Word: nelson
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last week, Donald Marr Nelson fired one of his Vice Chairmen-square-jawed Ferdinand Eberstadt, spunky champion of the Army's theory that WPB must stick to materials control, thus indirectly control production. To another Vice Chairman, hornyhanded, hard-working Charles E. Wilson, chief advocate of the right of civilian review of all war production, Nelson virtually relinquished full powers...
Then Donald Nelson sat back, puffed at a sputtering briar, watched half of Washington rage at his most decisive action in 13 months. The rift spread wider between the nation's armed forces and the one civilian agency which supplies them with arms. The military cried aloud for Nelson's resignation, for appointment of the man who saw the job and did it in World War I-grey old Bernard Mannes Baruch...
...Franklin Roosevelt was faced with a dilemma. Like Donald Nelson he had sat by while a clash of personalities built up into a major conflict. Some day soon he might have to choose-between Nelson and the Army point of view, between sweeping reorganization of WPB or creation of yet another agency...
Anatomy of Conflict. From the Army & Navy Munitions Board Nelson had taken Ferdinand Eberstadt, former investment banker, friend of Bernard Baruch, firm believer in the doctrine that fighting men best know fighting needs. In a few short weeks, Vice Chairman Eberstadt worked out a master plan to get scarce materials to the right war factories in the right quantities at the right time. Army & Navy were solidly behind...
...falls provided the margin of victory. Crimson Captain Bill Sax pinned his opponent with a half-nelson and arm lock in 4:35 to win the 175 event, as Twitchell of Governor Dummer was pinned in 1:20, giving the Jayvees the 155-pound...