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Le Moyne

(Encyclopedia) Le MoyneLe Moynelə mwän [key], Canadian family. It was founded by Charles le Moyne, sieur de Longueuil, whose 11 sons were noted soldiers, explorers, and colonizers. The two most…

Le Duan

(Encyclopedia) Le DuanLe Duanlā dwän [key], 1908–86, Vietnamese Communist party leader. Imprisoned by the French colonial regime, he organized Communist forces in the South after the French…

Seine-Maritime

(Encyclopedia) Seine-MaritimeSeine-Maritimesĕnˌ-märētēmˈ [key], formerly Seine-InférieureSeine-Maritime–ăNfārēûrˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,226,200), N France, on the English Channel, mainly in…

Paray-le-Monial

(Encyclopedia) Paray-le-MonialParay-le-Monialpärāˈ-lə-mônyälˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 10,568), Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France. Ceramics and hosiery are produced. In the 17th cent. St. Margaret…

Houghton-le-Spring

(Encyclopedia) Houghton-le-Spring Houghton-le-Spring hōˈtən-lə-sprĭng, houˈ– [key],…

Le Sueur, Eustache

(Encyclopedia) Le Sueur, EustacheLe Sueur, EustachezhäN fräNswäˈ [key]Le Sueur, Eustache ləsüörˈ [key], 1616–55, French painter. He was a disciple of Vouet and a founding member of the Académie…

Locle, Le

(Encyclopedia) Locle, LeLocle, Lelə lôkˈlə [key], town (1990 pop. 11,313), Neuchâtel canton, NW Switzerland, in the Jura Mts. near the French border. It has been a watchmaking center since the 17th…

Sarthe

(Encyclopedia) SartheSarthesärt [key], department (1990 pop. 514,600), NW France. Le Mans is the capital.

Ronald K. MACHTLEY, Congress, RI (1948)

MACHTLEY Ronald K. , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 13, 1948; attended public schools; B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1970;…