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Word: wadena (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Harold Knutson, 72, longtime Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1917-49); of a heart ailment; in Wadena, Minn. Norwegian-born, he succeeded Charles A. Lindbergh, father of the flyer, in Congress, cast his first vote in 1917 against a declaration of war on Germany, was a leading isolationist before and after Pearl Harbor, stoutly fought the Democrats and all their works on almost every issue,* including the easing of immigration restrictions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Aug. 31, 1953 | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

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