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The article reports on the film industry's cautious approach in releasing war themed-films in the U.S. The War Production Board (WPB) has ended the restrictions on the use of raw films, thus giving film studios the go-signal in releasing post-war and peacetime films. Film studios are now placing their emphasis on post-war films which will highlight how returning soldiers will readjust to civilian life.

The article presents an outlook of the construction industry in the U.S. as the country transitions from a wartime to peacetime business. The Federal Works Agency (FWA) is expecting a 6,500,000,000 dollar mark in the construction sector in 1946, with the construction of homes, stores, farms and other structures. War Production Board (WPB) has already eliminated control over industrial construction.

The article offers a digest of new federal regulations affecting revocations and relations, tightened restrictions, and price control changes, among others. The War Production Board is reported to have just revoked or relaxed orders under its Controled Materials Plan. Scarcity of residual oil has led Petroleum Administration for War to forbid its further use in the U.S. as a paving material. Building contractors new to the field may file with the Office of Price Administration proposed price-determining methods to be used in computing their ceilings.

The article discusses several regulations introduced and implemented by the U.S. federal government that would affect the priorities, transportation and price control in 1945. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) already permitted the use of cellophane in frost and fog shields of the automobiles. The U.S. Foreign Economic Administration allowed importers to obtain certain gift goods from Italy including chinaware, ceramics, silverware and coral.

This section offers news briefs related to war business in the U.S. as of April 1945. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) has initiated a program that called for the production of 9,480,000 pea coats, children jackets and mackinaws made of melton-type fabric during the second and subsequent quarters of 1949. The board has allotted 7,500,000 linear feet of 35-millimeter motion picture film raw stock for the producers of training and factual films. The board also allocated 345,800 tons of chlorine for the second quarter of 1945.

The article offers a look at federal regulations being implemented by the U.S. government for various industries in September 1944. There will be an increase in the supply of fresh and processed citrus fruit for civilians in the U.S. in accordance with the allocations made by the U.S. War Food Administration (WFA). Heavy cotton fabric producers may enter contracts with government war procurement agencies. A ruling held by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) allows consumers to avail of lumber to prevent lumber dealers in experiencing financial loss.

This section offers news briefs on U.S. legislation as of September 1944. An amendment in Order M-160 lifted the allocation restrictions on the use beryllium while War Food Orders 86 and 87 also saw revision that ended control on soap and fatty acid inventories of industrial users. The War Production Board (WPB) approved the request to use solder with tin content of up to 50%, based on the revised Order M-43. WPB has also revoked dollar quota restriction on acquisition of reagent chemicals for laboratory use.

This section offers news briefs related to federal regulations on price control, transportation and priorities in the U.S. as of August 1944. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) has decided to introduce an insect screening for civilian use which was under the control of metal producer Metals Reserve Co. The board announced the removal of its restrictions on the sale and purchase of metallurgical fluorspar. The WPB enables its field offices to approve the civilian goods production by manufacturers who do not have the labor and plant capacity for war.

The article discusses federal regulations which affect businesses in the U.S. The War Production Board (WPB) has relaxed the allocation control for thiamin hydrochloride. The relaxation of limitations of consumers' durable goods is expected to lead to more repair and replacement of home laundry and sewing machines. Under lumber control Order L-335, lumber for privately financed housing should be first authorized by the Federal Housing Administration before purchase orders will be certified.

The article presents a review of the policies of the U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt and his administration observed during World War II, in the context of the start of the Korean War. The author discusses industrial mobilization, delegation of contracting and procurement to government agencies, and economic factors such as price and wage control, and tax increases. Attention is paid to war production agencies the Office of Production Management (OPM) and the War Production Board (WPB).

The article discusses several federal regulations that affect priorities, price control and transportation in the U.S. as of June 1944. Manufacturers of frames for upholstered furniture can add a 5 percent adjustment charge as mandated by the Office of Price Administration (OPA). The War Production Board (WPB) has adopted a rating pattern to regulate production of all cotton fabrics, cotton yarns, cordage, and twines. In the electric motor industry, OPA established a method for pricing rebuilt fractional electric motors.

