Word: drafting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Order of Draft...
...increasing number of volunteers combined with smaller draft calls may allow fathers over 26 to be deferred from the draft in the near future, a spokesman for the Selective Service said yesterday...
...member of a Draft Board here said that in recent months very few men have had to be drafted involuntarily. Generally, most men volunteer for the draft, and in some instances these men have to wait almost a year before they can be called...
...were caught, each carrying a tidy briefcase containing credentials produced in the prison print shop. There were papers identifying the men as full-fledged officials of the Washington state prison system and well-written letters of reference, one ostensibly signed by State Institutions Director Dr. Thomas Harris. There were draft cards, business cards, drivers' licenses, birth certificates, and credit cards from stores throughout Washington. Four had neatly printed state paychecks totaling...
...vote of confidence on elections soon. He won, 330-211, with the help of 88 Communist votes. Presumably the Communists would just as soon have an early election while the spirit of Geneva is still in the air and voters everywhere are grumbling about the Saar, North Africa; the draft and the high cost of living...