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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1971
Page
8
The Gerald O'Neil Post American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. at the post rooms with Cmdr. Joseph Ford presiding. Final results of the drive will be announced as the goal of 45 new members nears completion. Fred Nardacci's team leads Jim Wes's in the Steak versus Beans contest.
The Knights of Columbus will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt for members’ children on Saturday at the Knights grounds. If it rains, festivities move indoors per John Riley, the event chairman.
The basic adult education course and high school equivalency exam prep sponsored by the Rensselaer City School District will be held at the high school Monday and Thursday nights from 7 to 9. Adults who have not completed eighth grade or high school are urged to enroll.
The Rensselaer Shakespearean Society gathers April 14 at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Stuart Patterson’s Defreestville home. Mrs. Charles Baehr leads the program speaking on The Fauna of Shakespeare.
Margaret G Doran Gallagher 78 died after a long illness. Born in Rensselaer she ran a Philadelphia beauty parlor and was widow of Charles A Gallagher. Survived by son Paul Gallagher plus seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral today from Lyons Funeral Home in Rensselaer with interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery East Greenbush.
A 1969 report shows that about half of British school-leavers were over 16, the first time state education records indicate so many stayed beyond the minimum leaving age of 15. The report highlights a trend of extended schooling in Britain.
UNITED NATIONS Finland expert Prof M J Karvonen director of Finland's Institute of Occupational Research says women are the weaker sex but on some jobs they can work with less effort than men. He cites conditions where women perform adequately with fewer hours or lower energy.
An article summarizes findings from World Health about gender differences in physical capacity and cognitive skills. It notes women on average have less muscle, lower maximal oxygen uptake, and fewer red cells, but outperform men in verbal tasks and dexterity while men excel in math and technical areas.
United Press International reports a spring snowstorm blanketed the East and Midwest with up to two feet in central Appalachians and more than a foot in New England. Widespread outages and school closures followed as Maine Vermont and New Hampshire issued warnings and Albany set a season record.
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