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	Draft lottery (1969) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The December 1, 1969 draft lottery was held to determine the order of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War.
		Men of draft age whose birthday fell on the corresponding day of the year would all be drafted at the same time.
		The draft was unpopular both for its impact on those drafted and as a focal point for opposition to a controversial war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Draft_lottery_(1969) (268 words)

	Selective Service System: History and Records
		A lottery drawing - the first since 1942 - was held on December 1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970, that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950.
		Reinstitution of the lottery was a change from the "draft the oldest man first" method, which had been the determining method for deciding order of call.
		The highest lottery number called for this group was 195; all men assigned that lottery number or any lower number, and who were classified 1-A or 1-A-O (available for military service), were called to report for possible induction.
	www.sss.gov /lotter1.htm (322 words)

	Draft lottery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Draft lottery (1969) - the system whereby the United States conscripted soldiers during the Vietnam War.
		WWE Draft Lottery - Wrestlers are picked "randomly" to compete on the other competing WWE Brand.
		This usually happens a month after WrestleMania, and the draft lottery taking over a month to complete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Draft_lottery (151 words)

	Has anyone checked Bush's birthdate against the draft lottery? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The lottery came into effect in 1970, Bush graduated Yale in 1968, so he was subject to the draft for two years prior to the institution of lottery.
		The lottery drawing held July 1, 1970, determined the order in which men born in 1951 were called to report for induction into the military.
		The lottery drawing held February 2, 1972, determined the order in which men born in 1953 were called to report for induction into the military.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1213798/posts (3250 words)

	The Military Draft and 1969 Draft Lottery for the Vietnam War
		The lottery was conducted in low key fashion with young men and women representing Selective Service's youth advisory committees in the various states drawing capsules containing slips of paper with the birth dates on them from a water-cooler size glass bowl.
		Upon receiving official notice of the lottery's results, local draft boards will arrange their files of registrants accordingly and draft in the order dates were drawn.
		After a board has filled its draft quota for the year, those men whose birthdays have not been reached will be free of all draft liability except in time of extreme national emergency.
	www.landscaper.net /draft.htm (1547 words)

	Floridian: Is your number up?
		The lottery was one of a series staged from 1969 through 1972, shortly before U.S. forces withdrew from Vietnam in 1973 and the draft ended.
		A draft in a war like this one (Iraq) is going to cause problems," says Alan Gropman, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Gropman, who flew two combat tours in Vietnam, says political fallout and the proficiency of today's career military favor a volunteer force over a conscripted one.
		There are six draft boards in Hillsborough County and six in Pinellas, their membership ideally representing a range of professions, ages and ethnicities to reflect the community.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/05/11/Floridian/Is_your_number_up.shtml (1805 words)

	Mallard STAT 100 - Lab #10: Test Statistics and P-Values (Site not responding. Last check: )
		People were worried that young men born later in the year tended to have lower lottery numbers, which was not fair since they would be more likely to be drafted.
		The null hypothesis is that the lottery is fair.
		If the lottery were fair, then the numbers assigned to the 31 dates in December should be like drawing 31 without replacement from a box containing 366 tickets: one 1, one 2, one 3,..., and one 366.
	www.stat.uiuc.edu /courses/stat100/c1/Lab_10.html (321 words)

	Richard Keyt's College & Military Draft
		Each local draft board was given a quota of the number of draftees that were to be selected by the draft board to be inducted into the Army.
		People who had a draft deferment for reasons such as college or medical problems were not eligible to be drafted.
		From the pool of eligible potential draftees, the draft boards were obligated to draft starting with people whose draft lottery numbers were started at 1 and then proceed in order to lottery number 365 if necessary.
	www.keytlaw.com /F-4/draft.htm (783 words)

	South-Western: Draft
		Individuals in the Northern states could escape from the Civil War draft by providing a substitute (and for a short period of time, to those who were willing to pay $300 to the federal government to buy their way out of the draft).
		The authors of this study argue that the efficiency cost of a draft goes down as the size of the military rises since a smaller proportion of draftees are improperly assigned to the military when a larger proportion of the age-appropriate cohort is conscripted.
		Because of this, it is argued that a draft is likely to be more efficient when a large share of the labor force is required for the military while an all-volunteer military tends to be more efficient when the size of the military labor force is relatively small.
	www.swlearning.com /economics/policy_debates/draft.html (3399 words)

	Randomization failure: the 1969 draft lottery
		These numbers determined the order in which people would be drafted, and it was projected that about 10% of the males would be sent to Vietnam immediately after bootcamp and that another 10% would go to Vietnam within their period of enlistment.
		Because this correlation was statistically significant, the lottery was challenged in court as being unfair.
		Despite the statistical evidence and the plausible flaws you hopefully identified, the judge ruled the lottery to be fair and refused to have it redone.
	www.rhodes.edu /Psych/wetzel/random/draftlottery.html (464 words)

