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Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…

Laurence CURTIS, Congress, MA (1893-1989)

CURTIS, Laurence, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 3, 1893; graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916;…

Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Chavis, Benjamin Franklin, Jr.: see Muhammad, Benjamin Franklin.

Clay, Cassius Marcellus, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Clay, Cassius Marcellus, Jr.: see Ali, Muhammad.

Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr.: see under Douglas, Donald Wills.

Deloria, Vine Victor Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Deloria, Vine, Jr., 1933–2005, American author, theologian, historian, and activist, b. Marin, S.Dak. Considered by some to be the…

Ford, William Clay, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Ford, William Clay, Jr.: see Bill Ford under Ford, Henry.

Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr.stətinˈeəs [key], 1900–1949, American statesman and industrialist, b. Chicago. He held (1926–34) several executive posts in…

Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.läfˈēt älākhänˈdrō pēnˈkī, pĭnˈ– [key], 1946–, Panamanian jockey, b. Panama City. He began racing in Panama and came to the…

(Encyclopedia) Ailey, Alvin, Jr.Ailey, Alvin, Jr.āˈlē [key], 1931–89, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Rogers, Tex. Ailey studied in Los Angeles with Lester Horton, whose strong, dramatic…