Defense Production Act Amendments of 1951: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking and Currency, United States Senate, Eighty-second Congress, First Session, on S. 1397, a Bill to Amend the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for Other Purposes, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951 - 3579 pages |
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Page 1085
... cents a pound on sau- sage , because our beef has gone up that goes into sausage , our pork has gone up that goes into sausage , and we have been pleading for sausage prices , or temporary relief , and we cannot get either one . We are ...
... cents a pound on sau- sage , because our beef has gone up that goes into sausage , our pork has gone up that goes into sausage , and we have been pleading for sausage prices , or temporary relief , and we cannot get either one . We are ...
Page 1086
... cents ' tailored ceilings to relieve us from the squeeze . The CHAIRMAN . Then sausage is frozen ? Mr. LAROE . That is right ; it is frozen . The CHAIRMAN . And in the meantime , beef has gone up 5 cents a pound ? Mr. LAROE . Yes . The ...
... cents ' tailored ceilings to relieve us from the squeeze . The CHAIRMAN . Then sausage is frozen ? Mr. LAROE . That is right ; it is frozen . The CHAIRMAN . And in the meantime , beef has gone up 5 cents a pound ? Mr. LAROE . Yes . The ...
Page 1088
... cents . The 1951 figure , from Secretary Brannan's calculation of the other day , shows the increase has been 117 percent . Now , wages in the same period have gone up 175 percent . We do not like these high meat prices . They ...
... cents . The 1951 figure , from Secretary Brannan's calculation of the other day , shows the increase has been 117 percent . Now , wages in the same period have gone up 175 percent . We do not like these high meat prices . They ...
Page 1099
... cents for any kind of beef , Chicago base , or 38 cents , whatever the figure was , and price control would be greatly simplified , because you eliminate the terrible grading aspect if you do that . The weakness in that proposal is that ...
... cents for any kind of beef , Chicago base , or 38 cents , whatever the figure was , and price control would be greatly simplified , because you eliminate the terrible grading aspect if you do that . The weakness in that proposal is that ...
Page 1101
... cents a pound - some feeder cattle were bought for less than 34 , some were bought for more than 34 cents a pound . If you had been feeding throughout these months and had normally fed out through June and July , and put your cattle on ...
... cents a pound - some feeder cattle were bought for less than 34 , some were bought for more than 34 cents a pound . If you had been feeding throughout these months and had normally fed out through June and July , and put your cattle on ...
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Page 1224 - Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1.
Page 1234 - Representatives of the National Association of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the American Farm Bureau Federation, on the one hand, alleged a "concentration of economic power unequaled in any other segment of our economy.
Page 1235 - President is authorized (1) to initiate voluntary conferences between management, labor. and such persons as the President may designate to represent government and the public, and (2) subject to the provisions of section 503, to take such action as may be agreed upon in any such conference and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title.
Page 1222 - The national policy shall be to place primary reliance upon the parties to any labor dispute to make every effort through negotiation and collective bargaining and the full use of mediation and conciliation facilities to effect a settlement in the national Interest.
Page 1231 - The Wage Stabilization Board shall make .recommendations to the Administrator regarding the planning and development of wage stabilization policies and shall perform such further functions with respect to wage stabilization as may be determined by the Administrator after consultation with the Board.
Page 1224 - Board shall investigate and inquire into the issues in dispute and promptly report to the President thereon with their recommendations to the parties as to fair and equitable terms of settlement.
Page 1174 - If OPA is permanently discontinued, the production of goods will mount rapidly and through free competition prices will adjust themselves to levels that consumers are willing to pay.
Page 1517 - ... customary hotel services such as maid service, furnishing and laundering of linen, telephone and secretarial or desk service, use and upkeep of furniture and fixtures, and bellboy services.
Page 1225 - All orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this order shall remain In effect except as they are inconsistent herewith or are hereafter amended or revoked under proper authority...
Page 1258 - It is the intent of Congress, in order to provide for effective price and wage stabilization pursuant to title IV of this Act and to maintain uninterrupted production, that there be effective procedures for the settlement of labor disputes affecting national defense.