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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1985
Page
4
Editorial notes Daniel Botkin and an Venice conference stressing change as the natural state. It warns poisons cross borders, cites Kettleman Hills contamination, and argues life is a process with no final solution. It urges new ideas for nature and a focus on preventing nuclear war.
UC Santa Barbara professor Daniel Botkin urged a Venice conference to replace mythic notions of a pristine Earth with a dynamic biosphere view. He argued living systems are not mechanical and that climate and vegetation influence each other, guiding a new science of global ecology. He co directs the Global Environmental Research Organization formed with Padua and Venice universities to advance this effort.
In a Los Angeles Times piece from 1985, President Reagan frames the Star Wars program as a global insurance policy to deter nuclear blackmail and maintain peace, noting that disarmament by the U S and USSR wouldn’t remove threats from madmen. The report also recounts a Centerville Kentucky phone hoax illustrating fears of nuclear threats and the ensuing multiagency response.
Parents and residents visited five businesses to check access to pornographic material for minors. They report some stores display X rated content on top shelves while one retailer like Fastrip keeps rentals behind the counter. They urge customers to pressure management to move or restrict such material and refuse patronage to non cooperating stores.
Kern County Fire Department Chief Carl Williams urges Christmas fire safety. Tips include water for the tree, daily checks, light strand inspection, keep exits clear, switch off lights and extinguish candles before bed, and avoid burning wrapping paper or trees in the fireplace. Fire department numbers list Shafter 746-3934 and Buttonwillow 764-5225.
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