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ARMY PIN CRISIS SOLVED SOLVEDWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D C June 3 The armys southern maneuvers got under way yesterday but only after the brain trust solved a crisis an acute shortage of safety pins The War Department announced the shortage 80000 pins were needed was dis ¬ covered on the eve of maneuvers The pins were needed for identifying hat bands and the problem proved quite a sticker After a long and frantic search a pin factory was finally located in Connecticut where the order was obtained
