Word: drafting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Selective Service Act, he possibly did not forsee the minor legislative war he was to set off. Opposition was particularly vigorous in the House, which in desperation had quietly swept UMT under the rug and hoped no one had noticed. On the other hand, support of the draft by itself seemed to be almost equally as strong. Late in March, the Senate Armed Services Committee conducted hearings, at which Defense Secretary James Forrestal outlined what he considered to be the "minimum necessity" for United States military security. Its most immediate requirement was an armed force...
Acting on Forrestal's recommendations, the Senate committee drew up a proposal which combined UMT and the draft, with an eye on reducing opposition to either one, and minimizing expenses. It was divided as follows: 1) Men 18 to 19 1/2 years old would be required to serve for one year in the armed forces, after which they would remain in one of the organized "Class A" reserve outfits for another four years. In their year of active training they would not be sent overseas. While the original "universal" conception of the program has been changed to a "selective...
Yale's orators carried off the honors Friday night in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton debates with the Crimson second and Princeton last. The debate raged around UMT and the draft, each college defending them at home and attacking them on the road...
Meanwhile, another group embarks for Yale. The Crimson debaters will defend UMT and the draft here and oppose them in New Haven. This is the second year the debates have been...
Last week Provost Buck asked the Council to make recommendations for just such a codification, recommendations which the Council will proceed to draft at its meeting Monday night. Three basic issues must be considered: where the rallies can be held; when they can be held; and who can hold them...