Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1941 — Page 3

FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 1041

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SEEK COMPROMISE | =

ON MILITARY AGES

House Conferees Balk on Accepting Senate Measure Which Fixes Service Span at

19 to 44 Inclusive.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (U. P.).—Senate apd House conferees failed this morning to reach a compromise on legislation to broaden the present draft age limite and arranged to meet again later today.

Chairman Robert R. Reyn-| olde (D. N. CQ). of the Sen, fiona! Service Life Mmsurance Act of

ate Military Affairs Commit] It would also extend for 120 days

tee, said that no progress had AT Shugstinint of te pending bill been made in adjusting differ-| nay rin fe Ge pele hen ences between House-approved leg- out medical examination. The act fslation making men from 21 permits feations up to $10,000. through 44 eligible for service, and! After 130 + applications may still

a Senate version for service of pe made but a medical examination men from 19 to 44, inclusive, lis tequired.

Congressional leaders have indicated that a compromise minimum

sie tit of sn muy ve vos out Holiday Begins In Schools Today

House Conferees Balk Rep. Dewey Short (R. Mo) indicated that House conferees had de- | BEGINNING TODAY, Indian clined flatly to recommend to their | &polis school children can worry chamber acceptance of the 19-year. | bout Santa's generosity on their old minimum limit. own time, without having any class work to distract them. The Senate last night passed, 0) The public, private and parochto 2, a bill fixing the military Serv-} (.. hools of the city and Butfoe ages at 19 to 44, inclusive, after ler University and Indiana Cen. rejecting three attempts to exempt tral College will close their doors

youths under the age ol 21. ntil n. except for The House passed a bill Wednes- er with ah ol for Ma

day carrying military service ages of which te ns Jan: 6. 21 to 44 inclusive, despite urgent The RE affects about 10. appealt by President Roosevelt, Gen | ago students in all the schools, not

George C. Marshall, Army Chief of bre of their 2500 teachers Staff, and other Army officials oo 0 1 4 :

inclusion Sf younger men. Any compromise probably will be passed quickly and rushed to the OFFICIAL WEATHER White House for the President's signature. leaders hope to Sot U. & Weather Bureaw plete Re al action this wee INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Part Both the House and Senate bills) | eowdy this afternbon: mostly fair —— call for the registration of all MEN | with fot MUeh change In temperature: between the ages of 18 and 64, the lowest tonight about 8. only major point of difference being oo on the lowest age at which men] shall be liable to induction into the | armed services ‘ The bills actually are attic] ls to the present Selective Service Law which originally made all men | SSAA: EA ™ between 21 and 35 liable for service | ERR in Br ear the Ons apd last summer was amended to make the age bracket 21 to 28. Hisels: Fait to sAILls cloudy tht Anh SE Sin in tonight. Reservoir of 000,000 Ohio: Mostly cloudy with modetare

| temperat! By show The War Department wants men Aurries an cons ra & r ih north

younger and older than the present | Portion by early tomer age span to give the Army what ft] rhe following & ble, Shows tire tempera. Aescribes as the “proper balance" | tues in other eit Past 2 hours for the war against the Axis. The) | fra, army wants young men particularly | Rima for the air force, armored divisions] Nite ut and parachute regiments. Giiel The age limits set by the Senate) bill would create a reservoir of! man-power for a potential army of} 8.000.000 men, compared with 6.000, 000 in the House version. A com-| promise between 19 and 21 as the | HY lower age would provide a potential! force of 7,000,000 men, | The House passed its draft exten- Dana gion bill by & volee vote—without| record. The two dissenting votes) in the Senate last night came from | the same state — California — and were cast by Republican Senator | Hiram W. Johnson and Democratic

Other Changes Made Other changes in the selective

4 SHOPPING DAYS » f 1 de by he Senate bill service law made by the Senate Wl to Christmas

designed to pay at least $3000 to | Also GIVE widows, children, or dependent | : parents of the men killed at Pearl U.S Defense Savings

Hatbor and on the destroyers Kearney and Reuben James in the) Atlantic, i Sponsored by Senator Bennett ©. STAMPS at STORES » BANKY

Clark, (D. Mo), ‘he amendment

provides automatic insurance of that amount for all men killed in the line POST OFFICES of duty. under the terms of the Na-

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