Tenn. Man Gets Diploma After 68 Years
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SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. - John Lopez received his diploma from the University of Alabama this week - 68 years after graduating. University officials found the degree recently in the school's vault and delivered it to Lopez at his home Tuesday. "It's amazing," the 90-year-old said.
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JAIPUR, India - A 73-year-old man who failed his 10th grade high school exams for the 39th time vowed Friday to try again next year in the hopes that an education will improve his job and marriage prospects.
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The man nominated to lead the state's flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor's degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.
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Comer Wilson hasn't had to show his ID to buy beer in a while. Maybe it's the 66-year-old man's long white beard. Starting Sunday, gray hair won't be good enough. Wilson and everyone else will be required to show identification before buying beer in Tennessee stores &#151; no matter how old the buyer appears.
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Jeff Paquette of Billerica graduated from Fitchburg State College last month with a degree in industrial technology and architecture. After a few job interviews, he had a couple of promising leads.
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Al Onofrio, former head football coach at Missouri who also helped design defenses for Dan Devine for more than a decade, has died. He was 83.
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Arts & entertainment: Publicist says 40-year-old and country singer husband are 'thrilled' at news
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There was some uncertainty heading into the 2008 Senate campaign cycle about whether Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander would seek a second term: The former two-term governor, University of Tennessee president, Education secretary and two-time aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination was 62 years old when he won his Senate seat in the 2002 contest.
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Kionka, Pastor Gerhardt  Went home to Jesus on September 21, 2006. Age 85 years. Beloved husband of Lois L. (nee Beiderwieden). Dear father of Norma (Ron) Schmidt, David (Jeanne) Kionka, and Carol Kolb. Fond grandfather of 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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Since a judge threw out Tim Masters' murder conviction and freed the 36-year-old after almost a decade behind bars, the town of Fort Collins, Colorado, has showered him in letters, gifts and general good will. Though he remains a suspect in the 1987 slaying, Masters says he hasn't had time to be bitter because "people have been so nice."
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The ballroom is decorated with floor-to-ceiling paintings of shiny soda fountains, classic cars and the old store windows downtown. A stoop juts out from a rendering of the high school facade, so graduates can sit and talk &#151; just like in the old days. And just like in the old days, not everyone in town is invited.
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The 88-year-old novelist gets a second chance at an acceptance speech.
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Most of Dr. Marshall Goldin's medical school classmates have retired or died, but at age 67, the heart surgeon believes he still has good working years ahead.
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CUMMING, Ga.  -- Three generations of James Wheeler's family were sheltered by a farmhouse built by his grandfather about 80 years ago...
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It was only a few months ago that Eteyen Edet thought he would get his GED, skip his final year of high school and go to a junior college. Then, after moving into a cousin's Fort Washington home and establishing her as his legal guardian, he showed up at the Friendly High football field. One assi...
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Broadway Joe was back on campus, finally getting a diploma to go with his football accolades.
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Just 16 years ago, Sten Berge graduated from Spotsylvania High School. My, how his life has changed.