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Thomas Ford

Thomas F. Ford (1873–1958), California politician and foreign-trade expert


1976 State of the Union Address

The 1976 State of the Union address was given by President Gerald R. Ford to a joint session of the 94th United States Congress on January 19, 1976.

Aaron Ford

Aaron L. Ford (1903–1983), U.S. Representative from Mississippi

Al Joudi v. Bush

US District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan list this petition as one where former captives were entitled to seek relief for their detention.

Arvo Ojala

Among the TV and film stars that Ojala taught to shoot included James Arness, Robert Culp, James Garner, Kevin Kline, Paul Newman, Hugh O'Brian, Clint Walker, and Thomas F. Wilson.

Children's Bible Hour

In 1971, recognition for CBH's growth came from a future US president, Gerald R. Ford.

Farmers' Market Nutrition Program / Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992 that established the FMNP was introduced to the House of Representatives on November 5, 1991 by Democratic Representative Dale Kildee, and was co-sponsored by Democratic Representative William D. Ford and Republican Representative William F. Goodling.

Frank J. Dodd

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, Senate President Joseph P. Merlino, Attorney General John J. Degnan, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

The stadium is named after Gerald J. Ford (who should not be confused with former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford), a billionaire banker who provided most of the funding for its construction.

Gleaves Whitney

In his current position as director of the Hauenstein Center, he has cultivated many institutional partnerships—e.g., the National Park Service, Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum—and numerous ongoing professional partnerships—e.g., H. W. Brands, Richard Norton Smith, William Barker, and George Nash.

Goodyear Polyglas tire

Also in the 1973 country song "Lord, Mr. Ford" performed by Jerry Reed, he refers to a "metal monster with Polyglas wheels".

J. B. Ford

The Holmes sailed into the Duluth piers past the broken and battered wreck of the Pittsburgh Steamship Companies SS Mataafa which wrecked while trying to enter the piers and subsequently grounded and broke her back on the beach just a few yards from the shore, 9 of the Mataafa crew perishing in the wreck giving history the name Mataafa Storm.

Jimmy Lile

In addition to creating the Rambo knives, Lile designed and made several Bowie knives that he presented to Governor Bill Clinton and U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Other owners of his work included John Wayne, Peter Fonda, Fess Parker, Bo Derek, and Johnny Cash.

Joe Ford

Joseph M. Ford (Dearborn City Council, 1912–1954), member of the Dearborn, MI City Council from 1945-1953

Joseph M. Ford

He is the original sponsor of Camp Dearborn initiative and a major part (championing and fighting for two years) of its acquisition and development.

Kentucky Association

It was founded by a group of prominent locals which included Henry Clay, Jesse Bledsoe, Dr. Elisha Warfield, and Thomas F. Marshall.

Mark Ford

Mark M. Ford, American author, entrepreneur, publisher, real estate investor, filmmaker, art collector, and consultant to the direct marketing and publishing industries

Michael C. Ford

The motif of many of Ford's works, be it collaborative cd recordings or written poetry is that he resurrects iconic figures ranging from actreses Susan Hayward, Dorothy McGuire to legendary jazzmen such as Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus.

Next Generation Air Dominance

The aircraft must be capable of operating from Navy Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.

Nutt Bluff

Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) at the suggestion of Arthur B. Ford, leader of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) geological party in the Dufek Massif, 1976–77, after Constance J. Nutt, geologist, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, a member of the USGS party.

Pat Hayes

In the middle 1990s, while serving as president of AAAI, Hayes began a series of attacks on critics of AI, mostly phrased in an ironic light, and (together with his colleague Kenneth Ford) invented an award named after Simon Newcomb to be given for the most ridiculous argument "disproving" the possibility of AI.

Phillip R. Ford

As an actor Ford has appeared in San Francisco in the title role in Behind the Candelabra – My Life with Liberace (2002) a play adapted by Jennifer Blowdryer from the memoir of Liberace chauffeur/paramour Scott Thorsen.

