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Breaker boy from Ohio pushes world aquarium dream
Mike Kirwan, 77, Youngstown Democrat, championed a $10 million National Aquarium in Congress. The once breaker boy recalled his hard origins in Wilkes-Barre and spoke of coal mine slavery, his political rise, and ties to Smithsonian colleagues.
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