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Gaylord Nelson Speaking
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Close-up view of Gaylord Nelson speaking at E-Day eve rally in the Stock Pavilion. Massive financial, moral and governmental commitments will be required to clean up our polluted planet, he said. Man is just a minor part of nature.
April 20, 1970
Fritz, Bruce
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