ARMED FORCES: Greetings, Husband

Since the end of World War II, few married men have had to worry about greetings from the draft board. This week, 500,000 of them may start watching for the postman. Awaiting President Truman's signature is a new set of Selective Service regulations which will make married men without children subject to a draft call. Selective Service estimated that about 200,000 will be eligible for induction after all the weeding out, that the first will be in camp before Christmas.

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