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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
(Encyclopedia) Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), former U.S. government agency established (1933) in the Dept. of Agriculture under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as part of…Cass, Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Cass, Lewis, 1782–1866, American statesman, b. Exeter, N.H. He established (1802) himself as a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio, became a member (1806) of the state legislature, and was U.S…Van Zeeland, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Van Zeeland, PaulVan Zeeland, Paulpōl vän zāˈlänt [key], 1893–1973, Belgian political leader. He was a professor of law and later director of the institute of economic science at the…Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.bûrˈlē [key], 1895–1971, American lawyer and public official, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1916, he served in World War I and…Whitelaw of Penrith, William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Whitelaw of Penrith, William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount, 1918–99, British politician. A Scottish landowner and cattle farmer, he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative in 1955…Servan-Schreiber, Jean-Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Servan-Schreiber, Jean-Jacques, 1924–2006, French journalist, politician, and public intellectual, b. Paris, grad. École Polytechnique (1947). A political writer at Le Monde (1948–53…Schäuble, Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia) Schäuble, WolfgangSchäuble, Wolfgangvôlfˈgäng shīˈblə [key], 1942–, German political leader. He studied law and economics at the Univ. of Freiburg and the Univ. of Hamburg and then…Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos Andrés
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos AndrésPérez Rodríguez, Carlos Andréskärˈlōs ändrāsˈ pāˈrās rôdrēˈgās [key], 1922–2010, president of Venezuela (1974–78, 1989–93). An aide to President Rómulo…June 2020 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Bob Dyk Biography
broadcast journalistDied: March 22, 2008Best Known as: broadcast journalist who covered the Iran hostage crisis Bob Dyk was a broadcast journalist whose…Trending
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