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Bremer Wallace shooting named top Wisconsin story of 1972
Milwaukeean Arthur Bremer shot Alabama Gov George Wallace in May 1972, turning into Wisconsin’s No 1 news item of the year with 285 votes. The tally also highlighted McGovern’s Wisconsin primary win and other major events across the state.
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Manitowoc
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Karleton Armstrong
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David Obey
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Madison Sauna
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John Byrnes
House
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Ernest Keppler
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Citizens’ Commission
Maryland
White House
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Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
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de Pere
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