Takeshita Noboru
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Takeshita Noboru (b. 26 Feb. 1924, d. 19 June 2000). Prime Minister of Japan 1987–9 Although a less controversial figure than many of his contemporaries, Takeshita's achievements have been substantial by comparison with any other Japanese political leader of recent times. The son of a sake maker, Takeshita spent his early adulthood in the Imperial Army Air Corps. After 1945, he taught in a middle school before entering local politics in 1951 in Shimane Prefecture. From this platform he launched his campaign for election to the Lower House in 1958. In a long political career, Takeshita managed to acquire experience in many of the most important Cabinet posts including Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of Construction. As Minister of Finance in the
Nakasone government, he designed the consumption tax which he was later to introduce as Prime Minister. This enabled a fundamental reform of the Japanese revenue system, despite widespread and virulent opposition. His remarkable political skill was based on his expertise in fund-raising, his skill as a party boss, and his ability as a consummate parliamentarian. After resigning from office because he was implicated in the Recruit scandal, he retained considerable influence within the
Liberal Democratic Party.
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Tomb of tranquility
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Thirteen (Ming) Tombs on the outskirts of...the Xiaoling Ming Tomb in Nanjing, the capital...there was an imperial tomb near this small city...dozens of imperial tombs from the dynasty throughout...buried in the Ming Tombs in Beijing. Zhu Yuanzhang...there. Therefore his tomb, the ...
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Tombs and temples along the Nile River
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 3/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...visited three different tombs: Tawosert-Setnakhte...E.), the largest tomb in the valley. It has...visited Ramses VI and the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most famous of all the tombs. To describe each tomb would take several articles...
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Tomb Found in Egypt's Valley of Kings
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...its name not all the tombs are of kings. Schaden...shafts leading to the tomb _ about 15 feet from...likely is that the tomb was used as a storeroom...sarcophagi moved from other tombs later _ either by...tomb's owner. The tomb's architecture will...Early New Kingdom tombs ...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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TOMBS GETS LIFE SENTENCE 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL SOBS AFTER JURY FINDS HER GUILTY OF KILLING `COUSIN' WHO HAD BABY-SAT HER.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 4/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Staff Writer Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Tombs burst into tears Friday as deputies led...deliberated less than a day before convicting Tombs of first-degree murder in the slaying...with no comment from lawyers or family. Tombs showed no reaction at first as the verdict...
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Whose tomb? The question is more difficult than it looks. Or is it?
Magazine article from: Dig; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...had uncovered three tombs dating from the fourth century B.C. Tomb I is a small cis1...largest of the chamber tombs (Tomb II) contained the...but what do the tombs themselves tell us...Identifying the occupant of Tomb III is relatively...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Tomb found in Valley of Kings
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 2/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...its name not all the tombs are of kings. Schaden...shafts leading to the tomb -- about 15 feet...likely is that the tomb was used as a storeroom...sarcophagi moved from other tombs later -- either by...tomb's owner. The tomb's architecture will...Early New Kingdom tombs have ...
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 "Fresh Air (NPR)")
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Tombs of Egypt
Transcript from: Fresh Air (NPR); 10/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...excavating KV5, it's called The Lost Tomb. I asked him why this tomb is so large. KENT WEEKS, EGYPTOLOGIST; AUTHOR, THE LOST TOMB : With very very few exceptions most tombs in the Valley of the Kings were intended...
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TOMB GUARDS MARK 50 YEARS OF SILENT SENTRY
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 4/20/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Fifty years of silent vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery...ceremony April 2 honoring the 35 current Tomb Guards of the 3rd U.S. Infantry. The Old Guard assumed 24-hour vigil duty at the Tomb in April 1948. Retired Navy Capt. Bill...
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Ming Tombs: showcase of funeral architecture and culture in ancientChina
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...to designing of the tombs paid attention to harmony between tomb architecture and the...value of the Ming Tombs in terms of tomb structure, architectural...mausoleums, seven tombs of imperial concubines, one eunuch's tomb and other auxiliary...
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FIRST TOMB BADGE RECIPIENT LAID TO REST
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/16/2009; 612 words
; ...news release: The first recipient of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification...Wednesday, a mere hundred yards south of the tomb he guarded in life. Retired Master Sgt. William Daniel served as a tomb sentinel and sergeant of the guard at...
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Tombs
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
...ancient world were tombs: the great pyramids...The latter was the tomb of Mausolus (hence...perhaps the most famous tombs of all time. Their...created them. The word tomb derives from ancient...maintenance of the tomb of Lenin. Reverence for the dead, and tombs that house them...
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megalithic tombs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...There are around 400 tombs, located mainly in...In the dual court tomb at Audleystown, Co...flint tools. Portal tombs are architecturally the simplest of the tomb types. They are defined...towards the back of the tomb. One of the best...occurrence of these tombs in areas of copper...
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Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
UNKNOWN SOLDIER, TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, TOMB OF THE, in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D...France so that he could rest on the earth on which he died. The tomb itself was not completed until 1932. In 1958, President Dwight...
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tomb
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...grave. The concept of the tomb as a chamber or dwelling...prehistoric barrow , the beehive tomb of Mycenaean civilization...commonly called rock-cut tombs (such as those found...of the dead. Christian tombs, relatively simple at...Paris, which contains the tomb of Napoleon; General...
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...original base, was dedicated as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Nov...War—were buried in the tomb, which was renamed the Tomb of the Unknowns. Remains of an...de Triomphe in Paris. Similar tombs are in Baghdad, Russia, and...
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