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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
AND DEPARTMENTS, ETC.
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AEC
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Atomic
Energy Commission
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A.I.D.
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Agency
for International Development
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ARA
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Area
Redevelopment Administration
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B.O.B.
|
Bureau
of the Budget
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CAB
|
Civil
Aeronautics Board
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CCC
|
Civilian
Conservation Corps
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CEA
|
Council
of Economic Advisors
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CED
|
Committee
for Economic Development
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CIA
|
Central
Intelligence Agency
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DOD
|
Department
of Defense
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EEOC
|
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
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EOB
|
Executive
Office Building
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FAA
|
Federal
Aviation Administration
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FBI
|
Federal
Bureau of Investigation
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FCC
|
Federal
Communications Commission
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FDIC
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Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
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FHA
|
Federal
Housing Administration
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FMHA
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Farmers
Home Administration
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FNMA
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Federal
National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae")
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FPC
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Federal
Power Commission
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FRB
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Federal
Reserve Board
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FTC
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Federal
Trade Commission
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GPO
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Government
Printing Office
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GSA
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General
Services Administration
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HEW
|
Department
of Health, Education and Welfare
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HHFA
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Housing
and Home Finance Agency
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ICC
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Interstate
Commerce Commission
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IRS
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Internal
Revenue Service
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JCS
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Joint
Chiefs of Staff
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NASA
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National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NDEA
|
National
Defense Education Act
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NIH
|
National Institutes
of Health
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NLRB
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National
Labor Relations Board
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NSC
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National
Security Council
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NYA
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National
Youth Administration
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OEO
|
Office
of Economic Opportunity
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OEP
|
Office
of Emergency Preparedness
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PCEEO
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President's
Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
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REA
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Rural
Electrification Administration
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SAC
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Strategic
Air Command
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SEC
|
Securities and
Exchange Commission
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TVA
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Tennessee
Valley Authority
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USDA
|
United
States Department of Agriculture
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USIA
|
United
States Information Agency
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VA
|
Veterans
Administration
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VISTA
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Volunteers
in Service to America
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WH
|
White
House
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WHCA
|
White
House Communications Agency
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INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
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CENTO
|
Central Treaty Organization
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ECOSOC
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Economic and Social Council (United Nations)
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GATT
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General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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IDA
|
International
Development Association
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IMF
|
International
Monetary Fund
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MLF
|
Multi-Lateral
Force
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NATO
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North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NLF
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National
Liberation Front
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OAS
|
Organization
of American States
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OAU
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Organization
of African Unity
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OECD
|
Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development
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UN
|
United
Nations
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UNESCO
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United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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DOMESTIC BUSINESSES
AND ORGANIZATIONS
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ABA
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American
Bar Association
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ABC
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American
Broadcasting Company
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ADA
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Americans
for Democratic Action
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AFL-CIO
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American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AMA
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American
Medical Association
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AP
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Associated
Press
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ASNE
|
American
Society of Newspaper Editors
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BLFE
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
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CBS
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Columbia
Broadcasting System, Inc.
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CORE
|
Congress
of Racial Equality
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DNC
|
Democratic
National Committee
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GM
|
General
Motors
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IT&T
|
International
Telephone & Telegraph
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KKK
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Ku
Klux Klan
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KTBC
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Johnsons'
Radio Station, Austin
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MFDP
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Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
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MGIC
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Mortgage
Guaranty Insurance Corporation
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NAACP
|
National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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NAM
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National
Association of Manufacturers
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NBC
|
National Broadcasting
Company
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NYT
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New
York Times
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RNC
|
Republican
National Committee
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SNCC
|
Student Non-Violent
Coordinating Committee
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SWTSC
|
Southwest
Texas State College
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SWTSTC
|
Southwest
Texas State Teachers College
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TWA
|
Trans World Airlines
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UAW
|
United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
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UPI
|
United
Press International
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UT
|
University
of Texas (at Austin)
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COMMON
USAGE (abbreviations for military ranks can be combined, e.g.,
LT. COL. for "Lieutenant Colonel")
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ABM
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Anti-Ballistic
Missile
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AFB
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Air
Force Base
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AM
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morning
(Latin ante meridiem)
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ASSN
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Association
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BBQ
|
Barbecue
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CAPT.
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Captain
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CPL.
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Corporal
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CO.
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County
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COL.
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Colonel
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CORP
|
Corporation
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DEPT
|
Department
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DEPTS
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Departments
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DMZ
|
Demilitarized
Zone
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DR.
|
Doctor
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EO
|
Executive
Order
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GEN.
|
General
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GI
|
"Government
Issue" A member of the American military forces
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GNP
|
Gross
National Product
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GOV.
|
Governor
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GOVS.
|
Governors
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GOVT
|
Government
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ICBM
|
Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile
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JR.
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Junior
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LT.
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Lieutenant
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MAJ.
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Major
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MR.
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Mister
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MRS.
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Mistress
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PM
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afternoon
(Latin post meridiem)
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PNO
|
Program
Number
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POL
|
petroleum, oil, lubricants
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POW
|
Prisoner of War
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PVT.
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Private
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REP.
|
Representative
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SAM
|
Surface
to Air Missile
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SEN.
|
Senator
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SGT.
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Sergeant
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SR.
|
Senior
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SST
|
Supersonic
Transport
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ST.
|
Saint
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TFX
|
Tactical
Fighter - Experimental
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TV
|
Television
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UNIV
|
University
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USS
|
United
States Ship
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VE
|
Victory
in Europe (World War II)
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VP
|
Vice
President
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WWII
|
World
War II
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