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l for 1, 4, 5; poh-uhl, pou- for 2, 3] 
| 1. | Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71. |
| 2. | Anthony, 1905–2000, English author. |
| 3. | Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950. |
| 4. | Co⋅lin [koh-lin, kol-in] , born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; Secretary of State 2001–05. |
| 5. | Earl (Bud), 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer. |
| 6. | John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist. |
| 7. | Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87. |
| 8. | Lake, an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 mi. (300 km) long. |
An American military leader and statesman. After serving with distinction in the Vietnam War, Powell rose through the military to become the first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and played a key role in the Persian Gulf War. In 2001 he was appointed secretary of state, the first African-American to hold that position.