Soviet Union reports new breed of female workers
The Literary Gazette notes irate letters from men claiming liberated Soviet women lose femininity by smoking, drinking, cursing and sex. Readers complain women now resemble men, with bossy voices and vulgar laughter. Despite 52 percent of collective farm workers and 48 percent of factory workers being women, they still run homes, adding hours to the day.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette
Soviet Union
A. Arkilov
Nikolayev
Grafton High Choral Concert Planned for Sunday Afternoon
Grafton High School Choral Department will present its annual December Choral Concert Sunday at 2:15 p.m. in the GHS Auditorium. Over 200 students from the Singers, Concert Choir, Entertainers, and two Mixed Chorus classes will perform under Ken Godwin Jr. with numerous local assistants aiding in narration lighting and tickets. Tickets cost 2.00 for adults and 1.00 for students. children under 12 free. attendees urged to come.
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Grafton
Grafton High School
GHS
Ken Godwin
Godwin
Harry Rowe
Russell Walls
Anita Sandor
Mabel Lee Thompson
Vivaldi
Copland
Tony Tuckwiller
West Virginia University
Cole Porter
Tuckwiller
GHS Choral Department
Oriskiny Joins Navy's Notable Retirement Fleet at Puget
About 30 ships are stored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard including the carrier Oriskiny decommissioned at Alameda before tow to Bremerton. The Mighty Mo New Jersey Hornet Bennington and Bon Homme Richard are among reinforced retirees. The Navy notes the vessels could be recalled if needed and Oriskiny prep work involves stripping gear and repainting surfaces.
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Bremerton
Wash
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Oriskiny
Alameda Naval Air Station
California
Pacific Coast
Puget Shipyard
New Jersey
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Navy
Jack London Square
Cmdr
Reynold Robinson
Robinson
West Virginia grants aid deadline set for 1977-78
Undergraduate and high school seniors across West Virginia must file applications by March 1 1977 to receive financial assistance for the 1977 78 academic year under the West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program. Grants cover tuition and fees up to the chosen college rate and are sent to the institution in the student name.
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Charleston—College and University
West Virginia Higher Education Grant
Student Services Division
West Virginia Board of Regents
West Virginia
Benn
The
West Virginia of Regents
West
Low water reveals vanished Mississippi relics
In Memphis a dockside truism about the river proves true as a spring flood forecasts fade. A prolonged drought shrinks the Mississippi, from Alton to New Orleans, creating perilous narrow channels and uncovering hidden sandbars and relics along the once-broad flow.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Alton
New Orleans
Soap and water hardness savings cited by association
Lombard Illinois AP reports the Water Quality Association finds hard water demands more soap, while soft water saves cleaning material costs. A 12 month study yields annual family savings of 9.61 to 57.80 dollars. The Mississippi River low water era reveals barges stranded and wreckage exposed, hindering river transport and forcing smaller loads and longer tow times.
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Association
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