Story Tips for Local News Media - 08/22/97

                     STORY TIPS

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SUMMER QUARTER COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES--Aug. 29.  Commencement
exercises for summer quarter graduates will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Friday in St. John Arena.  Some 1,400 degrees will be awarded in
the ceremonies.   The commencement speaker will be Edward
Hagenlocker, vice chair of Ford Motor Co.  A native of
Marysville, Hagenlocker earned his bachelor