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Nixon, George Stuart, 1860-1912

George Stuart Nixon (1860-1912) was a United States Senator from Nevada during the early 1900s. Nixon was born on April 2, 1860 on a farm close to Newcastle, California. He received his early education from public schools within California and helped with the farm until the age of nineteen. Nixon eventually found work for a railroad company and decided to study telegraphy. Nixon moved to Nevada in 1881, working as a telegraph operator for the Carson and Colorado Railroad for three years.

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March, Debra, 1953-

Debra March was born November 25, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. She is one of eight siblings, all of whom attended Catholic school as children and eventually went on to professional careers. March’s father worked for the city of Detroit, then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and was hired by the Clark County School District. March came to Las Vegas for the first time in 1973. Though she left for a couple of years, she eventually settled there and attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), earning an undergraduate degree in anthropology and biology.

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Williams, Amie S.

Amie Williams "is an award winning producer/director specializing in documentary film and video for television, NGO’s and political campaigns. Her films, such as We Are Wisconsin, No Sweat and Uncommon Ground have won numerous awards, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Peace Grant, the International Documentary David Wolper Award, a NEA Media Grant, and the SONY/Streisand Award for emerging female filmmakers. Amie’s work has appeared on the Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, Current TV, Al Jazeera English and Kenya Television Nation.

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Broudy, Pat, 1923-2017

Radiation survivors advocate "Pat" Broudy was born Alice Patricia Sutton in Overland, Kansas in 1923 at the home of her grandparents. She spent her formative years in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1948, she ventured with friends to San Francisco, California where she met Marine Major Charles A. Broudy. Major Broudy was attending radiological school there. After a whirlwind courtship they were married in 1949. Major Broudy had already served in WWII as a pilot in the Pacific theater.

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Don Gianni Novelli greets the Pope: photographic print

Date

1985-12

Description

Inscription on the back of the photo: "Don Gianni Novelli, salute il Papa, Dopo la Concelebrazione, and Nella Chiesa Di S. Marco in The Vatican December 1985" which translates to: "Don Gianni Novelli, greets the Pope, after the celebration, and in the Church of S. Marco in the Vatican December 1985."

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Sister Clara Bachiega presents to the Pope: photographic print

Date

1985-12

Description

Pope John Paul II is on the left. Inscription on the back of the photo reads: "Suor Clara Bachiega presenta Al Papa le Attivita Del Centro at the Vatican December 1985" which translates to: "Sister Clara Bachiega presents the activities of the Center to the Pope at the Vatican December 1985."

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