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[Jim Parish]

Wilson Gray wrote:
> When I was a kid in the 'Forties in Saint Louis, I had a couple of (I
> prefer the ancient form) classmates in my segregated elementary school
> named "Major."

There used to be a congressman from New York - I think he just retired this
year - by the name of Major Owens.

Jim Parish
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