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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1968

Page

9

Two Groups Spend $200000 To Counsel Objectors

Two large organizations spend over 200000 dollars annually to advise conscientious objectors to military service. They report no Vietnam era rise in CO exemptions, while draft boards grow stricter.

Washington Selective Service Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors Philadelphia Vietnam National Service Board For Religious Objectors White House J. Harold Sherk National Service Board Draft Board Conscientious Objectors Cos Lewis B. Hershey Tatum

Nick Adams Die Hard Drive Still Defined His Hollywood Path

Hollywood mourns Nick Adams a 36 year old actor whose rise and fall mirrored a relentless pursuit of stardom. From telegram boy roles to The Rebel and an Oscar nomination he hustled through fame while personal setbacks followed.

Nick New Jersey California Lon Chaney Jr Beverly Hills Telegram Boy James Dean Coast Guard Mister Roberts Cagney Mervyn Leroy Buddy Andy Griffith Robert Wagner Natalie Wood Elvis Presley Richard Chamberlain Sunset Strip Sierra Madre Walter Huston Tim Holt Carol Nugent Nick Adams

Supermarket Holdup Foiled in St Joseph

Police foiled a night holdup at a St Joseph supermarket. Two of the three bandits were shot and wounded while about $3000 scattered across the store floor and parking lot. A day later, accounting showed the store gained $1.

ST. Joseph Jack Meredith

Bearded bum refuses windfall from bankruptcy sale

Clint Wescott 51, living rough near Los Angeles, refuses $19 219 from a 1961 Burnt Hills gas station foreclosure. He says he is not ready to leave the bottom of the barrel, prefers a simple life with 4 cents, and plans to go straight one day. Attorney John P. Brown had located him and arranged the payout.

Los Angeles Clint Wescott Wescott One-eyed Jack Burnt Hills N.Y Schenectady New York Supreme Court John P. Brown Brown Los Angeles Times Clinton

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