Word: umsted
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...people's minds is due to the "time element" in discussions of deferment in the Senate and House hearings. Both groups of Congressmen heard educators and others carefully outline various deferment plans and argue to have these written into the law. But the witnesses were referring to deferment under UMST the long-run provision of the bill. They were not talking about freeing students under the extended selective service which will operate until UMST goes into effect...
...stand to lose most under such a plan. Effective Administration majorities in both groups put through bills that came very close to Marshall's advice. In the Senate--where the only floor debate so far has taken place--Republicans used two main attacks. First, they tried to vote the UMST provisions out. Then, when this failed, they tried to limit the Act to four years, which would effectively stop UMST from ever going into operation. They were unsuccessful; in fact, many Republicans voted with the majority...
...more amazing, he felt, considering the death of Senator Virgil Chapman, the day before he was scheduled to lead debate in favor of the proposal. There are jokers, however, in this bill and in the House measure, that the Defense Department and strong backers of UMST would like to see removed. Further articles in this series will discuss the Draft bills in detail, and the second type of major struggle, that between the various groups over specific clauses and provisions of the House and Senate measures...