Williams 10 percent plan shows mixed success at college
Williams College reports early trends from a 1962- era experiment admitting 10 percent of freshmen who fail standard criteria but show promise. Overachievers excel less in first years, while late bloomers face higher dropout risk yet some succeed, with 80 percent of participants projected to graduate in four years.
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Williams College
Williams
John J. Sawyer
Philip ¥. Smith
College
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Smith
Williams J
Sawyer
O Kane Named Deputy Commander of New York State Guard
Brig. Gen. Mortimer J. O Kane of Woodside is named deputy commander of the New York State Guard succeeding Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Malatesta. O Kane, a World War II infantry and parachute units veteran, has held top posts on Long Island and in Europe. His decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal with Pendant, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Parachutist Badge, and State Conspicuous Service Cross.
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Mortimer J. O'Kane
Woodside
New York State Guard
Andrew J. Malatesta
A. C. O'Hare
Malatesta
State Guard
O'Kane
Long Island
1Th Airborne Division
State Police Competitive Tests Announced in Three Cities
Written competitive examinations will be held in Albany Glens Falls and Plattsburgh for appointments to the New York State Police. Successful candidates will start at 8225 dollars with annual increments of 340 dollars, reaching a maximum pay of 8945 dollars after eight years.
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Troy Area
Albany
Glens Falls
Plattsburgh
New York State Police
Donald Roberts Case Adjourned in Police Court
Troy Police Court Judge Timo thy Fogarty adjourned the case of Donald A. Roberts 21 of 446 4th St arraigned Feb 24 on a charge of endangering the morals of a minor to today at 9 am. The alleged offense occurred Feb 22 in Roberts home and involved an 11 year old girl, police said.
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Troy
Timothy ¢. Fogarty
Donald A. Roberts
4Th St
Roberts
Newman Chapel Cultural Center At RPI Dream Of Fr Phelan
By Bob Brier long cherished dream becomes reality as construction starts on the $450000 RPI Chapel and Cultural Center. Sponsored by the Rensselaer Newman Foundation, the multi purpose building will host worship events, concerts, lectures and social functions with a flexible design and baptistry confessional and lounge facilities. Construction begins in June on Burdett Avenue between Sherry Road and Peoples Avenue.
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RPI
Dream of
Fr. Phelan
Bob Brier
Thomas W. Phelan
Engineering Institute
Rensselaer Newman Foundation
Burdett Avenue
Sherry Road
Peoples Avenue
Levditch & Miller
Ithaca
Good Shepherd
Father Phelan
Catholic Art Association
Houston
Texas
Troy
Area Leaders React to Guard Unit Changes
Area leaders say changes from a Pentagon reorganization will touch the 205th Tank Battalion in Troy the 210th in Albany and the 105th Infantry in Schenectady without major personnel shifts. National Guard leaders expect a plan to abolish 15 combat units nationwide, reducing guard combat strength while preserving overall state strength around 26 000 and a national total near 400 000.
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205Th
New York National Guard
Troy
Hoosick Falls
Whitehall
Pentagon
Defense Department
Helmut J. Haag
1St Armored Brigade
Haag
Albany
Schenectady
A. C. O'Hara
27Th Armored Division
O'Hara
Camp Drum
National Defense
CWSL Committee To Meet Tomorrow
The Catholic Women's Service League invitation committee will meet at the Troy Club tomorrow at 8 30 p m announced by Miss Teresa Conway chairwoman The meeting will focus on writing invitations for a Communion breakfast held March 19 at The Hendrick Hudson Hotel after the 8 a m Mass at St Peter's Church Mrs John J Sweeney chairs the breakfast committee
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Catholic Women's Service League
Troy Club
Teresa Conway
Mar
Hendrick Hudson Hotel
St. Peter’s Church
John J. Sweeney
Woman Dies In Crash Near Saugerties Route 212
Saugerties Mrs Dolores Hayes aged 40 died in a car crash yesterday when the vehicle she rode in struck a tree beside Route 212 near the village north of Kingston.
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Saugerties (Ap
Dolores Hayes
Saugerties
Route 212
Kingston
CIA Expects Reds to Show New Plane at Paris Show
UPI reports CIA sources say the Soviet Union is likely to unveil a prototype supersonic passenger plane at the Paris International Air Show opening May 26. Four to five intelligence reports have been circulated to U.S. government branches in recent weeks. If correct, the USSR would become the first nation to fly an SST, ahead of U.S. and British-French efforts.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
Paris International Air Show
lCentral Intelligence Agency
CIA
Mexico Seeks Halt to Egg Smuggling Operations
Mexico City workers and poultry farmers protested to demand action against egg smuggling from the United States. The National Chicken Growers Union claimed about 10 trailer trucks daily bring in smuggled eggs deemed unfit for human consumption, with officers allegedly aiding the smugglers.
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Mexico City
United States
National Chicken Growers Union
Trailer Fire Kills Man in Pleasant Valley NY
A kerosene heater overturned in a mobile home yesterday sparked a fire that killed Earl Campbell, 61, in Pleasant Valley New York. Fire responders found Campbell in the wreckage and medical personnel could not revive him. The cause is under investigation by local authorities.
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Pleasant Valley
N.Y
Earl Campbell
Clifton Park Methodist Church elects new trustees and stewards
Leonard Hickok John Philo and Edmund Adsit were elected trustees with terms to 1970 at the Fourth Quarterly Conference. A large slate of stewards was named along with hospital and Sunday School leadership. Various committee chairs were assigned including evangelism education worship and finance. The total church membership is 219 and the official board meets March 13 as the Troy Conference Crusade topic "For This Hour" is discussed.
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Leonard Hickok
John Philo
Edmund Adsit
Clifton Park
Hazel Englemore
William Fawthrop
Ernest Freeman
Harold Hancock
Carrie Hayner
Lena Hintichs
Kenneth Hyde
Carl Johnson
Catherine Lounsberry
Reuben Martin
Edwin McFarren
H.merle Mears
George Morley
Havelock Primett
Willard Norton
Allan Offenbacker
Gladys Pacella
Fred Pierce
Martin Plant
Everett Priddie
Ethel Usher
Herbert Yager
Fred. Pierce
Kenneth Adsit
Willard. Adsit
Kenneth .Adsit
Fawthrop
MYF
Randall Dewey
Allan. Offenbacker
H. Merle Mears
Adsit
Christian Vocations
Offenbacker
Pierce
Edward Knights
Ray Deming
Pastes
Troy Conference Crusade
Conference World Service
Alarms Report Shows Fire Dept Quiet Last Month
Troy firemen answered zero calls last month per a report by Chief Edward J. Zapt. Fires in residences led with 32 incidents while nonresidence, mercantile, storage and other categories added smaller totals. A malicious false alarm problem eased, with only three noted. no grass fires occurred.
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Troy
Edward J. Zapt
Edwin Ruff
Zapl
John J. Leary
Troy Doctors To Attend Teaching Day
Troy physicians will attend a Doctors Teaching Day on body salts and fluids at Albany Medical College Thursday at 10 a.m. Speakers include Maurice B. Strauss of Boston University, Philip R. Steinmetz of Harvard, and Howard Levitt of Yale, with three Albany Medical College speakers also presenting.
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Troy
Albany Medical College
Maurice B. Strauss
Boston University School of Medicine
Philip R. Steinmetz
Harvard Medical School
Howard Levitin
Yale University School of Medicine
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