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Protesters Damage and Block City Hall Office in Milwaukee
Civil rights demonstrators staged a sit-in in Mayor Henry Maier s outer office to press for an open housing ordinance. About 35 protesters arrived led by Rev. R. M. Kinlock. 75 more joined later as police arrested five after a four hour melee amid damaged chairs mural drawers and scattered papers.
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