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Gannett Co. Inc
Gannett Co., Inc. 1100 Wilson BoulevardArlington, Virginia 22234U.S.A.(703) 284-6000Fax: (703) 558-4638Web site: http://www.gannett.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1923Employees: 39,400Sales: $5.12 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: GCINAIC: 51111 Newspaper Publishers; 51312... Read more |
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Committee on Public Information
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION, set up by executive order of President Woodrow Wilson, 14 April 1917. Formally it consisted of the secretaries of state, war, and the navy, with the journalist George Creel as civilian chairman. The committee was responsible for... Read more |
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chamber of commerce
chamber of commerce local association of business people organized to promote the welfare of their community, especially its commercial interests. Each chamber of commerce usually has an elected board of directors, and its work is done through committees. Among the activities frequently carried on... Read more |
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Nye Committee
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National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) is a presidential advisory board composed of leaders in various key industries. Its membership is made up of thirty chief executives who represent the... Read more |
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David Low Dodge
David Low Dodge 1774-1852, American merchant and pacifist, b. Brooklyn, Conn. In 1815 he founded the New York Peace Society, possibly the first such organization to be established. In 1828 other peace societies joined with it to form the American Peace Society; Dodge served as a director and as a... Read more |
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Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror 1793-94, period of the French Revolution characterized by a wave of executions of presumed enemies of the state. Directed by the Committee of Public Safety, the Revolutionary government's Terror was essentially a war dictatorship, instituted to rule the country in a national... Read more |
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Fair Employment Practices Committee
Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC), established (1941) within the Office of Production Management by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was created to promote the fullest employment of all available persons and to eliminate discriminatory employment practices.... Read more |
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Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle , 1890-1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959-69) of the Fifth Republic. The World Wars During World War I de Gaulle served with distinction until his capture in 1916. In The Army of the Future (1934, tr. 1941) he foresaw and futilely advocated for France the... Read more |
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Nuclear energy policy
National Committee For a Sane Nuclear Policy. In June 1957, twenty‐seven prominent citizens concerned with the direct and indirect hazards of nuclear fallout (e.g., strontium 90 found in cow's milk) met in New York City and formed the Provisional Committee to Stop Nuclear Tests. In the fall,... Read more |
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