This section presents updates on federal rules and regulations in the U.S. affecting priorities and allocations, price control and transportation. According to War Production Board (WPB), controlled materials are available for production of heating system controls for use in residential, commercial, institutional and industrial heating plants. WPB has permitted manufacturers of industrial power trucks to produce limited number of experimental models of power trucks. Prices for Pennsylvania anthracite have been reduced below current prices at the mine.

The article offers information on federal regulations being imposed in the U.S. for various industries in May 1944. A program for manufacturing various types of evaporative coolers for homes of war workers has been established by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB). A 30-day inventory of cadmium-containing items may be maintained by cadmium users. The U.S. Office of Price Administration (OPA) is processing retail prices for additional food items that form part of the retail community ceiling price program.

The article presents federal regulations that affect priorities, transportation and price control in the U.S. as of May 1944. The War Production Board (WPB) permits distribution of floodlights to military institutions and war plants without extension of customer's ratings. The Office of Price Administration (OPA) makes it easy for bread and bakery producers to increase product prices. Wholesalers of processed foods need to report inventories per county rather than per state.

The article offers information on promulgated federal regulations in the U.S. related to prices, transportation and war-period priorities. The Office of Civilian Requirements offered more shoe repair soles and allows the construction of billiard, bowling and other recreational facilities. The War Production Board ruled about additional permissible aluminum uses and removed restrictions on weights of steel and iron heating stoves and cooking appliances.

This section offers news briefs on federal regulations for the U.S. war business as of February 5, 1944. It notes that an amendment to Food Distribution Order 53 removes saponified or undistilled red oil from specific allocation control. The recommendation of the Steel Division of the War Production Board (WPB) for the stoppage of work on seven more steel plant expansion projects of Defense Plant Corp. is mentioned. In addition, Amendment 6 of Food Distribution Order 75.2 requires 80 percent of all canner and cutter beef to be set aside by packers.

The article discusses the alcohol report of Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board (WPB) in the U.S. as of February 1944, which states that distillers will most likely not be allowed any holiday from war alcohol production in order for them to manufacture beverage liquors in 1944. The construction of three grain alcohol plants of the WPB is mentioned, including the approval given by the WPB for a plant on Puget Sound to manufacture alcohol from sulphite liquor. Suggestions for increasing domestic supplies are highlighted.

The article offers a look at regulations that have been imposed by the U.S. government on various industries in December 1943. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) is reviewing proposals related to wool stockpile acquired by the government from Defense Supplies Corp. There was an increase in the ceilings per gross ton for Mesabi non-bessemer iron ore from the Lake Superior district. WPB has allowed the use of French wool facings due to the shortage of rayon fabric.

The article reports on the commercial production of the penicillin drug in the U.S. in 1943. Background on penicillin research is highlighted. According to Major General Norman T. Kirk, Surgeon General of the Army, production capacity is very small, enough to treat only a few hundred cases a week. It explains that batches of raw material are sometimes lost when something goes wrong in the refining process. The Chemicals Division of the War Production Board (WPB) has won a top priority rating for new penicillin plant construction and facilities.

The article offers a look at federal regulations being imposed by the U.S. in 1943 for several industries. AA-1 preference ratings have been assigned to 100-octane aviation gasoline plants instead of the AA-2X ratings. Owners of idle resistance welding equipment are required to register such equipment with the U.S. War Production Board (WPB). WPB prohibits the use of steel drums for packing fruit juices, molasses, or corn syrup.

This section offers news briefs related to federal regulations affecting price control, priorities and transportation in the U.S. as of June 1943. The Office of Pricing Administration (OPA) has assigned ceilings on several corn products such as corn chops and ground corn to bring them in line with the corn from which they are made. The War Production Board (WPB) reduced the amount of rayon that manufacturers of hosiery may use. The Office of Defense Transportation announced that the maximum allowance between tire inspections is 5,000 miles or half year.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) in cooperation with Quartermaster Corps of the Army and the Bureau of Supply and Accounts of the Navy, to designate certain manufacturers for officers' ready-to-wear uniforms and specify retailers, aside from Army and Navy outlets, for its sale. The government will retain complete control of the materials and textiles, rationing cloth supplies to tailors.

The article features the Controlled Materials Plan (CMP), a scheme introduced by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB), designed to control industrial activity in the U.S. CMP is intended as a solution to maximize war-useful production of goods from the limited national supply of raw materials. The Production Requirements Plan (PRP) allowed priority rating to claim a specified limited amount of material, based on the determination of proportion of estimated needs by manufacturers.

