GIL Gazette honors Cedar Rapids Seabee for Spain mooring job
Andrew J. Connor of Cedar Rapids receives a commendation for leading the first Seabee landing in Spain to install a tanker mooring off Rota and build a 7000 foot pipeline despite material shortages and heavy tides. The unit reports praise for liberty trips to Seville Cadiz and Madrid and notes ongoing assignments across Morocco Hawaii and Camp Pendleton with several family connections listed.
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Teelworker
Andrew J. Connor
Cedar Rapids
Rota
Spain
Mike
Connor
Seville
Cadiz
Madrid
Andalusia
Bondegas
Co. J. Connor
Seventh Street
French
Morocco
Port Lyautey
C. J. Connor
Bob Banjoff
Ohio
Teens Run Their Own Clubs Spread in Detroit Suburbs
In Garden City and nearby areas, Kerry A. Hatlen leads the Detroit Federation of Teen Clubs where youths design rules, plan dances, and manage finances with minimal adult supervision. Clubs like Top Hat in Garden City and Kool Rats in Bedford Township stage live dances each week, with proceeds supporting community causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Kerry A. Hatlen
Garden City
Mich
Kool Rats
Bedford Township
Livonia
Haden
Top Hat
Eel Scourge Rising in Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR Mich AP Despite costly tests to curb it the sea lamprey spreads in Lake Superior The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says lamprey scarred lake trout catches in 1956 more than double 1955 In 1956 the commission spent 900000 on control efforts Barriers to deter lamprey in feeder streams on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are planned for 1958 Similar barriers may be built on Lake Erie and Ontario The commission notes early success from an electrical device that destroys lamprey It also researches chemicals and ultrasonic vibrations as controls.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Lake Superior
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
United States
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Ontario
Saratoga Race Meet Sees 1778 Starters Across 192 Races
During the 1956 Saratoga meeting in Saratoga Springs New York a total of 1778 starters went to the post for 192 races across 24 days an average of about nine horses per event.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga
Dale Carnegie Course Claims Real Talent Behind Success
Profiles of Robert Quain Frank Bettger and Joe Foss show rapid rises after enrolling in the Dale Carnegie Course. The piece notes 70 percent of graduates raise incomes within a year and spans diverse participants from housewives to executives.
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Robert Quain
New York
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Frank Bettger
America
Joe Foss
South Dakota
Dale Carnegie
Carnegie
Walter Dudnick
Franklin Square
L. L
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