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	Gaylord Nelson
		Gaylord Anton Nelson (born June 4, 1916) was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin[?].
		After returning to Madison, Wisconsin, Nelson stood for office in 1946 but was not elected.
		Nelson left the Senate in 1980 and became director of the Wilderness Society[?] in Janueary 1981.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ga/Gaylord_Nelson.html (197 words)

	Beyond Earth Day / Bios / Gaylord Nelson
		Nelson also was a trailblazer in consumer protection, especially involving prescription medicines.
		Nelson was reelected in 1968 and 1974, serving a total of 18 years.
		Nelson served in the U.S. Army during 46 months of World War II and was a first lieutenant during the Okinawa campaign.
	www.beyondearthday.com /gaylord_nelson.html (304 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Gaylord Nelson, environmentalist politician who started Earth Day, dies at ...
		"Gaylord's contributions in the fields of conservation reform and environmental improvement are a living memorial to him," said Melvin Laird, a nine-term congressman from Wisconsin and secretary of defense in the Nixon administration.
		Nelson's most recognized effort, however, was Earth Day, which he started as an environmental demonstration based on the anti-war teach-ins of the Vietnam War.
		Nelson continued to represent Wisconsin in the Senate until he was narrowly defeated in 1980 by Robert W. Kasten Jr., one of a raft of Republicans swept into office with Ronald Reagan.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050703-1049-obit-nelson.html (786 words)

	Article - Overpopulation [Gaylord Nelson's fight]
		Gaylord Nelson, a former Wisconsin governor and three-term U.S. senator, died on July 3 at age 89.
		Gaylord Nelson was a man of impeccable credentials, a man who commanded an all-fl company in the segregated Army in World War II and took immediate action to integrate the Wisconsin National Guard when he became governor.
		Gaylord Nelson was painted as the Earth Day founder and environmentalist who never did anything too controversial, but in reality he was a militant foe of the Vietnam war who took strong, bold positions on all sorts of politically dangerous issues throughout his career.
	www.traffic-grabber.net /we-care/article-gaylord-nelson.htm (909 words)

	Milwaukee Federalists: R.I.P. Gaylord Nelson
		Gaylord Anton Nelson, of Norwegian and Irish extraction, was born in the tiny northwest Wisconsin community of Clear Lake on June 4, 1916.
		His father, Anton Nelson, was a country physician, and his mother, Mary, was a nurse.
		Nelson's career in public office ended when he was, in turn, defeated for re-election to the Senate by Republican Robert Kasten in 1980.
	my.execpc.com /39/90/fedsoc/2005/07/rip-gaylord-nelson.html (396 words)

	Sandhill Trek: Gaylord Nelson - Earth Day Founder Dies
		Gaylord Nelson is one of the people who made me proud to be from Wisconsin.
		"Gaylord's contributions in the fields of conservation reform and environmental improvement are a living memorial to him," Melvin Laird, a nine-term congressman from Wisconsin and secretary of defense in the Nixon administration, said in a statement before the death was announced.
		He originated it before Gaylord Nelson, presented it to the U.N., set the date on the Vernal Equinox, choose the Earth Day flag, was presented a Presidential award (four Presidents prior to Clinton's presentation to Nelson) and read more about the documentation of the original Earth Day.
	sandhill.typepad.com /sandhill_trek/2005/07/gaylord_nelson_.html (809 words)

	USATODAY.com - Former Wis. senator, Earth Day founder, Gaylord Nelson dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nelson entered public life in 1948 as a Wisconsin state senator from Dane County, a position he held for 10 years.
		Nelson grew up in the northern Wisconsin town of Clear Lake and later said he learned to love the outdoors "by osmosis" and learned frugality from his father, a country doctor who conserved paper by writing his patient profiles on the back of drug advertisements.
		Nelson earned his bachelor's degree from San Jose State College in California and received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1942.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-07-03-nelson-obit_x.htm?csp=34 (824 words)

	JS Online:
		Gaylord A. Nelson, who spent a lifetime in service to Wisconsin, the nation and the planet, never stopped fighting on behalf of environmental causes, even as his own body began to fail.
		Nelson was 10 when his father cranked up his Model T Ford and took Gaylord, nicknamed "Happy" as a child, along on a trip over dirt roads to Amery to hear a campaign speech by Sen. Robert M. La Follette Jr., who succeeded his father in the Senate after Robert Sr.
		Nelson enlisted allies everywhere he could, and he even had to fend off an attack from the John Birch Society, which charged that Earth Day was a poorly disguised attempt by Nelson to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union.
	www.jsonline.com /news/state/jul05/337764.asp (4303 words)

