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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1986
Page
4
An editorial reflection on 4th of July meaning from a native Californian. The writer recalls past celebrations, asserts pride in American identity and heritage, and honors the diverse people who built the nation while noting the freedoms and duties of citizenship.
Guest editorial quotes A Michael Noll of USC Annenberg, who argues technological illiteracy is curable. He teaches a plain English course demystifying computers, video, telephony, and data networks, stressing diagrams, simple terms, and language learning to empower students and consumers.
A Letter to the Editor questions the procedure for a recent Richland School District board appointment in Shafter. The writer, backing Mexican community participation, urges a Mexican representative on the board and criticizes the selection process and memory lapse of a nominating member.
Marty Rogel says Hands Across America will require about 12 million dollars to fund the organizers. Any surplus would go 60 percent to established charities and 40 percent to new poverty research groups. The piece argues hunger in America is not as it seems, citing nutrition surveys and rising food program spending, and critiques the event as political theater tied to an election year.
Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian palace guard turned runner, shocks the world by winning the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome. He finishes in 2 hours 15 minutes 15.2 seconds on the Appian Way, barefoot and against skepticism from seasoned experts.
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