Year of Peace urged as citizens urged to act
Editorial calls for peace actions amid 1980s arms spending critique. It notes UN declaration of 1986 as Year of Peace and highlights budget contrasts between military costs and education. urges public input, and invites readers to attend Shafter City Council on January 13 at City Hall.
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Noontime for America assessing a booming economy
Paul Harvey argues the economy is strong with 180000 jobs added last month and 10 million new jobs in three years. He notes 4.3 percent Q3 output growth, incomes rising twice as fast as living costs, debt and trade gaps aside, urging against counterproductive political criticism as 31,364 business failures last year contrast with huge new business formation.
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Preoccupation with Occupation and Family Life
A speaker argues that the push to climb the corporate ladder harmed families, noting rising female labor force participation and corporate support for childcare. The piece warns that corporations and the state care mainly for their own needs, urging ambitious people to consider family costs while defending equal rights and pay.
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Move to Freedom exhibit brings Statue of Liberty to Bakersfield
The Move to Freedom exhibit travels nationwide to support the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island restoration with private funding. Allied Van Lines sponsors a two year display, coming to Bakersfield on January 10 and 11 at 5060 California Avenue Shell Tower. Public contributions are invited via Statue of Liberty P.O. Box 4403 Chicago IL 60680.
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Peter the Great’s incognito embassy tale at Riga fort
In 1697 the young Russian Peter Mikhailov, traveling incognito with Sweden’s siege fortifications as a naval observer, is stopped at Riga by a sentry. Rude diplomacy follows. the incident foreshadows later conflict as Russia declares war three years later and Peter the Great’s revenge mood is revealed.
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