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Tarr Defends Fairness Of New Draft Lottery
Washington AP report on draft director Curtis W Tarr defending the fairness of the 1971 lottery that assigns numbers to birth dates for the draft. The process used separate capsules and computer random tables, with 108 advisory committee members involved and a brief delay when a drum axle snapped.
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Tarr
Curtis W. Tarr
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Lewis B. Hershey
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Selective Service Advisory Committees