Carlos Fallon to Speak at Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Carlos Fallon former chief of staff of the Colombian navy will address Cedar Rapids Executives Club at a 7 pm dinner on January 12 at the Montrose hotel. He will discuss becoming an American citizen and U S Latin America relations after a career in the Colombian Navy and U S Army.
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Carlos Fallon
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Fallon
United States
Latin America
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South America
Wall
Island for sale in San Francisco Bay by War Assets Administration
Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay is offered for sale by the War Assets Administration after being declared surplus in 1946. The rugged site includes three garrison posts, a 200 bed hospital, extensive water systems, and space for recreation for millions nearby. The appraised salable value is $700 090, with the potential to attract bids for the historic island proximity to the city.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Golden Gate Bridge
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War Assets Administration
Angel Island
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WAA
Bay Area
Island site holds quarantine station and immigration depot
On the island stand the former Fort McDowell and a well equipped quarantine station of the U S Public Health Service at Hospital Cove. The immigrant detention station once operated by the immigration service is also located here.
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Fort McDowell
U. S. Public Health Service
Hospital Cove
Immigration Service
Wm N Snouffer Promoted to Colonel in Air Force
SANDIA BASE NEW MEXICO William N Snouffer formerly of Cedar Rapids has been promoted to colonel in the U S Air Force He is the son of Mrs C A Kent of 1511 D Avenue NE and is a 1931 graduate of Washington High School and attended Coe College.
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Sandia Base
N. Mex
William N. Snouffer
Cedar Rapids
U. S. Air Force
Snouffer
C. A. Kent
D Avenue
Armed Forces
Washington High School
Coe
Career of Colonel Snouffer from West Point to Sandia Base
The article traces Colonel Snouffer’s path from two years at college to United States service at West Point, graduation in 1937, and a switch from the signal corps to the air force in 1946. It notes his World War II role as signal officer of the 11th Fighter Command in Alaska, graduate study at the University of Illinois, and current assignment at Sandia Base New Mexico with wife Corinne Campbell and five children in Albuquerque. His decorations include the Legion of Merit and a commendation ribbon.
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West Point
Signal Corps
Air Force
Snouffer
11Th Fighter Command
Alaska
University of Illinois
Sandia Base
N. Mex
Albuquerque
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