Choices to Make in Passing and Local Growth in Shafter
A reader reflects on Super Bowl memories with Elway and Namath, recalls Broadway Joe’s Jets, and notes regional activity in Shafter. Mentions Salvation Army Store, Shafter High School gym construction, downtown improvements, and ongoing growth in Kern County.
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John Elway
Denver Broncos
Rams
Joe
New York Jets
Jets
Elway
Namath
Emerson Boozer
Central Avenue
Shafter
Salvation Army
Shafter High School
Early TV era debate on FCC and Fairness Doctrine ends
The article recalls the spread of television and FCC moves to protect free speech, noting the Fairness Doctrine’s end and Senator Ernest Hollings's stance on access and propagation amid postwar broadcasting tensions.
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Federal Communications Commission
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
Achilles heel warning in Paul Harvey summary
Paul Harvey critiques foreign policy shifts under Reagan era, highlighting a new act limiting immigration controls and allowing entry to those with hostile political beliefs. He cites Congress passing an $8 billion State Department authorization and asserts J Edgar Hoover warning that tolerance creates an Achilles heel for the nation.
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Reagan
Congress
Billie
State Department
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Editorial Warns School Control Of Campus Newspapers
A guest editorial argues that Supreme Court rulings granting administrators power over student newspaper content threaten the learning role of high school journalism. It warns that defining what is against the mission of education could suppress controversial topics, reduce papers to public relations tools, and hinder on the job training for aspiring reporters.
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Mission of Education
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Richland
Franklin H. Littell
Paul Harvey News
Achilles’ Heel
Rome
Spain
Hans
Roman Empire
Ron
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Leonel Martinez Ebitos
Reed Print Inc
P.O. bin A
Shafter, Ca
By Ren Ryer
Jake Janzen
Denver
Richard Mincks
Tim Cowan
Larry Fenderson
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