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Putnam Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics Emeritus Garett Birkhoff '32, an expert on algebra and fluid mechanics, died at his home in Water Mill...
Bilirakis grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he passed up college scholarships to support his family by working in a steel mill. He attended college under the G.I. Bill, and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Florida. The mixed themes of his biography seem to explain his moderate politics, and like many Florida Republicans, he will break with his party when it comes to the concerns of his elderly constituency...
...heavily industrialized Second District, DeJuliis' connection with the working class--like her mother before her, she worked the midnight shift at the Western Electric steel mill--poses a serious challenge to Robert Ehrlich's incumbency. She supports government benefits for the elderly and government guaranteed loans for students. But her success may depend on how effectively she can stick a Gingrich pin to Ehrlich...
BORN: Dec. 4, 1941, Baltimore EDUCATION: Catonsville Community College, 1965-70 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Dental technician POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1990, 1992, 1994; campaign chair, Independent Republican Coalition, 1994-95; Baltimore County Republican central committee, 1994- ADDRESS: 6610 Windsor Mill Road, Baltimore...
Mascara's background is the foundation of his politics: his father died in a steel-mill accident and his grandfather in a mining accident, so he knows first-hand the rough life of industrial workers in his district. He has vowed to work for their security--health care, jobs, portable pension plans--but has achieved his greatest visibility calling for a safer radar system at Pittsburgh International and other U.S. airports...