Word: quotas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hitch. The Government's sudden 50% increase in A gas coupon values had a catch to it-tires. President A. L. Viles, of the Rubber Manufacturers Association, announced that the May quota of passenger tires to be released (1,500,000) will be 33% short of the number needed to keep essential civilian cars on the road through the summer months...
Applicants for places in the First Naval District's "limited quota" are cautioned by Lieutenant Commander Sussenguth, officer in charge of aviation enlistments, that they must commit themselves for a term of four years to start only when they become aviation cadets at pre-flight training
...Mighty 7th" War Loan drive, with the highest goal yet for sales to individuals, got off to a better start than any drive so far. In the first week 23% of the "little man's" $7 billion quota was subscribed. The rest would come harder -when enthusiasm had cooled...
...expect was a move by some packers to use the new subsidies to bid cattle prices still higher. But Davis was ready for such shenanigans. He sternly warned that if cattle ceilings were pushed through the roof, OPA would prepare a plan to allocate cattle to packers on a quota basis...
...rubber program, floundering under increasing military schedules and short ages of components for tires, was again in trouble. As a result, WPB cut the April allotment of civilian tires a third to 1,000,000, lowest quota in a year. Holders of A cards and most holders of Bs could hope for no new tires for months...