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...Food Administrator Marvin Jones had the authority to do the job. Instead, he had let competing agencies - particularly the armed forces - grab all they thought they wanted. This had created some shortages where there should have been none. Actually, there was ample food for the U.S. Although the meat shortage is the worst of the war, the U.S. cattle population of over 80,000,000 is at an alltime high. But no one had laid down a basic, overall policy to get the meat to U.S. dinner tables...
High-jumpers, vaulters, and hurdlers were out in considerable strength yesterday as favorable weather set the stage for the first serious Crimson track practice of the spring. Sprinters and middle-distance men will start taking breaks tomorrow. Impressive in yesterday's session was Marvin Jenkins, who ran through several low and high hurdle drills...
...Winning? In the fight, some bitter suspicions developed. The Army accused Hopkins & Co. of trying to give away too much. Marvin Jones argued that, after the Army, U.S. civilians should get the next best slice of the U.S. foodpile. At week's end, there were reports that General Eisenhower had cabled for more food for French and Belgian civilians...
Second, there was Marvin Jones, War Food Administrator. He was worried about the decline in civilian food supply. Very few civilians had to be told by Marvin Jones that they were getting less meat, butter and eggs. Marvin Jones wanted to keep the supply from shrinking...
Mikkola will have back a number of veterans from the recent winter season, though, led by Bob Clark in the dashes, Jack Defries and Vin Moriarty in the half. Chuck Steinbauer in the 440, and Pete Harwood in the vault. Hurdler Marvin Jenkins is expected to head the list of newcomers...