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Harry Truman: The plain fact is that our Nation cannot afford the needless loss of skilled workers if we are to produce for prosperity…

On the recordMarch 22, 1949
The plain fact is that our Nation cannot afford the needless loss of skilled workers if we are to produce for prosperity in this country and for peace abroad.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address Before the President's Conference on Industrial Safety.

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