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Washington Mobilizes Fast for Allout War Readiness
Grim urgency grips Washington as defense and war production agencies rush to mobilize manpower and industry. Officials from the President to Congress push for rapid action, with 18 million dollars requested and plans to recruit 2.7 million soldiers by spring. Nickel and copper cuts, direct material requisitions, and price controls loom as DiSalle takes the price administrator role amid a shifting wartime economy.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Dean Acheson
Department of Defense
Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Nations
NPA
General Electric
Raytheon Corporation
Michael C. DiSalle
Toledo
Entine
Milla and Control
Tabor
Big Steel
CIO