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Fairbanks

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1. Douglas (Elton), real name Julius Ullman. 1883--1939, US film actor and producer
2. his son, Douglas, Jnr. 1909--2000, US film actor

Fairbanks

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a city in central Alaska, at the terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop.: 30 970 (2003 est.)
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Fairbanks

 

a city in the USA, in the state of Alaska. Population, 14,800 (1970). Fairbanks is connected by rail with the city of Anchorage and the port of Seward and by highway with the northern coast of Alaska and the developed regions of Canada and the USA. Fairbanks has an international airport. It is an important commercial and transportation center for the interior and northern regions of Alaska.

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