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Walter Dukes 2001 Deaths

Walter DukesAge: 70 Seton Hall center who set the current NCAA single-season record for total rebounds (734) during the 1952-53 season; won NIT with Seton Hall in 1953 and was named the…

Walter Wager 2004 Deaths

Walter WagerAge: 79 spy novelist who wrote more than 30 books, including 58 Minutes, which was adapted for film and released as Die Hard, and Teflon, which also became a film. Died: New York…

Walter A. Haas Biography

Walter A. Haasbusiness executiveBorn: 5/11/1889Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Haas began his lifelong affiliation with Levi Strauss & Co. in 1914 when he married the grand-niece of its…

Walter P. Paepcke Biography

Walter P. Paepckeentrepreneur, philanthropistBorn: 1897Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. An industrialist who is largely credited with having turned Aspen, Colorado into a cultural mecca and winter…

Walter Conrad Arensberg: Dialogue

DialogueWalter Conrad ArensbergBe patient, Life, when Love is at the gate, And when he enters let him be at home. Think of the roads that he has had to roam. Think of the years that he has…

Walter PATTERSON, Congress, NY

PATTERSON Walter , a Representative from New York; born in Columbia County, N.Y., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the New York state assembly, 1818; served as…

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Walter Ray Williams Jr.Born: Oct. 6, 1959Bowling and Horseshoes 5-time PBA Bowler of Year (1986,93,96,97,98); all-time leading money winner on the PBA Tour entering 2002-03 season; won 6…

Walter Bishop, Jr. Biography

Walter Bishop, Jr.musicianBorn: Oct. 4, 1927Birthplace: New York City A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar…

Ritz, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Ritz, Walter, 1878–1909, Swiss physicist. He taught at the universities of Zürich and Göttingen. Ritz's combination principle, confirmed by later research, stated that the frequencies…

Newtownards

(Encyclopedia) NewtownardsNewtownardsny&oomacr;tənärdzˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 20,531), Ards dist., E Northern Ireland, near the head of Strangford Lough. There are textile and other industries…