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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1978
Page
7
A man sues his date for the $38 he spent on time and mileage after she stood him up, while a Denver youth sues his parents for $350,000 over neglect. The piece notes a surge of new lawyers and cites Shakespeare as it muses on public reliance on legal action.
The Carter administration shows renewed vigor in foreign policy amid Soviet Cuban Africa aggression. National Security Adviser Brzezinski leads the charge, denouncing Moscow while bridging ties with China. Vance proposes Western talks on African stability as Carter vows decisive action to defend Europe if needed.
The United Nations General Assembly holds a Special Session on Disarmament from May 23 to June 28 in New York. Goals include reviewing disarmament links to development, adopting a declaration and action program, and defining UN roles. President Carter backs disarmament but faces debate over arms sales, reflecting tension between peace aims and economic realities.
Paul Harvey portrays fathers as enduring toil, war, and weariness. He emphasizes a father’s mistakes, sacrifices, and quiet heroism as he shapes a family’s future. The speech celebrates fathers as steadfast, imperfect knights who carry responsibility, hope, and duty beyond personal comfort.
The Kern desert area around Ridecrest and Inyokern saw homesteads from 1912 with Robertson and later McNeil and Crum. The settlement became Crumville, then Los Flores ranches emerged under Grant Bowman. By 1939 Bentham’s store spurred a small town, a post office opened in 1941, and Ridgecrest name chosen by vote. The Naval Ordnance Test Station arrived in 1943, bringing rapid housing expansion, and Ridgecrest incorporated in 1963.
A reader asks how to stay Christian and assertive when others are rude. The response recalls a mother’s chaotic day with spills, a flat fire, late kids, a sick baby, and rude staff at a nurse’s office and a busy clerk, illustrating the need for patience and steady boundaries.
A reflective meditation links personal restraint to divine ideals, urging readers to respond to rudeness with love and to bless others. The piece ties this to public life, noting Prop 13 for June elections and criticizing tactics against senior citizens. It cites a misleading Franchise Tax Board postcard delaying help forms until after the June 6 1978 election.
A reader sounds off about the June 16 filing start for senior citizen aid tied to Proposition 13 and 8. The author accuses state officials of political pressure, calling it a taxpayer funded campaign and warning letters threaten benefits unless Prop 13 is defeated and Prop 8 passes. The piece cites mailed notices, costs, and claims education and police funding are misrepresented.
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