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Bert Combs

Index Bert Combs

Bertram Thomas Combs (August 13, 1911December 4, 1991) was an American jurist and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1]

189 relations: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland, Adlai Stevenson II, Admission to the bar in the United States, Advice and consent, Affidavit, Alben W. Barkley, Albert B. Chandler Hospital, American Highway Users Alliance, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Arkansas, Attorney General of Kentucky, Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, Bachelor of Laws, Ben Johnson (politician), Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, Bronze Star Medal, Campbellsville University, Captain (United States O-3), Captain (United States), Carl D. Perkins, Carter County, Kentucky, Cartography, Catholic Church in the United States, Cincinnati, City attorney, Clark County, Kentucky, Clay County High School, Clay County, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney, Conflict of interest, Cuban Revolution, Datura stramonium, Democratic Party (United States), Desegregation, Doctor of Law, Douglas MacArthur, Dump truck, Earle Clements, Eastern Kentucky Coalfield, Edinburgh, Education in Kentucky, Elementary school (United States), Emerson Beauchamp, Felony, Fidel Castro, Flash flood, Flem D. Sampson, Floral clock (Frankfort, Kentucky), Fort Knox, ..., Frankfort, Kentucky, Franklin County, Kentucky, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Freedom Hall, Government bond, Governor of Kentucky, Grade skipping, Happy Chandler, Harry Lee Waterfield, Harry M. Caudill, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Henry Ward (Kentucky politician), Herbert Hoover, High school dropouts in the United States, Honor society, Honorary degree, Hypothermia, Income tax, Intellectual disability, International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Interstate 65 in Kentucky, Interstate Highway System, James Breathitt Jr., James C. Klotter, Jamestown, Virginia, Japanese war crimes, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jimmy Carter, John B. Breckinridge, John F. Kennedy, John M. Robsion Jr., Judge, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Julian Carroll, Keep America Beautiful, Kentucky, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Kentucky Constitution, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Democratic Party, Kentucky General Assembly, Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1971, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky State Capitol, Kentucky Supreme Court, Kern Alexander, Knott County, Kentucky, Lawrence Wetherby, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, List of Democratic nominees for Governor of Kentucky, List of Governors of Kentucky, List of Kentucky state parks, List of primary state highways in Kentucky, Logan County, Kentucky, Logging, Lois Combs Weinberg, Louie Nunn, Louisville, Kentucky, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mahogany, Manchester, Kentucky, Marlow Cook, Martha Layne Collins, Merit system, Military Merit Medal (Philippines), Mitch McConnell, Ned Breathitt, Newport, Kentucky, Officer Candidate School (United States Army), Ohio River, Oneida Baptist Institute, Oneida, Kentucky, Order of the Coif, Petunia, Political boss, Powell County, Kentucky, President of the United States, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Primary election, Private (rank), Pro bono, Progressivism in the United States, Red River (Kentucky River), Republic of Cuba (1902–1959), Republican Party of Kentucky, Reservoir, Robert F. Kennedy, Rosslyn, Kentucky, Sales tax, Sara Walter Combs, Savings and loan association, Shackelford Miller Jr., Simeon Willis, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Spoils system, Stanton, Kentucky, Summary judgment, Supreme Court of the United States, Tennessee, The Courier-Journal, The New York Times, Thomas D. Clark, Turner Publishing Company, U.S. state, United States Army, United States Attorney General, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, United States House of Representatives, United States presidential election, 1932, United States presidential election, 1952, United States Senate, United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2002, United States Senate elections, 1962, University at Albany, SUNY, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Law, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of the Cumberlands, University Press of Kentucky, Valedictorian, Vice President of the United States, Virginia, Vocational education in the United States, Voting machine, W. Wallace Kent, Wallace Wilkinson, Wendell Ford, Western Kentucky University, William Cowger, Williamsburg, Kentucky, Wilson W. Wyatt, Workers' compensation, World War II, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. Expand index (139 more) »

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) (sometimes erroneously called Aberdeen Proving Grounds) is a United States Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford County).

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Aberdeen, Maryland

Aberdeen is a city located in Harford County, Maryland, from Baltimore.

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Adlai Stevenson II

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of progressive causes in the Democratic Party.

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Admission to the bar in the United States

Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system.

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Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts.

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Affidavit

An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law.

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Alben W. Barkley

Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953.

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Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Opened in 1962, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital along Rose Street at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky is the flagship component of UK HealthCare.

