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Show BRIEFS . by Baukhage Civilians will get more coffee, chocolate and cocoa in 1944 than in 1943, according to the War Food administration. ad-ministration. Because more batteries are need-ed need-ed for walkie-talkies, bazookas, signal sig-nal lights and other war equipment, there is little chance for an increased in-creased supply for civilians this year, according to the WPB Ten thousand new passenger automobiles auto-mobiles a,nd 7.500 new bicycles wiL' be available under rationing to civilians civil-ians in March the same quotas a those for February. Nearly 40 per cent of all vegeta bles grown for fresh consumption ir the United States last year cam from Victory gardens, the War Fooc administration has reported. |