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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Irving city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. The city has grown rapidly along with the expanding business community of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, profiting from the nearby oil, aerospace, electronic, engineering, and automobile industries. The prosperous business center, Las Colinas, which is headquarters to ExxonMobil, is also in the vicinity. Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team, and the Univ. of Dallas... Read more

John Irving
John Irving One of a few modern best-selling writers who also has literary stature, John Irving (born 1942) rose to prominence in 1979 with...Wallace Blunt, Jr., in Exeter, New Hampshire, Irving grew up in academia. His mother, Frances, and... Read more

Irving, Washington
Washington Irving Born: April 3, 1783 New York, New York Died: November 28, 1859 Irvington, New York American author Considered the first...and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Washington Irving was influential in the development of the short... Read more

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	Iffy times for Irving Federal ; Irving Federal Bank for Savings, a Chicago S&L that pursued a...1980s, is taking its lumps. During the last two years, Irving's capital has been eroded by big losses on troubled real...may be too mired in bad loans to retain its independence. Irving's strategy of concentrating its lending on homebuilders... Read more
	(Objective historian standard applied to determine libel in Irving v. Penguin Books Ltd). (Case Note) ; Irving v. Penguin Books Ltd., No. 1996-I-1113, 2000 WL 362478...18, 2000). During the course of Holocaust denier David Irving's libel action against American historian Deborah Lipstadt...he relied on an objective historian standard in judging Irving's scholarship. This standard had no legal precedent; ... Read more
	Henry Irving's Hamlet: Some Visual Sources ; Henry Irving's portrayal of Hamlet was one of the most...part of the nineteenth century. To revisit Irving's performances, we have the aid of such...which contain hand-written annotations, and Irving's own acting notes and those of Ellen Terry... Read more
	Slugging through the mud.(David Irving loses libel case)(Brief Article) ; David Irving's lost libel case not only brands him as...American historian who had been sued by David Irving for branding the Briton a Holocaust-denier...publisher, Penguin Books, were sued by Mr Irving, who represented himself in court. He alleged... Read more
	Irving Park Keeps History Alive // Preservation Efforts Showcase Heritage ; Irving Park, on the Northwest Side, is a community known for its...community - bounded by Montrose Avenue, Elston Avenue, Irving Park Road, the North Branch of the Chicago River, Addison...encompasses two notable districts of historic homes. Old Irving Park has attracted young families priced out of the ... Read more
	Italian Bank Raises Irving Bid, but Trims Stake ; Irving Bank Corp. said today that Banca Commerciale Italiana raised...and investors on Wall Street, and Bank of New York called Irving's recently announced complex restructuring plan "worse...In composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Irving closed up 25 cents at $61, while Bank of New York was ... Read more
	The Irving house rules ; The Irving house rules Bestselling author cooks up new career as a screenwriter...discuss himself, his books and how he writes them. Welcome to John Irving's house. Irving begins by talking about young people who want to become writers. They'... Read more
	Vintage homes, low prices lure many to Irving Park ; Sprawling Irving Park on the Northwest Side is known for...which is bounded by Montrose, Elston, Irving Park Road, the North Branch of the Chicago...notable sections of historic homes. Old Irving Park, a neighborhood of vintage homes... Read more
	Irving 'not to be trusted' ; When David Irving lost his defamation trial in April 2000...historian, writes BRUCE RENNIE. If David Irving had not decided to sue an obscure American...conducted his research. Since the 1960s, Irving has been prolific. He has concentrated... Read more
	NAZI-LOVER IRVING RUINED ; HISTORIAN David Irving is facing ruin today after losing his...Holocaust denier" and "falsifier of history". Irving, who said Auschwitz is little more than...detailed judgement, Mr Justice Gray said Irving was an "active holocaust denier.. anti-semit... Read more

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