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January 23, 1979
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on January 23, 1979~ there were
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<br />Richard J. Davis, Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., J. Robert Gray,
<br />James W. Holley, Edward L. Oast, Jr., Robert T. Williams, Gordon B. Tayloe,
<br />Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />present~
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<br />Absent: Archie Elliott, Jr.
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<br /> Councilman Gray opened the meeting with.prayer~ followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to
<br />the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Davis welcomed all visitors in attendance..
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the minutes of the called mee~ing~f Janu-
<br />&fy 99 1979, to be.~appzoved as recefved;~m~iK~t~s of the regular meeting of January 9,~f979,
<br />t~ be c~rrected by inserting ~he name "Bond" under appointment to the Library Board, and the
<br />minutes were approved as corrected, and by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-18 - Mayor Davis presented the following resolution to T. A.
<br />strator of Maryview Hospital:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, T. A. Grillo has served Maryview Hospita~ since 1946
<br />retiring on September 30, 1978 as the Administrator; and
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<br />Grillo, former Admini-
<br />in various capacities,
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<br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Grillo has volunteered his services to the City
<br />on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee for a period
<br />years; and
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<br />of Portsmouth
<br />of three
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<br />by serving
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<br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Grillo, by being involved in community health and related activities,
<br />has contributed greatl~ to the betterment of this community; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, besides being associated in hospital and community servic~Zs'~' ~.~r. 'Gri[lo
<br />has been active in the Eastern Virginia Medical School; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, he has been the recipient
<br />of 1968, 1970 and 1971.
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<br />of Distinguished Servi~e~Aw.a~ds .~or ~t~he years
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Cfty of~'Port'smouth
<br />wishes to express their appreciation and gratitude ~o Mr. Grillo rom.all the many hours
<br />he has given so generously while serving our City.
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<br /> BE IT FURTH£R RESOLVED that we extend our best wishes and hope for many years of
<br />happiness during his retirement.
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<br /> B~ IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution ~be spread upon the minutes of the City
<br />Council and that a copy be presented to T. A. Grillo."
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<br /> 75-i9 - Wiley Kidd, Jr., Senior at Churchland High School, District Winner of the
<br />"Voice of Democracy" Award, sponsored by ~e Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship Program,
<br />made the following presentation:
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<br />"WHY I CARE ABOUT AMERICA
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<br /> Why do I care about America? --- This question was unbelievably difficult to answer.
<br />I was ashamed of myself. I am about to graduate from high school~and cannot even say why
<br />I care about the country I was born in and have lived in for eighteen years. I thought
<br />about it for awhile and these five seemingly unconnected words came to mind: freedom, people,
<br />opportunity, land and the flag. Now, what do these words really mean.
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<br /> Freedom. In this country, [ ha~e the right to express my opinions publicly. I can speak
<br />out on any governmental issue without fear of being thrown in jail. There are fifty-two
<br />major religious denominations in America~ and I was free to choose any one of them, or I could
<br />have created one that suited my own needs. [ am able to attend church wfthout restrictions
<br />and listen to my pastor's words uncensored. Everything I could ever a~for is here in the
<br />United States and I am truly free from want. I am not saying that if I want one million
<br />dollars all I have to do is ask for it. However, this is a prosperous country and If I work
<br />hard enough, I can get almost anything and fulfill my wildest dreams. I and 214 million other
<br />people.
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<br /> I call myself an American but three-fourths of the entire population of this country are
<br />descendants of European, As~an and African peoples.
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<br /> From all over the world they poured in by the millions. For examFle, between 1~80 and 18!0
<br />over eighteen million immigrants migrated to the United States. Economic hardships, political
<br />turmoil and religious persecution forced them to leave their homelands ~n search of a better
<br />place to live. As immigrants entered the harbour of New York, many cried, remember the home
<br />they had left behind and unsur~ of what they would find in the United States. An Italian Immi
<br />grant described the people's feeling as they caught a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. He
<br />recalled that they were 'steadied ..... by the symbol of America's freedom, and they dried their
<br />tears'. These immigrants were searching~ for a place where they could make their own decisions
<br /> determine what they wanted to do with their lives. In other words, opportunity.
<br />and If I want to succeed and live a good life, I can because the United States is stocked full
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<br />of opportunities. For the past twelve years, I have had the opportunity of being ~8ucated in ~
<br />a public school, free of charge. The free enterprise system permits me to choose my career an~
<br />make my life decisions. I can be anything from an auto mechanic to a neuros~rgeon or a stunt-l
<br />man to a novelist.
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