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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1977
Page
7
The attorney general warns that the stretch from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day sees more crime and traffic incidents. Advice targets shoppers, merchants, pedestrians, drivers, and parents to reduce risks and promote safety during festivities.
A notice invites individuals and groups to submit signed letters by Friday for publication the following Wednesday. Letters should be typed or printed double spaced, with a practical limit of two pages, and aim to inform the community.
Washington and Havana show friendlier ties but Cuba's Fidel Castro warns against meddling in Puerto Rican politics. Congressmen Vance Carter warn Castro that Puerto Rico remains U.S. territory under U.S. law and protection. Castro replies that Puerto Rico and Cuba share heritage and pledges to avoid overt acts.
Paul Harvey reflects that Christmas endures beyond material excess and secularism. He praises the Salvation Army and caretakers of the season, urges renewed reverence, and emphasizes it is Christ’s birthday, not ours, as the true meaning persists through time.
In 1910 Lost Hills near Wasco saw prospectors rush to claim oil as rain turned roads to mud. By 1913 a school, post office, hotel, and store formed amid a growing 200 population while Dudley and Martin laid out town sites and the Lost Hills field yielded several oil strikes.
The Shafter General s captured the small schools championship at the Wasco Invitational held at the college over the weekend. A bank official Joseph Sales was elected president of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and Sam Becker became secretary.
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