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J. B. Adams

Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma City University, where he studied voice, piano, opera, and musical theatre, after which he became a New York-based Broadway actor.


Algonquin Hotel

Some of the core members of the "Vicious Circle" included Franklin P. Adams, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun, Marc Connelly, Jane Grant, Ruth Hale, George S. Kaufman, Neysa McMein, Dorothy Parker, Harold Ross, Robert E. Sherwood and Alexander Woollcott.

Alva B. Adams Tunnel

The tunnel was posthumously named for its chief advocate, US Senator Alva B. Adams.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

Noted ARP ministers of today and the recent past include Dr. Kuykendall, Dr. Chap Lauderdale, Dr. Francis Young Pressly, Rev. C. Caldwell, Rev. Bob Elliott, Rev. Tim Phillips, Rev. Eddie Spencer, Rev. Mark Brown Grier, Rev. Kit Grier, Rev. William Evans, Jay E. Adams, Sinclair Ferguson, Derek Thomas, John R. de Witt, Mark Ross, David Henry Lauten, and Frank Reich.

Barbara G. Adams

Her final work was based upon vase fragments from a cemetery at Abydos.

Her activities as the pottery and objects expert for Michael A.Hoffman's re-established excavations of 1979-80 assisting at a cemetery of a predynastic elite group continuing with this until 1986.

Bernard Segal

In 1981, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review devoted a unique issue to Segal, with tributes from Supreme Court Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. and Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judges Arlin M. Adams and Louis H. Pollak and other legal luminaries.

Cabestana

Cabestana waterhousei (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) : synonym of Cabestana tabulata (Menke, 1843)

Carol Adams

Carol J. Adams (born 1951), American vegan feminist theorist and author of books on eco-feminism

Charles F. Adams-class destroyer

Although designed with cutting-edge technology for the 1950s, by the mid-1970s it was clear to the Navy that the Charles F. Adams-class destroyers were not prepared to deal with modern air attacks and guided missile.

Four ships of this class were transferred to the Hellenic Navy in 1992, but those have also been decommissioned.

The Royal Australian Navy had three Charles F. Adams class units constructed to their own specifications (these ships were designated the Perth class).

Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams

Justice David Souter joined all sections of Stevens' dissent besides a critique of previous decision of the Supreme Court in arbitration case law.

Clarence M. Kelley

Kelley retired from the FBI February 15, 1978 and was temporarily succeeded by James B. Adams, who served as Acting Director until Webster's confirmation two weeks later.

Comfort A. Adams

"Doc Adams", as he was commonly addressed by his colleagues and friends, received his Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from his alma mater, Case School of Applied Science, in 1925 after having been on the faculty at Harvard College and dean of their engineering school for almost 35 years.

David H. Adams

David H. Adams is an American cardiac surgeon and the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Dudley W. Adams

Dudley Whitney Adams (November 30, 1831, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts – February 13, 1897, Tangerine, Florida) was a horticulturalist who led the granger movement.

Dudley became a teacher as a young man and, at age 21, traveled west and became one of the first settlers of Waukon,

Dwight E. Adams

Dr. Adams would return to the FBI Laboratory in 1997, eventually being named as “Acting” Directory of the FBI Laboratory in 2001.

Frank R. Adams

Adams wrote plays, musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now".

Frederick W. Adams

He was of the opinion that the superior tones of the Amati and Stradivarius instruments were due to their having been made of old and seasoned wood.

George E. Adams

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.

George H. Adams

Adams studied law until he was admitted to the Bar, during the September 1876 term of the New Hampshire Supreme Court at Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Gesundheit! Institute

Institute (German for 'Good health!') is a project founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams in 1971, located outside of Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

International Game Developers Association

The IGDA was founded in 1994 by Ernest W. Adams and was initially known as the Computer Game Developers Association (CGDA).

James W. Adams

James W. Adams of Southville, Kentucky was a carpenter, builder, and designer in south central Shelby County, Kentucky.

Jimmie V. Adams

Upon completion of pilot training at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, Adams flew with the 437th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Oxnard Air Force Base, California, until January 1962.

Joan R. Challinor

In his article 'Henry Adams and the Making of America' (New York Times, September 11, 2005), Garry Wills says, "Joan Challinor...has written the most complete account of Louisa's life..." Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams was the wife of John Quincy Adams.

Katherine L. Adams

A highly regarded top executive and the most senior woman at Honeywell, she reports directly to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David M. Cote.

Margaret Q. Adams

She was even godmother to Judge Warren Biscailuz, son of Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz (sheriff from 1932 to 1958).

Patrick J. Adams

In 2009, he signed for the male lead in the one hour drama The Dealership, starring opposite Tricia Helfer and William Devane.

Paul D. Adams

Following that assignment, he became commanding officer of the 143d Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, serving in the Mediterranean Theater and European Theater from January 1944 to January 1945.

Police Woman

Margaret Q. Adams, believed to be the first female U.S. deputy sheriff, 1912

Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod

Eventually, thanks to influence of newer people in the denomination such as Gordon Clark, discussions began with the Bible Presbyterian Church-Columbus Synod, which included members such as Francis Schaeffer and Jay E. Adams.

Ricky G. Adams

During his service, Adams has served as Deputy Assistant Commandant of the United States Army Field Artillery School, the Deputy Commanding General of Fort Sill, and as Assistant Adjutant General of the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

Sandra E. Adams

As a civilian, Adams is a director of Supply Chain for Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.

She graduated from the Joint Forces Staff College Advanced Joint Professional Military Education 10-month course in 2009.

Stanley Adams

Stanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War

Stanley T. Adams

As a civilian, Adams lived in Alaska and worked as an administrator for the Internal Revenue Service there.

Summers v. Adams

The fact that the plate idea was not initiated by any group or organization, but by the Lieutenant Governor André Bauer, allowed the court to quickly rule that the government's action did not have a secular purpose.

Thom Pace

The program starred Dan Haggerty as James Capen Adams, whom the film and series both said had fled from false murder charges into the mountains and forest nearby.

Thomas R. Adams

Adams served on the boards and advisory committees of many institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Athenaeum and Mystic Seaport Museum.

Timothy Adams

Timothy D. Adams (born 1961), Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury 2005–2007

Timothy D. Adams

In 2013, Adams was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case.

W. Adams

W Adams was the first manager of Shrewsbury Town F.C. He managed the club for seven years, between 1 May 1905 and 31 May 1912, during which period the club moved from Copthorne barracks ground to the Gay Meadow site.

He was also manager during the then-record attendance for a Shrewsbury Town match of 5,000 against Wellington Town.

William Y. Adams

Adams's work in Nubia began in 1959 as part of the UNESCO archaeological salvage campaign to excavate sites threatened by the rising flood waters of Lake Nasser following the construction of the Aswan Dam.

Following the death of his father in 1935, the family moved to Window Rock, Arizona where the widowed Lucy Adams took a position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.


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