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RESOLUTION NO. 4297
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA RECOMMENDING AN APPROPRIATE
POSTAL STAMP TO COMMEMORATE THE 75th AWI-
VERSARY OF THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES,
WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses had its simple
beginning in 1889 with the decoration of horses and buggies
with flowers in a New Year's Day parade; and
WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses Parade now
attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Los Angeles
County each year to witness this colorful and dramatic winter-
time event; and
WHEREAS, the wide publicity directed each year
by the Tournament of Roses to its participants strengthens the
bonds of friendship, goodwill and understanding between the City
of Pasadena and other cities, states and nations with entries in
the parade; and
WHEREAS, the eyes and ears of the nation are focused
upon Southern California every New Year's holiday with television
audiences estimated at sixty million persons enjoying the pageantry
and excitement of this most spectacular celebration; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 1964, the Tournament of Roses
will observe its 75th anniversary, one of the outstanding civic
spectaculars of its kind throughout the nation and throughout the
the world:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Azusa recommends that an appropriate stamp be de-
signed by the Post Office Department of the Federal government to
commemorate this event; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if such a recommendation
be accepted, this stamp be placed on sale in all post offices
throughout the country to direct the attention of people of this
nation and the world to this significant occasion.
Adopted and approved this Sth day of February, 1962.
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nt ony u , 1a rtor
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 5th day of February, 1962, by the foll-
owing vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Paul, McLees, Johnson, Teasley, Ortuno
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
/s/
ty Clerk