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Show - SEVEN SEVIN : MILLION \ MEN l\IIN l IIN : TOBE TO TOBE TOBE BE DISCHARGED IN YEARAt YEAH YEAR YEAHAt At least 7 000 000 men in the thearmed the'armed thearmed > ' armed forces will be returned returnedo returnedto to : civilian clvlhan life hfe within wlthm the next 12 next12 months Reconversion Direct DIrect- Directc DIrector Directcor Director - or John W Snyder said yester day daySnyder yesterday yesterdaySnyder Snyder predicted that wlthm within withinthe wlthmthe the next several months the de demoblhzatIon demobilization demobilization moblhzatIon mobilization rate will be step stepped stepped stepped ped up to 500 000 men a montl month } ' The mont'1The mont1The monthThe current rate Is.170 Is170 isi170 is,170000 is170000 . . , 000 a . a amonth a.month amonth a.monthHis . month monthHIS His estimate of 7 000 000men 000 men to mento be discharged during durmg thenext the thenext thenext next year apparently applied tu to both toboth tuboth the army and the naVy PresIdent navyPresident Truman calculated calculatedTuesday Tuesday night mght that 5 to 5 53z Yz m mil million hon lion million men could be released fromthe from fromthe from.the fromthe . the army during durmg the next 12 to 18 to18 months monthsOrders Orders have already been is i- i issued IS- IS ISsued isued - - sued to reduce the number of ofmen ofmen ' men to be drafted each month monthfrom from monthfrom monthd 80 000 to 50 000 Only the theyounger theyounger theyounger younger men men- men menelow men-aelow men aelow - aelow ) elow 26 years yearswIll yearswill . -wIll wIll - - will be drafted . < , |