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William Powell
William Powell 1892-1984, American movie actor, b. Pittsburgh. Powell made his stage debut in 1912. He played the dapper villain in such early films as Sherlock Holmes (1921), Romola (1924), and Beau Geste (1926). In sound films, his sonorous voice and elegant manner made him more popular as... Read more |
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William Powell Frith
William Powell Frith 1819-1909, English anecdotal and genre painter. His early paintings were illustrations, such as his Scene from a Sentimental Journey (Victoria and Albert Mus.). Later he painted many enormously popular pictures of everyday English life, among them Derby Day (National Gall.,... Read more |
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Powell v. Alabama
POWELL V. ALABAMA Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 53 S. Ct. 55, 77 L. Ed. 158 (1932), is a watershed case in criminal law. The Powell case marked the first time that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court conviction because the lower court failed to appoint counsel or give the defendants an... Read more |
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Learjet Inc
Learjet Inc. One Learjet WayWichita, Kansas 67277-7707U.S.A.(316) 946-2000(800) 289-5327Fax: (316) 946-2220Web site: http://www.learjet.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Bombardier, Inc.Incorporated: 1964 as Lear Jet CorporationEmployees: 4,975Sales: $551 million (1998 est.)SICs: 3721 Aircraft;... Read more |
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Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren, 429 U.S. 190 (1976), argued 5 Oct. 1976, decided 20 Dec. 1976 by vote of 7 to 2; Brennan for the Court, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, and Stewart (as to result) concurring, Burger and Rehnquist in dissent. The Court announced for the first time that sex‐based... Read more |
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John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth , 1838-65, American actor, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln , b. near Bel Air, Md.; son of Junius Brutus Booth and brother of Edwin Booth . He made his debut at the age of 17 in Baltimore, toured widely, and soon became a star, winning acclaim for his Shakespearean roles. Unlike... Read more |
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Powell, John Wesley
...resource assessment.The USGS under Powell won international acclaim...congressional prerogatives. Powell's planning of irrigation development...Geological SurveysBibliography William Culp Darrah , Powell of the Colorado, 1951. Mary... |
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Bonstelle, Jessie
...promising performers she encouraged. Others she assisted early in their careers were Ann Harding, Melvyn Douglas, William Powell, and Frank Morgan. Bonstelle's ability to pick promising performers earned her the appellation “Maker of Stars... |
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Nixon, Richard
...its opposition became publicly known, the president nominated Virginian Lewis Powell, a former ABA president, and Assistant Attorney General William Rehnquist. Powell's widely acclaimed selection proved untrue Nixon |
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Powell v. Mccormack
...in Article I, section 2. Powell met those qualifications and...exclusion are not equivalents. If Powell had actually been expelled...formal answer, although Justice William O. Douglas suggested in a...subject to judicial review. Powell, following closely on ... |
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Keyes v. Denver School District No. 1
...desegregation of northern school districts. Justices William O. Douglas and Lewis Powell, in separate opinions, urged abandonment of the...Swann‐type transportation decrees. Justice William Rehnquist's dissent objected to the majority... |
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Segregation, De Facto
...other issues (see Segregation, De Jure). In Keyes v. Denver School District No. 1 (1973) Justices William O. Douglas and Lewis Powell, concurring, urged the Court to abandon the distinction between de facto and de jure segregation. Douglas... |
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Cert Pool
...certworthy” cases. Beginning in 1972, Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justices Byron White, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Powell, and William H. Rehnquist pooled the efforts of their clerks: one clerk writes a single “pool memo” on each case for... |
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Mississippi University For Women v. Hogan
...the Court, Burger, Blackmun, Powell, and Rehnquist in dissent. Hogan...agreement with Justice Lewis Powell's but emphasized that the holding...other single‐sex schools. Powell (with Justice William Rehnquist) asserted that, in... |
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Davis v. Bandemer
...to 2, White for the Court, Powell and Stevens in dissent. Two...Justice Byron White for himself, William Brennan, Thurgood Marshall, and Harry Blackmun. Lewis Powell and John Paul Stevens would...Connor, Warren Burger, and William Rehnquist, would have ... |
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
...June 1978 by vote of 5 to 4; Powell for the Court, Brennan, White...Burger, Potter Stewart, and William Rehnquist) preferred to address the...admitted. A second group (William J. Brennan, Thurgood Marshall, Byron...Scrutiny). Justice Lewis Powell cast the ... |
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Interview: World War II veteran William Powell shares some wartime stories
...Interview: World War II veteran William Powell shares some wartime storiesHost...African-American from Ohio. Mr. WILLIAM POWELL(ph) (World War II Veteran): I'm William Powell. I served in England during World... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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William Powell Jr.
NORFOLK -- NORFOLK - William Powell Jr., 67, of the 700 block of...the late Elma Barnes Powell and William Powell Sr. in Franklin, Va., and...cherish his memory two sons, William Powell III and David ... |
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WILLIAM POWELL, 73.(CAPITAL REGION)
TROY William C. Powell, 73, of 6th Avenue, Lansingburgh, died Thursday at...and Sharon M. Powell of Troy; two sons, Michael J. Powell of Mechanicville and William C. Powell Jr. of Lansingburgh and five grandchildren. He is ... |
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Sorry About All the Bombs.(Nation)(William Powell)
Byline: Tony Dokoupil William Powell wrote a terrorist bible. Forty Years Later, he revisits...some stagnant brain cells into action," he wrote. William Powell, author of The Anarchist Cookbook, succeeded all... |
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William Powell, 45, insurance agent
...Philadelphia Tribune, The 02-19-2006 William T. Powell, a dedicated family and businessman...following a long illness. He was 45.Powell was born Sept. 19, 1960, and...University.He married Tamara Powell in 1987.Powell had worked as... |
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George William Powell
...Funeral Home, Yakima YAKIMA George William Powell, 74, of Yakima, passed away Wednesday...Arkansas to Bryan and Audie (Dockins) Powell. He received his education in Arkansas...Hazel; two sons, Rod (LaRae) Powell of Auburn, WA and Steve (Tawnya... |
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INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MONTANA ON OCT. 10: WILLIAM...
...S. District Judge Jack D. Shanstrom, WILLIAM POWELL, age 26, pled guilty to possession of...a monitored and controlled drug buy from POWELL. Following the drug buy, agents stopped POWELL'S vehicle. POWELL was eventually released... |
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Obituaries.(William Powell Kemp Jr., Milton Smith and Robert B....
Staff William Powell Kemp Jr., Kemp Staff Goldsboro, N.C. - William Powell Kemp Jr., retired president and chairman...Furniture and son of company founder William Powell Kemp, has died. He was 83. During... |
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William Powell.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
William Powell of Rolling Meadows Services for William Powell, 67, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff, Rolling Meadows. The Rev. Dr. Rande Wayne Smith will officiate. Interment will... |
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TCM Spotlight: Myrna Loy/William Powell Collection -- Thin Man Duo Back with...
...picture chemistry of Myrna Loy and William Powell with the August 7th DVD debut of...SRP. Accompanying the new Loy and Powell teamings will be the first national...Melodrama (1934) Clark Gable and Powell star in this famed Oscar[R] winning... |
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