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Curtis W. Tarr, director of the Selective Service System, announced last night the cessation of inductions into the armed forces and of deferment bearings before local and state draft boards for at least a month.
The action, effective yesterday, resulted from criticisms that some proposed new rules are unfair. Tarr said that he will use time to re-evaluate his reclassification criteria.
Members of Congress had criticized the new rules proposed by Tarr last month, saying that the difficulties they imposed on men seeking deferments violated the spirit of the new draft law. They protested especially the time limits specified by the new rules.
Local boards will continue to register, classify and examine young men, Tarr said.
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