Fáklyaláng, 1966. június-október (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1966-10-01 / 7-12. szám

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FÁKLYALÁN

WHEREAS, on the 23rd of October, 1956, those who sought the long-denied fruits of freedom took to the streets of Budapest and other Hungarian cities in rebellion against their Soviet-puppet masters; and

WHEREAS, their zeal for liberty gave these patriots, armed only with makeshift

weapons, the courage to face the armed might of the U.S.S.R. and, when their simple weapons were exhausted, to defy, with" a fistful of rocks, the strength of Soviet armor; and

JOHN H.CHAFEE

WHEREAS, although the 1956 revolution was crushed by the force which has emplaced

the shackles of serfdom on much of Eastern Europe, the thirst for freedom remains unquenched in the Hungarian people; and

WHEREAS, the free would will observe, this Fall, the tenth anniversary of this

demonstration of the desire of Hungarians for liberty and the determination of Soviet powers to suppress free expression within their sphere of influence while subverting free governments elsewhere,

NOW, THEREFORE, I Frank T. Lamb, Mayor of the City of Rochester, do hereby proclaim Sunday, October 23, 1966, as

HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS DAY

in the City of Rochester and urge all residents to acquaint themselves with the basic principles of democracy which give strength to any free nation.

Jn SDilnCSS it’fyrrof, / have hereunto set my hand end caused tote affixed the Seat of the City of Rochesteryot the City Hall on This n** day of October in the year of our Lord 1966.

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Mayor, Rochester, N.Y.

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Cr PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS EXECUTIVE CHAMBER PROVIDENCE

PROCLAMATION HUNGARIAN FREEDOM DAY BY JOHN H. CHAFEE GOVERNOR

On October 23, 1956 the Hungarian people rose up in an effort to secure the right to govern themselves as they saw fit.

They won their freedom from the Soviet directed government, but a massive intervention of the Soviet armed forces soon crushed them.

Guns and bayonets have not been able to quench the desire of these brave people for the return of liberty; NOW, THEREFORE, DO I, JOHN H. CHAFEE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, PROCLAIM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1966, AS HUNGARIAN FREEDOM DAY

and call upon the citizens of Rhode Island to recognize the injustice done to these people and to join in a plea to end their enslavement.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the State to be affixed this twentieth day of October, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six and of Independence the one hundred and ninety-first.

By the Governor

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Secretary of Statr

By His Excellency JOHN DEMPSEY, Governor: an

Official Statement

HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS' DAY OCTOBER 23, 1966

DAYS OF FREE HUNGARY OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 4, 1966

October 23, 1966, marks the tenth anniversary of the historic day when the people of Hungary rose in spontaneous and determined revolt against the oppression of Soviet Russia.

The success of this effort was short-lived because of the overwhelming might of the Soviet forces. Nevertheless, Hungarians throughout the world can well take pride in the gallant struggle for freedom undertaken by this brave captive nation in October, 1956.

In honor of the undaunted Hungarians who sought to throw off the Communist yoke in the streets of Budapest, Sunday, October 23, 1966, is observed as Hungarian Freedom Fighters' Day, and the period from October 23 through November 4, is designated as the Days of Free Hungary.

May all of us, who enjoy independence today because of men who dared to fight for freedom in 1776, join in this deserved tribute to our Hungarian friends and may the day be near when Hungary can claim again its rightful place among free nations.

CITY OF PARMA OHIO

OFFICE OF MAYO* JAMES W. DAY

sen RIDGE ROAD

PROCLAMATION

HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIQTTERS1 DAY OCTOBER 23, 1966

WHEREAS.........the people of the City of Parma are sympathetic toward the efforts

of the people of Hungary to free themselves frail the chains of Communist totalitarianism; and

WHEREAS.........we in America are reminded of our conmitment to the purpose of the

Hungarian Revolution by the presence of nearly fifty thousand refugees within our borders; and

WHEREAS........we are mindful of the memory of several thousand Hungarian freedom

fighters who died in their attempt to win freedom in the fall of 1956, and of countless thousands of human beings who were jailed or deported after the Soviet forces overran Hungary again, and

WHEREAS........we have stark evidence that, despite the claims by Hungarian

Communists to the contrary, not one of the goals of human freedom which the Hungarian nation fought for in 1956 have been realized, evidence that is well illustrated by the fence of barbed wire surrounding Hungary today, in plain view of the free peoples of the world, and

WHEREAS.........October 23, 1966 will mark the tenth anniversary of the day that

the people of Hungary won their freedom, later to be crushed by the brutal power of the Soviet Army;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES W. DAY, MAYOR of the City of Parma, Ohio, do hereby proclaim Sunday, October 23, 1966 as "Hungarian Freedom Fighters' Day" and urge that all of our citizens pay special tribute to these loyal and brave people.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Parma, Ohio to be here affixed on this twenty-second day of September in the Year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-six.

Mayo^^mnes^V. Day City'of Parma, Ohio

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