1955 Amendments to the Universal Military Training and Service Act ... Hearings .. on H.R. 3005 and 6057 and S. 1467 .. June 9 and 10, 19551955 - 250 pages |
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Page 2 - An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940, as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following : "Provided further, That...
Page 234 - States who, by reason of religious training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form. Religious training and belief in this connection means an individual's belief in a relation to a Supreme Being involving duties superior to those arising from any human relation, but does not include essentially political, sociological, or philosophical views or a merely personal 'moral code.
Page 173 - The term duly ordained minister of religion" means a person who has been ordained, in accordance with the ceremonial, ritual, or discipline of a church, religious sect, or organization established on the basis of a community of faith and belief, doctrines and practices of a religious character, to preach and to teach the doctrines of such church, sect, or organization and to administer the rites and ceremonies thereof in public worship, and who as his regular and customary vocation preaches and teaches...
Page 172 - Duly ordained minister of religion" is defined as a person who has been ordained in accordance with the ceremonial ritual, or discipline of a church, religious sect, or religious organization...
Page 145 - In essence, the fundamental purpose is to assure the integrity and vitality of our free society, which is founded upon the dignity and worth of the individual.
Page 121 - The sale of, or dealing in, beer, wine or any intoxicating liquors by any person in any post exchange or canteen or army transport or upon any premises used for military purposes by the United States, is hereby prohibited. The Secretary of War is hereby directed to carry the provisions of this section into full force and effect.
Page 186 - I would like to mention briefly 10 inflationary factors which stood out in the 5-year period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Korean war.
Page 89 - Whenever Congress determines that more units and organizations are needed for the national security than are in the Regular components of the ground and air forces, the Army National Guard of the United States...
Page 234 - ... be ordered by his local board, subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe, to perform for a period equal to the period prescribed in section...
Page 72 - The ophthalmologists are another group. They are physicians who have taken postgraduate work in the eye and have passed examinations given by the American Board of Ophthalmology. They are especially trained to perform eye surgery and to treat diseases of the eye.