ASTP Units Extended In Colleges Training Will Be h; Preparation for Service Induction \\ ;i-liiiint<>n. March — (AI *) K\!« iision nt' short-term spe college * training j • . \ under military dral'i ajio. :it Army-Navy expense, was j .iimmiiiml unlay. I lie training would lie in the | inv <•!' preparations for in- j ii 'ii into tin* armed forces' ;; ti would lie limited i<> those' w : i i:;«\;■ completed hiul> school . and who have not rcjris-' j, ; tor .-elective service. : i acceptability will he , l ; in :l tile nation • n M.irch j i t.ii.mu tlu* March test-; I i \| n-N-. .1 prcfercuce t.M ei- ' :(!■ Army <.r Navy training j • ciitri'n - year - olds who ■lii.ilil.v lisr the Navy will rr- | i.nr the same training as oth- I ii students in the Navy college J I 11-:;*'.nils ilfslsiird In provide i Hirers, wilt he enlisted in class i V I an:l will attend college i i •• \.ir\:ng niinilier of sixtcen uir! terms. depending on the ■ ii'ii se pursued. ■ Inl i 'iitt'st.'mis vvh'» will , ■i IV y.-. r:- .Hid :;i\ months I .hit;. I will have the pros-' ... • receiving at least nine .n-aili into work \ limited u anther of men hc Iw.-rn I. years, nine months old mil Mars eld as of .Inly I. \< It" t ike the March l.'i test.s i u ill he seleeted for the Army •»p. 11 ih/ed Training Program .•iter their indiietion iiita the I V• iii\ and following their ha sic icihtarv training period. In cereral. these will he men vilto l'"e Ii id prior academic train ii. w Ii it'll (inalifies them for ail *.«;i' ftl engineering and lan ii ii e eoinsse. • planned . i i tiitin f < tT • teal. 11• *111;11 and veterinary hi tin ir present A.STP | i . j Lepke Hopes ; Li. S. Court To i Save His Life IS, V V. M.i i «li :i ( AI' i ! > : Mali,illrr. assured "1 ' ■ iiinri' ^ >>t 111 <- l»y itc i;ubeniat'iial slay, .< 'i ln-|i»-lully t" tin- llinh i' in the nation (•> keep liim !• i lertnc chair. • -In- e I iler ol a \ as! fa: - l« • > . v lin was To have been < • i : .>1 ninlit Willi two aido I !•;;«! layinR. was :••!<< ai tlic -lii:; piisoii death house sev . i iti > lietore execution 111111' I • iii"i Thomas I- l>ewey mted tin- tin> a slay until I in. I.IVT. tomorrow |i«'ii(ln:4 . • ! In tlii- (.'tilled St itcs Sll ■ < "••in I. • ■I Wdlinm K. Snyder wikl \ hose assorted and inter i i iiti ipi -e handled anytlunc ill >n t>> murder ■ lor a '■ huslily pleased a! tin- news, j J> M was repinlid lie had > • l.v eontident all .ilnnu. ' i'• l> Hreilel. counsel t>» ' '• ' '■ lelc/i.-ed ,i slalemenl which ' it -• iy had befl asked tor i ' ■ ■ • I Hie otliei I .■•>il - (I• I I' d I'liwillliol (Mrndyl Wei:-.-. II ' l.iti i Hits week " ■' nl.-n Snydel* siinl that mile ' • d lii tliei woid Ironi the 1 He would execute 1li«" > • •' II |>. in. lonioi row. LONDON AFTER NAZI RAIDS HirIi pressure streams of watir are turned on «)«•»• ::t til? '.»uilc!inss se; ;i»ire <1.nine a recent raici on l.omloti (iv \j17i 'i'lie tir-s were qtiieklv Itrmirlit uiHpr cnn'rul and 'ln> i<>l!:.