On the recordMay 8, 1947
I find that by reason of the foregoing an extraordinary emergency exists.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I find that by reason of the foregoing an extraordinary emergency exists.”
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Executive Order 9849—Suspension of Eight-hour Law as to Work by the Alaska Railroad, Department of the Interior
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