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WHEREAS, The Illinois Audubon Society has requested that 
the month of October 1967 be set aside as Hawk and Owl 
Protection Month in Illinois, and 
WHEREAS, Illinois has protected all hawks and owls in an 
amendment to the game code passed nearly a decade ago and 
extensive scientific studies have established the importance 
of our hawks and owls to the general welfare of the wildlife 
and to man's best interests, and 
WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of every citizens to 
protect our hawks and owls, 
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Otto Kerner, Governor of the State of 
Illinois, to hereby proclaim October 1967, as HAWK AND OWL 
PROTECTION MONTH in Illinois, and request the appropriate 
observance of this important occasion. 
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