| Show HOME FRONT WAR PICTURE AS THE WAR ENDS this Is the home front picture in briel brief as the war ended cost of the war almost so far casualties over with more than of them killed taxes heavy public debt likely to require continued high taxes although congress may insist on earlier cuts than treasury wants Gov government emment spending taking care of army and navy and relief costs to require considerable money with gradual easing casing of expenditures cutbacks navy already halted building 95 ships costing and army to trim purchases by 25 or alore more on an annual basis price controls due to be lifted soon from items the demand for which will exert no inflationary pressure food rationing high military requirements quire ments likely to make it feces sarv for some additional time shoe rationing due to be ended soon gasoline rationing ration ing revoked Rivo ked tire rationing not expected to last much longer with easing of military demands manpower controls revoked U unemployment n e m ploy men t some workers in munitions shipbuilding aircraft and ordnance plants expected to be jobless within 60 days some due to leave labor market with private industry likely to absorb much of balance congress to return to work zept sept 4 to tackle such things as unemployment compensation and legislation designed to take up any iob slack in peacetime with public works draft cut almost in half army discharges discharge men may be released within a year emergency program being rushed by bry war production board to expedite manufacture of civilian goods travel tough travel conditions expected to last another 60 days before situation eases on railroads buses and planes food prospects third largest general food and feed crop in nations nation I 1 s history expected for 1945 on basis present crop outlook consumer goods acael accelerated e rated production of vacuum cleaners refrigerators era tors washing machines and toasters likely automobiles flood of steel expected to permit doubling dou bline the planned production of and allow big increases in other consumer goods |
