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  • Pat Bauer
    Pat Bauer graduated from Ripon College in 1977 with a double major in Spanish and Theatre. She spent most of the next 42 years working as a copy editor and editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She retired in 2021 but was unable to break the habit and now works as a freelance editor. 

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Add new Web site: Los Angeles Times - John du Pont dies at 72; heir to chemical fortune and convicted murderer. Aug 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Anniversary information added. Dec 05, 2023
Anniversary information added. Nov 18, 2023
Add new Web site: The New York Times - John E. du Pont, Heir Who Killed an Olympian, Dies at 72. Feb 07, 2018
New article added. Jan 24, 2018
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