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P. J. Carlesimo, 1998 News

guard for the Golden State Warriors, had a one year suspension from the N.B.A. reduced by five months and his contract reinstated after the Players' Association filed grievances on his…

Frank P. Bibas 1997 Deaths

Frank P. Bibasproducer, director Academy Award-winning producer and director of the documentary Project HopeBorn: 1917?Died: 1997Roger Bialic1997 DeathsSir Rudolf Bing

William P. Bundy 2000 Deaths

William P. BundyAge: 83 influential adviser who counseled three presidents on Vietnam policy. Although he advocated early aerial attacks on North Vietnam, he was hesitant about broad use of U…

William P. Rogers 2001 Deaths

William P. RogersAge: 87 lawyer and diplomat who served as secretary of state under President Richard Nixon (1969–1973) and attorney general for President Eisenhower (1957–1961). Died:…

Baron P. HILL, Congress, IN (1953)

HILL Baron P. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Seymour, Jackson County, Ind., June 23, 1953; attended Seymour High School, Seymour, Ind.; B.A., Furman University, Greenville, S.C., 1975;…

facsimile

(Encyclopedia) facsimilefacsimilefăksĭmˈəlē [key] or fax, in communications, system for transmitting pictures or other graphic matter by wire or radio. Facsimile is used to transmit such materials as…

word processing

(Encyclopedia) word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard…

Robert John WALKER, Congress, MS (1801-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1845 Party: Democrat WALKER Robert John , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…

Carver, Raymond

(Encyclopedia) Carver, Raymond, 1938–88, American short-story writer, b. Clatskanie, Oreg. He was raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he often set his sparely written tales of everyday blue-collar…

K. Michael CONAWAY, Congress, TX (1948)

CONAWAY K. Michael , a Representative from Texas; born in Borger, Hutchinson County, Tex., June 11, 1948; graduated from Odessa Permian High School, Odessa, Tex., 1966; B.B.A., Texas A&M…