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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1983
Page
4
The piece urges immediate cooperation to implement a city wide recycling system using labeled bins for glass aluminum tin newsprint and other waste. It envisions hog farmers and city agencies handling separated recyclables at no resident cost, reducing landfill intake and creating jobs while population growth worsens waste challenges.
Frank H Wisner writes that Bradley and Gephart hearings propose a flat or one-rate tax approach. He favors simplification with lower brackets and deductions, arguing it could attract tax dollars and ease reporting, noting upcoming IRS hearings on simplifying tax reporting.
The paper welcomes letters to the Editor but requires signed authors for print. Signatures are for records not publication. Handwritten letters are allowed though typewritten double spaced prose is preferred to reduce spelling errors during production.
Paul Harvey argues Alaska holds 26 trillion cubic feet of gas with 15 percent of national reserves and unused potential. He proposes liquefying gas and selling to Japan, outlining a pipeline from Prudhoe to Cook Inlet, cost estimates, and the strategic benefit of reducing the US trade deficit while meeting Far East demand. He notes current shipping to Japan and potential for expanded tanker traffic and future Japan demand.
A reader letters page features harsh criticism of prison policies and a call for reducing inmate privileges. A corrections employee complains about unemployment pay for inmates, paid repairs after disturbances, vacation scheduling, and the broader welfare approach. The writer urges more vocational work, less babysitting, and 48 hour work weeks for inmates to offset costs.
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