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...House, Kefauver, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, believes that the program is the best way to handle the present manpower situation but cautioned that the bill will encounter "a lot of opposition in the House." Earlier in the evening, Rep. Carl A. Vinson (D-Ga.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told the CRIMSON, "I am certain that the bill will pass...
Kefauver admitted, however, that the recently announced candidacy of Senator Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.), will hurt his chances in the South. "I have many friends in the South, men I used to go to school with, and I think I have a pretty strong political following in every Southern state...
Senator Richard B. Russell (D-Ga,), chairman of the committee, said that the pool of trained manpower that would be built up in the U.M.T. reserve if the bill is enacted would allow reductions in the present strength of the armed forces...
...U.M.T. bill may be ready for a House vote within three weeks. Representative Carl Vinson (D-Ga.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committe, said yesterday he plans to whip the bill into shape by February 26 for its first test on Capitol Hill...
...earlier plan was proposed by Representative Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) off January 5. Vinson, head of the Armed Services Committee, called for men 17 to 19 years old to volunteer for a six-month training period, followed by another 18 months in the active reserve...