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Wright, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Jim (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922–2015, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army…

William Josiah CROW, Congress, PA (1902-1974)

CROW William Josiah , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 22, 1902; attended the public schools; was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College…

Bella Savitzky ABZUG, Congress, NY (1920-1998)

ABZUG Bella Savitzky , a Representative from New York; born Bella Savitzky in New York City, July 24, 1920; attended the local public schools; A.B., Hunter College, New York City, 1942; LL.B.,…

Alice

(Encyclopedia) Alice, city (2020 pop. 17,891), seat of Jim Wells co., S Tex.; inc. 1910. Long a cow town at a railroad junction, Alice remains a cattle-shipping center. Oil and natural…

Jim RYUN, Congress, KS (1947)

RYUN Jim , a Representative from Kansas; born in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kans., April 29, 1947; graduated from Wichita East High School, Wichita, Kans., 1965; B.A., University of Kansas,…

Jim CHAPMAN, Congress, TX (1945)

CHAPMAN Jim , a Representative from Texas; born in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1945; graduated from Sulphur Springs High School, Sulphur Springs, Tex., 1963; B.B.A., University of Texas, Austin,…

magpie

(Encyclopedia) magpie, common name for certain birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays). The black-billed magpie, Pica pica or P. hudsonia, of W North America has iridescent black plumage, white…

Crowe's <i>Almost Famous</i>

Director Cameron Crowe and co-star Kate Hudson talk about groupies, the 70's, and rock-and-roll's heyday by Peter Keough This article was posted on September 11, 2000. Both the young and old…

Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Swan

by Aesop Venus and the CatThe Stag with One EyeThe Crow and the Swan A Crow was filled with envy on seeing the beautiful white plumage of a Swan, and thought it was due to the water in…

Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher

by Aesop The Lion and the MouseThe Boys and the FrogsThe Crow and the Pitcher A thirsty Crow found a Pitcher with some water in it, but so little was there that, try as she might, she…