Hershey Orders Temporary Halt Of Examinations

No one will be drafted in August or September unless he has already been given, or already ordered to receive, his physical examination.

A spokesman for the Selective Service announced Wednesday that the draft call for those two months would be limited to the pool of 90,000 men. This is a temporary economy measure necessitated by Congressional action requiring reductions in federal spending.

Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey, director of the Selective Service, sent out an order June 30 to all draft boards that they schedule no pre-induction physicals for September, and none except those already scheduled for August.

Although examinations are given by army doctors, Selective Service pays for transportation and other costs.

The draft call for July was 15,000 and is set for 18,300 in August. September's quota has not been determined. Last spring, it was over 40,000 a month.