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Lovett and Harriman Leaders in Defense Finance shown
New York bankers Robert A. Lovett and Averell Harriman emerge as pivotal figures in the defense mobilization. Lovett, Yale graduate and former head of New York rail lines, may join aviation production efforts while Harriman positions as liaison between British and American business. The piece notes their rise from small towns and their roles across the army, navy, and state department amid calls to move bank money off the sidelines.
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EW York
Robert A. Lovett
New York
War Department
Robert S. Lovett
War Industries Board
Lovett
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Co
James V. Forrestal
Dillon, Reed and Co
Navy
Wall Street
Averill Harriman
Washington
Army
Department of State
Harriman
Huntsville
Texas
Beacon
N. J
Yale
Harvard
Union Pacific
Oregon
Oregon-Washington
St. Joseph
Grand Island