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On the recordJanuary 28, 1948
Upon the basis of the foregoing information, I recommend that the Congress provide for the exercise, at least until October 31, 1948, of the powers, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by title III of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, with respect to allocation and inventory control of grain for the production of ethyl alcohol regardless of the use to which the product is to be put.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Urging Extension of Curbs on Grain Used in Production of Ethyl Alcohol.

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