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Show War Ends , Burden Remains - NEW YORK (AF) Obscured at first by the exhilaration of a cease-firthe realization is widespread now that the Vietnam was has bequeathed to the American people a financial and social burden that will remain very heavy. The cease-fir- e agreement is signed, but the country is left with severe budgetary problems and social unrest. There is no peace dividend; it vanished bit by bit long before the e, cease-fire- . The disappearance of the dividend is no mystery; it was based on a sudden ending of the war and, as everyone knows, the war wound down over a period of many months. And so, what dividend there was is already spent. The rest of the legacy stands out in bold relief in the current budgetary plans of the federal government: Budget deficits, in part related to big military expenditures, appear to be unavoid even though both the President and Congress are able, aware that massive govern- ment overspending can be explosively inflationary. Domestic social needs, some of which can be traced to neglect resulting from the exigencies of Vietnam, may remain unattended because the consequences of war continue to force funds into other channels. One simple illustration of this is to compare the strict for education, budgeting health and housing, and the liberal military relatively expenditures, resulting in part from the need to pay h.gner salaries to a volunteer army. But, while the current stress in many social areas can to some extent be traced to the war, .the precise degree of blame will always be debated. That is not so when budget deficits are discussed. Since 1965, there has been only one year in which federal income exceeded outgo. That was in fiscal 1969, and it amounted to only $3.24 billion. These are the deficits, in billions for the past 10 years: $1.60; 1966, 3.80; .1967, 8.70; 1968, 25.16; 1969, surplus; 1970, 2.85; 1971, 23.03; 1972, 23.02; 1973, 25.00 estimated; 1974, 12.00 projected. 1965, These deficits can more readily be traced directly to war, defense and other military needs. As the war built up so did the budget deficits and co did the rate of inflation. They were like interacting gears. Now both Congress and the President would like to see some of these excesses corrected, but they find that their choices are limited. Because the war forced us into inflation, our options are reduced. In the view of the President, security matters demand a big share of the budget. In the view of Congress, domestic social matters deserve more attention. Perhaps both deserv e Samsonite more money, but where is it AIRPLANE coming from? A solution of sorts could be arrived at by agreeing to more big budget deficits, but that would be an illusion quickly to be dispelled by the reality of galloping inflation, such as we had two years ago. And so the domestic battle, aftermath of the Vietnam war, begins. Once-a-Ye- Ladies Pnc iMutyCMi OWf 24 Pullman 26 Pullman Casa 35.00 2S.99 38.00 45.00 27.99 34.W 55.00 41.99 SILHOUETTE Mens Sob . Ptk Regular DicrptKn EBONY BUCK, Regular Sab Pric Pr DMCrbon 2i 38.00 27.89 45.00 55.00 60.00 34.99 N4uibr Suitor Thr REO, CAPRI BLUE, VENETIAN PALM 41.99 4599 GREEN, CORDOVAN Beautiful Molded Airplane Luggage FACTORY SAMPLES & IRREGULARS Getaway Car? IL up to A Snowmobile GRANBY, Que. (UPI) -Two armed men wearing goggles robbed a bank of $7,000 Monday and roared off on snowmobiles. Police Quebec Provincial said the men entered the Caisse Populaire de Bonsec-ourtied up three employes, scooped up the money and fled. There are a lot of places around here they could go, a police spokesman said. 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