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99-year old woman graduates 75 years later

A 99-year-old woman is celebrating her graduation from college 75 years after a $5 fee kept her from getting her diploma on time.

Beal College in Bangor, Maine, awarded Jessie White her degree in stenography and bookkeeping Friday in a special ceremony arranged by a friend.

White was supposed to graduate in 1939, but couldn't afford the $5 transcript fee.

Despite the lack of a degree, she worked for years as a bookkeeper.

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