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Married Men Will Be Sent to Army
Washington reports that the army must grow beyond four million, with Brig. Gen. Haislip backing rapid expansion and Hershey proposing family allowances and allotments for married inductees. He warned boards to tighten dependency rules while noting about 1,000 farm youths may be returned to farming to protect agriculture.
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Washington
Senate
Wade H. Haislip
Senate Military Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Hershey
Haislip