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Wallace reshapes Commerce in postwar drive for growth
Washington dispatch profiles Henry A. Wallace as secretary of commerce pushing postwar revitalization. He targets small banks equity financing and removal of tariff barriers to boost foreign trade, reorganizes foreign and domestic commerce, targets patent and CAA roles, and plans state offices for surplus property. He champions free enterprise linked to American workers.
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