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Smits, Cornelius John

Cornelius John Smits was born on July 2, 1919, in Newark, New Jersey. Cornelius married Joan Owen on December 15, 1979, and they had five children: Eugene, Jill, Stuart, Sally, and Mary.

Smits obtained his bachelor of arts degree and master of arts degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Smits was enlisted in the United States Navy for thirty years.

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Aquilina, Nick C., 1937-

Nick C. Aquilina was born June 10, 1937 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Aquilina obtained a bachelor of arts degree in scoiology from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (1958). Aquilina was part of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962.

Aquilina began working at the Nevada Test Site in 1962; joined AEC from January 1967 to 1976; Idaho National Engineering Lab (INEL) from 1976 to 1987; Manager of the Nevada Operations Office from 1987 to 1994, when he then retired.

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Sitton, Pamela

Pamela Sitton was born October 27, 1948. In 1963, her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where her father worked at the Nevada Test Site. She attended the original Las Vegas High School and then the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), where she earned a degree in English literature. Sitton worked a series of part-time jobs from cocktail waitress to post office worker, and got married to Stanford Lee Sitton II in October 7, 1973.

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Blevins, Betty

Betty Blevins was born September 17, 1935 in the small town of Berry, Alabama. She graduated from high school there in 1953 and then went on to nurses' training at the University Of Alabama School Of Nursing in Birmingham. Her husband was hired at the Nevada Test Site as a journeyman electrician in 1963 and they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with their two children.

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Welsh, Anna Jennings, 1941-

Anna Jennings Welsh, also referred to as Anne Welsh, was born on July 30, 1941, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Anna married Myron Welsh on November 26, 1960, and they had eight children: David, Don, Cami, Darren, Douglas, Anna, Sarah, and Danny.

Welsh attended the University of Nevada, Reno for one year. She received her practical nurse license (LPN).

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