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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though Goldwater has repeatedly complained that Romney never explained why he "took a powder" in 1964, Romney's letter should erase all doubts on that score. It also cleared up another question about Romney by demonstrating conclusively that he is indeed a Republican-and one who is dedicated to building a party with the broadest possible appeal...
...sank, when another freighter came upon the floating corpse of a seaman wearing a Morrell life jacket, was a search launched. Two hours later, a Coast Guard helicopter sighted Kale's raft, and divers in rubber suits hoisted him and his three dead mates aboard. In all, a score of bodies were recovered, and it appeared that Hale, who has a wife, two children and two stepchildren in Ashtabula, Ohio, was the sole survivor of the 29-man crew. One factor that prevented the stocky, 220-pounder from succumbing to the cold, said doctors, was his own body...
...starting five came for the second half, eager to answer the unasked question. Harvard poured in 12 points in a row, and 18 of the first 19. It took the poor Jumbos seven minutes to score one basket...
Presently the 2-S deferment offers the student alternative ways of protecting himself against the draft. To qualify for deferment in the first place, he must be a "full-time student in good academic standing with his school." If "a full-time students" scores above 70 on the draft exam he will be safe as an undergraduate, while he must score above 80 to continue through graduate school. The other route lets a student stay in college if he can maintain an average which places him in a certain upper fraction of the class...
...place a student's deferment in peril because of a below-par performance on the Selective Service qualification exam handicaps students who cannot afford the best schooling. Predictably, those who come from the more privileged socio-economic backgrounds and are able to attend the better colleges score higher on the exam...