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Local Draft Boards Weigh Mercy and Harshness Across the Nation
Newsweek feature notes 18 000 draft boards vary widely with no national standards. Localities differ on who is considered vital, affecting deferments from a Dallas Peace Corps worker to a Utah mechanic. Board members skew older, few minorities, and clerks sometimes overrule labor or religious status. Authorities debate national standards while cases reveal bias and self serving practices.
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Peace Corps
Dallas
Houston
Virginia
Lpa
Utah
California Youth Authority
Joel Shawn
Denver
Reed
State Selective Service
Col
Howard Reed
State Board of Appeals
J. B. Tietz
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Ed S. Cook
Atlanta, Ga
VISTA
New York
C.c.’S
Department of Labor
Hershey
Washington
Leon Dealy
Milwaukee
Wis
Diogenes
Alf
Texas