Word: wier
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...almost anyone's standard, MacGregor is an attractive politician. A 6-ft. 3-in. former Dartmouth athlete who won World War II field promotions from Army private to second lieutenant for his intelligence work behind Japanese lines, Attorney MacGregor knocked off six-term Democrat Roy Wier in 1960. He breezed to re-election in his suburban Minneapolis district in 1962. Spotted as one of his party's brightest young men, MacGregor was given a coveted spot on the Judiciary Committee, played a key role in shaping the 1964 Civil Rights Bill...