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2001 Snowboarding World Cup Champions

Men Overall Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada Halfpipe Magnus Sterner, Sweden Parallel Slalom Mathieu Bozzetto, France Giant Slalom Walter Feichter, Italy Snowboardcross Pontus…

1959 Academy Awards

The 1959 Academy Awards were presented April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAnatomy of a Murder, Otto Preminger, producer (Columbia)Ben-Hur, Sam…

Kilby, Jack St. Clair

(Encyclopedia) Kilby, Jack St. Clair, 1923–2005, American electrical engineer, b. Jefferson City, Mo., B.S. Univ. of Illinois, 1947, M.S. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1950. In 1958, Kilby began working for…

Johnson, Martin Elmer

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Martin Elmer, 1884–1937, American explorer and author, b. Rockford, Ill. He left home at 14 to work his way to Europe on a cattle boat, returning as a stowaway. He then joined…

Just, Ward

(Encyclopedia) Just, Ward, 1935–2019, American writer, b. Michigan City, Ind. Just worked for several newspapers and magazines before being hired (1965) by the Washington Post, for which he covered…

Taylor, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Paul (Paul Belville Taylor), 1930–2018, American modern-dance choreographer, b. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In…

Schwartz, Melvin

(Encyclopedia) Schwartz, Melvin, 1932–2006 American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1958. He was on the faculty at Columbia (1958–66, 1991–2000, emeritus 2000–2006) and Stanford (1966–83…

Jack Milton FIELDS, Jr., Congress, TX (1952)

FIELDS Jack Milton, Jr. , a Representative from Texas; born in Humble, Harris County, Tex., February 3, 1952; graduated from Humble High School, Humble, Tex., 1970; B.A., Baylor University, Waco,…

Jack Richard MILLER, Congress, IA (1916-1994)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1973 Party: Republican MILLER Jack Richard , a Senator from Iowa; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1916; moved to Sioux City, Iowa, with his parents in…