Welfare protesters led by Fr. James Groppi met sharp opposition 9/30 when they marched to the state capitol. Wisconsin National Guardsmen, ordered to duty 9/29 when the demonstrators held the Assembly chambers for 10 hours halted the crowd of several hundred marchers with fixed bayonets.
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Welfare protesters led by Fr. James Groppi met sharp opposition 9/30 when they marched to the state capitol. Wisconsin National Guardsmen, ordered to duty 9/29 when the demonstrators held the Assembly chambers for 10 hours halted the crowd of several hundred marchers with fixed bayonets.

United Press International · [ca. September 1969]

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