Wisconsin loses last Spanish Civil War vet

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The last surviving Wisconsin veteran of the Spanish Civil War died peacefully in Madison on Sunday. Ninety-five year old Clarence Kailin was a Madison native and a life long socialist who attended peace rallies in the city almost religiously until his health began failing him over the last two years. Gil Halsted reports…

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