FREY, Louis, Jr., a Representative from Florida; born in Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J., January 11, 1934; graduated from Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N.Y., 1951; B.A., Colgate…
(Encyclopedia) Kaiser, Henry John, 1882–1967, American industrialist, b. Sprout Brook, N.Y. He organized his first construction company in 1913, soon entered the road-paving business, and by 1930 was…
(Encyclopedia) Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by…
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, Lewis LichtensteinStrauss, Lewis Lichtensteinstrôz [key], 1896–1974, American financier, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1953–58), b. Charleston, W.Va. In World War…
(Encyclopedia) Sargent, Thomas John, 1943–, American economist, b. Pasadena, Calif., Ph.D. Harvard (1968). He has been on the faculty at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1970–71), Univ. of Minnesota (1971–…
(Encyclopedia) Lao SheLao Shelou shŭ [key], pseud. of Shu She-yüShu She-yüsh&oomacr; shŭ-yü [key] or Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,chĭng-ch&oobreve;n [key], 1899–1966, Chinese writer. He…
McCLOSKEY, Paul Norton , Jr. (Pete), a Representative from California; born in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, Calif., September 29, 1927; graduated from South Pasadena High School, South…
Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track year-round and short-term particle pollution as well as the…
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1945Party: RepublicanDAVIS, James John, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Tredegar, South Wales, October 27, 1873; immigrated to the United States in 1881 with…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratPOMERENE, Atlee, a Senator from Ohio; born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, December 6, 1863; attended the common schools and Vermillion…
