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Largest draft call since 1948 leaves harbor area for army life
Thirty six Long Beach volunteers, the largest local group since 1948, depart for two year stints in the armed forces. Fifty two men from five draft boards gather at Pacific Electric station for instructions from selective service coordinator Mrs Patricia Fish before heading to induction in Los Angeles and then Fort Ord. The roster includes college students a lawyer a merchant marine officer and a Fuller brush salesman among others.
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Harbor
Long Beath
Long Beach
Wilmington
San Pedro
Pacific Electric Station
W. Ocean Blvd
Selective Service
Patricia Fish
Foster Brush
Greece
United States
Spyros Liaros
Locust Ave
Christe
G. Papasdakis
Liaros
Charles W. Kentish
Belmont
Los Angeles
Ft. Ord