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Federal Ruling Forces Many Elders off Draft Boards
New federal rules force retirement of draft board members age 75 and over across the nation. In January alone, 1,508 local board members and 38 appeal board members retired, with examples from Hot Springs Arkansas to Richmond Virginia showing the broader impact on supervision of Selective Service and the transition to younger appointees.
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New York
Vietnam
Selective Service
Hot Springs
M.D
Joe C. Weyl
Armed Services
Archer A. Page
Richmond, Va
George Earl
Minnesota State Selective Service Appeal Board
Que Age Urcin
John J. Quinn
Norseshoe Bend
Idaho
Jettye
Quinn
Dunning
Hargis
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