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Government edict on wartime production sparks winner take all debate
The piece discusses a hypothetical clash between government controls and private plant liberty as policy aims to boost essential civilian goods. It cites Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson and the War Production Board to justify plans to shift output to denims and work clothes at controlled prices amid wartime shortages. The response from business leaders and judges shows intense pushback on postwar enforcement and the scope of price and profit limits. It ends with news that Maj. Gen. Sydney F. Rowell will head tactical investigations for applying wartime lessons, per Reuters.
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