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Beane, Billy

(Encyclopedia) Beane, Billy (William Lamar Beane 3d), 1962–, American baseball player and general manager, b. Orlando, Fla. An outfielder with a lifetime average of .219, he had a short, unimpressive…

Kendrick B. MEEK, Congress, FL (1966)

MEEK Kendrick B. , a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 6, 1966; B.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1989; member of the Florida state house…

Jones, Anson

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Anson, 1798–1858, last president of the Texas republic (1844–46), b. Seekonk section of Great Barrington, Mass. He studied medicine and after an itinerant business and medical…

Murrow, Edward Roscoe

(Encyclopedia) Murrow, Edward Roscoe, 1908–65, American news broadcaster, b. Greensboro, N.C. He joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1935 and became its European director two years later…

Kendall, George Wilkins

(Encyclopedia) Kendall, George Wilkins, 1809–67, American journalist, b. near Amherst, N.H. After a succession of journalistic jobs, he was a partner in founding (1837) the New Orleans Picayune. In…

Lamar Alexander, 1999 News

59, former governor of Tennessee, dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after a poor showing at August's Iowa straw poll. Alexander, a moderate Republican, had…

Lamar Hunt 2006 Deaths

Lamar HuntAge: 74 founding member of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, he gave the Super Bowl its name. The AFL championship trophy is named after him. He also…

Lamar McHan 1998 Deaths

Lamar McHan Age: 65 runner-up in the 1953 Heisman trophy balloting and the first overall pick in the 1954 NFL draft; selected by the Chicago Cardinals, McHan also played for Green Bay,…

John Benjamin KENDRICK, Congress, WY (1857-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1933 Party: Democrat KENDRICK John Benjamin , a Senator from Wyoming; born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857; attended the public schools;…

Beaumont

(Encyclopedia) Beaumont, city (2020 pop. 115,282), seat of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Sabine-Neches Waterway; inc. 1838. A ship channel provides the…