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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
4
Officials report a surge in draft law prosecutions amid the Vietnam era, with more than 300 youths prosecuted nightly and 3,435 cases in the 1968-69 fiscal year. Judge toughness and longer sentences accompany rising convictions, while many draftees choose military service or have charges dropped.
Sam Brown, leader of the antiwar Vietnam Moratorium committee, urged arrest of demonstrators who turn violent at peace rallies. He said violators should be punished for criminal actions not for conspiracies, and suggested further moratorium activity around the 1970 congressional elections. Brown criticized the Washington march violence as outside the demonstrators’ goals.
A Jewish leader sharply criticized equating Vietnam with the Arab Israeli conflict, calling such comparisons politically and morally wrong. Rabbi Solomon Sharfman, head of the Synagogue Council of America, urged continued efforts to end the Vietnam war while stressing Israel’s central stakes. He urged debate on issues with Vice President Agnew and suggested a dialogue with former Ambassador Harelman.
Wilson notes 3045 saw 2,190 convictions for draft law violations, while during the Korean War era about 3.5 million men served. In 1954 convictions dropped to 425 and 1953 to 345, reflecting changing enforcement.
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