Scholarships To 26 at Coe College Air Force ROTC Cadets
Coe College announces 26 air force scholarships for cadets, about 40 percent of the 66 AFROTC students. Seven new scholars join 19 continuing recipients, each worth about $3,500 yearly plus full tuition and a $100 monthly tax free allowance. Names and residences of the seven new scholars are listed.
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Coe College
Air Force Rotc
Air Force
Coe
Leo L. Nussbaum
James L. Lee
Hawaii
Kahului
Alan T. Kido
Ilinois
Moline
Steven H. Sward
Commendation Medal Awarded to Major George J. Hoke Jr
Major George J. Hoke Jr assistant professor of aerospace studies at Coe College received the Air Force Commendation Medal in a college ceremony. Previously he led flying safety for the 60th Military Airlift Wing at Travis AFB California, overseeing C-5 and C-141 airlift squadrons. He and Mrs. Hoke reside at 4535 Woodview Drive NE. His Coe duties include directing AFROTC flight instruction and sponsoring Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight groups.
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George J. Hoke, Jr
Coe College
Coe
Hoke
60Th Military Airlift Wing
Travis Air Force Base
California
Woodview Drive
Afrotc
Arnold Air Society
Angel Flight
Island road opens linking Steinstuecken to West Berlin
East Germany grants access to Steinstuecken via a 1 km road built through East Germany in 12 weeks at 4 million marks. West Berlin Mayor Klaus Schuetz and U.S. commandant Maj. Gen. William Cobb attended the Aug 30 opening with residents, marking the end of a travel ban since 1951. A brewery truck delivered free beer to 192 residents as the first vehicle era begins.
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Klaus Schuetz
William Cobb
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Green Mountain Gave Vermont Its Name
The state name Vermont derives from French vert and mont meaning green and mountain. Champlain is credited with naming the Green Mountains, and Dr. Thomas Young proposed forming Vermont from vert mont when the state was created in 1777.
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Samuel de Champlain
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World Almanac
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Thomas Young
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