Evening star., 1950-10-07
Some Docfor-Veterans
Liable for Draft Under
New Registration Call
GI-Truined Medics
With Under Il Months
Service Are Affected
By George Beveridqe

President Truman's order for
the October is draft registration
of Government-trained doctors
with less than Il months military
service today raised the ticklish
question of whether doctor-vet-
erans face the threat of early in
duction.
Selective Service officials, who
had expected a less broad registra-
tion order. went to work imme.
diately on induction policies. The
big question was whether young
doctors with nearly two years
service will be equally liable fol
Induction with those who have nc
previous active duty.
Other Manpower Developments.
In other manpower develop
ments, meanwhile:
/. Defense Secretary Marshall
warned that the Nations great
danger is the lack of trained man
power. 1t was only the integra-
ton of 10000 South Korean SOL
diers into American units. he said,
that saved the situation in Korea.
2. Draft officials were expected
to draw up a program for special
deferment of superior" college
students, without regard for their
fields of study. Such a plan was
proposed yesterday by six ad-
visory groups of scientific leaders.
3. Mobilization Co-ordinator w.
Stuart Symington met with Gen.
Marshall and Labor Secretary
Tobin to discuss policies for the
assignment of personnel to the
armed forces.
Draft Heads Here Meet.
4. District Draft Director Will
liam E. Leahy met today with his
deputy, Frank D. Norton, to plan
the October is registration for
District medical specialists.
The District officials estimated
that about 800 doctors, dentists
and veterinarians will have to
register here next month. Final
plans will be ready for announce
ment Tuesday or Wednesday.
Officials hope the Presidents S
order will touch off an increasing
march of doctors to enlistment
Offices. The draft law was de-
signed to force doctors trained in
Army and Navy programs. and
who had little or no service, to
volunteer. Those who volunteer
get $100 more pay month.
Dec. l Goal Predicted.
Selective Service Director Lewis
B. Hershey said he expected draft
boards to finish processing the Oc-
tober Is registrants late next
month. This, he said, would make
the draft organization ready to
swing into operation by Decem-
Der /.
The law set up four categories
of doctors: Those trained at Gov
ernment expense with less than
80 days active duty, those trained
at Government expense with less
than 81 months service, others
without World War II service, and
World War II veterans not in
cluded in the first two categories.
BY ordering the first two groups
to register simultaneously, Mr..
Truman Jumped veterans into the
group draft officials had hoped
would be limited only to non
veterans.
Non-Veterans First.
The draft leaders probably will
that the non-veteran
group be taken before moving into
the veterans, it was reported. But
The policies will require high-level
clearance.
At the same time, the President
told Gen. Hershey to register all
other doctors before January 16.
Thus, by the first of the year, the
will have an inven-
tory of nearly all the Nations
medical specialists.
Reservists specifically are ex-
smpt from the registration, as are
men over so. The registration
order did not provide for various
(see MANPOWER. Page A-2.)