Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-12-29 | Page 7 | 210,000 Medics Face New Draft Signup

I I t Medics e iCS Face ace New eW Draft ra Signup I V V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 29 C PJ PJ- PJ Virtually all of the nations nation's physicians physicians physicians dentists and veterinarians less ess than 50 years old and not al already al- al i ready eady registered must sign up forthe for forthe I Ithe the draft on Jan 15 Draft Director Lewis B. B Hershey Hershey Her Her- shey who announced the medical up call-up Thursday night estimated some medical men must register Dr Richard L. L Melling director of medical service for the defense department said about doctors will be needed to care eare for the military establishment I of now being planned Dr Meiling grouped doctors into I classes lasses Nearly ear all l four foul priority those in the first priority group he said will probably be called I within the next six months They are men who received their training training training train train- ing at government expense in the World War Var II training program or who were mere deferred deterred to complete their education and served less i ithan than 90 days They are among 1000 doctors I re registered g glast in the first medical call last Oct 16 Dr Meiling said the tho second priority group embraces doctors the qualifications as with the same first group but who served ed between between between be be- tween 90 days and 21 months He p predicted some of or them will be called They also are re registered g The third group contains doctors doctor who did not serve ser in World War Var II or since In the fourth group are war n veterans I These Those two groups are the ones I Iwho who must register Jan 15