	Gaylord Nelson Dies at 89
		Nelson established himself as a conservationist, as environmentalists were then called, as Wisconsin governor, winning passage of a landmark program to acquire and preserve open space and recreational land.
		The son of a country doctor and a nurse, Nelson was born on June 4, 1916, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, a village of 700 in northwestern Wisconsin.
		The family asks that memorials in Nelson's name be made to: the Gaylord Nelson chair at the Gaylord A. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin; the Gaylord Nelson Studio of WisconsinEye; the Friends of the Apostle Islands; or the Wilderness Society.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines05/0705-03.htm (1190 words)

	Interview with Senator Gaylord Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nelson: The threat of global warming; acid rain; air pollution in general; pollution of the ocean, lakes, and rivers; soil erosion; population pressures.
		Nelson: As of that time I was trying to make a point that we couldn't continue consuming oil the way we were.
		Nelson: I would hope a lot of people would start early on teaching their children about the importance of the environment.
	www.davekopel.com /env/Gaylord-Nelson.htm (1243 words)

	Superior Broadcast Network
		Gaylord Nelson passed on July 3rd 2005 at the age of eighty-nine.
		Nelson talked with farmers in bib overalls and galoshes in the high school gym about the merits of living in a small town, “I’ve listened to some of the people here and they want tax base, industry.
		Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin’s former governor raised his fist into the air and said, “There aren’t many rivers left around the country as beautiful and pure as the Namekagon.
	www.superiorbroadcast.org /Gaylord_Nelson.htm (1227 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson: Livres en anglais: Bill Christofferson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gaylord Nelson, the senator from Clear Lake, Wisconsin, and product of a politically progressive family, saw the need to bring environmental activism into mainstream society, and consequently made history in 1970 as 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.
		Indian sitar music played in Nelson's home state; Pete Seeger performed at the Washington Monument; 10 million public school children participated in programs; and Senator Edmund Muskie called for "environmental revolution." Nelson, winner of five statewide elections, was twice reelected to the Senate by large margins and served Wisconsin for 30 years.
		The life of Nelson, a small town boy who learned his values and progressive political principles at an early age, is woven through the political history of the twentieth century.
	www.amazon.fr /Man-Clear-Lake-Founder-Gaylord/dp/0299196402 (533 words)

	Gaylord Nelson at the Wisconsin Historical Society
		Gaylord Anton Nelson was born June 4, 1916, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.
		In 1961, Nelson created the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition Program (ORAP), a bold plan to expand state-protected parks and wetlands that was financed through a penny tax on packs of cigarettes.
		Nelson was involved in a range of land preservation issues, including the elimination of logging subsidies and the expansion of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /topics/nelson (415 words)

	Gaylord Nelson at Earth Day Network
		Former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson's best known achievement is the founding of Earth Day in 1970.
		A distinguished and influential public servant, Nelson served ten years in the Wisconsin Senate, was twice elected Governor of Wisconsin, and, in 1962, began an 18-year career in the U.S. Senate.
		Gaylord Nelson became Counselor of The Wilderness Society in January, 1981.
	www.earthday.net /about/nelson.aspx (323 words)

	Obituary: Gaylord Nelson, politician who started Earth Day - Americas - International Herald Tribune
		MILWAUKEE Gaylord Nelson, the former governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin who started Earth Day in 1970 and helped spawn the modern environmental movement, died Sunday.
		Nelson died of cardiovascular failure at his home in Kensington, Maryland, said Bill Christofferson, Nelson's biographer and a family spokesman.
		Nelson's most recognized effort was Earth Day, which he started as an environmental demonstration based on the antiwar teach-ins of the Vietnam War.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/07/03/news/obits.php (494 words)

	Gaylord Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gaylord Nelson's idea was first something different but changed into something better than Nelson expected.
		Gaylord Nelson was serving in the Army in World War ll.
		Nelson got there just in time before the war and was active in the Democratic Party.
	www.mskreul.com /WI_report03/Jenny.html (96 words)

	NPR : National Press Club -- Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Founder
		Gaylord Nelson is regarded as the founder of the modern environmental movement.
		Nelson helped pass legislation preserving the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail, mandating fuel efficiency standards in automobiles and banning the pesticide DDT and the defoliant Agent Orange.
		Nelson received his bachelor's degree in 1939 from San Jose State College in California and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1942.
	www.npr.org /programs/npc/2003/030422.gnelson.html (428 words)

