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)