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Panetta, Leon Edward

(Encyclopedia) Panetta, Leon Edward, 1938–, U.S. politician and government official, b. Monterey, Calif., grad. Univ. of Santa Clara, Calif. (B.A., 1960), Santa Clara Law School (1963). After serving…

proverb

(Encyclopedia) proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in…

Richard C. Kleindienst 2000 Deaths

Richard C. KleindienstAge: 76 President Nixon's attorney general who served for one year during the Watergate scandal. When he learned of the break-in shortly after it occurred, Kleindienst…

steel industry

(Encyclopedia) steel industry, the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished…