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Food Control Bill May Give President Broad Powers
Washington dispatch notes that a compulsory service bill would lead to a nationwide registration within days. Governors and sheriffs oversee local registration, with absentee and sick registrants handled by clerks. The plan aims for wide public volunteer help, while Congress debate seeks authority for price controls, production, and distribution of food, potentially enhancing presidential power.
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War Department
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Lever
Committee On Agriculture
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