National Defense: Stubborn John

If ever a soldier seemingly set out to look for punishment it was Draftee John Habinyak, 26. In short order he found it. Last week his case suddenly became more uncomfortable for the U.S. Army than it was for stubborn John Habinyak, who lolled in the guardhouse well on his way to becoming a celebrated case.

Soon after John Habinyak, Manhattan waterproofer, arrived at North Carolina's Fort Bragg in July, he announced he had been working for $10 a day, had no intention of functioning for $21 a month. People who had known him at home in Manhattan said he was a...

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