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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1987
Page
4
Susan Valdez reflects on the Bicentennial of the Constitution in The Shafter Press Inquiring Photographer. She recalls varied memories from readers about the document including the Bill of Rights and the system of checks and balances that has sustained the U S government for two centuries.
Paul Harvey surveys media standards from sex tainted ads to censorship bills. He cites FCC efforts to curb profanity and argues advertising norms have shifted from social restraint to blunt promotion. He notes Reagan memories and compares past and present broadcasting, reflecting on morality in media.
Flay Denton of ILWU Local 78 condemns Ranchers Cotton Oil for closing its Shafter facility after $100 million in sales. He accuses management of rejecting long-term employee protections such as retirement vesting, health coverage, and paid leave, while praising government subsidies and criticizing the Reagan administration for harming organized labor.
San Jose State University professor John Adams Wettergreen analyzes opposition to AIDS education in California. He notes legislators propose over 450 million dollars for next year while educators cancel programs amid public outrage. He details groups opposing content, including Catholic and local civil rights organizations, and critiques materials as promoting promiscuity and homosexuality.
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