THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 02.133

By His Excellency

MICHAEL S. DUKAKIS
GOVERNOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 238

DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY - PEABODY FIRE, MAY 10, 1984

    WHEREAS, on Thursday, May 10, 1984 a major explosion and
fire in the City of Peabody resulted in a conflagration, and

    WHEREAS, this conflagration has resulted in an emergency
that threatens the health and safety of the citizens of Peabody,
and

    WHEREAS, this conflagration has inflicted greivous
economic disruption and personal injury, and

    WHEREAS, extraordinary assistance beyond that available
from the City of Peabody is required to overcome the destruction
and losses caused thereby;

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael S. Dukakis, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as Supreme Executive Magistrate, acting under the
provisions of Massachusetts General Laws chapter 33 Appendix
and chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950 as amended and all other
authority conferred upon me by law, do hereby declare that a
state of emergency exists in the City of Peabody and authorize
all appropriate state agency resources and programs be applied
to alleviate the greivous economic and human suffering as a re-
sult of this disaster.  In addition, I will request appropriate
assistance from the Federal government.

Given at the Executive Chamber in
Boston this Eleventh day of May in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eighty-four, and
of the Independence of the United
States of America two hundred and
nine.

MICHAEL S. DUKAKIS
GOVERNOR
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY
SECRETARY
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS