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...Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service, told a news conference in Washington last night that the "odds were strong" that a system similar to that used during the Korean War would be re-instituted...
...yesterday's news conference Hershey emphasized that a return to the old system would mean a return to an amended system. In other words, the results of the test and the information about class standing would serve as guides for the local boards but would not necessarily be the basis of the boards' decisions...
...reinstated, the system would probably apply to students during the next school year, Hershey said. He noted that the Selective Service could work out details for the system very quickly...
...second ACE letter, sent on Dec. 13, reiterated the request that Hershey issue a statement of "student rights and responsibilities." It proposed reinstatement of the Korean War guidelines for determining student deferments. The third letter, on Dec. 27, renewed Morse's request once more...
...Whatever the merits or demerits of the Korean War criteria, they had general public acceptance. I urge that they be reinstituted immediately," Morse then wrote to Hershey. He added that local draft boards must still make their own determinations, but "unless some guidance is provided them, I fear they will make them in a vacuum...