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(Encyclopedia) Var, department (1990 pop. 828,300), SE France, in Provence. Draguignan is the capital.Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
(Encyclopedia) Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, 1956– British government official. She was an administrator for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1977–83), director of…Davis, Benjamin Oliver, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Benjamin Oliver, Jr., 1912–2002, American air force general, b. Washington, D.C.; son of Benjamin Oliver Davis. After studying at Western Reserve and Chicago universities, he…Agency for International Development
(Encyclopedia) Agency for International Development (AID), federal agency created (Sept., 1961) to consolidate U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid programs. Originally an agency in the State Department, it…Symington, William Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Symington, William Stuart, 1901–88, U.S. senator (1953–76), b. Amherst, Mass. He interrupted a successful business career in 1941 to accept a War Department assignment involving a…Deux-Sèvres
(Encyclopedia) Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres dö-sĕvˈrə [key], department, W France, largely in Poitou. Niort is the capital.Vosges, department, France
(Encyclopedia) VosgesVosgesvōzh [key], department (1990 pop. 38,2100), E France, largely in Lorraine. Épinal is the capital.Belfort, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) Belfort, Territory of, department, E France, in Alsace, on the Swiss border. The city of Belfort is the capital.Labor, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Labor, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1913 and charged with administering and enforcing statutes that promote the welfare of U.S. wage earners…Gimbel
(Encyclopedia) GimbelGimbelgĭmˈbəl [key], family of American merchants and philanthropists. Adam Gimbel, 1815–96, b. Bavaria, emigrated (1835) to the United States and traveled up and down the…Trending
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