	The Tech - Clinton Questioned about How He Avoided Military Service
		But proposed reforms in the draft system, widely publicized at the time Clinton was changing his draft status, raise questions about whether he thought he was putting himself at risk.
		In September or October 1969, he says he changed his mind and decided not to join the ROTC unit, and was classified as draft-eligible on Oct. 30, 1969.
		By the time the lottery took place, on Dec. 1, 1969, the rules had changed again and Clinton was in danger of being drafted.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V112/N3/clinton.03w.txt.html (619 words)

	Statistics Question (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the 1969 draft lottery, it was found that the assignment of lottery numbers to days of the year was not completely random, and that birthdays earlier in the year tended to have higher numbers.
		The 1970 lottery, which was for people born in 1951, w as supposed to be better.
		In the 1970 lottery, the average lottery number for the 31 days in October was 172.97.
	omega.albany.edu:8008 /mat108dir/Problems/chap26:154.html (151 words)

	Coward in Chief's Draft Record
		Clinton, however claims that the draft board told him to ignore the notice because it arrived after the deadline for induction.
		August, 7 1969 - Clinton is reclassified 1-D after he arranges to enter the ROTC program at the University of Arkansas.
		October 1969 - President Nixon suspends call-up of additional draftees until a draft lottery is held in December.
	www.daveschultz.com /clinton/draftrecord.html (1663 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the U.S.A., in 1969, a draft was held to get people to fight in Vietnam.
		A random lottery was to be held assigning draft numbers to every day of the year (from 1 to 366).
		So someone born on the date assigned 001 was almost certain to be drafted into the army while someone born on the day assigned 366 was almost certain not to be drafted.
	www.psych.yorku.ca /friendly/lab/files/data/draftusa.sas (110 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Felon Groovy) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The draft board in Alameda County, California, was so impressed by the achievements of the only fl Rhodes winner that year, Tom Williamson of Harvard, that they granted him a graduate school deferment even though such deferments supposedly no longer existed.
		But a letter that Clinton wrote in December 1969 in which he apologized for not writing more often — "I know I promised to let you hear from me at least once a month" — is the strongest evidence that Holmes was aware of and approved Clinton's plan to go back to Oxford.
		draft, that he used political connections to obtain special favors, and that he made promises and commitments which he later failed to honor, are all beyond dispute.
	www.snopes.com /inboxer/politics/clintondraft.asp (2120 words)

	Howstuffworks "How the U.S. Draft Works"
		To reinstate the draft, the congress would have to pass appropriate legislation, and the president would have to approve that legislation.
		The lottery would determine the order in which eligible men would be drafted.
		The drafting order within this group would be determined by an impartial, random lottery system developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
	people.howstuffworks.com /us-draft2.htm (676 words)

	CNN - Cold War
		The first date drawn was assigned a draft number of "one"; the next date drawn received draft number "two"; and so on, until each day of the year -- each potential birthday -- had been drawn from the jar and assigned a draft number.
		After the lottery, draftees were called for duty in order of their draft number, beginning with number "one," proceeding to number "two," and so on, until the military's manpower needs were met.
		The "draft number" you received here would have been your actual draft number only if you were eligible for the December 1, 1969 lottery** -- which was held for young men born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/the.draft (495 words)

	A:\Draft.inequities.1969
		Draft resistance, the course chosen by a few noble heroes of the movement, meant going to prison or leaving the country.
		The examinations were administered on a rotating basis, one or two days each month for each of the draft boards in the area Virtually everyone who showed up on Cambridge day at the Navy Yardwas a student from Harvard or MIT.
		What makes them a class is that they all avoided the draft by taking one of the thinking-man's routes to escape.
	web.mala.bc.ca /davies/H323Vietnam/Draft_inequities.1969.htm (1340 words)

	Introduction to Graphs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1969 the war in Vietnam was at its height.
		The draft number corresponding to the 50th percentile is drawn as a line inside the box.
		The 50th percentile of the first group is 217, the mean is 210, and the minimum and maximum draft numbers are 2 and 365.
	cnx.org /content/m10142/latest (972 words)

	Clinton's Draft Avoidance
		My opinion is that Bill Clinton's actions toward the draft was not a separate case, but his actions, and those of his family and friends using influence were reflected throughout the United States by thousands of other American families.
		When the draft came, despite political convictions, I was having a hard time facing the prospect of fighting a war I had been fighting against, and that is why I contacted you.
		I was informed by the draft board that it was of interest to Senator Fullbright's office that Bill Clinton, a Rhodes Scholar, should be admitted to the ROTC program.
	www.1stcavmedic.com /bill-clinton-draft.htm (4505 words)

