On this day, 57 years ago, on June 16, 1968 (May 21, 1968 in the lunar calendar), residents 'cotton cloth rations decreased. On June 16, 1968, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, the Central Military Commission, and the Central Cultural Revolution Group issued the "Notice on the Quota of Cotton Cloth for Urban and Rural Residents in 1968." Due to the insufficient supply of coal and electricity, textile production was affected, cotton cloth output declined, and the market supply was relatively tight. It was decided to make appropriate adjustments to the supply of cotton cloth. In 1968, the average ration of cotton cloth for urban and rural residents was 9 feet per person, 4.6 feet less than last year. In 1968, the method of continuing to retain, reducing the subsidy standard and canceling the subsidy was adopted: the subsidy cloth used in cold areas and other areas remained unchanged according to last year's standard; the subsidy cloth used for employees was reduced from 6 feet to 3 feet; the backward construction workers 'shoes, preferential cloth used for overseas Chinese remittances, and subsidy cloth used for the Agricultural Reclamation Corps were all cancelled.