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RESOLUTION NO. 8 2` 1 9 1
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CONDEMNATION BY THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI OF ADVER-
TISEMENTS IN THE MIAMI HERALD NEWSPAPER ADVOCATING
TRAVEL TO CUBA BY AMERICAN AIRWAYS CHARTER, INC.
BASED UPON THEIECEPTION CREATED BY THE ADVERTISEMENT'S
PRESENTATION OF CUBA AS A PARADISE WHEN IN FACT THE
PEOPLE OF CUBA ARE SUFFERING UNDER A COMMUNIST REGIME;
FURTHER EXPRESSING THE BELIEF ON THE PART OF THE CITY
COMMISSION THAT THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE MIAMI HERALD
OF THIS TYPE OF ADVERTISING NOT ONLY UNDERMINES THE
MORAL PRECEPTS ON WHICH THIS NATION WAS FOUNDED BUT
ALSO HELPS FURTHER THE ANTI -DEMOCRATIC GOALS OF
COMMUNIST CUBA, THE MAIN PROMOTER OF TERRORISM IN
THIS HEMISPHERE; AND FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY
CLERK TO SEND COPIES OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS AND
TO THE CHIEF EDITOR OF THE MIAMI HERALD.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The placement and appearance of advertisements
in the Miami Herald newspaper by American Airways Charter, Inc.
advocating travel to Cuba and representing Cuba to be a paradise
when in fact the people of Cuba are suffering under a Communist
regime is hereby condemned.
Section 2. It is the belief of the City Commission of
the City of Miami that the acceptance and placement of this
type of aivertising by the Miami Herald not only undermines the
moral precepts on which this nation was founded but also helps
further the anti -democratic goals of Communist Cuba, the main
promoter of terrorism in this hemisphere.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to
send copies of this Resolution to the president of the Knight-
Ridder newspapers and to the chief editor of the Miami Herald.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this v�� day Af
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RAL H G.�4GIE, 91TY CI&UK
MI DWINS, COMMISSIONER
, 1982.
MAURICE A. FERRE, MAYOR
DEMEYRIO PEREZ, JR., COMMISSIONER 8 2- 1 9 1
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ROBERT F. CLARK
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
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March 5, 1982
Mr. William O'Flaherty
Executive Vice President
Knight-Ridder Newspaper Sales, Inc.
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, N. Y. 10017
Dear Mr. O'Flaherty:
Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No.
82-191 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com-
mission at its meeting held on February 25, 1982,
which is self-explanatory.
On behalf of the City, thank you, for your kind
attention.
Very truly yours,
tty Hirai
ssistant City Clerk
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Enclosure
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/ City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive ; Miami, Florida 33133 / 579-6065
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March 5, 1982
Mr. John McMullan
Executive Editor
The Miami Herald
One Herald Plaza
Miami, Florida 33101
Dear Mr. McMullan:
Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No.
82-191 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com-
mission at its meeting held on February 25, 1982,
which is self-explanatory.
On behalf of the City, thank you, for your kind
attention.
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Enclosure
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Ver truly yours,
a ty Hirai
Assistant City Clerk