10 Rockefeller stories

5. He left Germany to avoid the draft His family in Germany said he set off for America as an exchange student searching for fame and fortune. Gwen Savio of Berlin, Conn., whose family housed him from August 1980 to January 1981, said he told them that he came to the United States to avoid the draft in Germany.
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5. He left Germany to avoid the draft
His family in Germany said he set off for America as an exchange student searching for fame and fortune. Gwen Savio of Berlin, Conn., whose family housed him from August 1980 to January 1981, said he told them that he came to the United States to avoid the draft in Germany.