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Longview

(Encyclopedia) Longview. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,311), seat of Gregg co., E Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a manufacturing, business, and distribution center for the rich East Texas oil field. The city has oil…

Woods, Granville Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Woods, Granville Taylor,, 1856–1910, African-American inventor, b. Columbus, Ohio. He worked in a railroad shop as a youth, becoming a machinist and blacksmith. He subsequently worked…

Yonkers

(Encyclopedia) YonkersYonkersyŏnˈkərz [key], city (1990 pop. 188,082), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the east bank of the Hudson, in a hilly region just N of the Bronx (New York City); inc. 1855.…

Unser, Al

(Encyclopedia) Unser, Al (Alfred Unser, Sr.) Unser, Al ŭnˈsər [key] 1939–2021, American automobile racing driver, b.…

winch

(Encyclopedia) winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end…

The Top Ten: Least Polluting Cars, 2006

December 10 - 17 Least Polluting Cars, 2006 Rank Car Model MPG, City MPG, Highway Green Score 1. Honda Insight 57 56 57 2. Honda Civic GX 30 34 57 3. Toyota…

The Top Ten: Least Polluting Cars, 2007

December 10 - 17 Least Polluting Cars, 2007 Rank Car Model MPG, City MPG, Highway Green Score 1. Honda Civic GX 28 39 57 2. Toyota Prius 60 51 55 3. Honda Civic…