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	National Association of Local Boards of Health NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH The idea for a national organization serving the interests of local boards of health was conceived at the 1991 American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, representatives of six state associations of local... Read more
	academy board academy board. A type of cardboard sheet used as a support for painting, especially in oils. It is made of sheets of paper sized and pressed together, treated with a ground, and sometimes embossed with an imitation canvas grain. Academy board was introduced in about 1850 and because of its relative... Read more
	Ironing Board Ironing Board Background An ironing board is generally a large, flat piece of board or metal that is covered with a heat-safe padding on which clothing or linens may be ironed safely. Modern ironing boards take a surprising number of forms. The standard, inexpensive American... Read more
	National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 ( Taft-Hartley Labor Act ) and 1959 ( Landrum-Griffin Act ), which affirmed labor's right to organize and bargain... Read more
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	Board of War and Ordnance WAR AND ORDNANCE, BOARD OF WAR AND ORDNANCE, BOARD OF. On 12 June 1776, the Continental Congress authorized the Board of War and Ordnance to assume administrative control of the army, previously exercised by congressional resolutions. Included among its duties were control of all military... Read more
	William Willard Wirtz William Willard Wirtz 1912-, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1962-69), b. DeKalb, Ill. A professor of law at Northwestern Univ. (1939-42), he served (1943-45) with the War Labor Board and was (1946) chairman of the National Wage Stabilization Board. Wirtz returned to Northwestern, where he again taught... Read more
	William McChesney Martin Jr William McChesney Martin, Jr. 1906-98, U.S. banker, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1951-70), b. St. Louis. After an early career as a stockbroker, Martin became (1938) the first salaried president of the New York Stock Exchange. He served in World War II and then... Read more
	poleaxe poleaxe, a boarding weapon used by seamen in the days of sailing navies. It had a wooden handle about 38 centimetres (15 in.) long with an axe head which had a curved spike at the back. The blade of the axe was used to cut away the running rigging of an enemy ship after it had been boarded. The... Read more

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