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council members who opposed the integration plan of $ 500 per day, and would have jailed them within a month. On
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Wasicsko was found dead of an apparent suicide at 5:20 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 1993, at the age of 34. He was found sitting against a tree on a grassy hill overlooking the grave of his father at
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Wasicsko waged an aggressive battle to set in motion a housing desegregation plan for the city. Although he received numerous accolades for his position, including a runner-up citation for the 1991
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incumbent Angelo R. Martinelli, age 60, to become the youngest-ever mayor of
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or
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