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Katrine, Loch

(Encyclopedia) Katrine, LochKatrine, Lochlŏkh kătˈrĭn [key], lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Stirling, central Scotland. Its beauty is celebrated in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the…

Roy Jenkins 2003 Deaths

Roy JenkinsAge: 82 progressive British politician whose long career in public service began in 1948, when he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. He served as minister…

Roy Moore, 2003 News

chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, defiantly refused to remove a 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments from the state courthouse. The state supreme court and a federal judge…

Jules Roy 2000 Deaths

Jules RoyAge: 92 Algerian-born French writer who based his novels on his childhood experiences in Algeria and on his French air force career. His books included The Happy Valley and The Death…

Roy Rogers 1998 Deaths

Roy RogersAge: 86 the “King of the Cowboys,” Rogers starred in 87 films and six seasons of a hit television series, garnering the adoration of generations of fans.Died: July 6, 1998.T. Wayne…

Roy Evans 1998 Deaths

Roy EvansAge: 88 longtime president of the International Table Tennis Federation who is credited with coming up with the idea of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, the 1971 initiative that paved the way…

Roy Lichtenstein 1997 Deaths

Roy LichtensteinAge: 73artist A major figure in American art, Lichtenstein drew attention to Pop painting in the 1960s with his distinctive renderings of comic books and advertisements.…

Roy Newell 2006 Deaths

Roy NewellAge: 92 painter who was among the original American Abstract Expressionists. A perfectionist, he reworked paintings over and over, producing fewer than 100 paintings in a 70-year…

Roy Huggins 2002 Deaths

Roy HugginsAge: 87 television writer and producer responsible for such hits as Maverick, The Fugitive, and The Rockford Files. He also wrote the novel The Doubletake. Died: Santa Monica,…