Word: vinson
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...offhand comments on one another. They report who went to what luncheon, whose wife was not invited, who has been appointed to what. When a poem by a West Virginian gets into the Congressional Record, they rush the news to the home folks. When Kentucky-born Fred Vinson was appointed Federal Loan Administrator, they reminded their listeners that he had relatives "all over the western part of West Virginia," and read off the list of names...
Rumple-haired, dry-humored William Hammatt Davis wondered if he had jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. After three harried years as War Labor Board chairman, he was appointed last week to succeed Fred Vinson as U.S. Economic Stabilizer...
...labor, already off on another tack, hoped that Davis would adopt a more liberal attitude than Vinson's in connection with "fringe" awards, i.e., increases for night-shift differentials, reclassifications, etc., which do not affect basic wage rates. This issue, now vital to the unions, was sizzling on Davis' desk before he had a chance to sit down...
...weeks, WLB had been chafing under firm Fred Vinson's restrictions on fringe awards, wanted him to loosen up, give the board more authority. Last week, as his last official act before becoming Loan Administrator, Vinson handed down a ruling, setting up specific and narrow limits for the granting of such increases. C.I.O. and A.F. of L. promptly howled that the Vinson formula was "completely unworkable," rolled up their sleeves for a shindig. That brought a new figure into the play. Will Davis' place as WLB chairman had been taken by roly-poly, moon-faced Dr. George William...
...hikes which result in a price rise must be approved by Economic Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson. So far, he has looked coldly on any pay boosts, at week's end had still to approve the increase to textile workers...