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Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C.…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 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 the said dispute.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10032—Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Akron, Canton & Youngstown...

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