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Bill Taft: “It is impossible to safeguard the people of Douglas unless the town be vacated.”

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It is impossible to safeguard the people of Douglas unless the town be vacated.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft states that the town of Douglas cannot be safeguarded unless it is vacated due to the ongoing conflict.

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