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In 1971, Shneour moved to La Jolla (San Diego), California, with his family, where he served for two years as director of research for
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in 1941. Shneour and his sister attended Cherry Lawn School in Darien, Connecticut. Upon naturalization in 1944 and after graduation, Shneour joined the
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