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William Sloane Coffin Jr
William Sloane Coffin, Jr. 1924-2006, American Protestant social activist, b. New York City. Strongly influenced by the social philosophy of Reinhold Niebuhr , Coffin became a leader in the civil-rights and peace movements of the 1960s and 1970s when he was chaplain at his alma mater, Yale. As... Read more |
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coffin
coffin closed receptacle for a corpse. Its purpose is usually to protect and to aid preservation of the body, although in the past some have believed that it may confine the spirit of the deceased. Bark, skins, and mats were commonly used in primitive societies to wrap the body prior to burial.... Read more |
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Levi Coffin
Levi Coffin 1798-1877, American abolitionist, b. North Carolina. In 1826 he moved to the Quaker settlement of Newport (now Fountain City), Ind., where he kept a store until 1847. His home became a leading station of the Underground Railroad , of which he was styled "president." Bibliography:... Read more |
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Newburyport
Newburyport city (1990 pop. 16,317), a seat of Essex co., NE Mass., at the mouth of the Merrimack River; settled 1635, set off from Newbury and inc. 1764. Its silverware industry dates from colonial times; textiles, scientific instruments, and electronic equipment are also made there, and tourism... Read more |
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Mahomet
Mahomet an archaic form of Muhammad, recorded from late Middle English; the alternative Mahound is also found.if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain proverbial saying, early 17th century, used in the context of an apparently insoluble situation. The saying refers... Read more |
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Charing Cross
Charing Cross a locality in the City of Westminster, London, containing the site of a cross erected to commemorate the last resting place of the coffin of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I, on its journey from Nottinghamshire, where she died in 1290, to Westminster.The original cross (the... Read more |
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Daniel Ortega
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lychgate
lychgate a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival; a lychway is a path along which a corpse has been carried to burial, which was supposed in some districts to establish a right of way. The first element comes from Old English... Read more |
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regicides
regicides [Lat., =king-killers], in English history, name given to those judges and court officers responsible for the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649. After the Restoration (1660) of the monarchy they were excepted from the general pardon granted by the Act of Indemnity. At that time 41... Read more |
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Eric Ambler
Eric Ambler 1909-98, English novelist. An advertising executive, he turned exclusively to writing after his realistic and innovative suspense novels became popular. Ambler has often been called the first thriller writer whose work succeeded as literature. His heroes are usually ordinary men who... Read more |
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My beloved boy is still with me every day.(Features)
...lost her beloved son Daniel in an horrific arson...still pictures his coffin in her mind's eye. The 15-yearold...go into St Paul's Church in Colwyn Bay...into tears. It's embarrassing." But...chair of the Dan's ... |
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Bulls feeling blue as streak is snapped.(Sports)
...off Isaia Toeava's try. This came after...nail in the Bulls coffin was self inflicted as Gerhard van den Heever threw an ill...sounded. Flyhalf Daniel Halangahu added both...Baxter, Australia's most-capped prop...fifth try. ... |
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Bulls feeling blue as their streak is snapped.(Sports)
...off Isaia Toeava's try. This came after...nail in the Bulls coffin was self inflicted as Gerhard van den Heever threw an ill...sounded. Flyhalf Daniel Halangahu added both...Baxter, Australia's most-capped prop...fifth try. ... |
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MARRIAGES.(METRO)
...Wayne, Sun Prairie. COFFIN, Catherine Abigail...GIESE, Christopher Daniel, Sun Prairie. LANDSTROM...Isauro, Madison. VAN DEN BERGH, Connie Jo...and PRELL, Jerry Daniel, Manchester, Conn...Brian James, town of S. Hadley, Mass...Ann, and ... |
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Dalkeith pupils are the top entrepreneurs.
...students from St David's High School won the...Ryan Horsburgh, Daniel Morrow, Nick Naismith...idea of eco-friendly coffins. They designed, produced...TV series Dragon's Den and organised by Essential...said: "The Dragon's ... |
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TONIGHT
...Sick Puppies, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun casino...Jeff Lorber Fusion, Daniel Street, 21 Daniel...Oyster Bar, 100 S. Water St., New...Pub & Eatery, 908 S. Main St., (Route...Solid Gold, J. Roo's Restaurant, 249 State...Resort ... |
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Soap stories.(Features)
...final nail in her own coffin by trying to seduce...she announces she's leaving for Australia...much to Terry's consternation. ALSO...interested as he's the next best thing...an illegal gambling den - it's bound to...oddball ... |
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5 The Cheetahs didn't finish with a win but they contributed greatly to a...
...halfway with the fullback's swerving run leaving several...came when Gerhard van den Heever crossed in the...by Wynand Olivier, Van den Heever went over in thecorner...line-out ball, Keegan Daniel received the ball at flyhalf...the nail in the Bulls' ... |
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RESULTS.(Sports)
...283 - S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 75 68 69, D...70 70 71 74 287 - S Shankar Prasad Chowrasia...Esp) 73 72 73 70, S Webster 73 74 69 72...Morgan 75. C Stone, S Daniels, G Gervin, G Symons...Smith, S Williams, ... |
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Open season on UK banks.(Column)
...chairman Maarten van den Bergh has taken to...chief executive, Eric Daniels, hails from Montana...predators. The UK's openness, however...Federal Reserve's interest rate decision...rises. Yesterday's far weaker than expected...making cheap ... |