CITY

Population:
17757 (2000 census)

County:
Ralls County

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Molly Brown	Activist	18-Jul-1867	26-Oct-1932	Unsinkable
Cliff Edwards	Musician	14-Jun-1895	17-Jul-1971	Ukulele Ike
Cotton Fitzsimmons	Basketball	7-Oct-1931	24-Jul-2004	21 seasons as NBA head coach
Clarence Earl Gideon	Criminal	30-Aug-1910	18-Jan-1972	Gideon v. Wainwright
William P. Lear	Inventor	26-Jun-1902	14-May-1978	Lear Jet, Inc.
Larry D. Thompson	Attorney	15-Nov-1945		General Counsel of Pepsi

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harold L. Volkmer	Politician	4-Apr-1931	16-Apr-2011	Congressman from Missouri, 1977-97

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