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Ralph Straus REGULA, Congress, OH (1924)

REGULA, Ralph Straus, a Representative from Ohio; born in Beach City, Stark County, Ohio, December 3, 1924; B.A., Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, 1948; LL.B., William McKinley School of…

Brad SHERMAN, Congress, CA (1954)

SHERMAN, Brad, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 24, 1954; attended Mark Kepple High School, Alhambra, Calif., and Corona del Mar High…

Mark A. FOLEY, Congress, FL (1954)

FOLEY, Mark A., a Representative from Florida; born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954; graduated Lake Worth High School, Lake Worth, Fla.; attended Palm Beach Community…

Charles DOUGHERTY, Congress, FL (1850-1915)

DOUGHERTY, Charles, a Representative from Florida; born in Athens, Ga., October 15, 1850; attended the public schools of Athens and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; followed the…

John William FERDON, Congress, NY (1826-1884)

FERDON, John William, a Representative from New York; born in Piermont, Rockland County, N.Y., December 13, 1826; was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1847; studied law…

Nyad, Diana

(Encyclopedia) Nyad, DianaNyad, Diananīˈăd [key], 1949–, American distance swimmer, b. New York City as Diana Sneed, grad. Lake Forest College, 1973. She began swimming seriously as a teenager,…

skywriting

(Encyclopedia) skywriting, advertising medium in which aircraft spell out trade names and sales slogans in the sky by means of the controlled emission of thick smoke. The technique was first…

Rothstein, Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Rothstein, ArnoldRothstein, Arnoldrôthˈstēn [key], 1883–1928, American gambler, b. New York City. Supposedly beginning his career at the age of 12, Rothstein became a professional…

Baja California Sur

(Encyclopedia) Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Span.: bäˈhä kälēfōrˈnyä [key…

Baz Luhrmann

director, producer, actorBorn: 9/17/1962Birthplace: Australia Trained at Sydney's National Institute of the Dramatic Arts, Luhrmann began his career in front of the camera. He appeared opposite…