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Show Three reasons for the tight meat situation in the East were given by the Utah State. USDA war board this week: 1. Increased civilian consumption consump-tion due to bigger pay checks and longer hours of work. 2. Men in military service eat more than in civilian life. Average weekly consumption of meat, poultry and fish for civilian, less than 3 pounds; for soldier, 5 pounds per week. 3. Lend-Lease shipments of meat to allied nations. Americans may be asked to observe ob-serve one meatless day per week to conserve shipping. This would free 40 to 60 ships for hauling war necessities if meat for United Nations could be shipped direct from U. S. instead from more distant dis-tant areas. |