Talk:Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

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An entry from Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 April 2007.

[edit] Plagiarism?

Either Ohio History Central copied from Wikipedia (which is OK--in fact, something of an honor), or someone copied and pasted their article into the Wikipedia article (plagiarism). See the following link: <http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1500>. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.182.95 (talk) 20:07, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] By one vote? In July, 1940, or Sept. 1940, or Aug. 1941?

This article says, "On August 12 [1941], the United States House of Representatives approved the extension by a single vote." It also dates the original bill's passage in Congress as September 14, 1940.

But this PBS page says it was a July 1, 1940 vote which passed by a margin of one. What was that? Did PBS just get it all wrong? NCdave 13:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Registration age conflict?

The article seems to be in conflict over the initial registration age requirements The introductory paragraph states:

This Selective Service Act required that men between the ages of 21 and 30 register with local draft boards.

The first numbered section, "1-Effects of the Act" states:

Under the Selective Training and Service Act, all American males between twenty-one and thirty-five years of age registered for the draft.

Both references relate to the original peacetime provisions of the act, not the extended age registration after 8 December 1941. What were the original registration age requirements?--TGC55 (talk) 16:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)