(Encyclopedia) Burns, Otway, c.1775–1850, American privateer, b. Onslow co., N.C. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, he outfitted the Baltimore clipper Snap-Dragon as a privateer and began one of…
Entertainer of the YearRonnie MilsapSingle of the Year“Lucille,” Kenny RogersAlbum of the YearRonnie Milsap Live, Ronnie Milsap (RCA)Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)“Lucille,” Roger Bowling…
(Encyclopedia) installment buying and selling, buying and selling of goods on credit, with the stipulation that payments shall be made at specified intervals in set amounts. The goods may be used by…
(Encyclopedia) dumping, selling goods at less than the normal price, usually as exports in international trade. It may be done by a producer, a group of producers, or a nation. Dumping is usually…
REUSS, Henry Schoellkopf, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 22, 1912; A.B., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1933; L.L.B., Harvard…
HOAR, Rockwood, (son of George Frisbie Hoar, grandson of Samael Hoar, great-grandson of Roger Sherman, nephew of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, and cousin of Sherman Hoar), a Representative from…
(Encyclopedia) Bouts, Dierick, Dirk, or ThierryBouts, Dierick, Dirk, or Thierrydēˈrĭk, dĭrk, tyĕˈrē bouts [key], c.1420–1475, early Netherlandish painter, b. Haarlem, active in Louvain. Bouts was…
