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First peacetime draft lottery date set for Oct 29
Washington reports the first peacetime draft lottery will be held October 29. President Roosevelt will open with a brief speech as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson draws the first number from the goldfish bowl used in World War I. Local boards will post numbers and induct 80,000 trainees by next June with total drafts reaching 800,000.
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