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Manpower Pool Grows Faster Than Demand for Draftees
Washington reports the postwar baby boom foreshadows a long debate over Selective Service. The growing pool of potential soldiers outpaces draft demand, prompting calls for study, possible central guidelines on deferments, and consideration of how best to balance youthful recruitment with education and careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Register
Danville
Wilbur Martin Washington
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On Selective Service
House
Congress
Donald M. Fraser
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
House Armed Services Committee
Thomas D. Morris
Secretary of Defense
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Morris
Peete Gre
PrAa
Defense Department
Mershey
Dent
Sion
Hershey
L. Mendel Rivers
S.C
Services Committee