Girl to Receive Degree in Calendar Year of Study
Edithe Maria Binde 20, a University of Illinois student and former beauty queen, is set to receive a bachelor of science degree August 1 after two regular terms and one summer session. She earned 69 of 120 hours via proficiency exams, and her rapid path is described by Francis Koenig as the shortest time he recalls for a degree at the university.
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Illinois
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Berliner graduations reach from Goethe Schule to United States
A student from the Goethe Schule in Berlin moved through the Russian zone into East Germany toward Berlin and onward to the United States, completing an international educational journey.
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Gorilla Outfoxed By Couple of Snakes
The 200 pound gorilla at the Columbus Zoo outfoxed by a pair of snakes. The Baron resisted for more than a week to allow a routine inspection or transfer as keepers strived to manage the enclosure.
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Columbus Zoo
Baron the ape foils banana trap at city zoo
Zoo officials struggled to move the ape called the Baron to a secure cage. He bent bars, blocked a trap with a foot on a spring, and bolted as a banana bait failed. Earl Davis finally relocated him by unloading new arrivals, a Syrian viper and a South American boat near the cage, sending the ape into a transfer box.
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Earl Davis
Below Normal Temperatures Until June 15
The Weather Bureau reports a 30 day outlook mid May to mid June predicting below normal temperatures across the eastern half of the nation with the greatest departures from normal from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic Coast. Above normal temperatures are expected west of the Continental Divide except along the Pacific Coast. Precipitation varies with subnormal Gulf states and northern Great Lakes, with above normal rainfall along the Atlantic Coast and central plains.
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Government payroll vs private industry payroll comparison
The private payroll is much larger than the government payroll across the country, despite recent tremendous growth in federal, state, and local government employment.
Private Industry Wages Share of 1953 Payroll Reported
Department of Commerce figures show 1953 wages and salary in private industry at 164 billion dollars, comprising 83 percent of the total payroll of 197.6 billion dollars.
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