I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate George H. Nash to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.

Each child is a unique, unrepeatable gift, and every child who escapes the violence of abortion is an immeasurable victory for life.

America will never be whole as long as the right to life, granted by our Creator, is denied to the unborn.

President today announced his intention to nominate Carolyn L. Vash to be a member of the National Council on the Handicapped for a term expiring September 17, 1989.

Max Charles Graeber is nominated to be a member of the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement.

We are proud to nominate a person of such high caliber as Dr. Rhodes.

Abortion is not a harmless medical procedure but the taking of the life of a living human being.

Our national commitment to the dignity of all human life must begin with the respect for our most basic civil right: the right to life.

Together, with God's help, we will finish the task and heal our wounded nation.

I have determined, pursuant to section 301 (a), (b), and (d)(1) of the Act, that increased duties should be imposed on a most-favored-nation basis on the articles provided for in the Annex to this proclamation.

I am authorizing the United States Trade Representative to suspend, modify, or terminate the increased duties imposed by this proclamation upon publication in the Federal Register of notice of his determination that such action is in the interest of the United States.