The Archive · 1941

To Devote Full Time New Mediation Board

Washington, Mar. 22.

The White House yesterday announced that Mr. Clarence A. Dykstra was resigning as national director of the Selective Service (conscription-

Board) in order to devote his full time to chairmanship of the new super-mediation board for arbitration of labour disputes involving national defence industries, Mr. Dykstra: was named board chairman "Thursday.

"Mr. Louis Hershey, assistant, direc for of the Selective Service Board who may succeed fo the directorship, said he favoured changing the draft age of 21 to 35 years inclusive to 18 to 23 es soon as ample troop reserves are acquired by the present system.—United Press.

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