Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre , city (1990 pop. 47,523), seat of Luzerne co., E Pa., on the east bank of the Susquehanna River; settled 1769, inc. as a city 1871. Once a major anthracite coal center, Wilkes-Barre has plants that produce processed food; machinery; metal, vinyl, wire, and plastic products; electrical goods; footwear; chemicals; transportation equipment; and textiles and apparel. The city was named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barré , defenders of the colonies before Parliament. The settlement was burned in 1778 by the British and Native Americans, just after the Wyoming Valley massacre; it was again burned in 1784. Wilkes-Barre is the seat of Wilkes Univ., King's College, Misericordia Univ., and a campus of Pennsylvania State Univ. The Swetland Homestead (early 1800s) is of historical interest. Much of Wilkes-Barre was severely damaged by the flooding of the Susquehanna in 1972.
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Ohio University vs. James Ford Rhodes. (Cleveland's James Ford Rhodes High School)
PR Newswire; 10/19/1988; 528 words
; OHIO UNIVERSITY VS. JAMES FORD RHODES CLEVELAND, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio University female basketball team will visit the James Ford Rhodes female basketball team in an exhibition scrimmage from 4...
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Ameritrust and James Ford Rhodes High School to hold community breakfast.
PR Newswire; 11/26/1990; 421 words
; AMERITRUST AND JAMES FORD RHODES TO HOLD COMMUNITY BREAKFAST CLEVELAND, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameritrust, in partnership with James Ford Rhodes High School, will hold a School Community Appreciation Breakfast...
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James Ford Rhodes High School students to study in the wilds. (Cleveland)
PR Newswire; 9/29/1989; 562 words
; JAMES FORD RHODES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDY IN THE WILDS CLEVELAND, Sept. 29...PRNewswire/ -- From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, approximately 15 students from James Ford Rhodes High School will take part in an overnight adventure in the Cuyahoga...
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OBIT - RHODES, ONYX LOUISE PETTUS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 3/4/2006; 362 words
; Onyx Louise Pettus Rhodes, entered into eternal...Pettus. Her brothers James, Bobby France, Robert...memory, a son, Jimmy Rhodes; five grandchildren...Jerel (Rhonda) Rhodes, Keita Ford, Amberle Ford, all...
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Minnesota pastor reflects on years as House chaplain; The Rev. James Ford will retire after 21 years of standing by members in some of their most trying times.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/6/1999; ; 700+ words
; 1/3 The Rev. James Ford could teach Congress a few...33 so Ford could apply. Ford got the job and stayed for...returned to West Point, Ford presided over funeral ceremonies...leader at the time, John Rhodes of Arizona, , about his...
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ENERGY IN THE AMERICAS:JAMES L. MARTIN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 7/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...Congressional Testimony 07-31-2008 Statement of James L. Martin Chairman National Defense Council Foundation...embargo, two of your previous colleagues, Gerald R. Ford of Michigan and John J. Rhodes of Arizona appointed Indiana Congressman Roger Zion...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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JIM RHODES: JOBS AND PROGRESS.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/6/2001; 700+ words
; James A. Rhodes will be buried Thursday in...plants in central Ohio and the Ford Motor Co. to expand its...Locally, aside from highways, Rhodes' hand is most evident in...institution. Above all, Rhodes was a populist, someone...
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Cleveland City Schools upcoming events.
PR Newswire; 1/17/1990; 700+ words
; ...Ralph Poole is the program host. James Ford Rhodes students will study streams as part...second-year science teacher at Rhodes. Sunday, Jan. 21 Listen to...Guests will include Aviation teachers James Heffernan, English and air traffic...
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Bernie Kosar to support Cleveland Public Schools Special Olympics.
PR Newswire; 10/10/1990; 556 words
; ...Special Olympic Team in a special assembly in the James Ford Rhodes High School auditorium, 5100 Biddulph Ave., at...Schools Special Olympics is an all-volunteer program. James Ford Rhodes High School was the pilot school for the district...
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What a difference a day makes: During their marathon 24-hour trip to D.C., Cleveland students get vivid picture of Holocaust.
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 6/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Rodriguez, an 11th-grader at James Ford Rhodes High School, a large West Side...group of 35 specially selected Rhodes students, seven staff members...for a "Holocaust Shelf" at the Rhodes Media Center, established an honorarium...
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James Ford Rhodes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
James Ford Rhodes James Ford Rhodes (1848-1927), American historian, wrote an influential...1927. Further Reading The best book on Rhodes is Robert Cruden, James Ford Rhodes: The Man, the Historian, and His Work (1961), which contains...
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Rhodes, James Ford
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Rhodes, James Ford (1848–1927), historian principally famous for his History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 (7 vols...
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John James Audubon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John James Audubon , 1785-1851, American...Corning; biographies by A. Ford (1988) S. Streshinsky (1993...Souder (2004), and R. Rhodes (2004); The Art of Audubon...Arthur (1937), A. E. Ford (1964), A. B. Adams (1966...
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Howe, M(ark) A(ntony) Dewolfe
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...journals of Mrs. J.T. Fields; Barrett Wendell and His Letters (1924, Pulitzer Prize); Classic Shades (1928); James Ford Rhodes (1929), a biography; and Holmes of the Breakfast‐Table (1939). A Venture in Remembrance (1941...
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Caan, James
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
CAAN, James Nationality: American...Education: Attended Rhodes High School, Manhattan...Stokes, 1995, two sons: James and Jacob. Career: Began...Rain People (Francis Ford Coppola) (as Jimmie...articles— "James Caan: His Godfather...
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