Honorary degrees and the silly season for serious men
Readable item discusses the annual surge of honorary degrees in U S universities. It notes Berkeley avoids controversial picks, Yale granted to Cyrus Vance and Robert Lowell, USC to John Wayne, and historical quirks from Harvard and Yale. Mentions professors, politicians, and donors shaping the honors landscape with examples from past decades.
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University of California At Berkeley
Dow Chemical
William Westmoreland
Yale
Lyndon Johnson
Pais
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
White House
Robert Lowell
Franklin Pierce College of
New Hampshire
George Plimpton
Paper Lion
Don Quixote
World of Sports
University of Southern California
John Wayne
Harvard
Increase Mather
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Adams
Alber Einstein
Charlie McCarthy
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger
Housing Funds Approved For Local Development
HUD announced loans grants and fund reservations for planning and housing projects. La Salle County Illinois reserve for 40 low rent homes Brazil Indiana reserve for 150 low rent homes Wisconsin Rapids Portage County reserve for 115 low rent homes.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
la Salle County
Ill
Brazil
Ind
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Portage County
FDP Leader Scheel Begins US Visit With Nixon Talks
Walter Scheel head of the Free Democratic party left Bonn on a three day trip to the United States. He will meet President Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers during the visit.
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Bonn
UPI
Walter Scheel
Free Democratic Party
United States
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Pentagon Names Eight U.S. Servicemen Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department lists eight servicemen killed in Vietnam. Army Sgt. Louis F. Dalie of Chicago Heights Illinois Army Sgt. Maj. William H. Clevenger of Seymour Indiana Spec. 4 Stephen D. Johnson of Austin Minnesota Spec. 4 Lawrence E. Paulsen of St. Paul Minnesota Marine Lance Cpl. Larry C. Davison of Chicago Illinois Lance Cpl. Henry C. Ettel Jr. of Clarksville Indiana Pfc. James Michalski of LaPorte Indiana Pfc. Larry J. Nicholson of Madison Wisconsin.
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Army
Louis F. Dalie
Louis J. Dalie
Chicago Heights
Ill
William H. Clevenger
Lois C. Clevenger
Seymour
Ind
Larry G. Fosch
Ervin P. Fosch
Lineville
Iowa
Stephen D. Johnson
James W. Osmonson
Austin
Minn
Lawrence E. Paulsen
Maragret F. Paulsen
St. Paul
Marine Corps
Lance
Larry C. Davison
Edward C. Davison
Chicago
Henry C. Ettel Jr
Dorothy J. Ettel
Clarksville
James Michalski
Linda D. Michalski
LaPorte
Larry J. Nicholson
Ralph Nicholson
Madison
Wis
Swedish rally to read 31379 Vietnam dead names
In Stockholm a July 4 rally in front of the U S embassy will feature a relay reading aloud the names of 31 379 American soldiers who died in Vietnam as announced by the Swedish Vietnam Committee on Wednesday.
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Stockholm
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
Swedish Vietnam Committee
GI waits two and a half years for discharge ruling
Pfc. Charles Tinker of Gilman Illinois faced a delay in his three year hitch with most of his time spent at home awaiting orders. Drafted June 1965 he was to go to Vietnam in 1966 but compassionate reassignment was denied. He later learned Army fault delayed discharge and now may not be released until 1970.
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Hoover
White House
George F. Baker
School of Business Administration
Harvard
Kankakee
Ill
UPI
Charles Tinker
Gilman
Fifth Army
Fort Sheridan
Tinker
Red Cross
Ft. Knox
Vietnam
Ft. Sheridan
PTA Members Springfield Illinois Top 600000 Strong
Springfield Illinois reports more than 600000 members across Parent Teacher associations nationwide. The figure highlights PTA reach and community involvement in education.
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Springfield
Illinois
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