Our high voyage, Mr. President, is not to seek new lands to conquer, but to make sure that old lands remain free.

We are very grateful to you and to the people of Costa Rica.

That is the responsibility of all of us.

This is a great responsibility, a great opportunity, and you are the leaders of it.

I want to express our very warm thanks and appreciation to all those who work for the United States Government here in Costa Rica.

We are delighted to be here and to be the guests of our distinguished Ambassador, who is an old friend of mine, and also to be here with you.

This is a most critical time in the life of our country.

This does represent the most direct challenge that the free world has, I believe, here in Central America and in Latin America.

Slight changes have been made to the regulations to ensure better clarity and implementation for the local boards.

Older persons must receive fair and full consideration for employment and advancement in the competitive service.

Personnel actions should be based, in accordance with merit principles, solely on the ability of candidates to meet qualification requirements and physical standards of the position to be filled.

The Surgeon General of the Department of the Army shall, from time to time, prescribe or approve a list enumerating various medical conditions or physical defects that disqualify registrants for service in the Armed Forces.

The appeal board shall classify the registrant, giving consideration to the various classes in the same manner in which the local board gives consideration thereto when it classifies a registrant.

Your immediate action is requested.

IT IS my understanding that tentative agreement has been reached on all but approximately five issues in your dispute.

An agreement so close to settlement should not be jeopardized by failure to resolve these open issues.

I think you will find as you go around the United States that there is no country or people for whom my countrymen have a stronger feeling of admiration for than the people of Poland.

We are glad that you are here to take a long look at us.

I want to express our very warm welcome to all of you.

I hope when you go back home that you will have some pleasant memories of the United States and will say on occasions a few kind words in our behalf.

I think our task is to maintain that sense of vitality and vigor which helped build this country.

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of April 1963 as Cancer Control Month;

In addition, I hope you will examine our political structure, which is not perhaps the most efficient in the world.

So we want to express our thanks to you.

I believe that the men that have been appointed to judgeships in the South, sharing perhaps as they do the general outlook of the South, have done a remarkable job in fulfilling their oath of office.