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American Highway Users Alliance

The American Highway Users Alliance (informally Highway Users, previously Highway Users Federation, National Highway Users Conference), is a non-profit advocacy group representing many businesses in the automotive and road construction sector.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017.

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Attorney General of Kentucky

The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution.

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Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces awards and decorations are primarily the medals, service ribbons, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B. or B.L.) is an undergraduate degree in law (or a first professional degree in law, depending on jurisdiction) originating in England and offered in Japan and most common law jurisdictionsexcept the United States and Canadaas the degree which allows a person to become a lawyer.

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Ben Johnson (politician)

Ben Johnson (May 20, 1858 – June 4, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician; Democrat, United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1907 to March 3, 1927.

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Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway

The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, commonly known as the Mountain Parkway, is a freeway in eastern Kentucky.

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Bronze Star Medal

The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the Bronze Star, is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

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Campbellsville University

Campbellsville University (CU) is a private university in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States.

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Captain (United States O-3)

In the United States Army (USA), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. Air Force (USAF), captain (abbreviated "CPT" in the USA and "Capt" in the USMC and USAF) is a company grade officer rank, with the pay grade of O-3.

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Captain (United States)

In the United States uniformed services, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Carl D. Perkins

Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexington, Kentucky in 1984.

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Carter County, Kentucky

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Cartography

Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.

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Catholic Church in the United States

The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome.

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Cincinnati

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City attorney

A city attorney can be an elected or appointed position in city and municipal government in the United States.

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Clark County, Kentucky

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Clay County High School

Clay County High School is a high school in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.

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Clay County, Kentucky

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Commonwealth's attorney

Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected prosecutor of felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia.

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Conflict of interest

A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another.

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Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution (Revolución cubana) was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.

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Datura stramonium

Datura stramonium, known by the English names jimsonweed or devil's snare, is a plant in the nightshade family.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Desegregation

Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races.

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Doctor of Law

Doctor of Law or Doctor of Laws is a degree in law.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.

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Dump truck

A dump truck (known in the UK as a dumper/tipper truck) is a truck used for transporting loose material (such as sand, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction.

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Earle Clements

Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and politician.

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Eastern Kentucky Coalfield

The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coalfield, including all or parts of 30 Kentucky counties and adjoining areas in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Education in Kentucky

Education in Kentucky includes elementary school (kindergarten through fifth grade in most areas), middle school (or junior high, sixth grade through eighth grade in most locations), high school (ninth through twelfth grade in most locations), and postsecondary institutions.

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Elementary school (United States)

An elementary school is the main point of delivery of primary education in the United States, for children between the ages of 4–11 and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education.

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Emerson Beauchamp

Emerson "Doc" Beauchamp (June 14, 1899 – April 15, 1971) served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, under Governor Lawrence Wetherby.

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Felony

The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.

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Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016) was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.

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Flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins.

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Flem D. Sampson

Flemon Davis "Flem" Sampson (January 23, 1875 – May 25, 1967) was the 42nd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1927 to 1931.

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Floral clock (Frankfort, Kentucky)

The floral clock in Frankfort, Kentucky, is a landmark located behind the Kentucky State Capitol.

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Fort Knox

Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown.

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Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County.

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Franklin County, Kentucky

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Freedom Hall

Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Government bond

A government bond or sovereign bond is a bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

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Governor of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Grade skipping

Grade skipping is a form of academic acceleration, often used for academically talented students, that involves the student entirely skipping the curriculum of one or more years of school.

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Happy Chandler

Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Harry Lee Waterfield

Harry Lee Waterfield (January 19, 1911 – August 4, 1988), a Democrat, served as the 42nd and 44th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky.

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Harry M. Caudill

Harry M. Caudill (May 3, 1922 – November 29, 1990) was an American author, historian, lawyer, legislator, and environmentalist from Letcher County, in the coalfields of southeastern Kentucky.

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Harvard Journal on Legislation

The Harvard Journal on Legislation is a journal of legal scholarship published by students at Harvard Law School.

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Henry Ward (Kentucky politician)

Henry Ward (June 20, 1909 – October 8, 2002) was a Democrat from Kentucky who held positions in state administrations and was his party's nominee for governor in 1967.

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression.

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High school dropouts in the United States

The United States Department of Education's measurement of the status dropout rate is the percentage of 16 to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential.

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Honor society

In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Hypothermia

Hypothermia is reduced body temperature that happens when a body dissipates more heat than it absorbs.

