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...would pay out that much overtime if he could help it, this was a sure sign that the long-expected labor bottleneck was now a potent fact. Immediately after the President's statement, Knudsen-Hillman asked industry workmen to substitute bonuses for vacations in defense plants this summer. Draft headquarters disclosed that the classification of skilled workmen would be re-examined and that some men already in the Army might be transferred to factories...
...when the nation and the President thought there was still a chance of peace, the seven men devised a system of purchasing war supplies, planned a press censorship, designed a system of food control (even selected Herbert Hoover as its director), determined on daylight saving (then revolutionary), discussed the draft, and in effect, revised the Government...
Students v. Draft. Francis J. Brown, the Council's consultant on national defense, reported that...
...July 1 or thereabouts" is as close as anyone will venture a guess at the date of the second R-Day when every 21-year-old who missed the first occasion will register for the draft. Franklin Roosevelt may well have signed the proclamation naming the day already, and if his sickness has prevented him, he will undoubtedly sign it his week. Ten days after the registration the well-worn goldfish bowl will again become the center of interest of thousand of eyes, and a new set of draftees will be well on their way to the potato peeling machines...
Following directly on the heels of the recent announcement of the formation of a committee of advisors for drafted men, the Dean's Office yesterday released a complete list of names and office hours of the committee which will help draft-age students decide on whether or not they should apply for deferment under the Selective Service...