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Chairman Richard Russell (D-Ga.) of the House committee and Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) of the Senate group met four times yesterday with a joint conference committee...
...size of the freshman class, one of the factors in the enrollment picture that was fuzziest in January, has since cleared up. Representative Carl Vinson (D-Ga.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said last week that an 18-year-old draft will almost surely not be necessary immediately because the Army should be able to fill its ranks by drawing on the 19-26 bracket. This means that incoming freshman classes would be almost untouched...
Meanwhile, the House Armed Services Committee agreed yesterday on a draft age of 181/2, and extension of the service period from 21 to 26 months. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga.) however, decided the committee could not get its bill in shape for House debate before the March 22 recess. This will delay consideration until April 2, when the members return...
...Defense Department will soon ask Congress to pass a Universal Military Service Bill and to lengthen the period of service for draftees from 21 to 27 months, Chairman Carl M. Vinson (D-Ga.) of the House Armed Services Committee said yesterday...
Price echoed the views of Representatives Carl Vinson (D-Ga.), chairman of the committee, and Paul J. Kilday (D-Tex), another key member. He explained that the major opposition to the draft came from Congressmen who were afraid of a peacetime...