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I am only just back. And I am not going to talk about it now, any more than I did before.

I do hereby ask that on Flag Day, June 14, 1944, the people of our Nation honor especially the members of the armed forces...

I do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 14, 1944, as Mother's Day.

The Secretary of Commerce shall operate the plants and facilities of the Company under the terms and conditions of the directive orders of the National War Labor Board.

Executive Order No. 9165 of May 19, 1942, providing for the protection of essential facilities from sabotage and other destructive acts, is hereby revoked.

Possession, control and operation of any plant or facility, or part thereof, taken under this order, shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Navy within sixty days after he determines that the productive efficiency of the plant…

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of such person or persons or instrumentality as he may designate, to take possession of the plants and facilities of Ken-Rad Tube and Lamp Corporation and…

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

The total harvest from victory gardens was tremendous.

The real issue is whether those who have not received their full State ballots should be given the right to cast a short, uniform Federal ballot.

The bill is, in my judgment, wholly inadequate to assure to servicemen and women the same opportunity which they would have to vote if they were at home.

The Federal Government will and should do everything it can to get the State ballots to our men and women in the service.

A considerable number of States do not presently contemplate taking such action.

I am permitting S. 1285 to become law without my signature.







