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Campbell, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's…

Sumy

(Encyclopedia) Sumy, city (1989 pop. 291,000), capital of Sumy region, NE Ukraine. Sugar refining is the major industry; other manufactures include furniture and shoes. Founded as a defensive…

Harry Garner HASKELL, Jr., Congress, DE (1921)

HASKELL Harry Garner , A Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., May 27, 1921; educated at Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Del., and St. Mark's School, Southboro,…

John Earl HENDERSON, Congress, OH (1917-1994)

HENDERSON John Earl , a Representative from Ohio; born in Crafton, Allegheny County, Pa., January 4, 1917; moved to Cambridge, Ohio, in 1920 and to a dairy farm in Guernsey County, near Cambridge…

George W. GILLIE, Congress, IN (1880-1963)

GILLIE George W. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Berwickshire, Scotland, August 15, 1880; moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Ill., in 1882 and in Fort…

Alfred Noroton PHILLIPS, Congress, CT (1894-1970)

PHILLIPS Alfred Noroton , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Darien, Fairfield County, Conn., April 23, 1894; attended the public schools, Betts Academy, Stamford, Conn., and Hotchkiss…

Cleveland Keith BENEDICT, Congress, WV (1935)

BENEDICT Cleveland Keith , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., March 21, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated, The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1953…

Kingstown, town, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(Encyclopedia) Kingstown, town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's…

Gravenhurst

(Encyclopedia) Gravenhurst Gravenhurst grāˈvənhûrst [key], town, S Ont., Canada, N of Toronto. It is the gateway to…

Ougrée

(Encyclopedia) OugréeOugrée&oomacr;grāˈ [key], town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, a suburb of Liège. It is a center of heavy industry.