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January DraftCall 26,800WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Defense Department Thursday issued a draft call of 28,800 for January, (he highest quota for any month since last May.The January call is 8,300 above the December figure of 17,500 and compares with an 18-month low of 10,000 men set for induction this month.The draft is expected to continue at a level of 25,000 or more a month through the first half of 1989 because of the comparatively low induction totals during the last half of this year.Last spring — during March, April and May—the quotas were above 40,000 a month.In June, inductions dropped to 20,000. They totaled 15,000 inJuly, 18,300 in August, 12.200 in September and 13,800 in October.
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Laurel Leader Call
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Sat, Nov 09, 1968
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