	Rest in Peace: Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day :: Northeast Florida Group
		Gaylord Nelson, the great Senator from Wisconsin from 1963 to 1981, died July 3, 2005.
		That same year, as a freshman Senator, Nelson convinced President Kennedy to undertake a five-day, 11-state tour to extol the benefits of conservation in order to put environmentalism on the national agenda.
		Gaylord Nelson was a delightful human being who was admired and loved by his colleagues in the United States Senate; in fact, he was acknowledged to be the most popular figure in the Senate.
	www.florida.sierraclub.org /northeast/education/gaylord1.html (499 words)

	Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day: Part 2 :: Northeast Florida Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Senator Nelson’s announcement prompted a national wire service story and his office was soon flooded with calls and letters of those wanting to get involved.
		Nelson believed this mission could unify all segments of the country and he sought the energy and passion of young people to carry it through.
		Gaylord Nelson spoke at several venues on April 22, 1970.
	florida.sierraclub.org /northeast/education/gaylord2.html (806 words)

	Gaylord Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Anton Nelson, was born in Clear Lake, WI on June 4, 1916.
		In 1959 Gaylord became the first native of northern Wisconsin to become governor of the state.
		In 1965 Gaylord was one of three senators to vote no when President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress to appropriate funds to finance a land war in Vietnam.
	www.clearlake.k12.wi.us /Elementary/gaylord.html (379 words)

	Gaylord Nelson: Fighter for the environment, defender of the Wild Ones, visionary of living within limits
		Senator Nelson, newly elected from Wisconsin, soon became the Senate’s leader on environmental issues, especially as they affected the wild lands in his state and the nation.
		In his book, America’s Last Chance, 1969, Nelson came out clearly not only for the right of every American to a decent environment, but, “the right of every citizen to plan his family.” Furthermore, “the funds must be made available for family planning services.” This, four years before Roe v.
		Gaylord Nelson was, indeed, a unique but lone voice in the ecological wilderness.
	www.for-wild.org /wchf/htm/GaylordNelsonIltis.htm (984 words)

	EEK! - Gaylord Anton Nelson - Father of Earth Day
		Gaylord Nelson was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin in 1916.
		Nelson received a B.A. degree from San Jose State College in San Jose, California.
		Gaylord Nelson, A Day for the Earth by Jeffrey Shulman and Teresa Rogers, Earth Keepers, Twenty First Century Books, Frederick, MD 1992.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/nature/gaylord.htm (758 words)

	WSAW \| Celebrating the Life of Gaylord Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gaylord Nelson is being remembered as a cooperative and kind politician who dedicated his life to protecting the environment and serving the people of Wisconsin.
		Nelson died on July 3 at the age of 89.
		Nelson helped preserve many wilderness sites across the country, and friends say his memory will live on in those areas.
	www.wsaw.com /news/headlines/1692982.html (285 words)

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		Gaylord Nelson organized the first Earth Day in 1970 and currently sits on the board of directors of Earth Day Network (EDN), a radical environmentalist group.
		Nelson, a Democrat, was twice elected Governor of Wisconsin, and served for 18 years in the U.S. Senate representing that state.
		Nelson also served as a director of the Wilderness Society, a radical environmentalist group that seeks to place severe restrictions on how public land may be used; it opposes the logging industry, road-building and construction projects, and oil drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.
	www.discoverthenetwork.org /individualProfile.asp?indid=1861 (307 words)

	Remembering Gaylord Nelson \| The Progressive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gaylord Nelson was the father of Earth Day.
		One of his law professors, she said, was so exasperated with him that he told Nelson to pack up his books, go out the door, and walk over to the music department.
		Nelson’s daughter recalled how she asked her father last year why he was still working at the Wilderness Society at 88.
	progressive.org /?q=mag_wx071405 (793 words)

	Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin \| Column :: Earth Day: Gaylord Nelsonâs Legacy
		Before that first “happening,” Nelson had spent years speaking out about the damage we were doing to the planet, the loss of natural resources, the pollution of our air and water, the health risks, both immediate and long term.
		Being a wise man and a savvy politician, Gaylord Nelson recognized that the best way to save the planet was to get the people involved.
		Now Gaylord Nelson is gone, but Earth Day still reminds us that the fate of the planet is in our hands.
	tammybaldwin.house.gov /PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1347 (664 words)

	Gaylord Nelson - One Cool Guy.
		I wasn't aware of it until today, but George McGovern asked Nelson to be his running mate in 1972 against you know who.
		Nelson was a cool guy and he will be missed.
		Americans like Senators McGovern and Nelson inspired me to be interested in our common fate, they in many ways, although I did not know it at the time had set the standard for the American I was to become.
	rubyrocks.blogster.com /gaylord_nelson_one_cool.html (683 words)

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