Editorial on inexcusable acts and justice in murder cases
The editorial laments Kern County headlines as Dan White is moved toward release after five years for the Moscone and Milk killings. It questions the balance of human rights and harsher sentencing, cites Tommy Crabb’s case, and argues systemic flaws risk national values and victim rights amid plea bargains and civil liberties.
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Kern County
Dan White
Tehachapi State
San Francisco
George Mosconi
Harvey Milk
White
Los Angeles County
United States
Shafter Press Embraces Change and Community Spirit
A column from Shafter, reflecting on returning home, announces format changes to the Shafter Press. It highlights reader input, a reinstated Years Ago column, a fuller calendar, and a vow to be a clear community voice while embracing local pride over glamour. The piece recounts an encounter with a TV crew, contrasting small town cooperation with big city competition and affirming the town’s heart.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Central Avenue
Channel 23
Terrorist threats prompt security upgrades at U S public buildings
Paul Harvey notes growing internal security fears as FBI disrupts a December Seattle plot and New York bomb scares alarm officials. He cites 1983 terrorist incidents worldwide, thefts of library books feared for bombmaking, and calls for vigilant protection of embassies and domestic sites ahead of elections and the 1984 Olympics.
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Seattle
FBI
New York
Honewell
Morgantown
West Virginia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee On
Jeremiah Denton
Rest Of The Story On The First Wave Of Future Transport
Two Dayton partners once pursued publishing and machinery before turning to aviation. They mocked Cordy Ruse for building the town’s first horseless carriage yet envisioned a flying machine beating an automobile in becoming the era’s frontier. The tale frames Wilbur and Orville Wright as early innovators whose bicycle shop led to flight.
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West Side
Aoe
Evening Item
Cordy Ruse
Cordy
Wilbur
Orville
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Taft
Tommy Lynn Crabb
Ronald Gutierrez
Crabb
Michael Allen Wayne
Paul Harvey News
Commentary By
Paul Harvey
White House
Chicago
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Dayton, Hie
Los Angeles
Sharon Hicks
Franklin
Mary Stidham
Mary Wood
Leland Prewett
John Pania
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