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Harry Truman: There you have the story of the cow who met an ignominious end, and still owes 70 cents on her freight.

On the recordOctober 7, 1952
There you have the story of the cow who met an ignominious end, and still owes 70 cents on her freight.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Shenandoah, Iowa

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