Glenda Ellis adjusts tassel at SIU Carbondale spring commencement
Glenda Ellis adjusts her son Scott Ellis tassel during the Southern Illinois University Carbondale spring commencement ceremony. Both were master’s degree candidates. Glenda is a teacher and coach at Carbondale Community High School while Scott earned a graduate degree in guidance and counseling.
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Glenda Ellis
Scott
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Spri
Ellis
Carbondale Community High School
SIU-C awards degrees to record 4348 graduates
SIU Carbondale conferred 4348 degrees at the 104th spring commencement in the SIU Arena. Honorary doctor of music went to Marjorie Lawrence founder of the Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theatre. Seven prisoners earned bachelor degrees via SIU-Cs prisoner program with ceremonies at Marion and Vienna.
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Marjorie Lawrence
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
SIU
Miss Lawrence
U.S
Marion
Vienna
Nixon book sales slow amid price and backlash
Sales of Richard Nixon memoirs stagger as the $19.95 price and public hostility deter buyers. Colorado student chatter calls the book untrustworthy while in Washington bookstores operators say displays are limited. Grosset & Dunlap printed 200,000 copies. 100,000 needed to break even.
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Associated Press
Richard Nixon
Boulder
Colorado
Bill Embrey
University of Colorado
Grosset & Dunlap
U.S. labor force tops 100 million driven by women
The Census Bureau reports the U.S. labor force reached 101 million in 1977 with women supplying most of the rise. From 1970 to 1977 civilian and military participation grew, 48 percent of women were in the labor force in 1977, and working wives rose to 46 percent. Immigration, births, ages, and marriage trends also frame the broader demographic shifts.
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Washington
U.S
Census Bureau
United States
Soviet scientists declare Bigfoot real at Sasquatch conference
Dimitri Bayanov and Igor Bourtsev of Moscow’s Darwin Museum argued Sasquatch is real, calling it an original figure between ape and man. At UBC conference they contrasted with Western anthropologists, noting distinctive footprints and arching toes as proof.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Dimitri Bayanov
Igor Bourtsev
Moscow
Darwin Museum
University of British Columbia
China not satisfied with Moscow on Manchuria incursion
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Moscow did not tell the truth about Soviet troops ships and a helicopter crossing into Manchuria last week. The statement stopped short of demands, suggesting Beijing might accept a Soviet admission without further action.
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New York Times
Hong Kong
Moscow
Manchuria
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Soviet Union
Fire in Turkey Kills Dozens at Ankara Market Complex
An Ankara five story concrete complex housing 500 shoppers and students was swept by a blaze that killed at least 33 people and injured over 100. Witnesses reported some victims leaped from upper floors to escape the flames. authorities investigate cause.
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Turkey
Ankara
Democrats Warm To Carter Style In Early Support Shift
Democratic professionals express growing optimism about the Carter administration's political skills. White, the national chairman, notes awareness of political realities and benefits for this year’s election. Some critics concede improved lobbying on Civil Service reform and better handling of bad news, while others caution that talk of toughness may be overstated. Carter’s Western trip boosts his image with visible grants and crowd-attracting speeches, signaling a campaign-style approach. White plans two Carter appearances monthly, with a Chicago dinner and a Tennessee stop to thank Senate leaders for canal treaty support.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Carter
John C. White
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Camp David
Spokane
Wash
Floyd K. Haskell
Colorado
White
Chicago
Oak Ridge
Tenn
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Senate
Cook County
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