05/17/1940
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"The future, however, rests not on chance alone, not on mere conservatism, mere smugness, mere fatalism, but on the affirmative action which we take in America."
"I hereby exempt the said George M. Lewis from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending December 31, 1939."
"This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plat of the resurvey of the lands involved."
"all public lands in the following-described areas in Alaska be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, for flood-control purposes"