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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
10
Nancy Gilbert surveys Gilbert Youth Research Inc. on draft age views amid Vietnam conflict. The piece examines most teens and college students’ stance on conscription, pacifist objections, and possible actions if drafted, questioning willingness to serve and policy options.
A survey of hundreds of male high school juniors, seniors, and college students shows 52 percent would serve in Vietnam, while under 5 percent would refuse. Tim Parsons of Denver backs duty, while Paul McCormick from Washington State U questions morality. Girls favor harsher action toward objectors, and South regions favor compulsory service, with notable anecdotes from several teens across the country.
A New York UPI report notes a Greenwich Village bar advertises itself as open 24 hours daily until 4 a.m. The piece contrasts the late hours with differing views on draft-related publications and press freedom voiced by readers from Madison Virginia to Memphis Tennessee.
A short classified item urges readers to place want ads and provides a contact number 369-1234 for placement in the newspaper. The note emphasizes reaching readers actively seeking items or services.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead testifies before a senate sub committee urging more experience and expertise for teachers to train new learners correctly. Amid youth views, draft fears overshadow marijuana worries, with John Steinbecker commenting on troops in Vietnam. Also notes a Friday matinee of Dialing for Dollars and The Last of the Fast Guns in color on Channel 9.
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