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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1982

Page

5

Open letter defends communism and slams capitalism

The Progressive Labor Party responds to Shafter Press editor Rick Lawler arguing that communism benefits workers and denounces racism, U S oppression, and war. The letter attacks the capitalist press, cites Haiti Guatemala Mexico and El Salvador abuses, profiles the Soviet Union and Poland, and urges readers to embrace communism as a replacement for capitalism.

Shafter Press Rick Lawler Progressive Labor Party Arits Russia Poland U. S Soviet Union Archie Bunker Dlass KKK Challenge Aps Haiti Guatemala Mexico Latin American el Salvador INS Paradise Atlanta Buffalo Ers McFarland

Freedom letter replies praise and critique of communism

A writer responds to an open letter defending freedom of speech while attacking communism and socialism. The author derides hive minded society as impractical for humans, contrasts capitalism’s promise with communism and fascism, and questions the letter writer's identity while affirming a pro freedom stance. The piece ends with a warning that the hive may discard individuals.

Freedom Russia Poland

Postmaster Rete Warns About Mail Theft Scam

A notice warns recipients that mail containing checks food stamps and ATPs should be sent to the issuing agency and to inform the Postmaster or Postal Inspector if mail is stolen. Mail theft is a crime investigated by the Postal Inspection Service with rewards offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.

Postal Inspection Service

The Melancholy Woman by Paul Aurandt

The Rest of the Story recounts Jane a frail reclusive First Lady Franklin Pierce era widow who shelters in a bedroom after a fatal train wreck kills her son Benny. Her husband Frank urges sunlit life but she remains shrouded in grief wearing black and writing letters to the dead.

Paul Aurandt Jane Benny Frank Concord Clington Franklin Pierce

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