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Americans Seek New Life in Canada Avoiding Vietnam War
The piece surveys draft dodgers and deserters who relocated to Canada citing antiwar sentiment and lack of a U.S. draft. It profiles two typical figures, Dee Knight from Oregon and Lou Jones from South Carolina, detailing their backgrounds, paths to Canada, and mixed experiences adapting to Canadian life amid broad sympathy from government, media, and churches.
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Toronto
America
Canada
United States
George III
New York
Pennsylvania
Maritime Provinces
Midwest
U.S
Chris Sheehan
Ohio
United Church
R. G. Benjahmin
NDP
New Democratic Party
M.P
Montreal
Dee Knight
Oregon
California University
Chicago
Hilton Hotel
Can-Air
Biafra
McCarthy
Knight
Lou Jones
Charleston
S.C
Ottawa
Charlestown Naval Hospital
Vietnam
Jones
Hawaii
Church of the Crossroads
Detroit
Buff Perry
States