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(Encyclopedia) PeoriaPeoriapēôrˈēə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 50,618), Maricopa co., central Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix; settled 1897, inc. 1954. With the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885, the…Gila
(Encyclopedia) GilaGilahēˈlə [key], river, 630 mi (1,014 km) long, rising in the mountains of W N.Mex. and flowing W across Ariz. to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.; the San Francisco River is its…Colby, William Egan
(Encyclopedia) Colby, William Egan, 1920–96, American public official, b. St. Paul, Minn., grad. Princeton, 1940. During World War II he served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and in 1944…Soleri, Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Soleri, Paolo, 1919–2013, Italian-American architect. He studied architecture in his native Turin (Ph.D., 1946). Soleri's works have been influenced by both Frank Lloyd Wright, with…Parnell, Charles Stewart
(Encyclopedia) Parnell, Charles StewartParnell, Charles Stewartpärˈnəl, pärnĕlˈ [key], 1846–91, Irish nationalist leader. Haughty and sensitive, Parnell was only a mediocre orator, but he possessed a…Team by Team Statistics for Basketball, 1999-2000: Phoenix Suns
GmFG%TptsPPGRPGAPGClifford Robinson80.464147818.54.52.8Anfernee Hardaway60.474101516.95.85.3Jason Kidd67.41096114.37.210.1Rodney Rogers82.486113013.85.52.1Tom Gugliotta54.48173813.77.92.…Team by Team Statistics for Basketball, 1997-1998: Phoenix Suns
GmMINFGFGAFG%FTFTAFT%3FG3GAORBTRBASTSTLTOBLKPFTptsPPGRPGAPGRex Chapman682263408956.427146187.781120311301732037111614102108215.92.53.0Antonio McDyess812441497927.536231329.…Rowling, J. K.
(Encyclopedia) Rowling, J. K. (Joanne Kathleen Rowling)Rowling, J. K.rōlˈibreve;ing [key], 1965–, English author known for her popular children's books. While unemployed she completed Harry Potter…Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, family of U.S. inventors. John Stevens, 1749–1838, b. New York City, was graduated from King's College (now Columbia Univ.) in 1768. He studied law (1768–71) and soon joined…