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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
2
A reader criticizes a Morris and accuses a large syndicate of shaping news. The letter cites figures like Douglas MacArthur, McCarthy, and Lindbergh, argues the Constitution originally omitted enslaved people, and urges Americans to wake up and protect the nation despite widespread distrust.
Shafter police report a small brown Martin steel guitar taken from a pickup in front of McMahon's Sunday. The instrument, with an eight-foot cord, is valued at $100 and owned by Lowell Hagan of Knight Street Wasco California. Also notes cotton production rankings for 1960 with Arizona second and North Carolina last, showing yields per acre.
Editorial notes the push for a 32 hour workweek faces strong opposition from business and some unions. It warns of higher prices, inflation, automation, and moonlighting if hours shrink without pay cuts, arguing that productivity gains must fund any changes and that consensus is unlikely.
The piece argues that a $12.6 billion federal budget for highways ports airports and air mail subsidies imposes a $67 per person annual burden in California. It claims government profits from all transport except railroads, citing Claire M. Dewig and Roddewig on conflicts of interest and asks to spread roadway costs across all transport modes.
The remarks blend Fourth of July and Civil War centennial themes focusing on freedom. Lincoln's words about not being a slave or master frame the call for universal liberty and equal opportunity. The piece links religious worship with national renewal and community support.
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