Prop 13 passage sparks call for school and parent action
The author urges taxpayers to accept reduced public funding, emphasizing that schools must cut costs without lowering quality. Richland School District and Shafter High School urge government and parents to unite for better education, stressing minority progress, parental involvement, and sacrifice to protect children and future national well being.
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Richland
Shafter High School
Boston
Fredom
Phony diplomas flood campuses and Yale lists 7000 alumni claims
A wave of fake credentials floods colleges and trade schools as students seek graduate school entry and other advantages. Yale notes more than 7,000 claimants on file as fraudsters exploit booming demand. Despite checks and even fingerprints, institutions struggle to stop falsified diplomas.
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Yale
Yale University
Police Pressure Radar Purchases To Curb Speeding
The California Highway Patrol seeks state approval to buy 200 radar units, arguing devices would deter speeding more effectively than 500 new officers. Commissioner Glen Craig notes speeds have risen while radar remains unavailable, leaving CHP as the nation’s largest statewide force without radar.
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California Highway Patrol
CHP
Glen Craig
Craig
Congress Isn t Fun Anymore Driving Dropouts In 1978
Paul Harvey notes a record wave of retirements from Congress as many lawmakers cite family time and return to private work. He highlights perks and pensions, rising workload, and post‑retirement salaries, predicting a 1978 dropout record with Texas losing a quarter of its delegation.
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Paul Harvey
Congress
Louisiana
Joe Waggoner
Congressional
Washington
Texas
Early Kern County Doctors Shaped by Frontier Medicine
Malpractice was rare in Kern’s early days as settlers relied on army doctors or local healers. Dr Charles W. Bush ran a practice and drugstore in Havilah, while Dr Leonidas Brown led county care, warned Bakersfield about valley diseases, and helped run the first hospital. Other figures included Dr Joseph Riley and Dr Joseph Lively. Doctors roamed boom towns like Kernville Sageland Caliente Hot Springs Tehachapi, riding long distances to treat patients, often arriving too late to save some.
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Fort Tejon
Visalia
Charles W. Bush
Havilah
Leonidas Brown
Bakersfield
Kernville
Sageland
Caliente
Hot Springs Valley
Tehachapi
This Too Shall Pass Through Heartbreak
A reader asks how long grief will last after a fiancée left town. The answer emphasizes that sadness fades with response, citing wisdom from a king, Jesus, and Job. It encourages reframing pain as a catalyst for growth and new life, not resentment.
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Jesus
Isaiah
Inauguration Rift Between Taiwan and Carter Era
A columnist recounts a Taiwan visit during Chaing Ching-kuo's swearing in, criticizing the White House and Brzezinski for snubbing the Republic of China and signaling US appeasement of Communist China. The piece frames the May 20 visit as a rebuke to 17 million Taiwanese and a warning to the world.
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California
Taipai
Taiwan
Red China
Republic of China
Chaing Ching-kuo
Fee
United States
White House
State Department
Law
Republic of Free China
Brzeznski
Carter
Peking
Democratic Republic of Taiwan
Carter Administration
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A reader laments U S policy toward Free China and criticizes President Carter. The writer argues the administration sacrifices old friendships for appeasement, recalls Cold War tensions, and asserts continued support for Chinese freedom against Communism. The piece contrasts diplomacy with perceived insults to allies and asks readers for their view.
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Free China
Jimmy Carter
Neville Chamberlain
Africa
Panama Canal Zone
Castro
Carter
China
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