	Camping World Open Roads Forum: Around the Campfire: Democrats, help me understand!
		Maybe he was avoiding the draft, maybe he wasn't...but he has to change the perception that he is hiding something, or this is going to kill him in the general elections.
		Because of my opposition to the draft and the war, I am in great sympathy with those who are not willing to fight, kill, and maybe die for their country (i.e.
		When the draft came, despite political convictions, I was having a hard time facing the prospect of fighting a war I had been fighting against, and that is why I contacted you.
	www.campingworld.com /forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/13370316.cfm (3563 words)

	[No title]
		I was one of them, proud owner of five different draft classifications during 1969-1972, none of which I asked for.
		I worked and waited around for the draft, fully believing I would be called since I had a low number from the 1969 draft lottery.
		Exemptions to a new military draft are inevitable.
	ebiz.netopia.com /writingwyo/thedraftgame (706 words)

	The Boulder Inquisition: W's Lottery Number (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Now, Dr. Bonzo was a pure young innocent boychik back in 1969, so he may not fully understand how the lottery system works, but it sure looks to us like W was (under the lottery, at least) never at risk of facing the draft.
		George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946, and thus fell within the group covered by the 12/1/69 lottery drawing.
		What he learned (along with the rest of the nation) in February of 1968 was that the rules for student draft derferments were to be changed significantly, so that mere enrollment in a graduate program would not suffice to protect him from the draft.
	www.whis.net /article/316 (381 words)

	USATODAY.com - No passing the Bucks: Milwaukee wins lottery
		The Milwaukee Bucks were the winners of the NBA draft lottery Tuesday, walking away with the No. 1 pick.
		Milwaukee GM Larry Harris wasn't tipping his hand after winning the NBA Draft lottery Tuesday night but he's going to have a tough time passing on Utah center Andrew Bogut with the first pick of the 2005 draft.
		The players entered in the draft who could be taken No. 1 include 7-0 post player Andrew Bogut of Utah; 6-9 forward Marvin Williams of North Carolina; and 6-0 point guard Chris Paul of Wake Forest.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/draft/2005-05-24-lottery-order_x.htm (903 words)

	DRAFT LOTTERY - Lottery Virtual Gambling (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After the lottery, draftees were called for duty in order of their draft...
		NBA: NBA Draft Lottery 2005NBA Draft Lottery 2005: With a 6.3 percent chance, Milwaukee bucks the odds and wins the rights to the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.
		Draft Lottery DatafileAuthorization:; Description: Data from the 1970 military draft lottery.
	www.virtual-gambling.udc-locarno.ch /lottery/draft_lottery.php (491 words)

	The Capital Times (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FYI: I was a college freshman in 1969 when the first draft lottery was held.
		Reinstitution of the lottery was a change from the 'draft the oldest man first' method.
		Lotteries were also held in July 1970, August 1971 and February 1972.
	www.madison.com /tct/features/index.php?ntid=39179&ntpid=5 (799 words)

	Canadiens de Montreal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first round of the draft will go with teams picking 1 through 30, with the 30th team picking 31st and the draft order "snaking" back-and-forth in a seven-round draft.
		A representative from all 30 NHL teams was present in the room on Friday where the lottery was held.
		The Commissioner, like the rest of the hockey world outside the lottery room, had no idea about the results as he opened and revealed each team's logo in reverse order of their finish, beginning with the Lightning at No. 30.
	www.canadiens.com /eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=4253 (640 words)

	30th anniversary of draft lottery
		Closer to campus, 30 years ago this evening, millions of Americans huddled around their TV sets as the first draft lottery since 1924 got under way.
		By 1969, TV was driving home, night after deadly night, the unspeakable images of war into our living rooms - fracturing the nation's psyche to this day.
		I wonder if my bros, with whom I watched the draft lottery back in 1969, feel the same way I do today.that it's time to honor our generation's credo.it's time to enlist in the war on drugs, poverty, injustice and cruelty.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V138/N61/03-anniver.61v.html (693 words)

	IntelDesk.com Global Intelligence Desk - Live Intel OSINT SIGINT Archive
		THE LOTTERY: A lottery based on birthdays determines the order in which registered men are called up by the Selective Service.
		The first to be called, in a sequence determined by the lottery, will be men whose 20th birthday falls during that year, followed, if needed, by those age 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25.
		EVALUATION OF REGISTRANTS: Registrants with low lottery numbers are ordered to report for a physical, mental and moral evaluation at a military entrance processing station to determine whether they are fit for military service.
	www.mediavillage.net /test/print.php?sid=1289 (600 words)

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