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...schools' I add . . . those of the Wabash city schools' educational radio station WSKS? These call letters stand for Wabash School Kids' Station...
With that announcement, the three-man draft board of Wabash County, Ind. resigned in a body last week. Reason: Selective Service headquarters in Washington had asked the board to postpone induction of a Congressman's son, John V. Beamer Jr., 24, an engineer. His employer, Procter & Gamble Co., had requested an occupational deferment. Said the board's chairman: "We thought we had [Beamer] in the Army, where he belongs. But some sinister influence or individual in Washington saw fit to interfere...
When it heard of the local board's resignation, Selective Service headquarters in Washington quickly disallowed Procter & Gamble's request. Congressman Beamer, who represents Indiana's Fifth District (including Wabash County), protested that neither he nor his son "contacted Selective Service on any level in an effort to secure deferment," and charged that the county board's action was political. And in Honolulu, where he is honeymooning, young Beamer said-and he was probably right-that he expected to be drafted soon...
...penalty kick by Jim Callahan and one "try" by former Wabash football star Ken Beasley gave the varsity ruggers enough impetus to overcome an early lead and post a 6 to 5 upset victory over Montreal's Westmount team yesterday at M.I.T...
Weesner, a History and Literature major, is a member of Phi Betta Kappa and a National Scholar. He was graduated from Wabash High School, Wabash, Indiana. and white, also a National Scholar, is from Denver, Colorado, and an Engineering Sciences concentrator...