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San Clemente

(Encyclopedia) San ClementeSan Clementesăn klĭmĕnˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city…

Ahimelech

(Encyclopedia) AhimelechAhimelechəhĭmˈəlĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Priest at Nob, brother of, or perhaps the same as, Ahijah (2.) He befriended David, and Saul had him killed. In some passages his…

Gulag

(Encyclopedia) Gulag, system of forced-labor prison camps in the USSR, from the Russian acronym [GULag] for the Main Directorate of Corrective Labor Camps, a department of the Soviet secret police (…

Alvin F. WEICHEL, Congress, OH (1891-1956)

WEICHEL, Alvin F., a Representative from Ohio; born in Sandusky, Ohio, September 11, 1891; attended the public schools of Sandusky, Ohio; during the First World War enlisted on December 14,…

Catherine Small LONG, Congress, LA (1924)

LONG, Catherine Small, (wife of Gillis W. Long), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Dayton, Ohio, February 7, 1924; graduated from Camp Hill High School, Camp Hill, Pa., 1942; B.A.,…

George Adams SHUFORD, Congress, NC (1895-1962)

SHUFORD, George Adams, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 5, 1895; attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina 1913-…

Philip David SWING, Congress, CA (1884-1963)

SWING, Philip David, a Representative from California; born in San Bernardino, Calif., November 30, 1884; attended the public schools and was graduated from Stanford University in 1905; first…

State Department Notes on Morocco

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Moroccan Relations PEOPLEMoroccans are predominantly Sunni…

James Armistead

(James Lafayette)patriot of the American RevolutionBorn: 1760?Birthplace: ? An African American slave in Virginia, Armistead sought and received permission from his master, William Armistead, to…