Word: exemption
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Speaking at Northeastern University's fiftieth anniversary celebration, President Conant hit upon the problems of choosing not from too few eligible draftees, but from too many. He pointed out that there are approximately 800,000 non-exempt 19 year olds, the largest eligible age group under the present act. "I am inclined to think we cannot choose among them with any degree of fairness...
President Conant rejected any plan to exempt immediately all college students, claiming that accidents of family finance and geography are larger determinants of who goes to college today. "And no one wants to turn out educational institutions into draft establishments...
Dolph Samborski, Intramural Athletic Director, yesterday reiterated his ruling setting October 6 as the latest date for House football hopefuls to register. Players currently out for Jayvee or Varsity football who may decide to step down to the House League, will be exempt from the deadline ruling, Samborski added, assuming that they will already be in condition. He also explained that anyone "not prepared to practice at least three times a week" might as well forget to report for practice...
...voting record on the question was recalled in the Senate debate; on a wartime amendment to exempt servicemen from poll tax, Senator Truman voted...
Judge Goldsborough rejected any argument that the Norris-La Guardia anti-injunction law made the order illegal. Although the railway brotherhoods are exempt from the Taft-Hartley Act, Judge Goldsborough applied the philosophy of that act, which permits injunctions...