BAFALIS, Louis Arthur (Skip), a Representative from Florida; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 28, 1929; graduated from Manchester Central High School, Manchester, N.H, 1948.; A…
DOUGHERTY, Charles, a Representative from Florida; born in Athens, Ga., October 15, 1850; attended the public schools of Athens and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; followed the…
FOLEY, Mark A., a Representative from Florida; born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954; graduated Lake Worth High School, Lake Worth, Fla.; attended Palm Beach Community…
FERDON, John William, a Representative from New York; born in Piermont, Rockland County, N.Y., December 13, 1826; was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1847; studied law…
BRAND, Charles, a Representative from Ohio; born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, November 1, 1871; attended the graded schools of his native city and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,…
(Encyclopedia) Rothstein, ArnoldRothstein, Arnoldrôthˈstēn [key], 1883–1928, American gambler, b. New York City. Supposedly beginning his career at the age of 12, Rothstein became a professional…
(Encyclopedia) Nyad, DianaNyad, Diananīˈăd [key], 1949–, American distance swimmer, b. New York City as Diana Sneed, grad. Lake Forest College, 1973. She began swimming seriously as a teenager,…
(Encyclopedia) skywriting, advertising medium in which aircraft spell out trade names and sales slogans in the sky by means of the controlled emission of thick smoke. The technique was first…
