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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
or
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of
Proclaiming National
Retarded Children's RESOLUTION NO. 68/759
Month.
WHEREAS mental retardation is a problem which affects
almost six million individuals in America today; and
WHEREAS 16,000 mentally retarded children and adults
live in Contra Costa Countyl and
WHEREAS the most effective weapons for prevention and
alleviation of this serious affliction are public knowledge and
understanding; and
WHEREAS during the month of November, California Council
for Retarded Children and Contra Costa County Association for the
Mentally Retarded, a unit of the National Association for Retarded
Children, are carrying on an educational campaign;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it does
hereby proclaim the period from November 1 to November 30, 1968
as NATIONAL RETARDED CHILDREN'S MONTH in Contra Costa County,
and urges that the citizens of all cities and towns in this county
give full support to this effort to overcome mental retardation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of October, 1968 by
the following vote of the Boards
AYESs , Supervisors J. E. Moriarty, E. A. Linscheid,
A. M. Dias.
NOES$ None.
ABSENTS Supervisors J. P. Kenny, T. J. Coll.
RESOLUTION NO. 68/759