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Chandler, family of American real estate developers and publishers
(Encyclopedia) Chandler, family of American real estate developers and publishers. Harry Chandler, 1864–1944, b. Landaff, N.H., moved to Los Angeles and during the early 20th cent. was very largely…Heywood
(Encyclopedia) Heywood, town, Rochdale metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Heywood's products include…Parsons
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper…Northbridge
(Encyclopedia) Northbridge, town (1990 pop. 13,371), Worcester co., S Mass., on the Blackstone River; settled 1704, set off from Uxbridge and inc. 1772. Wood furniture, paper products, and stereo…Aurora, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Aurora Aurora ərôrˈə, ô– [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 386,261), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc.…Grand Rapids
(Encyclopedia) Grand Rapids. <1> City (2020 pop. 198,917), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest…Carter, Hodding
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Hodding, 1907–72, American journalist and news publisher, b. Hammond, La. He taught briefly at Tulane Univ. and worked as a newspaperman until starting (1932) his own paper,…Inver Grove Heights
(Encyclopedia) Inver Grove Heights, city (2020 pop. 36,092), Dakota co., SE Minn. A suburb of St. Paul, its manufactures include motor-vehicle and…Garfield
(Encyclopedia) Garfield, industrial city (2020 pop. 32,655), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Passaic at its confluence with the Saddle River; settled 1679…photocopying
(Encyclopedia) photocopying, process whereby written or printed matter is directly copied by photographic techniques. Generally, photocopying is practical when just a few copies of an original are…