(Encyclopedia) Pyle, Ernie (Ernest Taylor Pyle), 1900–1945, American journalist, b. Dana, Ind. After working (1923–32) as a reporter, an editor, and an aviation writer, he became managing editor of…
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BLACK, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of…
SANDLIN, Max A., (husband of Stephanie Herseth Sandlin), a Representative from Texas; born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., September 29, 1952; graduated from Atlanta High School, Atlanta,…
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attorney, former state supreme court justiceBorn: 7/1/1955Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Selby served as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from Jan. 1995 to Oct. 1999. She was the…
CRANE, Daniel Bever, (brother of Philip Miller Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 10, 1936; attended the public schools of Chicago; A.B.,…
(Encyclopedia) Pentecostalism, worldwide 20th–21st-century Christian movement that emphasizes the experience of Spirit baptism, generally evidenced by speaking in tongues (glossolalia). The name…
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