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    Morris Javits, a descendant of the 18th-century rabbi Jacob Emden who was known as the Ya'avetz, which was later anglicized to Javits. Javits grew up...
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    The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center, is a large convention center on Eleventh Avenue between 34th Street and 38th...
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    The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building is a U.S. governmental office building at 26 Federal Plaza on Foley Square in the Civic Center neighborhood...
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    Fort Tryon Park is the Jacob K. Javits Playground, which primarily serves Hudson Heights and is named after U.S. senator Jacob Javits. The play area contains...
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  • Borris Javits, sometimes Marion (January 19, 1925 – February 28, 2017) was an American arts patron. She was married to the politician Jacob K. Javits from...
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    the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which was expanded in 2008–2014 and is located a block away from the station entrances. Shortly after Javits Center...
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  • standards for the identification and servicing of gifted students. The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act was passed in 1988 as part...
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    Jacob Javits was defeated in the primary by Al D'Amato. D'Amato went on to win a plurality in the general election over Elizabeth Holtzman and Javits...
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    senator Jacob Javits by 56% to 44% in the 1980 Republican primary election following Javits' 1979 diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Javits nevertheless...
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  • well as low legal hurdles to do so. The law was passed in 1956, while Jacob Javits was attorney general, and signed by governor Averell Harriman. Section...
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    James Buckley in a three-way race. Murray Baron Jacob Javits, incumbent U.S. Senator While Javits did not face any challengers for the Republican nomination...
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  • Javits may refer to: Jacob Javits (1904–1986), American politician Marian Javits (1925–2017), American actress, arts patron, and wife of Jacob Javits...
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  • (November 2, 1947 – August 11, 1976), was a senior aide to Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-NY). Rosenthal was murdered in a terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey...
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    Goodell was nearly as liberal as New York's other Republican senator, Jacob Javits. In the Senate, Goodell authored and sponsored a large number of bills...
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    support for the eight-employee threshold from other senators such as Jacob Javits (R-NY), the Senate amended the threshold to fifteen, and the House subsequently...
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    Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark in a three-way election. Jacob Javits, incumbent U.S. Senator Ramsey...
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  • Henry M. Jackson, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, Senator Jacob Javits and Congressman Charles Vanik met to discuss the finalization of the...
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    Buckley placed third in the general election behind Republican nominee Jacob Javits and Democratic nominee Paul O'Dwyer after receiving 1,139,402 votes (17...
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    Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Act; Republican New York Senator Jacob K. Javits concurrently sponsored a bill providing "Medicare for All". In 1971...
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    Senate in New York but lost in November 1962 to Republican incumbent Jacob K. Javits. In 1968, Donovan was appointed president of Pratt Institute. He died...
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    amongst other things, control over labor unions associated with the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. BELLOMO became the Acting Boss of the...
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  • George Passantino (1922–2004). Sutherland has had exhibits in the New York Jacob Javits Center and the World Trade Center. GeorgeBSutherland.com v t e...
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  • Dillon Richard N. Goodwin W. Averell Harriman William vanden Heuvel Jacob Javits Lady Bird Johnson Nicholas Katzenbach William P. Rogers Arthur M. Schlesinger...
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    Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Paul O'Dwyer and Conservative Party challenger James L. Buckley in a three-way election. While Javits did...
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  • American Ambassadors. Javits grew up in Connecticut and is a nephew of former U.S. Senator, Jacob Javits (R-NY). His father, Benjamin Javits, was an attorney...
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    election would be called in 1975. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Ramsey Clark in a three way election...
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    the Tower Amendment and passed an amendment proposed by U.S. Senator Jacob Javits directing HEW to include "reasonable provisions considering the nature...
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    York was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger James B. Donovan. James B. Donovan...
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    quotas in schools. The bill's proponents, such as Emanuel Celler and Jacob Javits, said it would not authorize such measures. Leading sponsor Hubert Humphrey...
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  • guide, Yutaki Hirano, and Harold Wallace Rosenthal, aide to U.S. Senator Jacob Javits. The terrorists surrendered following a shootout with Turkish police...
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