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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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John McCormick, Alaska Selective Service head, and Lt. Col. Oscar E. Cutting reviewed new draft law regulations with the local draft board on Monday, emphasizing changes making married men without children eligible and rules for deferred registrants and reservists who joined between Feb. 1 and July 1, 1951.
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John McCormick, Alaska head of the Selective Service, accompanied by Lt. Col. Oscar E. Cutting, conferred with the local draft board for several hours Monday, reviewing the regulations of the new draft law as passed last June.
Most important in the new regulations is the change which makes married men without children eligible.
Mr. McCormick called attention to the fact that registrants deferred for educational or other reasons, are subject to induction up to the age of 35 years.
Another important feature, he said, was concerning men who belong to reserve components and who joined them between the dates Feb. 1, 1951, and July 1, 1951. Induction may be postponed as long as they attend drills and other requirements. If their unit is not on active duty, they are subject to induction until they reach the age of 25 years and nine months.
Mr. McCormick and Col. Cutting left yesterday for Fairbanks.
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Alaska
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Monday
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changes include married men without children becoming eligible for draft; deferred registrants subject to induction up to age 35; reservists joining feb. 1 to july 1, 1951, may postpone induction if attending drills, otherwise until age 25 years and nine months.
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John McCormick, Alaska head of the Selective Service, accompanied by Lt. Col. Oscar E. Cutting, conferred with the local draft board for several hours Monday, reviewing the regulations of the new draft law passed last June. Mr. McCormick highlighted key changes: married men without children are now eligible; registrants deferred for educational or other reasons are subject to induction up to age 35; men in reserve components who joined between Feb. 1, 1951, and July 1, 1951, may postpone induction by attending drills and requirements, or face induction until age 25 years and nine months if unit not active. They left yesterday for Fairbanks.