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Baepler, Donald
Dr. Donald Baepler was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in July of 1932. The family moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1936, where his father was president of Concordia Seminary. Donald decided at the age of seven that he wanted to pursue a Ph.D. in ornithology, not an unusual goal in his family. By the time he graduated high school, he knew that he wanted to attend Carlton College in Minnesota to study under Olin Sewall Pettingill. He followed world-famous ornithologist and artist George Sutton to Michigan and then to Oklahoma to complete his doctorate.
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Baer, Max, 1909-1959
Baer was born in Nebraska in 1909 with four siblings. He became Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1934, a title he held for one year.
He was accused of committing sport-related injuries that led to the death of two opponent boxers, Frankie Campbell and Ernie Schaaf.
He also fought (and lost) to James J. Braddock, the storyline for the movie "Cinderella Man."
Baer was married twice and had three children. He died of chest pains, possibly from a heart attack, in California.
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Ames, Ed, 1927-
Bio taken from his Wiki Page: "Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick; July 9, 1927) is an American popular singer and actor. He is known for his pop hits of the 1960s including "My Cup Runneth Over", "Who Will Answer?" and "When the Snow is on the Roses". He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, The Ames Brothers."
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Ames, Nancy, 1937-
Bio taken from Wiki: "Nancy Ames (born September 30, 1937 as Nancy Hamilton Alfaro) is an American folk singer and songwriter. She regularly appeared on the American version of the television series That Was the Week That Was. The TW3 Girl, as she was known, sang the show theme and special material."
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