From My Desk on Truxton Avenue Clashes Over Peace Signs
A Bakersfield reader describes a Saturday protest near the federal building where three youths with peace and antiwar signs debated a motorist who argued for supporting troops. At Bakersfield College a pro troops gathering featured bands, booths, and letter writing to service members. The writer notes the tension between antiwar and protroop views and urges respect for diverse beliefs amid wartime.
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Truxton Avenue
Federal Building
U_S
Middle East
Kuwait
Jana Johanson
Sarah Mueller
Steve Blanc
Johanson
Bakersfield
Bakersfield College
Bette Midler
Memorial to a Mother through Floral Rose Parade and Cliburn Tribute
Paul Harvey recalls the Rose Parade in Pasadena with a floral float honoring diversity and a New Year theme. He links his mother’s teaching on God’s flowers of many colors to a Fort Worth Symphony tribute concert for Van Cliburn dedicated to his mother Rildia Bee Cliburn, with a performance by Van and conductor John Giordano featuring Beethoven Emperor concerto Liszt Number One and Tchaikovsky Number One. The event ends with grateful audience, backstage roses, and a hopeful New Year, marking beauty, music, and memory.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pope Puce
Orne van Cliburn
Cet Tee
Repesoning
Shrevepon
Fort Worth
Tex
Van
Rildia Bee
Rildia Bee Cliburn
Convention Center Theater
Beethoven
Liszt
Tchaikovsky
John Giordano
Mother
Cliburn
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Senator Criticizes Firearm Registration Law As Flawed Policy
Senator Don Rogers argues that AB357 makes mere possession of an assault weapon a felony from January 1, 1991. He notes low registration rates, questions the law’s drafting, and cites cases including a Colt AR-15 owner overseas in Saudi Arabia. He plans to introduce a bill to extend the deadline by one year.
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Don Rogers
Sen. Dist
State Capitol
Dept. of Justice
Viet Nam
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Locker Room Interviews in New Jersey Postgame Rule
A proposed New Jersey law would allow postgame interviews in locker rooms after 30 minutes from game end. The aim is to balance media access with athletes privacy, avoiding a separate interview room while preserving meaningful interaction between players and reporters.
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New Jersey
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B.C
Shafter
WH. Crawford
Apo
Paul Harvey News
Iraq
Shorty Hague
Sharon Rose
Bernice Corrales
Don Masterson
Shafter Piriess
Reed Print Inc
Adsohew Associaton
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Callifornia
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Shatter
P.O
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