Word: draft
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September 14 was the first date selected last night in the newly-re-instituted annual national draft lottery. All U.S. men between the ages of 19 and 26 were assigned by birthday to a number between 1 and 366. The numbers represent the order in which each man will be called up for the draft, either in 1970 or when his exemption expires...
...drawing began at 8 p.m. at national draft headquarters in Washington. After a prayer, draft director Lewis B. Hershey ordered unlocked a black box containing 366 blue plastic capsules and had them poured into a large glass jar. Inside each capsule was a gummed paper printed with a date of the year...
...first capsule was pulled by Rep. Alexander Pirnie (R.N.Y.), ranking Republican on a special House subcommittee on the draft. He unfired the paper and handed it to a Selective Service representative who announced the date and pasted it on a display board. The following capsules were drawn by members of the Selective Service System's youth advisory council- one representative of each state, Guam, New York City, and the District of Columbia...
...special bonus this year, the draft pool is larger than it will be again. Every1-A aged 19 to 25, inclusive, during 1970 will be in the pool for that year. In later years, only those who turned 19 the previous year-and those who lose exemptions during the year-will be draft-able...
...government does not act, the new draft plan-supposedly intended to be more equitable than the old-may give college students a bigger advantage than ever before...