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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as…”

On the recordFebruary 19, 1952
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following portion of the regulations governing the administration of Title I of the said Act, as amended, which shall constitute a portion of Part 1660 of Chapter XVI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and a portion of the Selective Service Regulations: PART 1660-Civilian Work in Lieu of Induction
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Executive Order 10328—Prescribing a Portion of the Selective Service Regulations

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