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On the recordJune 30, 1948
WHEREAS I find that the extraordinary emergency described in the said Executive order and constituting the basis of the suspension effected thereby still exists:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9974—Extension of Executive Order No. 9898 of October 14, 1947, as Amended, Suspending the Eight-Hour Law as...

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