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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Hampton Institute's 88th commencement on June 2 saw 288 graduates from various regions receive degrees. Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams spoke to 200 on American responsibilities and Soviet challenges for global allegiance.
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Hampton, Va., June 5-The 88th commencement exercises at Hampton Institute were held Monday, June 2 with 288 seniors and graduate students from 20 states, the Virgin Islands, and the British West Indies, receiving their master's and bachelor's degrees on the college campus.
Michigan's Governor G. Mennen Williams addressing an audience of 200 detailed the responsibilities of a mature American and outlined the challenges facing this nation in the second half of the 20th century.
"We are being challenged by the Soviet Union to a contest for the allegiance of the hearts and minds of men everywhere on earth," he said. "The free world can meet this challenge by demonstrating that freedom serves the needs of the
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The 88th commencement exercises at Hampton Institute featured 288 seniors and graduate students from 20 states, the Virgin Islands, and the British West Indies receiving master's and bachelor's degrees. Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams addressed an audience of 200, detailing responsibilities of a mature American and challenges from the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century.