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Little Protest Registers Over Big Texas Draft
Texas residents see limited opposition to a broadened draft, with 1A classifications dropping as more are tested and reclassified. Lt. Col. Boyd Sinclair says 43,873 Texans are 1A, while many fail pre induction tests or are shifted to student or parenthood exemptions. UT professors voice concern that deferments should weigh essential skills and hardship rather than college status.
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Austin
Texas
Johnson
College
Sinclair
National Education Association
Army
P Lewis Hershey
National Selective Service
Texas College
Midwest
Leonard Broom
University of Texas Sociology Department
Broom