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Clair Armstrong Callan
Clair Armstrong Callan (March 29, 1920 – May 28, 2005) was an American Democratic Party politician.
Born in Odell, Nebraska, the grandson of Irish immigrants, Callan graduated from Nebraska State Teachers College, now known as Peru State College. He served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II on a destroyer in the Pacific Theater.
He served on the Odell Village Board, Odell School Board, Gage County School Reorganization Board, Gage County Fair Board, and
the "Pedagogian", published five times per semester and funded by the publication fee paid by students and paid advertising. The school has an on-campus television station on which campus and local announcements are broadcast; it has no radio station.
Notable alumni.
- Clair Armstrong Callan – U.S. Congressman for Nebraska
- Floyd Fithian – Commander in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Congressman for Indiana
- Robert Dinsmore Harrison – U.S. Congressman for Nebraska
- Melvin O. McLaughlin – U.S. Congressman for Nebraska
- Darrell Mudra