Washington, Feb, 8, President Roosevelt yesterday issued an executive order authorizing Dr. Clarence Dykstra, Selective rvice Director, to prescribe work "of national importance" for contentious objectors, The President also announced that he planned to propose legislation creating employment when the national emergency was passed, Mr, Roosevelt, asked at his press conference why he had named new cruisers for territories instead of US, cities, said the U.S, was getting so many ships it was hard to find names for them—United Press
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