Bedford

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Extremely affluent Westchester County suburb of New York
A truck manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors
The county town of Bedfordshire, England
City (pop., 1995 est.: 81,000), southeast-central England. The administrative seat of Bedfordshire, it lies on the River Ouse northwest of London. It was a Roman fording station and a Saxon town. It was recaptured by the Anglo-Saxons from the Danes in 914. John Bunyan is thought to have written A Pilgrim's Progress while imprisoned there in the 17th century
{i} family name; name of several cities in the USA

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Bedford cord
A heavy fabric with a lengthwise ribbed weave that resembles corduroy
bedford cord
a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
New Bedford
A city in Massachusetts, United States
New Bedford
A city of southeast Massachusetts on Buzzards Bay east-southeast of Fall River. Settled in the mid-1600s, it was a major whaling port in the first half of the 19th century. Fishing and diversified manufacturing are important to its economy. Population: 99,922
Richard Bedford Bennett Viscount Bennett
born July 3, 1870, Hopewell, N.B., Can. died June 27, 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, Eng. Canadian prime minister (1930-35). Bennett was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in New Brunswick. He then moved west and served in the legislatures of the Northwest Territories and Alberta and in the Canadian House of Commons (1911). He was named director general of national service (1916) and later minister of justice (1921). He became head of the Conservative Party in 1927 and, promising relief from the Great Depression, prime minister in 1930. But he underestimated the severity of the crisis, and his measures were ineffective. He was defeated by the Liberals under W.L. Mackenzie King. In 1939 he retired to England, where he was made a viscount in 1941
Richard Bedford Bennett Viscount Bennett of Mickleham and of Calgary and Hopewel
born July 3, 1870, Hopewell, N.B., Can. died June 27, 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, Eng. Canadian prime minister (1930-35). Bennett was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in New Brunswick. He then moved west and served in the legislatures of the Northwest Territories and Alberta and in the Canadian House of Commons (1911). He was named director general of national service (1916) and later minister of justice (1921). He became head of the Conservative Party in 1927 and, promising relief from the Great Depression, prime minister in 1930. But he underestimated the severity of the crisis, and his measures were ineffective. He was defeated by the Liberals under W.L. Mackenzie King. In 1939 he retired to England, where he was made a viscount in 1941
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