Probably next Chairman of Maritime Commission. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, now acting Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission, is expected to be named it permanent head in the even Joseph P. Kennedy is nominated for Ambassador to Great Britain. 12/21/37
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