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...renewed attack was voiced simultaneously by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Major General James H. Burns, Lend-Lease official and member of the U.S. mission to Moscow...
...next move appeared to be up to the government. The army reportedly is ready to take over the pits. The President is believed to have discussed the coal crisis yesterday with Secretary of the War Henry L. Stimson and Major General Robert C. Richardson, Commander of the Seventh Army Corps stationed at Birmingham, Alabama, in the heart of the captive industry...
...Washington, Secretary of War Stimson announced a pattern for the Air Forces' future. By next June, said he, the Air Forces will be close to triple the size it was last June. It will have 400,000 flying cadets and enlisted men (plus some 40,000 officers), will have planes for its pilots, who by that time should total...
Added Mr. Stimson: "Subsequent expansion, possibly to the 500,000 level, is possible beyond that date...
...Stimson retreated; but he looped three thick strings around last week's deal: 1) production of the planes "must not interfere" with military output; 2) all ships must have reinforced floors, wider doors, be "instantly convertible" into troop carriers; 3) even after delivery to the airlines, all planes are subject to requisition at any time...