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What about Britain? Stumpy Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, hurried to Washington to explain that his people had already cut the size of their bread loaf, might be forced to ration bread. Before departing, he agreed to a second 200,000-ton cut in the allocation of North American grain to Britain...
...undertaken to feed all of Austria by April 1, but when the deadline arrived, it turned out that no provision had been made to back up the commitment with sufficient supplies. The U.S. and British zones had enough of their own food to maintain a 1,200-calorie ration level, but the Russians and French would be hard hit. To help UNRRA out, the U.S. and Britain contributed 100,000 tons of food to carry the other zones. Unless UNRRA manages to repay this "loan," the U.S.-British zones face starvation by next month...
...long been set a few minutes fast, to give suburbanite season-ticket-holders (commuters) a margin of safety, were suddenly set right. Commented the approving Manchester Guardian: ". . .A time addict . . . must either go on increasing the dose by putting his watch still farther forward or admit that his existing ration no longer produces the desired effect...
Despite their shortages, the Dutch public will not tolerate a black market, though there is some illegal traffic in cigarets (the legal weekly ration is 40). Dealers in the "poison market," as it is labeled by the Government, are sent to Veenhuizen prison to make shoes, one of Holland's scarcest commodities...
...week's big meal (Sunday dinner) a British housewife can pool her family's meat ration (25? worth per person) for a roast, served with potatoes, limp lettuce, cauliflower or cabbage, and steamed pudding. But dinner for the rest of the week must be leaner. Sample menus...