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...importance of these classifications in a totalitarian state is obvious. A Hungarian applying for a job, a marriage license, a business permit, a ration card, or anything requiring public regulation will be dealt with according to the color and contents of his card...
When the British press is criticized for its slim coverage of U.S. and world affairs, London editors have had a ready answer: the newsprint shortage. Last week the British press had its newsprint ration slightly increased-and used most of it for comic strips, features and fiction...
...Will Stay." A more common attitude was expressed by a Tangshan miner in blue dungarees, driving a donkey cart heaped with coal. "My life is now bitter," he said. "For ten shifts I get a bag of flour. For 20 shifts I get a ration of coal." Would he flee if the Reds came? The miner snorted. "Flee? Flee where? To America?" A crowd of workmen chorused their agreement. "Nothing could be much worse than our life now," said one. "We will stay...
...Ration. In Wild Cat Corner, N.C., Mrs. Robert Ivey, charged with buying and reselling one gallon of whiskey every day, protested: "I drink every bit of that gallon myself...
Against Inflation. On the economic front, Congress would be asked to take steps to control inflation. In his message to the "Turnip Day" session last July, the President had asked for stand-by powers to control prices, ration scarce commodities and allocate materials in short supply. There was every indication that once again he would demand that power, to be used when necessary...