THE DRAFT: Prospect

A draft registrant in Harrisburg, Pa. last week thought up a new reason for exemption. His plea: his wife's "prospective pregnancy." Said a member of the local draft board, granting the deferment: "I think at a time like this his wife will need him more than Uncle Sam."

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