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Harry Truman: “Under these circumstances, definite steps to conserve grain and reduce all nonessential uses of grain in the United…”

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

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress Urging Extension of Curbs on Grain Used in Production of Ethyl Alcohol.

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