\v'i>r. mnrnini? many 1 ( •.i/l. til; ot llir lM'lpp»l ifr eirar rilt'Mi fi »s» tin- >trerts. Two Kirl to'imtecis are shown < bottom 1 aidin • he clean iii>. (International) Roosevelt To Be Asked Tc Relax farmer Draft F-arm Slate Senator.* To Demand Changes In 16-Unit Proposal Washington. March \l'> —Aroused In claims thai ticlit cnitiK ill ilrafl deferments lor farmers will seriously curtail looil production. a croup of laiin state senators plan a direct ap peal to President Roosevelt for modification of tlie new selective ..erivee regulations This became known today sifter tin- Si'!:.it. A.; . .ltiite ( . in lire Wl n;» ;i s|>ecial sub-committee heart L'd l>v Si ll.l' !• I!..vc!l, (.il'OI'KIti I »<••• fM'rat. tn deal :th till* «i i«-sl up Farm wRnnlzattrois assort that about! half i't the 1.7711'Mill t inn 'A n !;ei . now deterred .ire subject indtic tion tide. the t evisc i t tile.. Tculativc plans call for the Kussell croup lo carry the amieil to the White House iie\l week unless selective service acts I it the me iiilime. Although Selective Scrvice lliroe« for Hi ; 'lev told the asrcitilture e Inlltei- ! ;-t ee". th.it he W i:- upiMI minded** on the natter. leui.-lalo' s ; ink the v ev. tU hand were lied hy tin 1 'i i (I !i i' from l'n - den I lfoo.si- • I* i> Icring n ecne.al '-\ iew Kti .ill i'i U|i:it :i'iial dele: lien* • In tliv lloii.-e, liepre.-LMitat'>r Spar' ■ . A'.ii'.r'ia lleiMiiei fie. elai i d %ert rule him '114 the mini 1 11 1 '<« lann wmkei de ferment- fro:n rii;bt lo sixteen '.nil. of |n •idlli'li"ii would hit 'Mill' t 1 ill' ! • h.i'di '. hee.eise. lie .,11 I, in many inrtanws production on xmall I farm.- 'Inosn'i nica.urp tip lo the ..ix 1 ecu itnit toinnil.i. Meanwhile. Senator ItanUhead Alabama llernocrat. said that il an appeal (•> the President fails. ' coimress lias pendiiii; now leyis Ilium, alrcadv throusli the Sep. ale. thai would compel farm worker drfcrmettls. {>ul>crmtloriul Campaign hi State 1 ii Full Suing I»V f.VNN NISI1KT l>isp.i(
  • !><■••■ UK • itiip;iiun hi* c|f|iii«i tfi - l»y ' '•« i:-i <'tici ry mint'idt'il with "for ' iiiii'i iiirciiiciil" iiwl platform | f'' ti.iitotw Iiv Mrl) inted There was nothing : nex ported In the MeD«»nald l': nu-ement Wednesday; ,iikI it J ■ 1 I ready been announced that ' ■ y headquarters would open i former ( oiikii- s ii ii William , '• 1 n-i«M I of Durham .is manager. I' ' new* items in connection ' ' ii- i;i ii;>;11L!l) was selection ol •'"in \V Harden. managing editor of '■ S.111>,>,ij y p»,st. .is publicity di r for Cherry. Me will report for next Monday morning. Besides Iii> «• <|••!!< • it .'i,ilt..liiir.v, Ihirricu i hiis \\«»• ;»• -»l mi sevenl othei Sl.iti- I popei mill iuleil .i- ,i vciy j uip.ilile n<-\\ |i.i|"i .ili»l | > 111 > 11 < * 11V ' 111.ill. Cherry !ii'ii>l(|ii • lei i;i l!ii* l!,i ll'iUli umiiii i'l the Sir W ilier hotel Inked skimpy Tit ir-il.iy. hut desks. I.vi icwriler* .mil -npplic- .'