03/16/1948
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"The period for the establishment of an adequate shipping service for Canton Island is further extended to January 1, 1953."
"The establishment of this park is an object lesson and an example to the entire Nation that sound conservation depends upon the joint endeavors of the people and their several governments."
"We have permanently safeguarded an irreplaceable primitive area."
"For conservation of the human spirit, we need places such as Everglades National Park where we may be more keenly aware of our Creator's infinitely varied, infinitely beautiful, and infinitely bountif..."