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...purpose of the Plans was defensive -to shift Russia's center of gravity to the hinterland-and official statistics now put 33% of Russia's coal, power, iron, 80% of her copper production east of the Urals. But how well the Five-Year Plans have succeeded otherwise no one outside of Russia and few inside know. Doubtless the center of gravity has not yet shifted as far as Russian leaders wish...
Under existing law, the Army has taken over a locomotive crane, blueprints of a device for converting 1903 rifles into semiautomatics, a number of lathes, a 25-gallon copper still. But nobody was more upset than single-minded Judge Patterson at the outcry that under the "draft property" act the Administration could "take a man's watch or stifle the freedom of the press." Said he in surprise: "No such things were ever contemplated." But when he canvassed for support outside Congress, he ran into the same fear...
...three will get added work. Biggers will also head the Commodity Sections responsible for steel, aluminum, magnesium, paper, pulp and chemicals. Nelson will boss the sections where purchasing problems are most important, such as textiles, food, drugs and clothing. Silver-topped Ed Stettinius will also take on rubber, copper, zinc, similar materials, but will continue to exercise his statutory control over priority matters. All actions for priority, in whatever section they originate, must be approved...
Died. William Guggenheim, 72, philanthropist, maverick younger brother of the copper & nitrate tycoons; in Manhattan. He retired from active participation in the family's businesses in 1900, 16 years later sued Brothers Isaac, Daniel, Murray, Solomon and Simon for $10,000,000, charging they had induced him to waive rights in Chilean mines of whose values he had been ignorant...
Similar preclusive deals with other South American countries are in the cards. Economic diplomats in Washington look to Colombia's platinum and mercury; Bolivia's tin and tungsten; Chile's copper and nitrates; Venezuela's asphalt and oil-many another product the U.S. can use and ought to keep out of Axis hands...