(Encyclopedia) Hamlisch, Marvin, 1944–2012, American composer, conductor, and pianist, b. New York City, grad. Queens College (B.S., 1967). A versatile and prolific composer of melodies ranging from…
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HOGG, Robert Lynn, (son of Charles Edgar Hogg), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., December 30, 1893; attended the public schools and West…
OURY, Granville Henderson, a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 12, 1825; moved with his parents to Bowling Green, Mo., in 1836; pursued…
PETTIS, Jerry Lyle, (husband of Shirley Neil Pettis), a Representative from California; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 18, 1916; received elementary and secondary education in…
OâNEILL, Thomas Phillip, Jr. (Tip), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912; graduated from St. Johnâs High School, 1931;…
Senate Years of Service: 1978-1997Party: RepublicanKASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon, (wife of Howard Henry Baker, Jr., now Nancy Kassebaum Baker), a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Shawnee County…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Vernon Lomax, 1927–, American economist, b. Wichita, Kans., Ph.D. Harvard, 1955. He has taught at Purdue Univ. (1955–67), the Univ. of Massachusetts (1968–75), the Univ. of…
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