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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1977
Page
2
The CHP continues a high visibility drive to curb speeding as drivers inch toward 60 mph on California freeways. Motorists rely on CB radios to dodge speed traps while truckers push for higher limits. Observers note 55 saves lives and foreign oil use, but enthusiasm for the rule wanes.
The administration’s stimulus plan includes a $50 rebate drawing fire from Rep Bill Ketchum and allies who call it inflationary and unfair. Critics note the cap excludes those earning over $30,000 a year, while supporters say it helps low earners and could lift consumer spending and morale.
A pastor explains that belief shapes reality and urges trying a day of only positive thoughts to see the effect. He notes God’s love as the foundation and suggests listing blessings when you can’t think of positives.
A retrospective roundup examines Idi Amin’s brutal regime, Libya ties, and a Carter gesture tied to a prone Gulf Stream plane. It notes a Chrysler funded anti airbags cartoon, Coleman’s airbag stance, Eckerd’s resignation and a Hotel bill episode for Jordan as White House aide, all framed in a satirical weekly digest.
A National Opinion Survey shows top high school seniors, 17 and 18 years old, more moral and restrained than the 1960s stereotype. Eighty percent say religion matters, seventy-four percent never had sex, and fifty-seven percent will abstain until marriage.
Readers advocate civic engagement and warn against apathy while recounting a Sacramento assemblyman visit to Shafter High School. The note also thanks the Shafter Press for school-board election coverage and addresses a severe water supply cut affecting the district with forecasts and turn on rules.
A narrated jet journey glides from Kern County Airport across Kern County landmarks including Bakersfield Bear Mountain the Kern River East Bakersfield Walker Basin Bodfish Kernville Onyx Mojave Desert Edwards Tehachapi Mountains Tehachapi and Meadows Field with a final touchdown. The piece invites substituting modern names for historic settlements to relive Kern County’s past.
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