THE DRAFT Curious Communications

Last week New York City's Selective Service (draft) headquarters issued the following handout: ". . . Our paper work is endless and, in 99% of the cases, of only official interest. The remaining one per cent occasionally brightens our day. Herewith is a file of the more curious communications [from draft registrants, their friends, et al.]. Names of people and towns have been changed. Otherwise the wording is verbatim." Some of the communications:

> "I was born in Omaha, raised in Pittsburgh, and registered for Selective Service in Tampa. I made the...

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