This section offers war production news briefs. The U.S. government prohibited manufacturing of all truck trailers, exempting heavy trucks approved for production until the end of March 1943. The U.S. War Production Board imposed an order to simplify and conserve production of construction equipment, wherein alloy steel was banned for scraper production. The U.S. Office of Price Administration tightened its regulation of fuel oil rations meant for consumption in stoves and heating equipment.

The article provides a summary of new U.S. federal regulations that affect allocations, price control and transportation for the week ending November 14, 1942. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) revoked the requirement for all purchase orders to indicate end-use symbols upon the effectivity of the Controlled Materials Plan except for brass and copper wire mills. The board also ordered machine tool builders to cut the production time per unit by one-third to increase output. Increased excise taxes were imposed on cigarettes and alcohol drinks.

The article reports on the move by U.S. auto wreckers to change their methods due to the 60-day turnover directive that was issued by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) in a bid to facilitate scrap collection. The other problems being confronted by the auto wrecking operators include the transfer of their torch operators, scrap graders and bundlers to war facilities. It cites the creation of the auto graveyard section of WPB's industrial conservation bureau on January 1, 1942 to manage the scrap sector.

The article reports on the program launched by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) for the collection of scrap iron and steel across the country with an aim to generate 17 million net tons of scrap. It cites the data from the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, the various major sources for open market scrap include the railroads, factory waste and by-products and auto-wreckers. It presents the scraps from mines, sunken ships and abandoned railroads that will be made available by War Materials Inc.

The article offers information on the U.S. federal rules and regulations that could affect business enterprises. The War Production Board (WPB) has restricted the color and style for civilian shoes in the effort to save on leather. The WPB has ordered people engaged in commercial motor vehicle businesses to file a report if there is a change in the inventory situation. High quality recapped tires, including a few brand new tires, have been made available for taxicab operators.

The article reports on the industry concentration plans of the special industry committee of the War Production Board (WPB) in the U.S. It highlights the members of the committee which include Joseph L. Weiner, deputy director of the Office of Civilian Supply, Ernest Kanzler, director general of WPB operations, and Lou Holland, deputy chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corp. It mentions the adoption of England's Nucleus Plan for its industries, and mentions several products to be regulated by the committee including typewriters, farm machineries and bicycles.

The article discusses new rulings by the War Production Board (WPB) regarding the distribution of certain commodities, transportation and prices in the U.S. as of August 1942. It states that all dried fruits from 1941 have been acquired for the armed forces, though packers may still sell excess fruit not already purchased or allocated by the WPB to civilians. Glass jars are to be replaced with tin cans, though producers of the former may raise prices to pay for the cost required to make changes. Price caps have also been put on 61 services like laundry.

The article focuses on issues surrounding the national production of airplanes in the U.S. It highlights the statement of Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), that industries in the country would turn out 60,000 planes in 1942. It mentions the views of Bernard M. Baruch, head of the War Industries Board in 1918, with regards to the idea of separating executives from the industries.

The article reports on the emergence of a new community industrial pool in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in March 1942. It says that pooling appeared to be the only way to be considered by the Army Ordnance or the War Production Board (WPB) for defense contracts in the U.S. The author adds that the Allentown pool was started by Garnet Chemical Co. president Samuel McCurley, who tried to win a defense contract and avoid the tightening squeeze of priorities in the country. The differences between the early pools and the new pools are also discussed.

The article features G. Keith Funston, the newly-installed president of the New York Stock Exchange in 1951. It discusses why Funston was chosen for the job at hand and presents his academic background and professional career in detail. It then explores Funston's career as a government official with the War Production Board, his tenure in the U.S. Navy, and as president of Trinity College. Also disclosed is the strategic plans of Funston for the exchange.

The article offers information on the meeting of U.S. government agencies in 1948 in Washington which focused on the discussion of the expansion of the input and output method of economic analysis and planning and its adoption for electronic calculation that could guide war economy. The agencies hope that the project could be developed into a sort of electronic War Production Board (WPB) and help work out a national production program. Several other approaches to production planning are being studied by the National Security Resources Board.

