Comacho Resigns from Santa Cruz Draft Board
About This Item
KPIX Eyewitness news report from May 14th 1973 by Pat O'Brian in Santa Cruz featuring a press conference by Mr Comacho, who is announcing his resignation - effective immediately - from local draft board 59 (Santa Cruz County). This is described as an "act of conscience" in protest against U.S. involvment in the Vietnam War. He goes on to explain that he originally joined the board to represent "minority Americans" and felt he was unable to do that.
- Originally aired on
- KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 5/14/1971
- Recording medium
- 16mm color, magnetic sound film
- 2:23
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Type of material
- archival newsfilm
- Identifier
- KPIX 105161
- Views
- 3320
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