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Show Selective Service Issues Draft Notice to Dr. Brown Dr. David Brown, Cedar City physician, this week received an order to report for military service under the Selective Service Procurement program for doctors and dentists and is to report for duty during July. He, of course, would enter service with an officer rank. The order to report came through the local Selective Selec-tive Service Board, however, the local board has no jurisdiction juris-diction in selection of men under this program. A special request has been received from the Executive Secretary of the Utah Medical Association requesting at least a postponement in Dr. Brown's induction because of a "des- ' perate shortage of doctors in the southern Utah area." The request asks for postponement until the shortage is alleviated. alleviat-ed. The request points out that at least five doctors have or will soon leave the area, leaving a shortage that would create a desperate situation, particularly in case of an emergency. em-ergency. Dr. A Lamar Graff has discontinued practice in Cedar City to accept a position at Brigham Young University on July 1, which, with the loss of Dr. Brown, would create a shortage of doctors in Cedar Ce-dar City and have an adverse effect of the medical services of the southern Utah area, it ( is pointed out. In addition, a doctor is leaving Panguitch, two doctors plan to leave Kanab, Kan-ab, and another is contemplating contem-plating leaving St. George, the postponement request indicates. |