Rams Trip Brings Annual Football Ritual to Orange County
In November 1989 a Los Angeles Rams game trip near Anaheim stadium turns chaotic as Giants fans clash with security overwhelmed by violence and noise. The writer recalls past thrills, fears for this year, yet notes the Rams’ win and a Missouri opponent in the upcoming game.
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Ben E. King
Los Angeles Rams
Don
Orange County
Los Angeles
Anaheim Stadium
New York Giants
Five Delano trustees face recall election this year
The Delano High School District trustees confront a recall election after verified signatures in Kern and Tulare counties. The Shafter Press backs the recall by DHPRC, calling current leadership responsible for waste, deterioration, and poor student outcomes, and urging decisive reform to improve education.
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Delano High School
Kern
Tulare
Shafter Press
Delano High Parents Rainbow Coalition
DHPRC
Kern County
Fred Mendoza
Mendoza
Ee Ee
Delano Joint Union High School
Why Newspapers Fold and the Industry's Struggle
A reader from Charlotte reflects on the decline of locally owned papers, noting closures like the St. Louis Sun and Globe-Democrat and others while overall circulation barely rises. The piece cites 1,748 papers in 1900s drop to 1,611, with independent outlets shrinking from 1940 figures to 398 as conglomerates rise.
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St. Louis Sun
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Cleveland Press
Baltimore News- American
Columbus-Citizen-Journal
Memphis Press- Scimitar
Buffalo Courier-Express
USA Today
United States
Main Street
American Newspaper Publishers Association
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Charlotte
N.C
Local papers struggle as costs rise and readers shrink
The LA Times Syndicate notes escalating newspaper costs from 48 to 138 per year and cites trimming of staff, reduced local coverage, and ownership consolidations as factors. It highlights rising illiteracy and time pressures for readers, with declines in female readership and loss of society and fashion sections.
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USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Main Street
Knight-Riddert
Tribune Company
Rainbow of religions and the wisdom of God in America
A religious reflection notes broad tolerance and pagan drift in modern America. It cites the Queen of Sheba and Solomon to warn Christians against compromising faith, urging repentance as Israel faced judgment and predicting a future return to shorelines through God’s power. It asks what Christians will endure if they abandon divine wisdom.
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New York
Jesus
Mathew
Solomon
Israel
Sheba
Paul
God
Earth
East
Jonah
America
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Reed Print Inc
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East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
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Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Bob Schettler
P.O. Bina Telephones
P.O. bin A Shafter
Paul Harvey News
the Funnies
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Rainbow of Religions
Wis
P.O. bin A
East Lerdo
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