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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1974
Page
7
Eight draft evaders have sought amnesty as the Justice Department prepares uniform guidelines and forms for nationwide handling. U.S. attorneys will assess each case, with FBI and marshals to handle arrests of those refusing amnesty.
SAN FRANCISCO AP three men who served federal terms for draft evasion said they will refuse clemency to clear their records. Myron Ostapchuk 28 from Richmond Wad Switzer 34 of Berkeley and Chris Jones 24 of San Francisco each argued for full unconditional amnesty and asked the Clemency Board in Washington DC to expunge their convictions. Switzer reported to prison Tuesday as the first evader to return from Canada to surrender since 1964. Stephans convicted 1967 served three months, Jones 1970 nine months, Ostapchuk seven years in exile before crossing the border. Reeves urged them to apply to the Clemency Board.
Retired Air Force Col Laird Gutters on accused Defense Department muzzle of POWs speaking out on servicemen missing in action. He and his wife Virginia traveled to Southeast Asia to renew public interest in the issue amid family concerns and political pressure.
Betty Ford told Republican women in Chicago that the nation needs qualified women in public office and that even her husband supports the goal. She praised ERA passage efforts, noted Illinois’ ERA fight, and spoke at a lunch for 14 women candidates amid a racially charged reception incident involving Brenda Perry, a black candidate.
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