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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1994
Page
6
In Wasco High School’s gym, 1961 students line up for class amid vintage styles. Jack Burtner, honored in January for Kern County Bob Elias Hall of Fame, blended strict discipline with a winning, easygoing coaching presence.
The ruling after a fatal highway crash left four dead prompts anger at Judge Len McGillivray who gave Steven Douglas Okazaki five years probation for involvement. Prosecutors depict the decision as a slap on the wrist while victims’ families mourn and question whether justice was served. Bailey and Okazaki sped through traffic on Alfred Harrell Highway, causing a crash that killed Kevin Miller, Timothy Palmbach, his wife, and their 2 year old son. Okazaki fled the scene, saying he did not feel good. The jury had acquitted them of second degree murder. the plea leaves the public unsatisfied with the outcome.
The Shafter office at 107 East Lerdo Highway California 93263 lists telephone numbers (805) 746-4942 and (805) 399-5925 for public inquiries. Local office hours and services are not specified in the fragment.
A commentator critiques ecumenism as a potential threat to doctrinal purity while warning of political and religious pressures to conform. He questions motives behind ecumenical efforts, cites biblical warnings, and asks whether faith should endure or be compromised to achieve peace.
Political viewpoints by Fred Davis surveys California Republicans’ clashes over Michael Huffington’s Senate bid against Dianne Feinstein. It notes ex-congressman Bob Lagomarsino backing Feinstein, NRA support shifting to Democrat Tom Umberg, and intra party fights led by Gun Owners of California while lampooning Maxine Waters over post riot remarks.
A reader condemns a March 23 poem in The Shafter Press as blasphemous. The letter argues it violates the second commandment and Genesis 1 26, saying the poet fashions God in man’s image and warns readers away from philosophy and vain deceit per Colossians 2 8.
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