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...Ironpants (General Hugh S.) Johnson called this performance draft-dodging, nepotism, despicable and raw. Elliott Roosevelt pointed to the magnitude of his own sacrifice of income* (as news commentator for Emerson Radio, as operator of two Texas radio stations), pointed to General Johnson as "a disgusting...
...will be a unique day in U. S. history: the day when, for the first time in peace, men born between Oct. 16, 1904 and Oct. 15, 1919 will have to register for the draft. Most of the 16,500,000 know just what to do (go to their local precinct centre, fill out a simple registration form), will do it with no fuss & fumble. But some fussing & fumbling there is bound to be. To cut confusion to a minimum, last week the Army's Temporary Draft Administrator, Lieut. Colonel Lewis B. Hershey, and his associates tried to answer...
...Draft Boards Will Determine...
...will be up to the local draft boards to determine whether or not a man actually is a conscientious objector. There is, however a right of appeal to the Draft Appeal Board if the local board decides unfavorably...
These courses will give the student no particular advantages in the draft as no actual extension of the military program has as yet been announced from Washington. They will merely serve as unofficial training...