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Income tax

An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) that varies with respective income or profits (taxable income).

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Intellectual disability

Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability, and mental retardation (MR), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning.

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International Military Tribunal for the Far East

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial or the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on April 29, 1946, to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war (categorized as "Class A" crimes), conventional war crimes ("Class B") and crimes against humanity ("Class C").

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Interstate 65 in Kentucky

Interstate 65 (I-65) enters the US state of Kentucky south of Franklin.

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Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States.

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James Breathitt Jr.

James Breathitt Jr. (December 14, 1890 – October 29, 1934) was an American politician from Kentucky.

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James C. Klotter

James C. Klotter is an American historian who has served as the State Historian of Kentucky since 1980.

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Jamestown, Virginia

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

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Japanese war crimes

War crimes of the Empire of Japan occurred in many Asia-Pacific countries during the period of Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

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Jefferson County, Kentucky

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

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John B. Breckinridge

John Bayne Breckinridge (November 29, 1913 – July 29, 1979) was an American politician, a Democrat who served as Attorney General of Kentucky twice and also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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John M. Robsion Jr.

John Marshall Robsion Jr. (August 28, 1904 – February 14, 1990), a Republican, was a United States Representative from Kentucky from 1953 to 1959 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1959.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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Judge Advocate General's Corps

The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) is the branch or specialty of a military concerned with military justice and military law.

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Julian Carroll

Julian Morton Carroll (born April 16, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Kentucky.

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Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful is a Stamford, CT based non profit organization founded in 1953.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Headquartered in Versailles, Kentucky, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) comprises 16 colleges with over 70 campuses.

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Kentucky Constitution

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education coordinates change and improvement in Kentucky's postsecondary education system as directed by the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997.

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Kentucky Court of Appeals

The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky's two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court.

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Kentucky Democratic Party

The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Kentucky General Assembly

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1971

In 1971, Kentucky held their gubernatorial election.

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Kentucky House of Representatives

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly.

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Kentucky State Capitol

The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Kentucky Supreme Court

The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Kern Alexander

Samuel Kern Alexander Jr. is Professor of Excellence at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he is endowed by the O'Leary Endowment and Editor of the Journal of Education Finance, published by the University of Illinois Press and Project MUSE of Johns Hopkins University.

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Knott County, Kentucky

Knott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Lawrence Wetherby

Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (January 2, 1908 – March 27, 1994) was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Kentucky.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

The Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and based in the U.S. city of Lexington, Kentucky.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

The office of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799.

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List of Democratic nominees for Governor of Kentucky

Democratic nominees for Governor of Kentucky.

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List of Governors of Kentucky

The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of Kentucky's state government, and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Kentucky state parks

Maintained by the Kentucky Department of Parks, Kentucky's system of 49 state parks has been referred to as "the nation's finest" and experiences more repeat business annually than those of any other U.S. state.

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List of primary state highways in Kentucky

State highways in Kentucky are maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which classifies routes as either primary or secondary.

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Logan County, Kentucky

Logan County is a county located in the southwest Pennyroyal area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Logging

Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.

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Lois Combs Weinberg

Lois Ann Combs Weinberg (born December 18, 1943), a native of the Eastern region of Kentucky, is a politician and an advocate for improvements in public education in Kentucky.

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Louie Nunn

Louie Broady Nunn (March 8, 1924 – January 29, 2004) was the 52nd governor of Kentucky.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after having served as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963.

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Mahogany

Mahogany is a kind of wood—the straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012).

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Manchester, Kentucky

Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Marlow Cook

Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served from his appointment in December 1968 until his resignation, in December 1974, as a Rockefeller (Moderate) Republican United States Senator from Louisville, Kentucky.

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Martha Layne Collins

Martha Layne Collins (née Hall; born December 7, 1936) is an American former businesswoman and politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky; she was elected as the state's 56th governor from 1983 to 1987, the first woman to hold the office and the only one to date.

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Merit system

The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections.

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Military Merit Medal (Philippines)

The Military Merit Medal is a military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Mitch McConnell

Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician who has served as the senior United States Senator from Kentucky since 1985.

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Ned Breathitt

Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (November 26, 1924October 14, 2003) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Newport, Kentucky

Newport is a home rule-class city at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Officer Candidate School (United States Army)

The United States Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS), located at Fort Benning, Georgia, trains, assesses, and evaluates potential commissioned officers in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard.

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Ohio River

The Ohio River, which streams westward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River in the United States.

