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Neuharth, Al
(Encyclopedia)Neuharth, Al (Allen Harold Neuharth), 1924–2013, American media executive, b. Eureka, S.Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota (1950). In 1954 he began working as a reporter for The Miami Herald, and by ...Pacino, Al
(Encyclopedia)Pacino, Al (Alberto Pacino) pəchēˈnō [key], 1940–, American actor, b. New York City, studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio, New York City. Known for his intense, finely tun...Al Hudaydah
(Encyclopedia)Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.Al Hufuf
(Encyclopedia)Al Hufuf: see Hofuf.Davis, Al
(Encyclopedia)Davis, Al (Allen Davis), 1929–2011, American football executive, b. Brockton, Mass. After coaching mainly college teams in the 1950s, he was (1960–62) a coach with the Los Angeles, then San Diego,...Al Fatah
(Encyclopedia)Al Fatah: see Arafat, Yasir; Palestine Liberation Organization. ...Alamayn, Al
(Encyclopedia)Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El. ...Al Basrah
(Encyclopedia)Al Basrah: see Basra, Iraq.Fayyum, Al
(Encyclopedia)Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt. ...Falluja, Al
(Encyclopedia)Falluja, Al äl fälo͞oˈjə [key], town, Anbar prov., central Iraq, on the Euphrates. A strategic city ...Browse by Subject
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