Postwar policy and security concerns in 1946
Law enforcement warns of rising juvenile delinquency and calls for home church and school cooperation. Army shifts inmates to federal prisons as sugar prices face potential increases. VA plans 260 deputy consultants for veterans hospitals and Navy outlines seven postwar fleets under three regional commands with Adm Spruance transitioning to Adm Towers. Navy enlistments rise while Army enrollments decline. Debates over a four billion four hundred million loan to Britain cite security, security and cost concerns.
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Government plans large payroll reductions and VA expansion
The report shows 856000 expected layoffs by June 1 1947 from a prewar payroll of 3.2 million with current staff around 2.456 million. Truman's message cites 36.5 billion in outlays and 31.5 billion in receipts for the next fiscal year, signaling further cuts or tax changes. The Veterans Administration would grow from 40 thousand to about 160 thousand employees, costing nearly five billion annually, while living WWII veterans rise toward 20 million and hospital capacity expands to about 150 facilities. J Edgar Hoover cites a 20 percent crime rise with sex crimes involving girls under 18 up over 300 percent.
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