Where Are They Now Planners of World War III Replaced
James Y. Newton surveys wartime mobilization leaders from WWII who have vanished or shifted roles as Washington forms a new planning team for a potential future war. The piece recalls past bottlenecks and the revolving door of civilian and military planners, noting where figures like Nelson Byrnes Wilson Reed and Eberstadt have landed.
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William Knudsen
General Motors
Pentagon
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
New York
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
General Electric
Philip Reed
Ferdinand Eberstadt
New Mobilization Team Returns for War Program
The piece notes many wartime leaders remain in industry or law, with several serving as consultants or in senior positions as a new mobilization team forms. It stresses a shift from old home front generals to a new top leadership, hoping for stronger readiness.
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James Y. Newton
Alliance
Pwashington
Washington
Truman
Knudsens
Nelsons
Byrneses
Wilsons
Symingtons
Sawyers
Chapmans
Tobins
Brannans
Harry Hopkins
Pacific
Stone Cutter's Marble Creations For Home Luxury
Peter Zeolla a 52 year old Los Angeles craftsman by day carves marble for wealthy homes and by night chips stone as a hobby His resting hobby yields handmade ashtrays bookends and lamp stands as his specialty from rough slabs of marble or onyx to polished art pieces.
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Los Angeles
Peter Zeolla
Auto-Lite Bumper Division Ends Strike in Sharonville
In Cincinnati, peace and production returned to Auto-Lite Co.’s bumper division after 87 hours of a machinists strike. Eight hundred workers idled as 65 machinists walked out. the IAM local ended picketing after ratifying a new contract, prompting the second shift to resume work.
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Cincinnati
Auto-Lite Co
Sharonville
International Association of Machinists
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Royaltex
Stark Oil Coo
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U.s.royals
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Elgin
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Winton
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