Four Vandenberg airmen honored with medals
Four Vandenberg AFB airmen were honored at the ISTRAD Monthly Awards Ceremony. Capt. David L. Mitchell received the Second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. MSgt. Clair L. Dietz and TSgt. Marvin D. Hitchcock earned Bronze Star Medals. 1st Lt. Frank T. Tobin got the Air Force Commendation Medal.
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Vandenberg Afb
1St
Strategic Aerospace Division
Istrad
David L. Mitchell
Aerospace Support Group
Clair L. Dietz
Marvin D. Hitchcock
Frank T. Tobin
STRAD
William C. Garland
Mitchell
Dietz
Hiitchcock
Potato spread from Peru to Spain and Virginia origins
World Almanac notes the potato first cultivated by Andes Indians then brought to Spain circa 1585 and to North America in 1621 by English settlers in Virginia. Also reports a Nevada burglary sentence and a nude street dancing incident in Kuala Lumpur with a 16 year old boy and a 30 year old woman causing traffic stoppage.
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Spanish Consistadores
Ao Mountains
Peru
World Almanac
Spain
North America
Virginia
Kuala Lumpur
UPI
Sungei Patani
Modern Cowboys Endure Amid New Ranch Work Realities
A Labor Department overview notes that cowboys persist in the modern West, though roles have shifted. Ranching varies into commercial beef, feed lots, and registered outfits with calves branded and tracked. Work clusters by seasons from spring roundup to fall branding, with trucks and walkie talkies replacing long cattle drives.
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Joyce Kling
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Vandenberg
Republic of Vietnam
620Th Tractical Central Squadron
Diet
Hitchcock
Security Police
327Th
Tobin
Air Force Commendation Medal
395Th — Strategic Missile Squadron
4325Th Air Base
Alan
Carson City
New Upi
James W. Carroll
Nevada
By Ernie Hood
Texas
Dodge City
Labor Department
Rodeo
Swillington
England
Rene Hutchinson
Tom
Hutchinson
Rssuues
Lompoc
H” ST
P.O
U.S
Mexico
Canada
Mail Flower Festival
Work
Record
AED
Lompoc, California
Lompoc Record
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