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Show U. S. DEFENSE . . . in the neics C OPM Associate Director Hillman j said 37.200.000 persons are now em-: em-: ployed in non-agricultural industry i an increase of 2.200.000 since last May, and the greatest increase in any similar period. Secretary of Labor La-bor Perkins said a survey of 11 key defense industries revealed "at least one-half of the plants covered were operating at least sLx days per week." C FWA Administrator Carmody announced an-nounced that the army and navy will select tenants and set rentals for defense homes occupied by their enlisted en-listed or civilian personnel and the other defense homes will be only for the use of families whose principal wage earners hold essential defense jobs. The defense worker's rental will be set according to his income and not the size of the home. |