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Foggia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Foggia , city (1991 pop. 156,268), capital of Foggia prov., in Apulia, S Italy. It is a transportation and industrial center and the main wheat market of S Italy. It is a highly diversified secondary industrial center. It has long been the custom to store grain in huge holes dug in the squares of the city. An earthquake in 1731 destroyed much of Foggia. The city was a favorite residence of Emperor Frederick II, who built (13th cent.) a fortified castle there (since greatly reconstructed). Author not available, FOGGIA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Baldwin II Porphyrogenitus
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (born 1217, Constantinople—died Oct. 1273, Foggia, Kingdom of Sicily) Fifth and last Latin emperor of Constantinople (1228–61). The son of the third Latin emperor (Porphyrogenitus ... Read more
Asculum
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , ancient town, Apulia, SE Italy, 18 mi (29 km) S of Foggia, on a branch of the Appian Way. Here Pyrrhus won a hard-fought battle against the Romans in 279 BC Modern Ascoli Satriano is in the region. The name also appears as Ausculum. Read more

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HOOKED ON THE FEELING FOGGIA, STRESS-RIDDEN BY THIS SPORT, LAUNCHES FLY-FISHING CLUB FOR WOMEN.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/14/2000; 829 words ; Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Who knows where Lyla Foggia's latest crusade to start a women-only fly-fishing club will lead. The former publicist gained national acclaim with her 1995 book ... Kathie Lee'' show and as an independent publicist for the films ``ET,'' ``Raiders of the Lost Ark,'' ``Mr ... . Read more
PROBE INTO ITALIAN STATE AID IN IVECO'S FOGGIA PLANT.(Brief Article)
European Report; 12/22/2001; 244 words ; ... subsidiary Iveco's manufacturing plant in Foggia. At this stage the Commission has not ... to forward any comments within a month. Foggia is situated in the Puglia region of Southern ... diesel engines, denominated F1 at the Foggia plant. The total capacity at the plant ... Read more
FOGGIA, JULIA
Portland Press Herald (Maine); 11/27/2007; 57 words ; FOGGIA, JULIA Edition: FINAL Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours Type: News FOGGIA, JULIA - 94, of Portland, in Portland, Nov. 22, 2007. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial, 12 p.m., Nov. 29, St. Pius X Church, 492 ... Read more
Easy on the learning curve. (Quote From the Field).(Stephen Foggia of Stephen's Landscaping)(Caterpillar Inc.)(Brief Article)
Construction Equipment; 1/1/2003; 74 words ; Stephen Foggia of Stephen's Landscaping in Monmouth, NJ, currently has three Cat Skid ... Excavator. One of the things we like about Cat equipment is the controls, Foggia says. The simplicity of the controls helps operators who are just starting ... Read more
Ceco Industries.(appointed Mike Foggia )(Brief article)
CircuiTree; 10/1/2006; 75 words ; Ceco Industries appointed Mike Foggia as Director of Sales and Marketing. He has over 25 years of experience in the PCB industry ... technology-driven equipment Ceco introduces. Mike can be reached at 503-799-2372, and at mike. foggia@cecoindustries.com. Read more
Five decades from Italy: one-time enemies are now friends.(The Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/27/2001; Berg, Tom; 1175 words ; ... Robert Bud Kingsbury was four miles over Foggia, Italy, in one of 200 American B-17s dropping ... old B-17 and mentioned his mission over Foggia. Norris' daughter overheard him, and took ... would follow an hour later. The raid on Foggia, he says, was America's effort to persuade ... Read more
Dozens die in collapse of Italian apartments
The Independent - London; 11/12/1999; Frances Kennedy in Foggia; 812 words ; ... six-storey apartment block in the southern Italian town of Foggia in the early hours. Special sonar equipment and tracker ... Thousands of relatives waited in clusters at the site for news of loved ones. Neighbours of five similar apartment complexes ... living figures on the ambulance stretchers. Magistrates in ... Read more
16 die in collapse of Italian apartments
The Independent - London; 11/12/1999; Frances Kennedy in Foggia; 805 words ; ... six-storey apartment block in the southern Italian town of Foggia. Special sonar equipment and tracker dogs were at work as ... Thousands of relatives waited in clusters at the site for news of loved ones. Neighbours of five similar apartment complexes ... living figures on the ambulance stretchers. Magistrates in ... Read more
MANY DEAD IN FLATS COLLAPSE
Evening Standard - London; 11/11/1999; COLIN ADAMSON; 482 words ; ... uncovered in the ruins of the building in Foggia, southern Italy, which crashed down in ... with tracker dogs and sonar equipment. Foggia's mayor Paolo Agostinacchio said there ... of apartment blocks on the outskirts of Foggia were built illegally in the late Seventies ... Read more
Explosion on field halts soccer game
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/26/2001; 73 words ; ... 26, 2001 A professional soccer game in Foggia, Italy was suspended with five minutes ... exploded on the field. The game between Foggia and Tricase was first delayed when several ... onto the field and tried to attack the Foggia goalkeeper midway through the second half ... Read more

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