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Mike Wallace showed softer side during visits to native Brookline

Mike Wallace’s half-century-long career took him around the world and into the minds of the 20th century’s most newsworthy figures. But it all began in Brookline. A 1935 graduate of Brookline High School, Wallace returned to his home town and alma mater multiple times over the years, often to give talks or accept plaudits.

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