Show v L bi L y washington NEWS LETTER I 1 tty by CONO GRAN CiEll I 1 Y V the veterans administration hns has disclosed that up to october 1914 veterans are arc receiving pensions for disabilities suffered or aggravated by service in world war 11 II thirty eight thousand men have been killed it in action in this war or have died of injuries or service incurred disabilities offer after being discharged and their dependents pen dents are arc receiving death pensions PASSENGER EIl SHIPS kims the maritime commission has been authorized to 0 o draw up besig designs for the construction of modern passenger vessels for use after the war 0 officials of the commission report that contracts will be awarded through competitive peti tive bids find and construction will not interfere with wartime needs einab much as it Is anticipated that the naval and merchant craft shipbuilding program ram will take d cut after the war in G germany ermany ends FOOD 1001 the office of price administration tins has announced that thero there will be a slight increase in the amount of rationed meat for november but the total iota amount of nil all moat meat will be below that of october it Is estimated that in round numbers the supply of lamb beef and pork better grades will be 93 million pounds a week compared to 79 million pounds in october the reduction in overall over all meat supply Is attributed attribute tri buted largely to a falling off of supplies of utility beef the department ot of agriculture agil culture forecasts that sugar supplies will remain relatively short until the far rast east producing areas can be recaptured from the japanese AVIATION the future of international aviation in the postwar perida Is being discussed at the allied civil aviation conference now in progress in chicago it is expected that the united states official opinion will support two way agreements between countries governing the international use ilse of airdromes aird romes and airways our country possesses the production resources and prospective traffic to become by far the leading factor in postwar air transport to so wo we should be interested in what Is boing being done to plan for this important after the war industry |