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Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson

(Encyclopedia) Goodspeed, Edgar Johnson, 1871–1962, American Greek scholar, b. Quincy, Ill., grad. Denison Univ. (B.A., 1890; D.D., 1928) and Univ. of Chicago (B.D., 1897; Ph.D., 1898). He taught at…

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks

(Encyclopedia) Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818–94, American reformer, b. Homer, N.Y. She was editor (1848–54) of the Lily, first published in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and devoted to women's rights and to…

Snow, Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) Snow, Lorenzo, 1814–1901, American Mormon leader, b. Mantua, Ohio, studied at Oberlin College. Entering the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1836), Snow became an apostle…

Rand Corporation

(Encyclopedia) Rand Corporation, research institution in Santa Monica, Calif.; founded 1948 and supported by federal, state, and local governments, as well as by foundations and corporations. Its…

Entertainment News from September 1999

6 Allen Funt, creator and host of Candid Camera, dies of complications of a 1993 stroke. He was 84. The show, a CBS hit from 1960 to 1966, was originally created by Funt as a radio show, moved…

Rushing: Football Players, Sports

Rushing ClCarYdsAvgTDYdsPGTroy Davis, Iowa St.Jr.40221855.421198.64Byron Hanspard, Texas TechJr.33920846.113189.45Scott Harley, E. CarolinaSo.30717455.714158.64Ron Dayne, WisconsinFr.29518636…

AFC East

1999 NFL Preview AFC East • NFC East AFC Central • NFC Central AFC West • NFC West New York Jets - Well that didn't take long, did it? In just two seasons, coach Bill Parcells took a team…

Annual Awards: College Baseball, 1999 Season

CWS Seeds: 1. Miami-FL (46-13); 2. Florida St. (53-12); 3. CS-Fullerton (49-12); 4. Oklahoma St. (46-19); 5. Alabama (51-14); 6. Stanford (48-13); 7. Texas A&M (52-16); 8. Rice (58-13).…