.ere cominu in mil l»y ! • s! til the wek Ihr of fice will lie WMkiliK lull hliisl. Mc DotlillH's -I,dement .ml Ins lie.1(1 (puulci- would open MonHny with Kdjjiu I> llri>ii(lhiii'.-l of (JrceM mini in eli;irne. • >!lu i lie rli|ii.n U'i - per sonnel luis not hi rn iinuounccri. lint it i- known tli.it \V 111 in m Collie will t»e iiltiiehed t>> the MeDon.ild of I ices, perhaps i!i the publicity end There ;i> been some speculation about women managers. hut nothing (Continued on rjge Eight) R*Rji.l \ .irtls Arc A«*nin l>ombcd l>\ I . S. Aircraft \llird lic. homhers again attacked Koine's railroad installations to da>. (In- Mediterranean Allied air lori es announced. "Myin^ lotlrcsses attacked l.ittorin . yards v ere well mvereil and thai the aird< me homhiin; was good. Hoth I he fortresses a id l.iliertors were escorted hy li.;lit'Ts." It was t>ehr\s-j/e.ilile force si: it >1; the Italian capital's chief freight «arils through which military iiallic Hows to lioth the lieachhe.id and main I nth Army l i out. Vote Measure Largely On State Rights iVils'iMlctoli. "Mnrli — (AI'i . \ M ivic" mrn's altsrnlrr vo(c ■ •ill ti> ('i»imrrs> today |ty .1 »«• armed nrrviii**, the trill would make 1 **iii !.ti!i"i Federal I».*• n#»t A.I' lill*iC I 0 1.1..' Il-Olt lllldcl }j 11 1.1 V I r-.tr>'i-l | Kttfiliff, in ~,-t the Kedoral "wor I ».i 11 - .t' hi- v mild 1111 \ e to ccitily lie hod 1 •! iiri'Ufd the Slate I >;i I li >1 Idiiii • ii t.ilic I. Iv.cn then, Jie Would In- < > /Mill- 1..1 tin- IVdri.il In: in ■ • 1 > I % I tin governor of his ► t.il" h;id ri-i'ifu-d l>y Annus! I H1.1t tin- I- li--.ii li.i' .»t w.i ,< 11111 < 1 /rl by Stale law .. 'i lit IVdci I ballot would lie handVd ;n .1 1 owinisMo'i coinim-ed ot tin- <•(•: 1 'aru* o| war and navy •nil (In v. 11 shipping adniini.slrator. HI,ink- mi • n* I -i 111- w ild enable I he >v»!d i-r o- siiilo ■ to write iti his choicc lor president. senators and reprc entalives 111 Congress only. Win tIn-1- Ihcse votes would lie coiiiiU-ti .vn ,!d d- ;iend on the *- linn • if the xtalCt). Km II1.1I rcAfOI) .done, the final farm of the lull represent or a ;r..ijor Victory for the "state's GERMAN DRIVE FAILS ******** ★ *★★*★*★ U. S. LANDING STICKS Help Given Troops In Admiralties Probing Action Now Full Invasion Move Under Gen. MacArthur Allied H<'.id<|iiart 11 <. ;id'|(i;irt i*rs !:• -il. Iiiidinu '' i- a siahliinj; ait I. m i'i (i •" !• <■ .'apaiif-sr -i • •ii«'Mi. 1'iit ;< ft < r •! r i»*-i tl.iy ii - ( • i • >i i !.«. (i.inra. !)":v.ias M.:- AriImr a n! a jta'iaM s ah«i later l»y nit mi 1111m• r»•«i ifiiips, a full-fledged inva in,i is in proKn-ss. Slrotij; i ••inl' i m»ii • til • ha'v b« " n pill a.stmw-. >> i , k'IiIm .kI ,i m !«• deep. They Hi- • -11111111! "I' from t1:,1 <|iiicl',ly <• ipi-m-'i M.• ■; • • 11 .«11 »Jr >ni«' i i lilfii-iiiHt Japanese still luildins the Los 5I*"S island. III.- elastic ■ I• « i>»»|-. wi-r. ivriiun t|tiiekly TneMhiy by the r».v iimais siiiue riiiri' I. nded hiiiIi i the .