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The clown prince of basketball: Paul Gaffney leads America's no. 1 court jesters - the Harlem Globetrotters

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Gaffney is the lead jester for the basketball team that has been entertaining fans for 70 years. The Globetrotters as great athletes as well as funny players, and they usually win their games. A biography of Gaffney is presented.

Author: Kelly, Dan
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1997
Cover Story, Biography, Basketball teams, Gaffney, Paul, Harlem Globetrotters

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Basketball stars: from foreign land

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Almost every one of NBA's 27 teams has at least one foreign-born member including Vlade Divac, Hakeem Olajuwon, Rik Smits, Dominique Wilkins, and others. Many of them are among the National Basketball Assn's finest players.

Author: Lundgren, Julia
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
International aspects, Professional basketball, Basketball (Professional)

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Land rush

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The biggest land rush in history occurred in 1893 when the federal government opened Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip to ranchers and farmers. Thousands of settlers raced to plant a stake that give them a claim to 160 acres.

Author: Dion, Marc Munroe
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1993
Oklahoma, Homesteading

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Subjects list: History, Personalities, Basketball players
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