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HARVEY James , a Representative from Michigan; born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., July 4, 1922; enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1940 but interrupted studies in 1942 to serve…
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After the Revolution Jones was sent to Europe to collect…
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