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President Truman signs National School Lunch Act

President Truman, seated, signed the National School Lunch Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assume half the expenses for school lunches in any state assuming the other half. Thus, for the first time, this program, which has run for 11 years on a year-to-year basis with no financial participation by the states, becomes a permanent part of the Department's activities. Standing left to right: Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture; Rep. Malcolm C. Tarver, Georgia, member of House Appropriations Committee; Sen. Richard B.

Members of the National Security Resources Board meet

Members of the National Security Resources Board are seated around a table, left to right: Charles Sawyer; Oscar Chapman; Dean Acheson; Stuart Symington; John Snyder; Stephen Early; Maurice Tobin; W. Averell Harriman. The men standing are, left to right: Clarence McCormick; Frederick Lawton; John Steelman; Herbert Howard; and Robert Smith. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.