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On the recordJuly 21, 1963
In the absence either of an agreement, postponement or reversal of position on the part of the parties, or of enactment of some contrary measure on the part of the Congress, July 29 will almost certainly witness the start of a general rail strike.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Special Message to the Congress on the Railroad Rules Dispute.

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