-.lu ll-, ill riestriiyci s While enemy sniper, still un'M-nlod a menace. General MacArthur l<««»Uocl over the .-iiua tii>n and said "Hold on to what you take." Wednesday, before dawn, the Japanese eoiiiiler-altacked and were repulsed. That night and earl\ Thursday. the Fifth < aval ex regiment beat off infiltrating Nipponese. wilhstond enemy mertar fire ami clung to the tIiinl\ manned perimeter about the airfield, although outnum bered. Thursday reinforce ments started coming off the lioals. The perimeter was es tablished firmly. I'.ngineers be gan filling holes in the airfield runway made by Ihc prelimin ary lauding bombardment. Iloadquartcrs reported today a . «• lies m :.n islies. many oi lliein ii support 'if iIn- I iinling oncratiiins I which iH'iieiiatcil in!" the Bismarck Sim. bypassed linhaul and severed i Japan's supply i onto between 'I'ruk i and New Guir.ca. HIATHER I Oil Mil! Ill (MtOI.INA Parity cloudy and Mariner to night. Saturday, cloudy with modrt .i li- 11- in pi- ra t tires. VIEW OF BOMBED CASSINO ABBEY THIS PHOTO (nkcn by a German photocrnpher and 1.1 ii 'Cd to (lie V. S. from Stockholm shows dntnaKo inllictcd on the Monte O .no monas tery by Allied planes and artillery. Thia was done attor the Ka;• m»— verted the ancient shrine into a fortress. (bilcrmi!.u;dl Rndiopfivt ») HeavyU.S.Bom be rs Pound Nazi Plants Aircraft Factories Crippled by Blast; "Rocket" Coast Hit London, .March — (Al'l— American heavy homhers ioday I><>i111< 1<-< i Germany for tin* sec oiid straight (lav, concentrat ing "ii undisclosed objectives in the northwest sector, while medium .Marauders slashed at German air fields in northern France. I!.\l ioiiu.it. 'i. . laUint; to the i»• hist niftht foi I heir itwind succck >r. c night. had hammered aireratt factorie* near Paris and at A Ihert in northern Khiiht only a few hours before. The I'liiteil States bombers were escorted li.v fljtltters of both the Kiulith and Ninth air forces, as well as Allied fighters, •ind indications that the opera tion Has of c' liMdcrabic si/c Tin? widespread daylight smashes also include I stal s at the French '.oeket mm" sector l»y HAK fighter bombers The RAK's operations. including Mosquit • slashes at western (lei inany ,mil min< laving in enemy waters, were o preparation (Continued or. i'mv K nil ) Russians Continue Push Toward Baltic M.irrh .1— (Al't — I I)rs|ii(p .1 freakish. springlike tli.iw. wliu li is h.iniiirriim tnlH l.irt operations, (lie Kril .irmv Is etintiiiiiinc Ms smashinu of fensive In liberate the Sen-let III llu irimlilirs and lias ma lerialh improved its position, dispatches I linn the front said toda*. Trni|n i "''iii were lepntted al most i. liit;li ••• they usually i«' hi tali1 \;n 11 "i M i v, ail I 11■<-II<-• I ite I and simw \ i- aid to tic iti.ikmu iimii.\ na'l >i(i.i -slide. Riissmii lone>. nevr, IhiJr-s, < ap litred ii mi i I'M i ili.i v between I, ke I'eipis and 1!•(• Finnish flulf and' i tightened theii hold mi Narva's r un- | I imiiiHMliiiiis. while in the suhtirhs of I tVknv Kumiiii tmnmy (tunnem inched ! 