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Unsung Hero of Route for Inauguration
Joe Fink of Wilmette is credited with bird control along the inaugural parade route to keep starlings off the corps and dignitaries. He and eight workers sprayed 100 trees with a nonpoisonous chemical he invented to deter birds, guarding the route for President-elect Nixon’s event.
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