Designate November 11 as Veterans Day: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1858 ... April 14, 1975U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975 - 62 pages |
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... holiday , and in 1954 the name of the observance was changed to Veterans Day . The date of its observance was changed to the fourth Monday in October , effective in 1971 , by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act . I strongly support the concept ...
... holiday , and in 1954 the name of the observance was changed to Veterans Day . The date of its observance was changed to the fourth Monday in October , effective in 1971 , by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act . I strongly support the concept ...
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... Monday in October as a national holiday would be followed by the States around the country . During the last 5 years , just the opposite has occurred . Forty - three States have passed legislation , since the Monday Holiday Act of 1968 ...
... Monday in October as a national holiday would be followed by the States around the country . During the last 5 years , just the opposite has occurred . Forty - three States have passed legislation , since the Monday Holiday Act of 1968 ...
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... Monday Holiday Act went into effect on January 1 , 1971 . The celebration of Veterans Day on the fourth Monday has taken something out of the patriotic life of America . Since 1971 , Veterans Day has become a day for the pursuit of ...
... Monday Holiday Act went into effect on January 1 , 1971 . The celebration of Veterans Day on the fourth Monday has taken something out of the patriotic life of America . Since 1971 , Veterans Day has become a day for the pursuit of ...
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... Monday Holiday Act . Mrs. SCHROEDER . I see . Thank you . I also wanted to ask you , Mr. Schwab , about an ancillary incident . As you probably remember , earlier this year at your congressional dinner Rosemary Cribben , who is an ...
... Monday Holiday Act . Mrs. SCHROEDER . I see . Thank you . I also wanted to ask you , Mr. Schwab , about an ancillary incident . As you probably remember , earlier this year at your congressional dinner Rosemary Cribben , who is an ...
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... Monday in October has proven to be so unpopular that 43 States that had previously changed their State laws to conform to the Federal Act ... holiday concept , including Veterans Day , has given a tremendous boost to their business . the ...
... Monday in October has proven to be so unpopular that 43 States that had previously changed their State laws to conform to the Federal Act ... holiday concept , including Veterans Day , has given a tremendous boost to their business . the ...
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