They will dip into the goldfish bowl for the third time in Washington this week. They will fish out, one by one, 8,000 to 9,000 capsules, containing the numbers that will determine the order of induction into the U.S. Army of the 9,000,000 men who signed up in the Third Registration. Early numbers will mean a call to arms some time in June. Meanwhile the Army will pick & choose from among the 17,500,000 registrants of 1940-41. Last week many a registrant, teetering uneasily between mufti and khaki, was confused about the...
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