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Vacaville

Vacaville , city (1990 pop. 71,479), Solano co., central Calif. about 30 mi (48 km) from Sacramento, in a farm and orchard area; inc. 1892. Sunflower and safflower oils are produced and fruits and vegetables are canned. Manufactures include industrial machinery, aluminum products, mattresses, and metal plate. Vacaville grew tremendously in size as the central California area boomed in the late 20th cent. Travis Air Force Base and Hospital are to the south.

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	Red light. Magazine article from: Citizen Airman; 12/1/2005; 144 words ; ...spot near the corner of Burgan Boulevard and Travis Avenue at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft is being towed from the flight...clearance for the Starlifter's wings, several planes from the Travis Air Museum had to be relocated temporarily to nearby fields, and... Read more
	President Bush speaks to Travis audience.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Airman; 11/1/2001; ; 209 words ; TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. (AFPN) -- The U.S. military's real strength is not in...President George W. Bush directed to military members during a stopover at Travis Air Force Base en route to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in... Read more
	San Francisco bay area chapter. (Chapter News). Magazine article from: Defense Transportation Journal; 12/1/2002; 130 words ; ...December 7th at the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum at Travis Air Force Base. Our annual Crab Feed will be held on January 10th...Chapter would like to recognize Staff Sargent Donald Serre of Travis Air Force Base, for his excellence in recruiting and signing in... Read more
	USA: COFFMAN SPECIALTIES AWARDED CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OF THE SECTION 300 RAMP. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/27/2008; 94 words ; ...N68711-04-D-3036) for repair of the Section 300 Ramp, Phases 9 and 11, at Travis Air Force Base.Work will be performed in Fairfield, Calif., and...task order.The Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif., is the contracting activity... Read more
	Falcons are eyes in the sky.(Travis Air Force Base uses falcons to help control small birds)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Airman; 2/1/2001; ; 191 words ; TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AMCNS) -- It's amazing, considering the size of a C-5 or KC-l0, that some of Mother Nature's smallest creatures... Read more
	Purr-fect solution.(pet housing at Travis Air Force Base)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Airman; 8/1/2001; ; 198 words ; TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The lodging staff discovered you could teach an old dog new tricks when they dedicated 23 temporary lodging... Read more
	Red Team 2005 a two-day event: installation-wide exercise tests MOTCO skills with other government agencies. Magazine article from: Translog; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...then executes the following: --Contact Travis Air Force Base Explosive Ordinance Disposal...channel east and west of MOTCO. --Contact Travis Air Force Base Radar Approach Control and...hostage negotiations between the FBI and Travis Air Force Base negotiators and the terrorists... Read more
	Stephen Golden, MD, MBA, CPE, was recently honored by the Norwalk High School Alumni Association and added to the school's Wall of Honor in Norwalk, Conn. Golden, a graduate of the school, is currently clinical director of research at Travis Air Base in California.(Members on the Move)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Physician Executive; 11/1/2003; 74 words ; ...the school's Wall of Honor in Norwalk, Conn. Golden, a graduate of the school, is currently clinical director of research at Travis Air Base in California. Previously, he headed the newborn branch in pediatrics at the National Naval Medical Center. He also helped... Read more
	Forgotten explorer.(AirMail)(Letter to the Editor) Magazine article from: Airman; 12/1/2003; ; 37 words ; In Stepping into the Unknown [September 2003], you omitted reference to another Air Force explorer who was lost on Columbia: Lt. Col. Michael Anderson, the mission payload commander. Staff Sgt. Candace Skalet Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Read more
	Brothers share birthday, career, same location.(twins at Travis Air Force Base)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Airman; 2/1/2001; ; 153 words ; TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- It's not unusual to find siblings stationed at the same base. What's unusual about two Travis siblings is... Read more

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	Edwin Markham Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...schools, worked as a cowboy and ranch hand, ran away from home at least once, and at the age of 16 entered California College in Vacaville. Two years later he transferred to San Jose State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1872. Markham's first teaching... Read more

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