'wivai'tl iii i erec fighting, front line i advices -aid Si.ii i i>l I' Uov. mennivhile. other 1 lted arn v I •!(•(•. were reported driving down the 12-mile long high way w.iv Iroin c.ipiwred So.shikiiM to ward (N'-.iv The I Her eily. 3V! miles .l;\ War.-aw-ISerlut railway. Gcr:nan folic.-, battling to huld I -1.' I •>' " ' ''V M .11 • 11 '' • •f the '■ i r i " which is •cini?i il)ly • 111«•« 1 foi ilet,-n •• ->pei »♦ i«-»n- . Tv.-.i big river;.. Ihc Vlikfly and- the . ii'tili* * I' •• . mi Ihrnutfli ihe city, idiiniill in Hie iio'lhi mi ..••■■I'll and of (rriiH* .i fi.iiin il Imiiici t«i lit- .iltin U iiij" Uiisi.ms (Meanwhile, Iteilin icpm led • if liewcd lt»-f I ;ii"> 'Il r tow.ii'l llohl'li k III 111'* ll MTlHlll III l||l While l!u.«..i.in pii.il ill Minsk (Then «ms in» mention in Hit? Ki»v ii*l i'iiniiiiiiiii(|ii(' rci'iiidwl hi bniidini ol activity in Hie Vitebsk* scclor. when- the Ho-Mali. previous ly had reixirted more than lliiily towns .>iid hamlets capture.! in a ill. i which breached the city's fir.it l:l;e • defense- Mumii'a dispatches. Iinwi". ci. ^.ud the Vitebsk drive riir i i il sn-iit power . nd thai the climax \v,i« expected soon. (Tncre wa> a posmbility that the His--1an- might not wait for ihe ac tual fixture of Narva and Pskov, l»ul. having bypassed these cities, would push on toward Hevnl nd Kifta, capitals of Kstonia and I.ntvin, on the shores of Ihe Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea, respectively.) Led Pskov Drive GENERAL POPOV is the commander of the Russian Army forccs that have driven to the outskirts of Pskov, rail and highway hub of German Baltic defenses. Reports from Moscow say that General Popov's men are llglitinc in Indian fa. iiion neros:- tiie r't^cd terrain BtotitH the rity, v.' •- early f-i',1 is e\reeled. (h'trrnational) Selectivity Ruies Stocks v. : j i , \i'i s.-i. •• tty rout ■: .- i • . dominate tl'< i • V 1<• I; I ■ , I ' I ' . ;|.>11111 »' • iitid < .1 I m;:! ered I l-.Ii ill. |!»n S ■ w , I'liiy-l'i. So In in H»i[ way, Standard Oil • New Jersey and Tex i- I'olltp 11v I5.i . v ii.t v . !i< | S sir,-!. Condi;i*i) United Aircraft find \V< 'i i n l *tui•!i \ f¥ott(fo ,111(1 (1IIIIII '■ I .. f|,»| . Cotton Mixed Around Noon * •%'"« York, m.i i-h :: (Al*j C'oi Inn lui .lis on , i imchaiiKcd te five .» bate low it. \oi>ii Vriluo were ten tent ;i l>,ilc higher 1" 2(1 com- lower. March 20.11."). M.iv 20 4o July l!>.79. Previous Close Open March 20.3t M y 20.40 20 If July UJ.K1 li).«f October I<»;J4 19.3.1 December iy.10 io.it Lunge Into Beachhead Disastrous Foe's Third Push On Americans .tint's Without Advantage Allied II- adijuai'l'T Naples. Match -- (AIM —A .-tvnnn (»t>niian drive into the center (>f I h> A U7.IU l>« ;irlllii ;nl tllis week tta- described oflicisdiy as "a costly failure." Allied headquarter said «!