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Sr
Sr symbol for the element strontium .... Read more |
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William L. Sr. Clay
William Lacy Clay 1931– ... Read more |
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African American generals
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. 1877 Read more |
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strontium
strontium [from Strontian, a Scottish town], a metallic chemical element; symbol Sr; at. no. 38; at. wt. 87.62; m.p. 769°C; b.p. 1,384°C; sp. gr. 2.6 at 20°C; valence +2. Strontium is a soft, silver-yellow metal with three allotropic crystalline forms (see allotropy ). It is an ... Read more |
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Charles Francis Murphy
Charles Francis Murphy 1858-1924, American political boss, b. New York City. He was the owner of many saloons in New York City and took a keen interest in Democratic politics. His services to Tammany Hall brought him a job as dock commissioner. After the retirement of Richard Croker, Murphy became... Read more |
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Albert Gore Jr
A LG ORE Born: March 31, 1948 Washington, D.C. American vice president, senator, and congressman Al Gore, U.S. representative, senator, and forty-fifth vice president of the United States, lost one of the closest presidential elections in... Read more |
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John Blair Jr
BLAIR, JOHN, JR. John Blair Jr., was among the original members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Nominated by President george washington, Blair began his term as an associate justice shortly after the Court's establishment on February 2, 1790. Considered a fair-minded, incorruptible jurist, he remained... Read more |
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Strontium 90
STRONTIUM 90 STRONTIUM 90. When anyone discusses the harmful effects of atomic fallout, that discussion primarily relates to strontium 90 (90Sr), an isotope created during both nuclear detonations and nuclear-power reactions. The parent chemical, strontium (Sr), is a silver-yellow alkaline-earth... Read more |
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celestite
celestite or celestine , mineral appearing in blue-tinged or white orthorhombic crystals or in fibrous masses. The natural sulfate of strontium, SrSO 4 , it is important as a source of strontium and of certain of its compounds, e.g., strontium hydroxide, used in refining beet sugar, and... Read more |
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Paul Anka
ANKA, Paul 1941– PERSONAL Full name, Paul Albert Anka; born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; son of Andrew Emile, Sr. (a music executive) and Margaret (some sources say Camilia; maiden name, Tannis) Anka; married Anne Alison DeZogheb (a model), February 16, 1963 (divorced,... Read more |
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Bush, George
Bush, George (1924–), forty‐first...president of the United States.George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton...Pierce Bush and Prescott Bush Sr. a businessman and later...Highly popular at its peak, George Bush's administration made an ... |
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George Walker Sr.(Local)
VIRGINIA BEACH - Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. George "Danny" Walker Sr., 64, passed away peacefully Nov. 19, 2010 at...Wilmington, N.C., to the late Herbert and Lydia Walker, Sr. Cmdr. Walker served our country proudly in the... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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OBIT - WALKER, GEORGE FRANKLIN WALKER SR.
George Franklin Walker Sr., 76, of Sea Island, Georgia, and...was the son of the late William Wade Walker and Helen Record Walker. He attended...his wife Jean, in 1993; and a son, George Franklin Walker, Jr. in ... |
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Benjamin L. Walker Sr.(Local)
...NORFOLK - Benjamin L. "Bubba" Walker Sr., 85, of the 1000 block of Willingham...Mary William Hargraves and Verter Walker Sr. He was educated in the Norfolk...Funeral Service, 7246 Granby St. Dr. George H. Spicer will officiate. Interment... |
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Howard R. Walker Sr.
Howard R. Walker Sr. Howard R. Walker Sr., 73, of Lockport, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at Silver...Hulett; daughter Sylvia Lynch; and grandsons Christopher Lynch, George Hulett, Rick Hulett and Jeff Hulett. A memorial service was... |
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OBIT - WALKER, BASIL B. SR.
Mr. Basil B. Walker, Sr. 84, of the Athens Road...at his residence. Mr. Walker graduated from Matoaka High...Filament section. Mr. Walker was a member of the Intermont...Princeton, W.Va., and George M. Walker of Athens, W... |
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OBIT - SPRINKEL, ROBERT WALKER SR.
SPRINKEL, Robert Walker Sr., 73, of Fincastle, passed away Sunday...daughter and son-in-law, Kathy S. and George Kesler of Roanoke; grandchildren and...brothers and sisters-in-law, Ben, Sr. and Irene Sprinkel of Fincastle, Sam... |
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OBIT - MCCLAMMER, W. WALKER SR.
McCLAMMER, W. Walker Sr., 83, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 29...and daughter-in-law, Gwen W. McClammer of Daleville; brother, George T. McClammer of Roanoke; sisters, Rowena Harlow of Radiant, Va... |
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Don Walker Korte Sr.(Local)
VIRGINIA BEACH - Don Walker Korte Sr. died June 14, 2008, at the age of 88. He was a native of New...Mary of Mequon, Wis., Martha Korte Brantley and husband Allen, George F. Korte and wife Holly, John J. Korte and wife Judy, all of... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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WALKER.(Obit)(Obituary)
Andrew Walker August 12, 2007 Andrew Walker, 82, entered into eternal rest...Shorter, Alabama, to the late George Walker Sr. and Mary Frances Eckward Walker...was predeceased by his brother, George "Lit" ... |
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Walker's Senior Year Features a New Cast; Injured Player Moved from Gulf Coast
...North County senior Will Walker turns 17 on Tuesday...But compared with what Walker faced before relocating...his injury is nothing.Walker, a Division I football...father, William Walker Sr., for more than a week...through it with Ivan and ... |
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