WASHINGTON, January 13--All draft calls were "frozen" tonight by Selective Service Director Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, according to an Associated Press dispatch. He took the action following an earlier announcement that no men would be called during February and March.
(The semi-permanent stoppage of the draft machinery was ordered simultaneously with an announcement that no more enlistees would be accepted for a two-year term. From now on, the enlistment period will be three years for all men except 18-year-olds, who can still sign up for 12 months.)
Issues Two Orders
Hershey issued two orders to State draft directors, with instructions to pass them along to local boards. They were:
1. To cease sending men to the Army for physical exams.
2. To stop classifying men as A-1 or A-10 (available for immediate induction and conscientious objectors, respectively.)
The tightening of enlistment rulings was apparently the result of high volunteer figures for the last few months and the limit of 677,000 officers and men--already reached by the Army--set by President Truman in his budget message.
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