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1971-10-13 Times-Democrat Article: 'Draft Counselor: New Callup Illegal'

Press-Citizen, Oct11,’71
Draft Expert Here Tuesday

Joseph Tuchinsky, head of the Midwest Committee for Draft Counseling, a draft information agency in Chicago, will be in Iowa City for two appearances Tuesday.

He will make a public address on the details of the new draft law at 3:30 p.m., in the Yale Room of the Memorial Union. Local draft counselors will be present to assist him in answering questions. 

From 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Mr. Tuchinsky will lead a workshop open only to draft counselors, in the Miller Room at the Union.

Tuchinsky is author of the book, A Guide to the Draft, and is a leading authority on selective service problems.

Tuchinsky’s appearances here are sponsored by the Hawkeye Area Draft Information Center (HADIC), members of the Association of Campus Ministers, and the University of Iowa Center for Draft Information and Counseling.
 

TIMES DEMOCRAT, DAVENPORT, IA. OCT 13,1971
Eastern Iowa 
Draft Counselor:  New Callup Illegal
By William Hladky

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Last week’s selective service callup was labeled “hasty and illegal” Tuesday by Joseph S. Tuchinsky, founder of the Midwest Committee for Draft Counseling. 
Tuchinsky, who was in Iowa City for a counseling workshop, said the callup was activated without the distribution of the new selective service rules Congress enacted last month. He said it will probably be stopped by the courts.

CONGRESS enacted new deferments and rescinded others, Tuchinsky said. Without new information forms that the national office has not yet sent, local boards cannot legally decide who is eligible for the draft, he said. 
“Any man who receives an induction order,” he said, “should sit down with a draft counselor and consider having a lawyer challenge the draft.”

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Joseph Tuchinsky

Tuchinsky pointed out the new law states new deferments must be posted 30 days before a callup can occur, and such a posting has not happened.
Changes in the draft law include elimination of high school deferments and the phasing out of college and vocational school deferments. College freshmen this year cannot receive draft deferments while college students already along in their education career may keep theirs.
Sons of families who have lost a father, brother or sister in military combat since 1966 now may be deferred by the new law.
According to Tuchinsky, the selective service boards have not compiled information on draftable young men that applies to these new regulations.
Asked what will happen if courts rule the callup illegal, Tuchinsky said, “the government will probably revise the orders themselves.” He added the government will probably cease drafting for several months.
Tuchinsky, who co-authored “Guide to the Draft,” said he does not make men’s decisions for them when he is counseling. “I try to help people to equip them to make their own decisions. O don’t feel it is my choice to make it for them.”
He also said he feels the administration is trying to phase out the draft. “Of course, the situation depends on the international situation,” he said.

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Press-Citizen, Oct11,’71 Draft Expert Here Tuesday Joseph Tuchinsky, head of the Midwest Committee for Draft Counseling, a draft information agency in Chicago, will be in Iowa City for two appearances Tuesday. He will make a public address on the details of the new draft law at 3:30 p.m., in the Yale Room of the Memorial Union. Local draft counselors will be present to assist him in answering questions. From 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Mr. Tuchinsky will lead a workshop open only to draft counselors, in the Miller Room at the Union. Tuchinsky is author of the book, A Guide to the Draft, and is a leading authority on selective service problems. Tuchinsky’s appearances here are sponsored by the Hawkeye Area Draft Information Center (HADIC), members of the Association of Campus Ministers, and the University of Iowa Center for Draft Information and Counseling. TIMES DEMOCRAT, DAVENPORT, IA. OCT 13,1971 Eastern Iowa Draft Counselor: New Callup Illegal By William Hladky IOWA CITY, Iowa – Last week’s selective service callup was labeled “hasty and illegal” Tuesday by Joseph S. Tuchinsky, founder of the Midwest Committee for Draft Counseling. Tuchinsky, who was in Iowa City for a counseling workshop, said the callup was activated without the distribution of the new selective service rules Congress enacted last month. He said it will probably be stopped by the courts. CONGRESS enacted new deferments and rescinded others, Tuchinsky said. Without new information forms that the national office has not yet sent, local boards cannot legally decide who is eligible for the draft, he said. “Any man who receives an induction order,” he said, “should sit down with a draft counselor and consider having a lawyer challenge the draft.” [photo] Joseph Tuchinsky Tuchinsky pointed out the new law states new deferments must be posted 30 days before a callup can occur, and such a posting has not happened. Changes in the draft law include elimination of high school deferments and the phasing out of college and vocational school deferments. College freshmen this year cannot receive draft deferments while college students already along in their education career may keep theirs. Sons of families who have lost a father, brother or sister in military combat since 1966 now may be deferred by the new law. According to Tuchinsky, the selective service boards have not compiled information on draftable young men that applies to these new regulations. Asked what will happen if courts rule the callup illegal, Tuchinsky said, “the government will probably revise the orders themselves.” He added the government will probably cease drafting for several months. Tuchinsky, who co-authored “Guide to the Draft,” said he does not make men’s decisions for them when he is counseling. “I try to help people to equip them to make their own decisions. O don’t feel it is my choice to make it for them.” He also said he feels the administration is trying to phase out the draft. “Of course, the situation depends on the international situation,” he said.