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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1975
Page
4
College question face high school seniors and parents this year with guidance on alternatives. Consider trade schools and junior colleges as tested paths, balancing interests and aptitude against costs. Explore hands on learning to decide if college fits career dreams and finances.
An analysis urges using college funds for young craftspeople or pursuing abbreviated programs in skilled fields. It notes deferred enrollment, accelerated nursing and paramedical tracks, and the value of counseling services, while advising maturity and timing in college decisions. A Missouri honors class poll shows only three students pursued college by choice, others due to peer pressure or parental expectations. Veronica Sims celebrated a milestone as her odometer hit 100,000 miles in a 1966 car after a champagne celebration.
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon told the Joint Economic Committee that a New York City default is being discounted in financial circles and would cause only moderate, short lived disruption to the economy if it occurred. State officials warned that continued aid would jeopardize fiscal integrity and Gov. Carey backed a $2.3 billion plan to avert default.
Raleigh AP report on Col. EB Jones announcing stricter trooper precautions following two highway patrolmen slain in two weeks. Measures include using public address to direct motorists, solo patrols with backup when danger looms, and state meetings to review procedures for apprehending dangerous criminals.
Gov Jim Halshouser asked the State Ports Authority to stop using conference calls for decisions saying open meetings build public confidence. SPA chair Derich Langston backed calls as practical while noting cost savings and that the issue would be discussed at the Oct 3 board meeting.
Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee, once on death row for 1963 Port St. Joe and Marianna killings, will be released Friday after 12 years in prison. A white convict confessed to the Floyd Burkett murders in 1966, fueling the exoneration effort. Florida Education Commissioner Ralph Turlington signed the pardon, with Gov. Reuben Askew and two cabinet members also on record.
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