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Show HOUSS HITS O. P. A. Expressing bitter resentment against the policies of the Office of Price Administration, the House has banned continuing of its food subsidy program beyond July 1st, slashed twenty per cent from the Price Agency's appropriation, appro-priation, forbids use of any funds to promote grade labeling or standardization of foods, clothing or civilian commodities or rollbacks roll-backs on foods which have not reached parity prices, or on nonnecessity non-necessity commodities. In addition, the House would require all price-policy officials, except Administrator Brown, to have at least five years of actual business experience. Final action on these provisions will depend upon whether the Senate agrees with the House or not. One trouble with the nation's war effort is the surplus supply of politicians. The low-down on the tax situation situa-tion is that you will have to pay additional taxes. |