Word: defers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...results of a CRIMSON poll conducted Tuesday and Wednesday revealed that 543 students were in favor of a proposal to defer all college men from the draft for the duration of their academic career while 742 opposed the measure...
...lead story appearing in last Saturday's CRIMSON entitled "Draft May Bypass Students" should not divert students from squarely facing the issues of the draft with all of its ramifications. The plans offered by the Healing Arts Advisory Committee to defer students "from year to year" fails after all to alleviate the fear and insecurity felt by students as they face the possibility of regimentation in a peace-time Army. We know that as long as the cold war continues; as long as this country proceeds on a program of militarization and superarmaments; as long as our foreign policy...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3--Recommendations to defer all college and graduate school students indefinitely may soon go to Selective Service Headquarters, the CRIMSON learned today...
...some 25,000 members of the American Union of Telephone Workers, a CIO affiliate. After the union threatened to strike this week if their demands are not met. President Truman took over the industry under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act. Appointment of the fact-finding board will defer strike action until a report is made...
...Washington, U.S. and British experts were discussing ways & means of boosting Ruhr coal production. The Brit ish seemed willing to defer, in the interest of immediate full production, their plan to socialize the Ruhr. In return they wanted a reduction in their share of the occupation bill. Ruhr production cannot be boosted until the Ruhr gets more food, housing, mining equipment, freight cars and locomotives. The British, who have spent 11% of their U.S. loan on German occupation costs, want a better deal than the 50-50 agreement with the U.S. on the cost of running western Germany...