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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1960
Page
2
The piece questions extending federal wage hour laws to retail outlets long exempt. A retailer with 39 high school students says minimum wage would be prohibitive and plans to replace with fewer, more productive workers if covered. He argues small communities gain PR value but costs rise.
A survey criticizes defense costs highlighting inflated prices for common items. It cites lamp sockets priced at 25 cents retail but $2.10 to the Navy, wrenches at $29 to the Army vs $3.89 retail, and bushings at $9.65 to the Air Force, noting auditors verified the statements. The piece argues reform could save billions annually while preserving military power.
A fragment discusses Kansas 1958 Right to Work debate with claims about wages, industry growth, and labor union influence. ItQuestions whether RTW would lower wages or boost employment and warns of industrial creep and public reaction while mentioning weekly pay and worker choices.
The House of Representatives backed the National Science Foundation with 160 million dollars for the current fiscal year and the foundation issued an additional fifty thousand dollars for a study of bird sounds. Representative Gross expresses frustration at the end of the excerpt.
Letter from Shafter readers questions the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and warns of Communist influence in political messaging. It cites the 1959 Communist Party USA convention and urges vigilance against misleading questions, then endorses simpler tax and social protections while urging personal action.
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