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On the recordFebruary 14, 1949
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate said dispute.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10038—Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Dispute Between the Carriers Represented by the Eastern...

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