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Sahl, Mort

Taken from Wiki Page: "Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist, considered by filmmaker Robert B. Weide to be the first modern stand-up comedian since Will Rogers, a humorist in the early 20th century. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire which pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.

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Andersen, Roger William, 1930-

Roger William Anderson was born on March 12, 1930, in Sparta, Wisconsin. Roger married Rebecca F. on December 15, 1956, and they had three children: William Eric Anderson, Lee Christian Anderson, and Joseph Leif Anderson.

Anderson is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as a Captain/Major United States Air Force assigned to the 1129th Special Activities Squadron as a pilot and command post controller.

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Morgan, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1839-1902

Thomas J. Morgan was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs selected by President Benjamin Harrison in 1889. He was born in Franklin, Indiana on August 17, 1839 and was the son of Reverend Lewis Morgan, one of the founders of Franklin College. During the American Civil War, he was a brevet brigadier-general and the commander of the 14th United States Colored Infantry.

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