Word: draft
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...question of giving amnesty to draft evaders is concerned, I do not wish to share the privileges of American citizenship with men who do not fulfill their duties as citizens. In my opinion, these selfish men, who interpret morals for their own benefit, are nothing less than traitors...
...members of the human race. Some of us, however, by virtue of certain nuances, are subjected to a day in our lives when uncertainty finally yields to the pressures of Congress. Yes, as any freshman can tell you, the Draft Lottery is approaching, and we are all feeling the weight. Consequently, we address the following request to the women of Harvard-Radcliffe, especially those who feel slighted at not being eligible for this august event...
...give this day all the respect it deserves, we are holding the first annual "Thayer North Ease-the-Pain Lottery for Draft-Age Youths." Each inhabitant of the first two floors of Thayer North is eligible to contribute $.50 to the pool. He who ranks highest on Uncle Sam's "Kill-a-Gook-and-Grin" list receives the entire...
Hynes, the fourth draft choice of the Boston Bruins last year and one of the best college hockey players in the country, would have been a valuable addition to the struggling National team, which has already lost most of its games in international competition...
...Kennedy and offered little of substance beyond a laundry list of the wrongs committed by the Nixon Administration. The fault here may not be Muskie's, but one common to all announcements of candidacy. Even if one grants this, however, the Maine Senator's recent pronouncements on amnesty for draft resistors and continuing aid to the Saigon government are even more disturbing. Muskie told a television audience two weekends ago that he could not in good conscience begin to discuss amnesty while Americans were still fighting in Vietnam. Moreover, he refused to state whether or not he would advocate continued...