«•!on - • i»e»*i tions renamed iutai'1, with ;.ll 1mst irmuiiil •• gained. Uw? .11. mv twivn. thc's'hird , • . i ■ t!U* Ann- rrati iin.l Hr1 . •. f«»r« the • 1 »• j • *:ti:11 | c;< • i!li : Ii- ili'lrnsivo success. ' a bead iiii.:i til's spike small sai:l. Less III mi i hrrli as". the Third. 'II it.'ill.illV I'llDllinsi'll < lii< ll\ < t troops (rent tin* I'acitic ci'sl. was iilliciall* commendcd for previous exploits i;ii llir beach head. Wlu'lllt't llir 'lion.v I'CKt' liipinst ' fur i cuiitinM.inci- .1 th«• ufti nsivo I I'rine i.tlirr ...'-I I! 1- lliiklK'WIl. I (Mit a blistcriius attack delivered j iiviiii • . .11: i\ li\ Hying . Km • • i- . I. ■ : it r> ir.'l 1 ijllto* • i.i rait •:.«'« ii. .'i ..timia deter • ro-i Lieutenant General M;ul* W. Clark. •'iini'ianding rrncr.il "I the F.itli \iiny said i.ist iiirIiI tin1 i-n — euj bad . illcied .i .-I- inns setback. This latest German failure t'» wipr out thr beachhead. utlicr Allied officers said, meant that hcav> losses have been inllieted mi the three divisions which spearheaded the assaults, cen tered on a 1.000-yard frnnl mid way from Carroeeto and Cis tc rna. The Mediterranean Allied air li'ives. i alms v : t iall\ I heir entire i strength yesterday asumst tin- Get - | m.iiis ii Hind tin' beachhead. drop | ped ..imiiil 40 H0(i It asmi'iilation boinbs from mine i,i»on planes l i word lot tin-, lyjii ..1 iiti.u k m I ibis iheal' <• Arm ricnn i- lv iiik >| l i e.sse.s. Lii» eralnr.s. n.ediiiu . Ii«ht • nd fishier bombers .ill imrticipaled. the attack i being i'i uecntratcd tin tlie (' irroce* l'i-Velli'tri-Cisteril i Ii? • The Gei - ! Mian iii liMi-e m ade n<> .itlen |i| In ■ intercept tin- formation Ten enemy I1' t:>* * VVI'lr silted HI iilli . i Isi • II I'll! thev tailed ' ! iylil Russia Will Get Third Of Italy's Fleet Washington. March .*5 — I \l*i rnsMriil ISniisrvi'H "•■•ill Imlav (hit ilKeussimis «rlp about half •■oni|»l«-t«*»l I o i transferrins; imii:lil* mil' t It ii rl m( tin* sur rrmlcri'il Italian II«*i*i In IStissia. I'lir rri*sii|i'iil also t • >1 -.1 a pirss radio rttnlcrciMT (bat l.cl ward 15 Slrtlinlus, .lr., aetini; wrrclarv "I slate, would ro to I nmloti Mum to (|isi u>s willi Itritisb officials a do/en or more, •lui'slmus awaiting solution. ii< i ..Hi.-iii iluil the United st.iti ■ ') <;i• ■ i• Mnt.iin already • III- II 111; III1' t|..- I'lllllll ton i,;i I1..1 . iim i wlri i il Willi thi* . t ;t|i dilution <«| Ituly .i ll tli.it el !•■ 1 t'"V .mi 11■'111•. III.I'lc to deter mine how iii.my ol thi-.e -.hi|is (il* tt i i ruiii .ili'iit i hi lie turned over Itl I 111' ItllS I'M 11.1'. v lh i '111' i.i/i'il th.it l-ilin is the v -v l.isi .. |i i Aihi , \\ ill 11si* every r ;i4 iifln. t .il n^l ihi' enemy. hilt. ('1 it ttel tin V. 111 that WHS S'lUlC thin : else. II- s.iiil thiit since li.ily surren lirn (I In Ih«" I niti'H Shitc's. (ircul Ijiit.iin .i il Russia, it w;is thought I advi-.ible in distribute the Malum Ned rouKhly i>n a onc-lhird basis each III would not say how much totinauc was involved. Asked whet he I he would take up (Continued on Pago Eight)