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Wisconsin Independent News Distributors (WIND) was an alternative left-wing news distributor founded in 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin by Jack Dunn, Roger Metcalf, Bill Morris, and Roney Sorenson. All were students or otherwise involved in the radical student movement of the times at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The collective expanded through the 1970s to involve over 20 people, and expanding its operations throughout northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and eastern Minnesota. (en) |
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acquisition byBig Rapids Distribution (en) |
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1971-01-01 (xsd:gYear) |
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dbr:Direct_market dbr:Underground_press |
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Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and eastern Minnesota (en) |
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"late 1970s" (en) |
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acquisition by Big Rapids Distribution (en) |
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in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. (en) |
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Jack Dunn, Roger Metcalf, Bill Morris, Roney Sorenson (en) |
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dbr:Distribution_(business) |
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Milton Griepp, John Davis (en) |
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Wisconsin Independent News Distributors (en) |
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Underground press distribution; later comic book distribution (en) |
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| rdfs:comment |
Wisconsin Independent News Distributors (WIND) was an alternative left-wing news distributor founded in 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin by Jack Dunn, Roger Metcalf, Bill Morris, and Roney Sorenson. All were students or otherwise involved in the radical student movement of the times at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The collective expanded through the 1970s to involve over 20 people, and expanding its operations throughout northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and eastern Minnesota. (en) |
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Wisconsin Independent News Distributors (en) |
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wikipedia-en:Wisconsin_Independent_News_Distributors?oldid=956324092&ns=0 |
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Wisconsin Independent News Distributors (en) |
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