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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO THE
CITY OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, AS A SISTER -CITY IN THE
PEOPLE -TO- PEOPLE PROGRAM AND INVITING THE PEOPLE
OF VERA CRUZ TO PARTICIPATE IN SAID PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER IN 1956 INAUGURATED THE "PEOPLE -TO-
PEOPLE PROGRAM" TO ESTABLISH FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND ESTABLISH
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GREATER FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED
STATES AND THE PEOPLES OF OTHER NATIONS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DIRECT
PERSONAL CONTACT; AND
WHEREAS, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ANNOUNCED THAT SAID PROGRAM
WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR THE BROAD PURPOSES OF THE EXCHANGE OF THINGS, IDEAS
AND PEOPLE BETWEEN THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
PEOPLES OF OTHER NATIONS; AND
4 WHEREAS, TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
AS WELL AS OTHER CITIZENS IN THE UNITED STATES, HAVE REQUESTED THROUGH
THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION TO AFFILIATE WITH A FOREIGN CITY OF
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SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AND MUTUAL INTERESTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THROUGH ITS CITY MANAGER,
DOES RECOGNIZE AND ENDORSE THIS PROGRAM WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL LEAD
TO A LASTING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND
THE PEOPLE OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, AND BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO AND THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HEREBY EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS ITS SISTER -CITY IN THE "PEOPLE -TO- PEOPLE
PROGRAM" FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING GOOD WILL AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE PEOPLE OF OUR TWO GREAT NATIONS.
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SECTION 2. THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ACT AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO CARRY OUT THIS PROGRAM.
SECTION 3. THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE SENT TO
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, THE AMERICAN
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE
EMBASSY OF MEXICO.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 3RD DAY of JULY, 1968.
ATTEST:
A, er-
ITY E ET r AY R
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APP ED:
7 DAY OF JULY, 1 68:
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CORPUS CHRISTI, ^TEXAS
.31 DAY OF �a 1949 W
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
YOR
\ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED 'BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLA CKMON
BONNIE $IZEh10RE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE (21z z
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS