Draft prospects tangled as fathers eyed for service
Washington reports a tangled draft picture as two potential developments could cut the pre Pearl Harbor father draft estimate. A plan to cancel some deferments and a move to relay physical requirements may shift up to 1,000,000 fathers into induction by July. Officials say the goal is to manage Army Navy needs, with total armed forces about 13 million and monthly draft capacity around 100,000 youths plus reclassified men.
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Officers in Service May Be Nominated For Political Office
Senator Vandenberg has urged Republicans to draft Gen Couzins Macarthur for the presidential campaign. The War and Navy Departments ruled that serving officers cannot be nominated or elected while in active service. Lt. Com. Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota governor, may have his name placed inNebraska Republican primaries as a presidential candidate.
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Landon backs Dewey as top GOP prospect in 1944 race
Landon says he has not read mail about his Dewey endorsement and cannot gauge public reaction yet. He calls Dewey the outstanding possibility for the Republican nomination and predicts a GOP victory in 1944, noting support also for Bricker and MacArthur while avoiding comment on Willkie.
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Ohio
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Little Hope For New Tax Sources In Senate
Washington reports members of the Senate finance committee have largely abandoned hope of raising more than 2.34 billion dollars in new revenue. Both parties doubt passage of the trimmed measure before Christmas holidays, with leaders debating timing and committee work. The only strong revenue idea mentioned is a graduated tax on whiskey in bonded warehouses, while staff work continues on War Contracts Renegotiation and related amendments.
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Young Yank in Italy Becomes Honorary Unit Mascot
Urgo, a 14 year old from Burlington Colorado, travels with an American infantry battalion in Italy. He wears a GI helmet and carries a hunting knife as a unique mascot admired by officers and soldiers, including Major Peary and the ranking colonel, as the unit pushes toward Rome. His parents approved his unusual role and plan to reclaim him when the front moves homeward.
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Battle of Britain honored pilots to be enshrined
The article notes plans to honor RAF pilots who died in the Battle of Britain by inscribing their names in Westminster Abbey. After the war, a roll of honor will be placed in the Heary VII chapel, acknowledging the sacrifice that Churchill called owed by so many to so few.
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Ten of Peace?- General manager sought for Reich plant
Chicago December 13 reports a help wanted ad for a general manager paying 7500 a year for a factory in Germany. The ad requests an American born candidate with German lineage under 40 immediate employment. An employment agency official confirms the ad is genuine for a large food processing company with about 30 plants, including in Germany, with on the job training but immediate start.
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Croat puppet air force joins Tito Partisans
From Bern on December 13 a Yugoslav source reports 33 Croat puppet government planes have joined Marshal Tito’s Partisans. The Dec. 4 announcement of the partisan formation of a provisional regime under Dr Ivan Ribar in Cairo opposition to the Yugoslav government is noted.
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