Community split over Shafter sports complex dispute
Local residents, Shafter High and Kern Union School District clash with a citizens group over plans for an 11.8 acre sports complex funded by the recreation district. The suit challenges property rights and agriculture space, risking delays and costs while urging a truce for majority needs. A lawyer notes delays will not stop the project.
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Shafter High School
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
City Citizens’ Action Group
Shafter High
Kern Union School District
Recreation Department
Shafter
Recreation District
Kern County
Ethical minefield surrounds Senator Ferrara disclosure lapses
The piece argues that Senator Ferrara faces intensified scrutiny over failure to disclose her husband John Zaccaro's assets and holdings. It notes she owns stock in his company and serves as an officer, with Zaccaro owning hundreds of apartments and facing housing violations. The column warns of political damage from past ethics questions and Catholic abortion stance.
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Congress
John Zaccaro
New York
Idaho
George Hansen
House
Ferrara
New York Housing Authority
Mondale
Richardson Report on Child Abuse Legislation and Public Support
Senator H L Richardson laments a bill to strengthen child adult material laws dying in the C L A P S committee. He cites LAPD efforts, urges public letters to back action, and stresses citizen care to curb abuse and prosecute offenders. Readers are invited to write to Senator Richardson.
Turn around America letter urges upholding family and life values
The writer laments abortion and state involvement in child rearing, accusing DYFS of “witch hunts” that remove children from innocent parents. She warns of a domino effect on family life, civil rights, and religious liberty, urging America to reclaim traditional values and President Burger’s healer metaphor.
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Supreme Court of
Department of Health and Human Services
State Department of Youth and Family Services
DYFS
America
Warren E. Burger
Reader's Digest
Burger
American Bar Association
Susan H. Neufeld
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Geraldine Ferraro
Queens
Ferraro
Paul Harvey News
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Richardson Report
Senator H. L. Richardson
C.L.A.P.S. Committee
Criminal Law and Public Safety Committee
Assembly
Los Angeles Police Department
L.A.P.D. I
C.L.A.P.S
H.L. Richardson
Sacramento
P.O. Bing Shafter
Randy Monaster
Jim Reden
Mary du
Rey Boney
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