Economy Shakedown Grips Military as Cuts Step in
A UPI report details sharp Pentagon cutbacks expected by next summer. Manpower would fall from 5.6 million in 1953 to about 2.6 million, with civilian staff reduced by at least 350,000. Bases, wings, divisions, ships, and contracts face reductions under the new look defense program.
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Reds Tighten Berlin Squeeze
In Berlin the East German authorities tightened controls on free movement and detained about 86 Germans along the sector border in the past two days. The move aims to curb movement of the new Ost currency into West Berlin where exchange rates in the open market run about four Ost to one West mark.
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Navy installations face shutdown plans across the fleet
About 70 smaller Navy installations are targeted for shutdown or drastic staffing cuts. In 1953 the force numbered 977,593 sailors and civilians. The Air Force plans similar reductions, cutting a score of small depots to about 875,000 by next June 30, affecting several thousand civilian workers.
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