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...present draft program under the Selective Service Act of 1948 and its implications for students were discussed in detail by Major Paul Feeney, manpower area chief of the Massachusetts Selective Service, in the New Lecture Hall last night...
...Feeney explained the difference between a postponement, which only puts off induction into service until the end of an academic year, and a deferment, which places a person in a draft-exempt category. In the latter case, the student must be reclassified before he is eligible to be called for military service...
...Massachusetts state board has recommended that local boards defer college students on three bases, Feeney said. They must have completed their freshman year, be in the upper half of their class, and intend to continue their college career. He added that the local boards were not obligated to issue deferments for these reasons...
...spring of 1949, the Catholic Church deprived Fr. Feeney of his priestly functions. Archbishop Richard Cushing stated in a decree that Fr. Feeney committed a "grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church." Specifically, he was dismissed for preaching that there is no salvation outside the Church. After this, he continued at St. Benedict's, drawing large crowds of students and local people...
Nelson Gammins, attorney for Fr. Feeney, would not comment on the case. However, it is known that outside pressure had been brought to take G.I. Bill eligibility from the Center...