European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes wednesday March 25, third of draft a .19 year Olds Washington March 24 Cap at least one out of every three men drafted for military service next month will lie under 20 years old an associated press Survey bowed today. The proportion May be much higher. The Survey of state selective service directors also showed 1 forty one states and the District of Columbia will take 19-year ads in april with 14 of the state doing so for the. First time since world War ii. Perhaps new Jersey and Tennessee will have to. The five. That won t Are Alabama Maryland South Carolina Vermont and virginia.2 thirteen states and the District of Columbia will Call 19-year- Olds to fill at least 50 per cent of their april draft quota. 3 probably All but two states Alabama and South Carolina will be taking 19-year-Olds in May. " sane Cal the Alabama director said it will be june perhaps later before any Are drafted in his state. The South Carolina director said he did when. Eleven states plan to take Only a Small percentage of 19-year-Olds Georgia Indiana Maine Minne Sota Mississippi. Missouri Nebraska North Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming. Probably tie biggest ii Umb or will ome from Illinois where the state director estimated the bulk of a 3,254 quota will be 19-year-Olds. Pennsylvania will need 2,500 of a4,031 quota. California comes third with about 2,000 of 3,164%. Heaviest hit no state will take All 19-year Elds to nil their april Call. But Massachusetts with a 1,262 quota will need substantially All such men As will Arizona with a 243. Quota the District of Columbi with 218 and Oregon with 350.more than 50 per cent of the april quota will be 19-year-Olds in these other states Arkansas Michigan new Hampshire Nevada new Mexico Rhode Island and Texas. states will make up about 25 per cent of their quotas with19-year-Olds Colorado Florida Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisi Ana North Carolina and Oklahoma. State directors said they could t estimate How Many 19 year Olds would be needed Connecticut Delaware. I o w a Mon Tana Omo South Dakota Utah and Washington but they la be taking some of them. In new York where the statute divided into upstate and new York City draft regions 80 to 90per cent of the upstate quota of 1,837 w i 11 be 19-year-Olds. Newyork City will need practically jrnne.". -. ravages business area Danville ill March 24