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Oneida Baptist Institute

Oneida Baptist Institute (OBI) is a coeducational Southern Baptist boarding school in Oneida, Kentucky, affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

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Oneida, Kentucky

Oneida is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

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Order of the Coif

The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates.

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Petunia

Petunia is genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin.

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Political boss

A boss, in politics, is a person who controls a unit of a political party, although he/she may not hold political office.

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Powell County, Kentucky

Powell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Prestonsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

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Primary election

A primary election is the process by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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Private (rank)

A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).

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Pro bono

Pro bono publico (for the public good; usually shortened to pro bono) is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment.

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Progressivism in the United States

Progressivism in the United States is a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature.

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Red River (Kentucky River)

The Red River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)

The Republic of Cuba (Spanish: República de Cuba) of 1902 to 1959, refers to the historical period in Cuba from 1902, when Cuba seceded from US rule in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War that took Cuba from Spanish rule in 1898, until communist revolutionaries took power in 1959.

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Republican Party of Kentucky

The Republican Party of Kentucky is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Kentucky and follows its nationally established platform.

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Reservoir

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.

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Robert F. Kennedy

Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator for New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968.

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Rosslyn, Kentucky

Rosslyn is an unincorporated community in Powell County, Kentucky, United States.

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Sales tax

A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.

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Sara Walter Combs

Sara Walter Combs (born August 24, 1948) is a justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, representing the 7th Appellate District.

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Savings and loan association

A savings and loan association (S&L), or thrift institution, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings, deposits, and making mortgage and other loans.

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Shackelford Miller Jr.

Shackelford Miller Jr. (September 4, 1892 – November 24, 1965) was a United States federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

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Simeon Willis

Simeon Slavens Willis (December 1, 1879April 1, 1965) was the 46th Governor of Kentucky, United States, serving from 1943 to 1947.

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South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Spoils system

In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.

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Stanton, Kentucky

Stanton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky, United States.

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Summary judgment

In law, a summary judgment (also judgment as a matter of law) is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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The Courier-Journal

Courier Journal, locally called The Courier-Journal or The C-J or The Courier, is the largest news organization in Kentucky.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thomas D. Clark

Thomas Dionysius Clark (July 14, 1903 – June 28, 2005) was perhaps Kentucky's most notable historian.

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Turner Publishing Company

Turner Publishing Company is an American independent book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Attorney General

The United States Attorney General (A.G.) is the head of the United States Department of Justice per, concerned with all legal affairs, and is the chief lawyer of the United States government.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. The Department of Justice administers several federal law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters (such as in cases before the Supreme Court), and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions.

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United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (in case citations, W.D. Ky.) is the federal district court for the western part of the state of Kentucky.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States presidential election, 1932

The United States presidential election of 1932 was the thirty-seventh quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932.

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United States presidential election, 1952

The United States presidential election of 1952 was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2002

The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002.

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United States Senate elections, 1962

The United States Senate elections, 1962 was an election for the United States Senate which was held in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term.

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University at Albany, SUNY

The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, SUNY Albany or UAlbany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Guilderland, and Rensselaer, New York, United States.

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University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky.

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University of Kentucky College of Law

The College of Law is a college of the University of Kentucky.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (abbreviated UMass Amherst and colloquially referred to as UMass or Massachusetts) is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system.

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University of the Cumberlands

University of the Cumberlands is a private, religious college located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with an enrollment of approximately 7,000 students.

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University Press of Kentucky

The University Press of Kentucky (UPK) is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and was organized in 1969 as successor to the University of Kentucky Press.

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Valedictorian

Valedictorian is an academic title of success used in the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony (called a valediction).

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Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Vocational education in the United States

In the United States, vocational education varies from state to state.

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Voting machine

A voting machine is a machine used to register and tabulate votes.

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W. Wallace Kent

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Wallace Wilkinson

Wallace Glenn Wilkinson (December 12, 1941 – July 5, 2002) was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Wendell Ford

Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.

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William Cowger

William Owen Cowger (January 1, 1922 – October 2, 1971), a Republican, served as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

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Williamsburg, Kentucky

Williamsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.

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Wilson W. Wyatt

Wilson Watkins Wyatt (November 21, 1905 – June 11, 1996) served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1941 to 1945 and as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1959 to 1963.

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Workers' compensation

Workers' compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue their employer for the tort of negligence.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP is one of the largest law firms in the Southeastern United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Combs

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