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2 unusual facts about NPL


John N. Hagan

John N. Hagan (August 4, 1873 – June 4, 1952) was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938.

ROA Time

This station is the only broadcast of official time in Spain because there is not any longwave station broadcasting time signals like DCF77 from Germany or MSF60 (also known as NPL) from United Kingdom.


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Kristin Hedger

Hedger was the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party's candidate for North Dakota Secretary of State in the 2006 general election.

Merle Boucher

Boucher sought and lost the Democratic-NPL nomination for Governor in 2004 and in 2008, but became the running mate of 2008 nominee Tim Mathern, running on the ticket as the nominee for Lieutenant Governor.

National Puzzlers' League

Puzzle professional Will Shortz (whose "nom", WILLz, is a play on his name - Will+"short Z") is a long-standing member and officer of the NPL, currently serving as its historian (since 1992).

Nonpartisan League

A fairly accurate portrayal of the founding of the NPL was dramatized in the 1978 film Northern Lights, starring Joe Spano, which won the 1980 Camera d'Or award for best first film at the Cannes Film Festival.

Pam Gulleson

On September 21, 2011, Gulleson announced her candidacy for the Democratic-NPL Party nomination for North Dakota's At-large congressional district in the 2012 election.

Pilot ACE

After Turing left NPL (in part because he was disillusioned by the lack of progress on building the ACE), James H. Wilkinson took over the project and Harry Huskey helped with the design.

Sunshine Coast F.C.

The current head coach for the 2013 NPL season is Kevin Aherne-Evans.

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1952

The incumbent, Non-Partisan League (NPL) Senator William Langer, sought and received re-election to his fourth term in the United States Senate on the Republican ticket, defeating Democratic candidate Harold A. Morrison.

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1988

The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Senator Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his sixth term, defeating Republican candidate Earl Strinden.


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