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Eddie Bernice JOHNSON, Congress, TX (1935)

JOHNSON Eddie Bernice , a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., December 3, 1935; graduated from A.J. Moore High School, Waco, Tex., 1952; nursing certificate, St. Mary’s…

Sutton, Willie

(Encyclopedia) Sutton, Willie (William Francis Sutton, Jr.), 1901–80, American bank robber, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sutton, who committed his first serious crime at age 9, robbed his first bank in 1927,…

price

(Encyclopedia) price, amount of money for which a unit of goods or services is exchanged. Price is equivalent to market value and may or may not measure the intrinsic value of the goods or services…

compulsive gambling

(Encyclopedia) compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. The disorder is progressive and…

black market

(Encyclopedia) black market, the selling or buying of commodities at prices above the legal ceiling or beyond the amount allotted to a customer in countries that have placed restrictions on sales and…

Tips to Save Money on Family Vacations

With the country mired in a recession, many American families are looking for ways to cut back on expenditures and trim their budgets. At the same time, parents recognize the benefits of…

Brewer's: Ward Money, Ward-penny

or Wardage. Money paid for watch and ward. (Domesday.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Warden-pieWard A B C D E F…