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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1969
Page
3
During World War I Banks led his army checker unit to a marathon win of 35000 dollars, then returned. Sunday he began play for his 54th championship in a local hotel, as AP Wirephoto reports.
Minneapolis AP The December bulletin of the Minnesota State High School League calls member schools to study athletic medical and hospital plans with aim of possibly discontinuing them. It notes costs from Warroad hockey star Henry Boucha’s hospital bills and questions the fairness of using tournament receipts to cover vast athletic injuries.
More than 3400 decks of bridge cards were boxed for distribution to Miami area hospitals and service organizations. The slightly used cards came from the debris of 10 days of play in the American Contract Bridge League fall national championships.
The United States holds its first military draft lottery in 27 years casting fate on about half a million men. A big board, lights, and capsules map birthdays to draft chances for 1970, with a new laboratory jar replacing the World War II era vessel. The drawing, led by Lt. Gen. Hershey, uses 366 capsules and 53 Youth Advisory members to select dates, which determine draft timing for individuals nationwide.
AP reports Los Angeles, the nation s second largest metro area, surveys 2000 residents and finds over 59 percent support continued population growth. Dr. Stanley C. Plog says growth is seen as progress bringing jobs and opportunity, though impacts are not fully considered.
Within less than two hours officials will pair 366 numbers with dates and reveal the draft standing for about half a million eligible men reluctant to join. A second smaller drawing will rank men sharing a birthday, using alphabet capsules to set order for draft boards. By 10 or 11 p.m. the process should be finished.
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