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Show WIDESPREAD INCREASES INCREASESRelief . Relief . _ Cases . . Double 1945 Low WASHT1I'I/\ WASHT1I'I WASHT1II ! ( ! ' / ' \ ' " WASHT1I'I/\ WASHT1I'I WASHT1II ! ( ! ' / ' \ ' " . _ . . WASHINGTON WASHT1I'IWASHINGTON WASHINGTONAs -As As - evidence that thatpubl thatpubhc pubhc c assistance problems ppoblems are be becoming coming critical throughout the na lion American Public Welfare as soclat assoclat on reveals caseloads etcaseloads have that general rei et reached a level levelmore more than oTof 50 per cent above the theCurrent low T po nt of 194 . > tered cent.e cente have . Current .edarnongunsltlll edarnongunsltlll . been among unemployment , unskilled unskilledworkers workers is cen . vho ho displaced veterans by skilled vet erans accord ng to the report Marked increases rolls unemployedrolls have In unemployed been 2.major 2major 22major major , - , , i labor i , centers " "Ported Ported reported " from 22 . centersM M = nnesote s family relief . load Increared . % 35 case per cent In 1946 . a sharp Incline incllne which cuirent cUlrent signs signsindicate signsindicate indicate is typical of many statesthe states statesthe the association saidSeveral said saidSeveral Several state legislatures have havegranted havegranted granted bigger state rel reI et ef funds to tomeet tomeet meet the nsi g need Pennsylvania Pennsylvaniaboosted Pennsylvaniaboosted boosted assistance dsslstance tor 1947 1948 to to$30 to30 $30 30 $ GOO . , rfOO ,00 00 an increase of $10 10 $ 000 000 000from 000from from the 1945 appropnat approprrat on Month Month1y Monthly 1y rel reI ef costs in m the state tor for May Maywere Maywere were $1 1 $ 260 000 compared to a totalof total totalof of $520 520 $ 000 In June 1945 ai al d the themQnthly themonthly mQnthly caseload increased more morethan morethan than 60 per centHighest cent centHighest citieais citiesis Highest current Increase in cities is reported in Washington where general ass stance rolls increased 6Q 6Qper 60per per cent between March 1946 andMarch and andMarch March 1947 the report declared declaredUnemployment declaredUnemployment Unemployment benefits in New NewYork NewYork York City have Increased ninefold ninefoldfrom ninefoldfrom from 23 212 in August 1945 to aboul aboul203 203000 000 at the present time it was wasasserted waaasserted waaassertedTotal asserted assertedTotal Total general relief caseload fOI fOIthe toithe the nation in Feb February uary uaryI v \I I \ , as 344 OOC OOCcompared OOCcompared compared with 258 258000 000 a year yaar ear earlIer earHer lIer In Ina a year general relief reUef costiincreased cosh coshincreased increased 97 per cent in Delaware Delaware90 90 8 per cent in m Wyoming Wyommg 75 8 pel pelcent petcent cent in Ohio 67 per cent in Cali Califomia Calltornia fomia and 55 per cent in Indiana Indianathe Indianathe the report disclosed |