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Laconia
Laconia city (1990 pop. 15,743), seat of Belknap co., central N.H., near lakes Winnisquam and Winnipesaukee and on the Winnipesaukee River; settled c.1761, inc. as a city 1893. It is a popular summer and winter resort and the industrial and trade center of a lake resort and farming region. Among... Read more |
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stabilizers
stabilizers are used to minimize the rolling of a ship. They are normally fitted to cruise ships and ferries, where passenger comfort is essential, and to large container ships, where it is necessary to minimize the rolling forces on the containers stacked on deck. They should not be confused with... Read more |
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Calder Willingham
WILLINGHAM, Calder Writer. Nationality:American. Born:Atlanta, Georgia, 23 December 1922. Education: Attended The Citadel and The University of Virginia. Family: Married 1) Helen Rothenberg (divorced), son Paul; 2) Jane Marie Bennett, five children. ... Read more |
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Sparti
Spárti, Greece Sparta, Lacedaemon An ancient and powerful city‐state founded, according to tradition, by Lacedaemon, who named it after his wife, Sparta, the daughter of Evrótas, one of the first Kings of Laconia. Spárti lies on the Evrótas River. When the Byzantines... Read more |
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Sparta
Sparta , city of ancient Greece, capital of Laconia, on the Eurotas (Evrótas) River in the Peloponnesus. Spartan Society Sparta's government was headed by two hereditary kings furnished by two families; they were titular leaders in battle and in religion. Some of these kings were able (e.g.,... Read more |
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Elaine Feinstein
FEINSTEIN, Elaine Nationality: British. Born: Bootle, Lancashire, 24 October 1930. Education: Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester; Newnham College, Cambridge, B.A. in English 1952, M.A. 1955. Family: Married Arnold Feinstein in 1956; three sons. Career: Editorial staff member, Cambridge... Read more |
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Elaine R. Jones
Elaine R. Jones 1944– Lawyer, executive, civil rights activist Career Fueled by Racism Graduated with Law Degree Longtime Career with LDF Became Director of LDF Struggled with Life, Work Balance Sources Elaine R. Jones is the first female director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and... Read more |
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Christopher Plummer
Plummer, Christopher 1929–PERSONALFull name, Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer; born December 13, 1929, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of John (a university secretary) and Isabella Mary (maiden name, Abbott) Plummer; married Tammy Lee Grimes (an actress), August 19, 1956 (divorced, 1960); married... Read more |
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Wayne Newton
Newton, Wayne 1942–PERSONALFull name, Carson Wayne Newton; born April 3, 1942, in Roanoke, VA; son of Patrick (an auto mechanic) and Evelyn (maiden name, Smith) Newton; brother of Jerry Newton (a musician); married Elaine Okamura (an airline flight attendant), June 2, 1968 (divorced, July, 1985);... Read more |
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