Vote for the personality shaping Shafter’s future
In 1982 Shafter had 2,564 registered voters with 1,023 casting ballots. The piece argues voter turnout reflects town character, urging citizens to study issues and candidates before the April 10 council election. It stresses the impact of five incumbents vying for three seats and the need to mobilize neighbors to vote.
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Shafter
Scaroni
Katherine Scaroni
Phil Channeson
California
Shafter Press
The Rest Of The Story Of Mary In Skagway Alaska
Paul Durandt presents the tale of Mary the fiance waiting in Skagway near the Klondike era. She remains in Room 24 at the Golden North Hotel as time passes, while locals recall she waits for a lover who is gone forever and the town confirms her death 85 years ago in her wedding dress.
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Paul Durandt
Mary
Klondike
Dawson
Yukon River
Skagway
Alaska
Golden North
Golden North Hotel
High Tech Terrorism Warns and Scares Public
Paul Harvey presents a warning about high tech terrorism and public safety. Lowell Ponte recalls past leaks and argues for stronger safeguards for radioactive materials and chemical, biological, and nuclear threats worldwide. He cites Chicago’s water scare, a neo Nazi plot with typhoid, a hidden atomic bomb search, and vanished uranium at Oak Ridge. The piece notes CIA intelligence on nerve gas and White House security tests.
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Lowell Ponte
Department of Defense
Chicago
Los Angeles
FBI
Rome
Oak Ridge
Tenn
CIA
Soviet Union
Egypt
White House
Bureaucratic Alphabet Soup at Finance Committee Hearing
A mock dialogue shows officials using coded terms and acronyms to discuss budget cuts, new programs, and defense measures. The scene includes references to N.I.S.P.D. and NEST, with lines about budget actions, awards, and international recognition amid bureaucratic jargon.
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Bsmith Custone
P.S.Y
N.I.S.P.D
N.I.S.Q.R
N.E.S.O.P
W.A.A
Stanford C.P.R
N.S.S.P.D
N.ss.p.d
S.l.lf.b.g
Sclon
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Angeles
Tynes Syndi
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
Richardson Report
Senator H. L. Richardson
L.N.T.S.A
L.N.T
Geneva
Washington, D.C
Nuclear Emergency Research Team
NEST
United States
Finance Committee
B. Cuthstone Smith
A.B.C
Intones
Subcommittee On Finance
G.H.I
Amanda Soliz
Valerie Colvard
Gary Brozio
Israel Vasquez
Larry Toews
Diane Jiminez
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