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Joplin

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Joplin (jŏp`lĭn), city (1990 pop. 40,961), Jasper and Newton counties, SW Mo., at the edge of the Ozarks; settled c.1839, inc. 1873. It is a railroad center, the shipping and processing point of a grain and livestock region with dairy and fruit farms, and the industrial center of a former lead and zinc area. Joplin has a solid manufacturing base, producing transportation equipment; plastic, metal, paper, and leather products; processed foods; machinery; and chemicals. The city has a mineral museum and is the seat of Missouri Southern State College and Ozark Bible College. The George Washington Carver National Monument is nearby.
Joplin
1. Janis 1943--70, US rock singer, noted for her hoarse and passionate style. Her albums include Cheap Thrills (1968) and Pearl (1971)
2. Scott 1868--1917, US pianist and composer: creator of ragtime


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Slice of Life: Memories of Mother" is a compilation of columns from Willa Younger, whose writing appeared weekly for several years from 1977 onward in the Joplin, Missouri newspaper, The Joplin Globe.
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Not since Janis Joplin has a more wonderful talent seemed so predetermined upon a path to oblivion.
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BETH Ditto, charismatic Gossip front woman and ardent Janis Joplin fan, narrates the story of one of the greatest female rockers.
radio: Janis, Radio 2 Saturday 8pm by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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