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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1960
Page
12
Editorial suspects a growing trend of teen credit plans in 63 percent of 217 stores. It notes some offer up to 100 credit for 12 year olds and probes broader societal risks from youth debt to voting implications. Parents may mobilize to curb this youth credit movement.
The piece argues a Portland Oregonian critique of a steel union leader calling for government action as unemployment rises and capacity use sinks. It questions the strike and settlement that preserved costly work practices, noting increased imports and cheap foreign steel. It suggests featherbedding and make work hinder sales while prices and quality drive choice elsewhere.
An article outlines the breadth of U S federal efforts for seniors including Social Security retirement benefits Tax relief medical care and research programs led by agencies such as the Public Health Service Labor and Housing administrations The piece argues government support remains strong despite debate on expanding or sharpening aid programs.
A humorous item from Shafter California features a painted cow on a fourty by fourty foot barn, the playful miscalculations about area, and a note about a different barn configuration. A letter from the Shafter Church of Christ invites visitors to services.
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