Carol HeissBorn: Jan. 20, 1940Figure skater 5-time world champion (1956-60); won Olympic silver medal in 1956 and gold in '60; married 1956 men's gold medalist Hayes Jenkins; starred in the…
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: The Man Who…
BURNS Max , a Representative from Georgia; born in Millen, Jenkins County, Ga.,
on November 8, 1948; B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga., 1973;
M.B.A, Georgia State University,…
LENAHAN John Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pa., November 15, 1852;
attended private schools;
was graduated from Villanova (Pa.) College in…
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Masters, Edgar Lee[1869-1950](2)Born Garnett, Kan., Aug. 23, 1869. Educated at Knox College, Ill. He studied law in his father's office and was admitted to the bar in 1891. Married Helen M.…
