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Potsdam

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Potsdam , city (1994 pop. 139,262), capital of Brandenburg , E Germany, on the Havel River, near Berlin. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include processed food, textiles, electrotechnical equipment, boats, and locomotives. The suburb of Babelsberg (incorporated into Potsdam after 1940) was known as the center of the pre-World War II German and postwar East German motion-picture industry; motion-picture studios are still there. First mentioned in the late 10th cent. and chartered in the 14th cent., Potsdam was insignificant until Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg... Read more

Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference. The World War II Allies met in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, from 17 July to 2 August, 1945...United States, Britain, and China also issued on 26 July the Potsdam Declaration, calling for the unconditional surrender of... Read more

Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference (1945).On 17 July 1945, Josef Stalin , Harry...replaced on 28 July by Clement Attlee) met for eleven days at Potsdam near Berlin. They faced two related issues: ending the...At the end of the meeting, Truman and Attlee issued the Potsdam Declaration, calling upon Japan to surrender ... Read more

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	Timesharing T1 Internet access through wireless technology. (Potsdam Central School District, SUNY Potsdam's shared T1 access) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) ; Potsdam Central School District and SUNY Potsdam entered into a unique and innovative partnership during...benefits of a T1 connection to the Internet. Located in Potsdam, a small rural community in northern New York state, these... Read more
	Printer: Potsdam college work for nonprofits is competition. ; Nov. 11--POTSDAM -- A print-shop owner wants Potsdam State University College to stop accepting printing business...Printing in Massena, said he believes the lower price offered by Potsdam College's printing shop, with equipment and materials purchased... Read more
	Hacketts to open fourth store, fill void in Potsdam ; POTSDAM - Hacketts, the familyowned chain of department stores, will open its fourth store in Potsdam Nov. 8. The move into Potsdam fills a void left by the departure of Ames, which was the town's only department store until its parent... Read more
	Wal-Mart moves ahead in Potsdam despite opposition ; POTSDAM - Despite opposition from some residents, Wal-Mart Stores...184,000-square-foot department store and grocery store in Potsdam early next year. The store could open as soon as spring...store." The company has been considering a store in the Potsdam area for years, Masten says, but - as is company ... Read more
	Potsdam Empire Zone reconfiguration outlined. ; Byline: David Winters Sep. 29--POTSDAM -- The Potsdam Empire Zone could have four designated areas to encourage economic development and job creation. Potsdam Planning and Development Director Frederick J. Hanss outlined... Read more
	Wal-Mart divides Potsdam again ; POTSDAM - Controversy regarding Wal-Mart's impending store opening here has again polarized...Town Board saying a big-box store was looking to build a store on Route 11 between Potsdam and Canton, Supervisor Marie Regan recalls. It didn't take long for Potsdam to realize the big-box would have housed ... Read more
	Potsdam, N.Y., hires new economic developer. ; Byline: David Winters Oct. 13--POTSDAM, N.Y. -- Kimberly R. DesChamp, formerly...Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, starts today as Potsdam's new town and village community and economic developer. The Potsdam Town Council approved the hiring at its... Read more
	Public hearing to show changes in Potsdam EZ. ; Byline: David Winters Nov. 21--POTSDAM -- The Potsdam Empire Zone is targeting four designated areas to encourage economic development and job creation. Potsdam Planning and Development Director Frederick J. Hanss will... Read more
	Tattoo artist returns with wife to make their mark in Potsdam. ; Byline: Benjamin Ray Jul. 11--POTSDAM -- Kevin M. Robinson is home, and he brought his...which Mr. Robinson said was about the size of Potsdam without two universities. He left Potsdam to pursue a steady job, and he worked as a welder... Read more
	Built by Prussian kings, Potsdam is a focal point of 20th-century history.(Originated from Orange County Register) ; ...s greatest king. The imperial city of Potsdam is an easy day trip from Berlin, a 20...and Cold War treachery. Most visitors to Potsdam come for the grand collection of imperial...darker chapters of the German past. ``Potsdam is a place with a great deal of history... Read more

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