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Harry Truman: WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that as a result of a labor disturbance there are existing interruptions…

On the recordFebruary 4, 1946
WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that as a result of a labor disturbance there are existing interruptions of the operations of transportation systems, plants, and facilities owned or operated by companies conducting towing and transportation operations in New York Harbor and contiguous waters
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9693—Possession, Control, and Operation of the Transportation Systems, Plants, and Facilities of Certain...

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