(Encyclopedia) Yamagata, city (1990 pop. 249,487), capital of Yamagata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city produces consumer goods, computer equipment, and cast metal and is the site of Yamagata…
(Encyclopedia) Yuba CityYuba Cityy&oomacr;ˈbə [key], town (1990 pop. 27,437), seat of Sutter co., N central Calif., on the Feather River; founded 1849 during the gold rush; inc. 1908. It is a…
(Encyclopedia) AgusanAgusanäg&oomacr;ˈsän [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing N past Butuan to Butuan Bay. It is navigable…
Senate Years of Service: 1947-1959Party: RepublicanTHYE, Edward John, a Senator from Minnesota; born on a farm near Frederick, Brown County, S.Dak., April 26, 1896; moved in early childhood to…
ASHE, William Shepperd, (brother of John Baptista Ashe of Tennessee, nephew of John Baptista Ashe of North Carolina and cousin of Thomas Samuel Ashe), a Representative from North Carolina;…
Location: Middle EastSchool: Girls and boys are educated separately until the university level. In addition, girls typically have only female teachers, and boys typically have only male teachers.…
EVINS, Joseph Landon, a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Blend, DeKalb County, Tenn., October 24, 1910; attended the public schools; was graduated from Vanderbilt University…
(Encyclopedia) MoptiMoptimôpˈtē [key], city (1993 pop. 75,000), central Mali, a port at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers. The city is built on three islets linked by dikes; one dike, 8 mi…
(Encyclopedia) KhulnaKhulnak&oobreve;lˈnə [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,001,825), SW Bangladesh, in the Ganges delta. It is a river port and the trade and processing center for the products of…