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FDR: Executive Order No. 8827 of July 24, 1941, exempting Harry T. Edwards, senior technologist, Bureau of Plant Industry…

On the recordAugust 7, 1941
Executive Order No. 8827 of July 24, 1941, exempting Harry T. Edwards, senior technologist, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1941, is hereby amended so as to exempt Mr. Edwards from compulsory retirement for a period of one year ending October 31, 1942.
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Executive Order 8844—Amending Executive Order No. 8827 of July 24, 1941, Exempting Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory...

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