(Encyclopedia) Simon, William Edward, 1927–2000, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1974–77), b. Paterson, N.J. He served (1946–48) in the U.S. army in Japan, graduated from Lafayette College (1952),…
RADANOVICH George P. , a Representative from California; born in Mariposa, Mariposa County,
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MILLER Howard Shultz , a Representative from Kansas;
born in Somerset County, Pa., February 27, 1879;
moved with his family in 1882 to Morrill, Kans.;
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Paul Leicester FordElectrotyped and Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A.1896DedicationThat I have foibles, and perhaps many of them, I shall not deny. I should esteem myself, as…
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EnemiesGeorge MuseAny man of force is to be known quite as much by the character of his enemies as by that of his friends, and this is true of Washington. The subject offers some difficulties…
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