A View From The Governor's Office
By Gov. Raymond P. Shafer
A sudden end to the war in
Vietnam would not greatly af
fect the employment opportuni
ties of approximately 130,000
workers in Pennsylvania who
•re now employed in defense
oriented industries, Governor
Shafer said today at his weekly
news conference.
The Governor said he reached
this conclusion after receiving
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the results of a survey he order- After receiving the Council’s
ed to determine if Pennsylva- report, the Governor instructed
ma’s defense industries could Secretary of Commerce Clifford
make the transition from a war l Jones to contact major de
to peacetime economy without fense industries to determine
creating serious unemployment what plans they have for a tran
problems. sition to military production
The survey resulted from the Jn his statement, the Governor
Governor’s Economic Advisory sai^:
Council’s 1867 Report on “De
fense Spending in Pennsylva
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of the war would not have a
devastating impact on the
State’s economy. This report
spurred other states, for exam
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“Today I am happy to be able
- to report to the people of Penn
f sylvama that the approximately
1 130,000 workeis who are t now
1 employed in defense industries
would not be adversely affected
by a sudden end to the war in
Vietnam.
i “This is the conclusion I have
leached after reviewing the re
sults of a survey of major de-
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fense industries in Pennsylvania
tion fiom war to peacetime
to determine whether a transi
economy would cause them to
lay off large numbers of work
ers.
“This survey was conducted at
my instruction undei the direc
tion of Secretary of Commeice
Cliff Jones with the help of
James Van Zandt, Pennsylva
nia’s special representative m
Washington, D.C.
“The results of the interviews
shows that the majority of those
manufacturers involved in war
goods production said they
would welcome peacetime as a
time of expansion and economic
growth.
“Many of those interviewed
told us that they are sacrificing
tins growth in order to meet
v>ar demands While there is a
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limit on the piofit of a defeme
contract, they said, there is ro
limit on the loss that a compary
might incur. The result is tln.t
they would much prefer ;o
manufacture commercial prod
ucts.
“Our survey showed that most
of these firms are now prepar
ing for the expiration of defense
contracts by making marketing
plans for commercial products.
This preparation for the transi
tion will ease any unemploy
ment problems that might exist.
“Our survey also showed that
there will not be a rapid can
cellation of any defense con
tracts, rather a gradual reduc
tion of production that won d
not begin for six months after
the end of the war This wou'd
be necessary to replenish stock
piles that have been depleted
“In addition to this, there :s
the certainty that an end of the
war would bring increased funds
for lesearch and development
programs which have been slow
ed or completely halted by the
financial needs of the war.
These funds will meiease em
ployment in Pennsylvania whe e
v/e are making gieat studes to
j bi mg in new research and de
velopment firms Pittsburgh ard
Philadelphia have become woi-d
leadeis in this area and will e-c
-penence even greater growth
when peacetime piograms c:n
be implementd
“Con-equently, we have deter
mined from this suivev that ti e
majoiuy of the woikeis in Pem
sylvania’s defense mdustnes
will be absorbed quite easily
the transition of peacetime
“I am personally pioud to
bring this infoimation to the at
tention of Pennsylvanians be
cause it is the kind of informa
tion we have not had availab.s
befoie
"It is available now became
we have taken the lead among
the states, thiough the Econom
ic Advisory Council, to provide
economic gi owth data that helps
us better undei stand what .3
happening to oui economy and
what we can do to impiove it.
This means jobs foi people n
the long uin
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