Born: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His parents were divorced in…
CREMEANS, Frank, a Representative from Ohio; born in Chesire, Gallia County, Ohio, April 5, 1943; graduated from Kyger Creek Local, Gallipolis, Ohio; B.A., University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande…
McDERMOTT, James Thomas, a Representative from Illinois; born in Grand Rapids, Mich., February 13, 1872; attended the graded schools and St. Andrewâs Cathedral School at Grand Rapids; moved…
STINSON, K. William, a Representative from Washington; born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 20, 1930; attended the public schools and Grand Rapids Junior College for two years;…
HENRY, Paul B., a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Ill., July 9, 1942; graduated from Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif., 1959; B.A., Wheaton College, Ill., 1963; M.A., Duke…
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Valley City, Barnes County, N.Dak., September 2, 1952; B.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Folks, N.Dak., 1974,…
(Encyclopedia) Las CrucesLas Crucesläs kr&oomacr;ˈsĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 62,126), seat of Dona Ana co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande, in a farm area irrigated by the Elephant Butte system;…
(Encyclopedia) Matamoros, city (1990 pop. 266,055), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, near the mouth of the Rio Grande, opposite Brownsville, Tex. Matamoros, linked by rail and highway with the United…
(Encyclopedia) PopéPopépōpāˈ [key], d. c.1690, medicine man of the Pueblo. In defiance of the Spanish conquerors, he practiced his traditional religion and preached the doctrine of independence from…
MOFFATT, Seth Crittenden, a Representative from Michigan; born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., August 10, 1841; attended the common schools; was graduated from the law department of…
