Show HOME FRONT Controls Likely Observers on the home front are predicting limited controls to backup back backup backup up an Intensified military campaign in Korea At this writing the controls had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been asked for but observers pointed out that Inflationary anti action was becoming more urgent with each d day a y They predicted P President Truman would ask for them within a very short time A request for tor higher taxes to cover an expected Jump lump in military mill mili tary spending was held to be in in- evitable Government officials were predicting predicting pre pre- privately t that hat h a t President Truman would ask congress 1 Power to allocate allocate by by voluntary voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary means or more drastic measures measures mea rnea- if It necessary steel necessary steel and a few other basic metals 2 Authority to put quantity cell cell- I Ings on the production of ot automo automo- biles bUes television and radio sets and other civilian products consuming large quantities of ot metal so that the demands of ot these industries will not interfere with arms production or create a g gray r a 7 market in prices 3 Restoration of consumer credit controls By tightening up on easy- easy payment credit for tar automobiles and other consumer goods it is hoped hOE that some of ot level boom buying demand demand de de- mand may be removed from the tho market |