The article reports that the successor to the War Production Board, the Civilian Production Administration (CPA), is hoping to avoid the shortages of goods that have not interfered with reconversion in 1945. The CPA is said to be reviewing around 50 items in various levels of scarcity. According to the author, the CPA's research of scarcities is directed toward eliminating the bottlenecks that pose as threats in the future. Items being explored in the survey include lumber, natural rubber, tin, gray iron castings, lead, cotton goods and brick.

This section offers political and regulatory news briefs of significance to business in the U.S. There are indications that the Senate and House will be slow in addressing the proposed measures of President Harry Truman to cushion the country's transition to a peacetime economy. The Department of Labor and the National War Labor Board (NWLB) has agreed on how to handle new disputes. The War Production Board (WPB) has issued Priorities Regulation 32 which will provide a uniform inventory control.

The article focuses on tire quotas established by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) in August 1945 and their impact on heavy trucks and buses and tire manufacturers. It cites immediate problems facing tire makers, such as manpower shortages and component shortages. According to B. F. Goodrich Co. president John Collyer, construction of tire plants will be able to provide the country a capacity of 122,000,000 pounds (lb) of carbon black monthly. Also mentioned is the impact of changed military tire requirements on the outlook for tires.

The article reports on the section of U.S. industry that is struggling with reconversion to civilian production. It says that section has to go through a combination of tight control and competition for both materials and markets in whatever means possible. Although the U.S. War Production Board thinks there will be sufficient free metal left for everybody after satisfying military demands, for instance, it takes care that the big metal-using industries such as car manufacturers will not have output restrictions cancelled completely.

The article offers information on federal price control, materials and transportation regulations from the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) as of June 1945. As reported, Controlled Materials Plan (CMP) regulations were amended for brass mill products, copper wire mill products and maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO). Included are regulations on consumer goods and machinery and changes in price control for various products.

The article discusses the plans of the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) for its reconversion program involving civilian production and military needs between the Victory in Europe Day and Victory Over Japan Day in 1945. The program includes the first-year demobilization efforts of the U.S. Army which aims to have total number of 1,300,000 deployed men. It also focuses on the retention of production control in the country to prevent big producers of heavy goods from being involved in unfair competition practices.

The article deals with the 12-point plan for reconversion proposed by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) which focused on the move of the U.S. business sector to civilian manufacture after the Victory in Europe (V-E) Day in April 1945. The top industry listed by the board which should focus on civilian manufacture was the automobile industry. The reconversion program was aimed for the resumption of mass production of automobiles in the U.S. after the collapse of the automobile industry of Germany.

The article outlines several of the U.S. federal regulations affecting priorities, price control and transportation. The War Production Board (WPB) has increase the number of carded cotton fabrics set aside for civilian clothing items and for reserve use. Other measures include the reduction of quotas of available malt to the U.S. brewing industry from March 1 to August 31, 1945, cut in the use of new fiber shipping containers for nonmilitary purposes, and reduction of the amount of pulp for use in the manufacturing of paper bags.

The article offers news briefs around the world, particularly in the U.S. The U.S. War Production Board (WPB) is advancing a five-point program that is intended to restrict manpower and production controls. Special Assistant to the U.S. President Harry Hopkins has implemented plans providing aid to France. The U.S. Senate has approved the Rivers and Harbors Bill in early February 1945.

This section offers news briefs concerning U.S. politics as of January 1945. Topics discussed include U.S. War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes taking over domestic policy concerns while U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt focuses on foreign affairs, U.S. Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson ordering a wage increase for the steel industry and Byrnes ordering the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) to stop allocating materials to businesses that have violated manpower rules.

The article presents news briefs related to the U.S. The War Production Board (WPB) can already release permits that will give special tax writeoffs to war contractors when their constructed emergency buildings are not needed anymore. Army procurement officers have abandoned the proposal of turning into a contract a writing lump-sum termination settlements. The acquisition of the plant of Lord Manufacturing Co. in Erie, Pennsylvania by the government highlights the initial use of the repricing powers.

This section offers news briefs related to federal regulations affecting price control, priorities and transportation in the U.S. as of October 1944. The Office of Contract Settlement has issued Regulation 4 which allowed the contractor of government-owned equipment one's choice of buying the equipment ordered within 60 days. The War Production Board (WPB) has revoked Preference Order M-2b and removed its controls on magnesium for civilian products. The approval by the board is no longer needed for placing unrated orders for aluminum.