Draft dodger Bergdoll dies at 72 in Richmond
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, infamous World War I draft evader and Philadelphia heir, died at 72 at Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital. He hid after dodging a 1917 draft, was captured in 1920, later desertion court-martialed, exiled in Germany, and returned to the United States in 1999 to face further sentencing. His life spanned a notorious saga of evasion, exile, and eventual legal jeopardy.
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Neighborhood Session Sees Just One Attendee
Mayor Robert Johnson led a rare neighborhood meeting in Riverside Roundhouse with only one resident and nine city officials present. Topics included littering penalties, river dredging near the avenue dam, and criticism of a multi county Medicare alert project.
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Army Drafts 9 Linn Men Inducted This Month
Nine Linn county young men were inducted into the army this month and one into the marine corps, reaching the Linn Selective Service board quota of ten. All inductees responded to the draft on Jan 18 and are now in basic training. The marine inductee is James M. McAfee of 908 Daniels Street NE. Army draftees include Larry A. Jiroutek, 307 Fourth Street SW. Dennis P. Sturdivan, 1431 Daniels Street NE. Thomas J. McHugh, 2018 Chandler Street SW. Dennis B. Etzel, Alburnett. Johnny W. Parker, Dubuque. Harold K. Wilson, Route 1 Marion. Marvin R. Bowler, rural Fairfax. Harvey C. Zikmund, 2886 Fifth Avenue, Marion. James R. Danford, 1150 Twelfth Street, Marion.
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