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All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header.

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George Will
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 4
Columnist
Journalist
Champaign
Illinois
George F. Will
George Frederick Will
Remember
Cubs
Wedding
Double
Baseball
Lost

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