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Santa Fe Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe Railroad, former U.S. railroad, chartered in 1863 as the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR; opened to traffic in 1864. Construction continued, and in 1880 it reached Santa Fe…Warrensville Heights
(Encyclopedia) Warrensville Heights, city (1990 pop. 15,745), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1927. Although chiefly residential, it has plants that manufacture machinery,…Humphrey, Doris
(Encyclopedia) Humphrey, Doris, 1895–1958, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Oak Park, Ill. Humphrey was a featured soloist with the Denishawn Company (see St. Denis, Ruth; Shawn, Ted)…Sellars, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Sellars, Peter, 1957–, American director, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Harvard (1981). A highly innovative director, he began his career with the Boston Shakespeare Co. (1983–84) and…Nicoya Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste and Puntarenas provs., W Costa Rica, separating the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Nicoya. About 75 mi (120 km) long and 19–37 mi (30–60 km) wide, it is…Dor
(Encyclopedia) Dor or Dora, Canaanite seaport, ancient Palestine (modern Israel), N of Caesarea Palestinae. It was never a Jewish city but rather a Phoenician outpost. It was rebuilt by the Romans;…Brecht, Bertolt
(Encyclopedia) Brecht, BertoltBrecht, Bertoltbĕrˈtôlt brĕkht [key], 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet, b. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht. His brilliant wit, his outspoken Marxism, and his…2001-02 Basketball Pacific-10 Conference Standings
Conference Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct *Oregon 14 4 .778 26 9 .743 *California 12 6 .667 23 9 .719 *Arizona 12 6 .667…1998-99 Football Pacific 10 Conference Standings
Pacific 10 Conference Conference Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA *UCLA 8 0 309 198 10 2 476 340 *Arizona 7 1 274 176 12…1998-99 Basketball Pacific-10 Conference Standings
Conference Overall Team W L Pct W L Pct *Stanford 15 3 .833 26 7 .788 *Arizona 13 5 .722 22 7 .759 *UCLA 12 6 .667…Trending
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