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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1988
Page
4
The 75th anniversary reflection on Shafter’s early days shows sidewalks once a luxury and dirt streets, with the Shafter Business Men's Association guiding paving and water access. The piece invites resident participation, playful pioneer dress days, and optimism about new sidewalks ahead during a hot dusty period.
The Kern County Democratic Central Committee votes unanimously to oppose rumored wholesale library closings and drastic daytime hour reductions. They condemn anticipated salary and hour cutbacks affecting staff before budget finalization, citing impacts on students seniors and transit users. Phil Foley, Chairman.
The piece details intensifying drought across the United States, with ongoing water rationing in San Francisco and severe dry regions from California to the Dakotas. It notes shrinking arable land, declining Lake Michigan levels, irrigation cuts in Idaho, and a high-efficiency but pressured farming sector facing reduced food surplus. The 1988 outlook warns of a difficult summer and broader global food stress.
William M. Thomas explains the federal budget cycle in California's 20th District, outlining budget terms such as budget resolution authorization bill appropriation continuing resolution and reconciliation. He details steps from the President's request through authorization and appropriation bills to reconciliation, noting theory versus practice.
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