Platform for Progress Promotes Local Industry Growth
A city platform outlines plans to attract new business and industry to the area while stressing enforcement of laws by city and county officials to ensure orderly development and fair practices.
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1979
Page
9
Gossamer Albatross Aims for English Channel Flight
Bryan Allen pilots the 55 pound Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel in a 22 mile May or June attempt. The bicycle powered craft, with a wing span larger than a DC-9, seeks the England to France crossing and a $200000 prize for the first human powered plane to complete the route. Allen weighs 133 pounds and aims for a five to six hour flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Bryan Allen
Shafter
Dover
Calais
England
France
Bonne Chance
Bryan
Decontrol of Oil Prices to Boost U.S. Production
The Carter administration faces a dilemma over relaxing price controls on domestic oil as production defers to energy needs. Advocates argue a 30 month decontrol would raise output by 400,000 barrels daily by 1981 and two million by 1985, with modest price rises. The choice pits imported oil against higher domestic drilling costs, urging action to curb inflation and deter reliance on OPEC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
American Petroleum Institute
OPEC
Flying Samaritans Aid Baja Californios for 17 Years
The Flying Samaritans have run clinics in Baja California for 17 years delivering medical aid to locals, often arriving unexpectedly. A recent crash five miles from King Ranch prompted a La Canada chapter to assist, improvise stretchers, and fly victims to San Diego for hospitalization. The group began in 1961 when Aileen Saunders and Dr. Dale Hoyt started a clinic in Espinoza's kitchen, spawning several Southern California chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Samaritans
Baja California
U.S
Baja
la Canada
Pure Covvice
San Diego
Aileen Saunders
San
Dale Hoyt
National City
Espinoza
el Rameo
California
Albany
Jim Jones Case Sparks Foster Care Reform Debate
The piece questions whether Jim Jones acted as a benefactor, revealing brutal abuses in foster care tied to Jones and government support. It cites the Children’s Defense Fund calling foster care a national disgrace and notes HR 7200 for reform died in the Senate, urging action to honor the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
California
Jerry Brown
People
Children's Defense Fund
CDF
Child Welfare League
Senate
Scenic Kern County One Day Trip Route Features Historic Towns
Eugene Burmeister outlines a one day excursion east on Highway 58 into Caliente and Bealville to view the Bealville historical marker. The drive continues via Walker Basin to Havilah, Kern County seat 1866 to 1874, and Isabella Lake then Kern River Canyon along Highway 178, with Keyesville noted as Kern County’s first town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Caliente
White Wolf Grade
Bealvillé Road
Bealville
Tehachapi Pass
Blacktop
Caliente Creek
Lorraine
Twin Oaks
Fig Orchard
Oyler Canyon
Walker Basin
Joseph Beddeford Walker
Walker
Havilah
Kern County
Clear Creek
Isabella Lake
River Valley
Keyesville
Hogeye
Richard Keyes
Bakersfield
Kern River
Jerry Brown Versus Harold Stassen in 1980s Presidency Fight
The piece compares Jerry Brown to Harold Stassen, arguing Brown could grow as a GOP-style conservative with liberal appointments. It notes Brown’s California Conservation Corps costs, Republican critique, and the 1960s protest ties, suggesting voters may see Brown as a perennial candidate and question qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Brown
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Harold
Jerry
Jimmy
Jerry B
Washington Memorial
Presidential
C.C.C
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
California Conservation Corps
F.D.R
Conservation
California
Stanford University
Ceasar Chavez
Ceasar
Brown
Tom Hayden and Company
Understanding Sin, Suffering, and Christ as Remedy
A religious reflection argues that no one is condemned solely for Adam and Eve's disobedience. It cites Romans 5:18 and 5:11 TLB to claim Christ's sacrifice frees believers from penalty, using Dwight L. Moody's illustration about accepting the Savior as the remedy and rejecting it as the cause of eternal punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Christ
Moody
Adam
God
Jesus Chris
Letters to the Editor Encourages Community Feedback
The Shafter Press invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Letters from individuals convey viewpoints and serve as a communication form for all readers. Submissions must be typed or neatly written and include the author’s signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Press
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Jones
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By Eugene Burmeister
Allen
Gabriel Allen
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
First Couty
Havilah School
Jerry and
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody
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