HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10172007 - RES-392 IN THE HOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring
November 19-25, 1961, as go
MERCY WEEK, and November 23 RESOLUTION No.3 e,;,
as MERCY DAY.
WHEREAS, on October 29, 19601 17 young men, examples of
the best of American youth, all members of the California State
Polytechnic College football team, were killed and 23 others in-
jured in a tragic plane crash soon after take-off at the Toledo,
Ohio, airport; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the overwhelming; burden of grief
that has been borne by the loved ones of those lost, the parents,
brothers and sisters, and, in many cases, the wives of those killed
and injured, now face unpaid bills totaling more than $200,000 for
funeral expenses, doctors, hospital bills, and other services; and
WHEREAS, at 11 a.m. on November 23, 1961, Thanksgiving
Day, the Mercy Bowl Game, so-called because of the worthwhile
nature of the project, will be played at the Los Angeles Memorial
Coliseum for the purpose of raising sufficient money to take care
of the remaining funeral and medical bills, and to provide scholar-
ships for the children of those killer; and
WHEREAS, in order that a minimum of $2O0,0O0 may be rea-
lized from the Mercy Bowl Game, every possibleeffort is being made
to eliminate production costs (example : no rental will be charged
by the Coliseum Commission for use of the stadium; even ticket
takers and ushers will donate their services for the day and each,
in addition, will purchase an admission ticket for himself);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County of Contra
Costa that the week of November 19-25, 1951, be observed as MERCY
WEEK and that Thursday, November 23, be observed as MERCY DAY in
the. County of Contra Costa; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that local organizations, includ-
ing schools, service clubs, women's groups, veterans' posts, and
others, be encouraged to purchase tickets for, or make contribu-
tions to, this worthwhile humanitarian project .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 1961, by
the following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, Mel F. Nielsen,
Thomas John Coll, Edmund A. Linscheid,
Joseph S. Silva.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None .
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