Hobart William Smith grads walk out during Heckler address
In Geneva 440 graduates at Hobart and William Smith Colleges received diplomas yesterday while more than 75 students left the graduation ceremony in protest of Secretary Margaret Heckler being chosen as commencement speaker. Forty five faculty joined, criticizing Heckler on abortion funding and the squeal rule, and decrying exclusion from speaker selection.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Coordinate Colleges
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Laura Cydell
Heckier
Cornell Confers Degrees In Swift Commencement Parade
More than 4,000 Cornell graduates received bachelor’s and advanced degrees in about an hour as weather stayed clear despite forecast rain. President Frank Rhodes delivered the address urging students to cherish friendships formed during liberal learning and life enrichment.
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Colgate grads urged to embrace creativity and change
Ted Koppel, host of ABC News Nightline, told the Colgate Class of 1983 that society needs creativity and change and television can help. He warned there are two change paths abrupt through violence and gradual through democratic processes, which he said can become tedious. He received an honorary degree, along with Hesburgh Gray Peterson Kahn and Fairchild.
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ABC News Nightline
Colgate University
Ted Kappel
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Auer pushes bid rule to curb consultant contracts
State Senator Martin Auer of Syracuse proposes legislation to end noncompetitive awarding by public authorities. The bill would require competitive bidding on purchases over 5000 and all contracts for consultants, engineering, legal and other services, plus publicizing awarded contracts in the State Register.
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Ex POW urges veterans to use voting power to aid peers
Oswego resident Walter Ferens, a World War II veteran and former POW, calls on veterans to push for sympathetic lawmakers and to participate in politics. He warns against anti veteran politicking, urges group membership, and backs efforts to expand Veterans Administration hospitals and locate missing in action soldiers. Memorial Day should honor living veterans with prayers of thanks.
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Youth Shot Accidentally in Potsdam
A 14 year old Potsdam boy, Ronald J. Page of Route 11, is in stable condition after a .22 caliber handgun discharged around 6 30 last night. His father Leonard Page, 32, was holding the gun during a hunting trip prep when it fired, the bullet entering the boy’s chest and exiting his back. Deputies from St Lawrence county continue to investigate.
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Rte. 11
St. Lawrence
Woman Hurt in Freak Car Mishap Near Heuvelton
Heuvelton resident Mary J. Trombley a 29 year old on Route 3 was injured when the driver’s side door opened while turning from Route 68 onto Arnold Road at 555 PM. She sustained back injuries and contusions and was treated at Ogdensburg Hospital where she was charged with DWI.
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Rte. 3
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Richardson speech at Hamilton emphasizes unity with allies
Former cabinet official and Watergate figure Richardon urged Hamilton College graduates to pursue strong international ties and personal drive. He warned the Soviet Union can destroy America and stressed multilateral groups on modern political and military fronts. Hamilton awarded him an honorary doctor of laws.
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Eliot Richardson
Hamilton College
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Hamilton
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University of Chicago
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