ST. ONGE, William Leon, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Putnam, Windham County, Conn., October 9, 1914; attended the secondary schools of Putnam; graduated from Tufts University,…
Declining proportions of adults are married. Although the number of currently married people has grown 23% since 1970 (from 95 million in 1970 to 116 million in 1996), the number of unmarried…
(Encyclopedia) Lucie-Smith, Edward, 1933–, British poet and art critic, b. Jamaica, grad. Oxford, 1954. He has lived in London since 1951, where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956–66) and…
Senate Years of Service: 1947-1970Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, John James, a Senator from Delaware; born on a farm near Frankford, Sussex County, Del., May 17, 1904; attended the public schools…
David Cassidy's starring role in the musical sitcom The Partridge Family made him one of the great teen heartthrobs of the 1970s. David Cassidy was born in New York City, the son of actor and…
Writer and activist Angela Davis first came to national prominence in the late 1960s, and for two months in 1970 she was on the F.B.I.'s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. She has since earned her…
SMITH, Peter P., a Representative from Vermont; born in Boston, October 31, 1945; raised in Burlington, Vt., and moved to Middlesex, Vt. in 1970; attended public schools in Burlington;…
actorBorn: 11/4/1919Birthplace: Bronx, New York A veteran character actor of stage and television, he made his film debut in On the Waterfront (1954). His most memorable roles include the private…
(Encyclopedia) Abdul Razak, Abdul Razak,äbˈd&oobreve;l räˈzäk [key], 1922–76, prime minister of Malaysia (1970–76). Elected to the national legislature in 1959, he was deputy prime minister and…
Name at birth: Frank Anthony IommiTony Iommi played guitar for Black Sabbath, the hard-grinding band that was an early influence on heavy metal rock. (Said MTV: "The group took the blues-rock sound…
