• prison with day release provisions. Now known as 'David Groves'. Koos Hertogs  Netherlands 1979–1980 3 12 Dutch serial killer convicted of abducting...
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    George Lawson Johnston was made Baron Luke, of Pavenham, in the county of Bedford. Bovril's instant beef stock was launched in 1966 and its "King of Beef"...
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    existed in the Netherlands. There is, however, one exception; the title Hertog van Limburg (Duke of Limburg) still exists. This title, however, is an exclusive...
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    of the post, Hendrik Hertog, had a reputation for being a successful slave trader. In an attempt to extend his trading area, Hertog negotiated with local...
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  • 1982 Shanks moved to Unilever UK Central Resources Ltd (CRL) north of Bedford. There, whilst working in process control, he invented the technology that...
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    iconic, and influential, series The Prisoner; Sigismund Herschdörfer, of Bedford, was appointed the chief chemist of T.Wall & Son in February 1953, replacing...
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  • settlement of Woorabinda itself has four exclaves. In Belgium: Apart from Baarle-Hertog, there are three municipalities consisting of non-contiguous parts: Ixelles...
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