It's time for respect By Susan Valdez
A Bakersfield television news reader is urged to give Shafter more fair coverage. The letter cites lack of local stories while praising Shafter events like the 75th founding anniversary, new businesses, and a weekend tournament, and calls for a boycott of Bakersfield networks until respectful treatment improves.
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Tehachapi
Arvin
Frazier Park
Delano
Glennville
Rodney Dangerfield
Economic Growth Persists Amid Reagan Policies
William M. Thomas of California's 20th District argues public attention should note six years of peacetime growth under Reaganomics. He cites November 1982 data: 14.5 million new jobs, 90 percent full-time, record employment, a drop in the trade deficit, exports up 9.4 percent to 23.8 billion, 5.2 percent industrial output rise, and 0.3 percent wholesale price decline. He praises policy for private enterprise and lower inflation and unemployment.
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Jimmy Carter
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William M. Thomas
House of Representatives
California
Would Jesus wear a Rolex in faith column
Aul Harvey reflects on the notion of televangelists and wealth citing Ray Stevens and figures like Billy Graham Oral Roberts Tammy Bakker Falwell and Schuller. He questions prosperity gospel while noting public attitudes toward religion and wealth in America in 1988.
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Billy Graham
Oral Roberts
Jimmy Swaggart
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Jerry Falwell
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Robert Schuller
South Africa Tour Part II natural resources focus
The weekly forum continues a tour of South Africa and Namibia with a deep dive into minerals such as platinum, diamonds, chromium, and manganese. Descent into Winkelhank gold mine reveals mining depth, safety, and engineering feats. The piece notes coal to synthetic fuel tech, energy mix, and concerns over Soviet influence and the need for a pro West stance.
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Namibia
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Winkelhank
Sasol
California
San Luis Bay
Helm
Africa
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