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servists. and the Marine Corps
has 1876, 900.
She said it was expected that
some reservists will be sent back
to civilian life before their 81
month active duty call has ex-
pired so that all will not be leav-
ing at the same time.
To criticism of the reserve re-
call policies, Mrs. Rosenberg said
the Pentagon did a poor job in
calling them up, but a miracle in
getting men to Korea quickly for
Gen. Macarthur. Inequities in
the call, she said, are being cor
rested. as far as the future is con-
cerned.
The text of the telegram Gen.
Hershey sent to all State directors
follows:
Postpone induction for 80 days
of all college students who are be-
ing graduated at this time and
having their statutory postpone
ments terminated for that reason.
This 30-day postponement is to
enable such graduates to obtain
employment in essential industry.
Upon showing of such employ
ment, local boards should be re-
quested to reopen the cases of such
registrants and consider classifi-
cation anew. HERSHEY.
A draft headquarters spokes-
man expressed the view that only
small proportion" of the mid
term graduates will find employ
ment in essential industries. He
said graduates would have to show
their employment is essential to
the national health. safety or in
terest.
1T would be a mistake to as
sumo that this will mean whole
sale deferments,' spokesman
said.
Foreign Legion" Proposed.
Earlier, Senator johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado, proposed that
a million Western European
volunteers be recruited into a
sort of foreign legion" section
of the United States Army. He
said he will outline the proposal
soon to the Senate Preparedness
Subcommittee. which hopes to
wind up public hearings tomorrow
on the Pentagon's long-range
draft expansion proposal.
The Senator proposed that
such force be open to men from
behind the Iron Curtain" in
Guiding East Germany, Czecho-
slovakia and Poland. The men,
between the ages of 10 and IS.
should be eligible for citizenship
here after five years of service,
he said.
The foreign force could be COM
manded by United States officers
down to lieutenants and would
be potent cold war weapon be-
cause many from behind the Iron
Curtain are bitter toward Com
munism and Russia" the Senator
declared. He said he thought such
move also would end some of
the present difficulties with France
and Germany over the question
of Western defense rearmament.
| In other military manpower de-
velopments:
A. F. Acts to Help Reservists.
l. The Air Force said all reserve
officers scheduled for active duty
calls will be summoned to process
ing centers to make certain they
can qualify for active duty. This,
officials said, will prevent men
from learning they are disqual-
flied after making definite plans
to leave civilian life.
2. The Marine Corps is re-
opening it's wartime officer candi-
date course, under which college
graduates with no previous serv-
ice can apply for commissions.
Men under 81 years of age can
apply through Marine headquar-
tiers in Washington. Those &C
cepted will be enlisted in the
Marine Corps Reserve and sent
to an intensive 10-week course at
Paris Island. Graduates will be
commissioned as second lieuten-
ants and then sent to the Quantico
(VaD Marine Corps School for q
five-month officers course.