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On the recordJanuary 28, 1948
Under these circumstances, definite steps to conserve grain and reduce all nonessential uses of grain in the United States were, and are, required in the national interest.
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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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