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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1987
Page
4
A reflective piece on the solstice and how calendar time, sun patterns, and daily life shape human awareness. It argues modern life overlooks Earthly connections from food to water, urging careful attention to ecological consequences and long term thinking. It includes an essay fragment by Theodoreus Devera Millan about tradition and language as cultural heritage.
A Paul Harvey News column questions if supporting the Nicaragua contras is worth the costs. It discusses refugee risks, regional stability, U S containment plans, and debates over presidential authority to aid the contras amid long term anti Communist aims in Central America.
A letter urges growers to vote against the California Grape Grower Marketing Commission. It cites past failed commissions, $20 million cost, and fears of mandatory funds taken from winery checks. The author claims many growers already have organizations and warns bureaucratic self perpetuation.
Public statements from the Hospital Council of Central California dispute myths about Medi Cal spending. They cite a 63.5 percent rise since 1979, warn that Medi Cal funding and county health services lag behind needs, and urge letters to Governor Deukemejian for increased appropriations to protect care for the poor and elderly statewide.
On June 9 1987 Richland Junior High eighth graders were honored with a dance at the Veteran's Hall in Shafter organized by many parents and friends. The note thanks Wilsons Pharmacart Mike and Sherri Wilson Rudy and Helen Hernandez Susie Arney Toni Johnston Doris Unruh and others along with several families for making the special evening titled On the Edge of Their Dreams possible.
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