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Kunstler, William Moses

(Encyclopedia) Kunstler, William Moses, 1919–95, American lawyer, b. New York City, grad. Yale (1941), Columbia law school (1948). Flamboyant and often brilliant, Kunstler defended the unpopular and…

Aswan

(Encyclopedia) Aswan or AssuanAssuanboth: äswänˈ, ăswănˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 190,579), capital of Aswan governorate, S Egypt, on the Nile River at the First Cataract. It is one of the driest…

Egypt Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/22/2022[source] Pres. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Vice Pres. restored in 2014, but still VACANT Prime…

Libya Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Libya Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Libyan Relations PEOPLE Libya has a small…

William Benedict Biography

William BenedictAge: 82 actor best known for his role as Whitey in the Bowery Boys film series.Died: Los Angeles, November 29, 1999Abdel Wahab al-BayatiA - FGene Benson

Herman Ball Biography

Herman BallAge: 88 Washington Redskins head coach from 1949 through part of the 1951 season; won seven career games; spent eight years on the Redskins' coaching staff before stints with…

Yemen Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Yemen Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy PEOPLEUnlike other people of the Arabian Peninsula who have historically been…

Brewer's: Naso

The “surname” of Ovid, the Roman poet, author of Metamorphoses. Naso means “nose,” hence Holofernes' pun: “And why Naso, but for smelling out the odoriferous flowers of fancy.” (…

Bob Backus Biography

Bob BackusAge: 72 weight thrower who won seven consecutive American titles in the 56-pound event (1953-59), seven in eight years in the 35-pound event and one in the hammer throw during a…

1999 Deaths: A - F

Alice AdamsJoey AdamsJoe AdcockMartin AgronskyDolores Jimenez AlcantaraAvery C. AlexanderForrest (Forddy) AndersonBob BackusAbdel-Latif BaghdadiHerman BallIan BannenLeon BarzinLionel…