Quagmire's Baby

The episode featured guest performances by Luke Adams, John Bunnell, Max Burkholder, Noah Gray-Cabey, Christine Lakin, Brittany Snow, Mae Whitman, and Tom Wilson, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series.

Randall Jahnson

The label released four albums: Civilization and Its Discotheques by The Fibonaccis, Bigger than Breakfast by Slack, Three Gals, Three Guitars by The Del Rubio Triplets, and Motel Cafe by Michael C. Ford.

Robert W. Ford

After one year in Lhasa, he was requested to go to Chamdo, capital of eastern Tibet (Kham), to establish a radio link between Lhasa and Chamdo.

Sam C. Ford

Ford died in Helena on November 25, 1961, and he is interred at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana USA.

Scarlet tiger moth

The three morphs occurring in the population at the Cothill reserve in Oxfordshire, Britain, have been the subject of considerable genetic study (McNamara 1998), including research by E.B. Ford, R.A. Fisher and Denis Owen.

Scott Ford

Scott T. Ford, president and chief executive officer of Alltel

The Victors

UM alumnus Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, often had the Naval band play the fight song prior to state events instead of "Hail to the Chief".

Thomas Bayard

Thomas F. Bayard (1828–1898), politician from U.S. state of Delaware

Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868–1942), politician from U.S. state of Delaware

Thomas Cooley

Thomas F. Cooley, American professor of economics at the New York University Stern School of Business

Thomas F. Frist, Jr.

In 1968, he co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America with his father, Thomas F. Frist, Sr., and Jack C. Massey.

Thomas F. Goreau

He founded the marine laboratory at Discovery Bay, Jamaica in an abandoned urinal on a fisherman's beach in the early 1960s.

Thomas F. Healy

Healy also served as a superior officer to then-subordinate Tommy Franks as well.

Thomas F. Magner

Magner was elected as a Democrat to the 51st, 52nd and 53rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895.

Thomas F. Murphy

Thomas Francis Murphy (1905–1995), American federal prosecutor and judge

Thomas F. O'Neil

O'Neil took General Teleradio into the motion picture studio business because of his constant need for new titles, and that quest took him into nonstop negotiating with Howard Hughes, the eccentric pilot and entrepreneur, for the purchase of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Thomas F. Olin

As a resident of Battle Creek, Michigan, Olin served on the Battle Creek Community Foundation Board of Trustees (Grant Review Committee) and as a board member of Michigan National Bank (1983-1996).

Thomas F. Ricks House

Thomas F. Ricks (1855–1908) was born in Eureka, California, the son of 49-er Caspar S. Ricks (November 10, 1821 Rome, Indiana - June 21, 1888 San Francisco) who built many business and residential blocks in Eureka and Adaline A. Fouts of Clark County, Indiana who also owned Eureka property independent from that of her husband.

Thomas F. Tipton

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Thomas F. Wright

While commanding the 2nd California Infantry Regiment in 1865, he oversaw the construction of Camp Grant, Arizona Territory at the confluence of Aravaipa Creek and the San Pedro River, which was briefly known as Camp Wright.

Thomas Ford

Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868), American Republican politician in Ohio

Thomas Gillespie

Thomas F. Gillespie, Irish-born merchant and political figure in Canada

Thomas Koch

Thomas F. Koch (born 1942), American politician who currently serves in the Vermont House of Representatives

Thomas Lloyd

Thomas F. Lloyd (1841–1911), founder of Carrboro, North Carolina and mill owner

Trevor D. Ford

He has written several popular introductions to Peak District geology, a definitive study of the local fluorite Blue John, as well as numerous cave guides.

Welfare cost of inflation

Cooley and Hansen (1989) calibrate a cash-in-advance version of a business cycle model.

World Power

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists, Turbo B and Penny "Tiny" Ford, were well received.


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