College degree seen as social signal not guaranteed intellect
A remark compares a college degree to a dress suit, suggesting it signals social status more than proving intellectual ability. emphasizes uncertainty about actual knowledge.
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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
2
A remark compares a college degree to a dress suit, suggesting it signals social status more than proving intellectual ability. emphasizes uncertainty about actual knowledge.
Washington reports 40 metropolitan areas with substantial unemployment the highest in seven years. Atlantic City joins the list as do Bakersfield Michigan City Laporte Parsons Biddeford Sanford and Benton Harbor a total of five smaller markets also added bringing the national figure to 622.
Kansas City reports former president Harry S Truman requests release from hospital after a week of treatment for colitis. Doctors, while noting good condition, refuse to set an exact date for discharge as he regains strength and receives dozens of supportive letters.
Donald A. Gollen born December 29, 1950 in Sandpoint died January 26 from a woodsworking accident at age 20. Services will be Saturday January 30 at Moon Chapel with Elbert Gunter of the Reorganized LDS Church officiating. Interment at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents Don and unnamed mother, two brothers Archie and Jerry, and maternal grandparents A. J. Mask of Kootenai.
Minnie Naccarato mother of School District 82 Trustee Buddy Naccarato died early Wednesday. She lived with her unmarried daughter Billie. A neighbor said she suffered a heart attack around 3 a.m. per Priest River police.
Fifth Avenue unit reported glass broken from a gas pump window at a service station. Mrs. Ramey of 501 Superior reported a carload of youths threw a chunk of ice through her home window.
A lunar landing training vehicle crashed during a test flight at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston. The pilot, not identified as an astronaut, ejected safely. It was the third crash of these trainers since Apollo began. The incident occurred at 11:35 a.m. EST. Apollo 14 launch was not affected.
President Nixon sent Congress a 229.2 billion dollar budget with an 11.6 billion deficit for the coming year asserting it would create full employment without tax increases. He proposed a revenue sharing plan and targeted Social Security payroll tax hikes to fund boosts in benefits. The plan hinges on continued U S withdrawal from Vietnam and shifts spending toward Navy and advanced weapons research amid expected Democratic opposition.
Fog shrouded Idaho roads and icy patches were reported on numerous routes including U S 95 from Sandpoint to Mica Hill U S 95A U S 12 Lolo Pass and U S 93 from Galen to Stanley. Icy sections and fog noted on Interstate 90 U S 10 Fourth of July Canyon Lookout Pass and Monida Pass with several corridors closed or restricted.
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