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Paul Soglin, Once Madison?s ?Hippie Mayor,? Is Not Quite the Same Firebrand

When Paul Soglin was busted in 1969 at the wild Mifflin Street block party, the arrest was something of a badge of honor. The city had refused to grant a permit for the gathering, which was intoxicated with left-wing politics, among other things. Mr. Soglin was happy to defy the ban.