x . p h y s i c a l o r m e n ta l
h a n d ic a p .
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The r e c o g n i t i o n o f D r. K ing a n d h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o
o u r " A m e ric a n D ream s" i s s o m e th in g a l l c i t i z e n s c a n s h a r e an d
a p p re c ia te .
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ROOM 136 COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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As G o v e rn o r o f O re g o n , I 'm p l e a s e d t o a c k n o w le d g e
J a n u a r y 15 a s t h e b i r t h d a t e o f D r. M a r tin L u th e r K in g , J r . , and
c a l l a t t e n t i o n t o h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e c a u s e o f fre e d o m and
equal rig h ts .
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DONALO E CLARK
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
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J a n u a r y 1 5. 1982 a s
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR . DAY
IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
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WHEREAS, M a r tin L u th e r K ing J r . , s u r p a s s e d a l l o t h e r l e a d e r s
o f h i s d ay i n i l l u s t r a t i n g t o A m eric a t h e n e e d f o r b r o t h e r h o o d ,
h u m a n ity , a n d e q u a l i t y f o r a l l p e o p l e , r e g a r d l e s s o f r a c e , c r e e d
o r c o l o r ; an d
WHEREAS, M a r tin L u th e r K ing J r . , s o u g h t t o b r i n g a b o u t
s o c i a l c h a n g e f o r b l a c k an d o t h e r o p p r e s s e d p e o p le t h r o u g h n o n - v i o l e n t
m e a n s, a n d s t o o d s t e a d f a s t i n t h a t p r i n c i p l e ; and
WHEREAS, he d e v o te d h i s l i f e s t r u g g l i n g t o e s t a b l i s h a
d e m o c r a t i c s o c i e t y f o r a l l c i t i z e n s , w h ic h l a t e r r e s u l t e d i n h i s
u n tim e ly d e a th ;
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in r e c o g n i t io n o f t h i s
g r e a t m a r t y r . I h e r e b y p r o c la i m J a n u a r y 1 5 , 1 9 8 2 , t o be M a r tin L u th e r
King J r . , d a y i n M ultnom ah C o u n ty .
F u rth e rm o re . I u rg e a l l c i t i z e n s
t o j o i n me i n w r i t i n g C o n g re s s t o u r g e them t o i n t r o d u c e o r s u p p o r t
l e g i s l a t i o n t o d e s i g n a t e J a n u a r y 15 a n a t i o n a l h o l i d a y .
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WHEREAS, M artin L u th er King J r . d e d ic a t e d h i s l i f e t o t h e
c a u s e o f freed om , b r o th e r h o o d and e q u a l i t y o f a l l
p e o p le ; and
WHEREAS, M artin L u th er K ing J r . g a in e d t h e r e s p e c t o f th e
p e o p le s o f th e w orld f o r h i s r o l e in t h e s t r u g g l e
f o r l i b e r a t i o n ; and
WHEKEAS, M artin L u th er King J r . s t r i v e d t o u n i t e t h o s e o f
g o o d w ill on b e h a lf o f t h e p oor and t h e o p p r e s s e d ;
and
WHEREAS, M artin L u th er King J r . s e r v e s a s an ex a m p le t o u s
to d a y o f s a c r i f i c e and s e r v i c e t o m ankind;
sow, THEREFORE, I , F r a n c is J .
I v a n c l e , Mayor o f th e C it y o f
P o r t la n d , O regon, do h e r e b y p r o c la im Jan u ary 15,
1982. a s
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
in P o r t la n d ,
peace.
in r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h i s g r e a t man o f
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