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SULLIVAN, John, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., January 1, 1965; graduated from Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa, Okla.; B.B.A., Northeastern State University…
JOHNSON, Sam, a Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 11, 1930; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex.; B.B.A., Southern Methodist University,…
(Encyclopedia) Green, Anna Katherine, 1846–1935, American detective-story writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Ripley Female College, Poultney, Vt., 1867. Of her many thrillers, characterized by logical…
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