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John Lawson d. 1711, English explorer of North Carolina. He came to the Carolinas in 1700 and within the next few years traveled approximately 1,000 mi (1,600 km) through its unexplored parts. His detailed, lively description of the flora, the fauna, and the Native Americans, A New Voyage to Carolina (1709), was several times reissued as the History of Carolina. Lawson was one of the incorporators (1705) of Bath, N.C. He was made surveyor general of North Carolina in 1708 and was one of the founders of New Bern, N.C. He was captured and put to death in the Tuscarora uprising of 1711.... Read more

Lawson, John Howard
Lawson, John Howard (1894–1977), playwright. He...in the labor drama Processional (1925). Lawson continued, although with less success, to...he was blacklisted in the McCarthy era. Lawson was also the author of Theory and Technique... Read more

Lawson, John
Lawson, John (D. 1711), English explorer, came to the Carolinas (1700) and later traveled some 1000 miles through unexplored land in the Carolinas... Read more

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	Messiah of the New Technique: John Howard Lawson, Communism, and American Theatre, 1923-1937.(Book review) ; Messiah of the New Technique: John Howard Lawson, Communism, and American Theatre...literary left of the 1920s and 1930s, John Howard Lawson has been omitted from almost all...and Technique of Playwriting, Lawson has remained ostracized by mainstream... Read more
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	JOHN LAWSON, 76, R.I. ENTREPRENEUR ; John B. Lawson of Providence, founder of Lawson- Hemphill Co. in Pawtucket and North Carolina, died Saturday...Island Hospital in Providence. He was 76. Born in Providence, Mr. Lawson attended Providence Country School and was a graduate of Governor... Read more
	Representing Case-IH and John Deere! (Missouri farm machinery dealer Charles Lawson) ; Representing Case-IH . . . and John Deere! THESE ARE very unusual...Take the case of Charles Lawson, an IH dealer for over 25...dealership's assets. Deere invited Lawson to Kansas City for more conversation...least a 25 per cent owner. Lawson had no objection to that...outline of its requirements, ... Read more
	JOHN LAWSON, JURIST, DIES AT AGE 73 `YOU COULD HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN HIM,' COLLEAGUE SAYS OF SOUGHT-AFTER JUDGE.(News)(Obituary) ; ...SCOTT SUNDE P-I reporter John Lawson, who spent more than 20...Court Judge Fred Yeatts. John David Lawson had expected to spend...at Overlake Hospital. John was a really special man...Lodge in Kirkland. Mr. Lawson was active in the Nile... Read more
	Steady as she goes, Mr. Major. (John Major and Great Britain's economic situation, includes related articles on Nigel Lawson, chancellor of the exchequer position and the Conservative Party) ; ...during the marvellous Lawson years. On October 31st Mr Lawson made his first Commons speech for ten years as a simple...for beating inflation--the need to defend sterling. Mr Lawson had long urged that Britain should join the exchange-rate...an increasingly meaningless phrase, this) are right Mr ... Read more
	OBIT - LAWSON, JOHN WILLIAM ; John William Lawson, born August 7, 1914, passed away...Legion Post #30 for 60 years. John started work at age 16 with W...death by his wife, Virginia Willis Lawson; his parents, Benjamin and Florence Lawson; a sister, Leona Ratcliffe; a... Read more
	Accused in abducted pensioner case admits killing her; Murder charge: John Lawson Dolina MacLean: Buried in shallow grave. ; ...in woods yesterday admitted killing her. John Lawson, 48, is charged with murdering 87-year-old...the Crown refused to accept his plea and Lawson will now face a murder trial early next year. Lawson appeared from custody for a brief hearing... Read more
	Fusion pioneer John Lawson passes, age 84.(obituary )(Obituary) ; John D. Lawson, who began his career in 1941, died in his...calculation in 1955, at the urging of his boss John D. Cockroft, he presented the paper in September...Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting. Lawson once noted, It was the first time that anything... Read more

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	The Final Victim of the Blacklist: John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten.(Book review)
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