Reagan rejects emergency farm bill reducing Midwest aid
The President vetoes emergency farm legislation that would have added 9 billion dollars to the deficit, arguing the plan fails to help Kern County farmers and offers only Bandaids for long standing issues like overproduction and a strong dollar. Midwest growers face subsidy phaseouts while Congress backs 9.3 billion in loan guarantees to appease political pressure. The piece urges longer term market expansion and cautions some farmers may have to close.
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Ronald Reagan
Midwest
Kern County
Congress
Meaningful life beyond today’s toil vows
The sermon urges readers to seek lasting value in God’s plan rather than chasing transient achievements. Solomon’s Ecclesiastes message frames life as meaningful when centered on Creator, guiding daily actions toward eternal worth and divine approval rather than personal ambition.
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Konstantin Chernenko
Soviet Union
Solomon
Phen Solomon
Rainbow Division reunion seeks missing 190 veterans
In 1944 L D Trout lived in Shafter and served with the 42nd Rainbow Division, 242nd Infantry Regiment, Company G. A reunion is planned July 10-14 at Hyatt Palm Beach in Florida. The unit seeks contact info for all original 190 men and 143 replacements, with addresses or phone numbers if living. or death details if not. Tom Crosson requests any leads to 193 Bechtel Rd Collegeville PA 19426 or via Glenn Domino MN 507 437 3760 or Charlie Paine CT 203 354 6393.
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L. D. Trout
Shafter
Rainbow Division
242Nd Inf. Regt
Hyatt
Tom Crosson
Bechtel Rd
Collegeville
Glenn Domino
Minnesota
Charlie Paine
Connecticut
Daryl Larsen Commends Local Store Over Clove Cigarette Concern
In a letter to the editor Daryl Larsen of Shafter High voices parental worry over rising clove cigarette use among students. He notes the 30 percent clove content dulls bronchial reflexes and cites several national deaths. Larsen praises Bill Obaid of Central Avenue Food Store for removing the product from stock and pledging no sales to students.
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Bill Obaid
Central Avenue
Shafter
Daryl Larsen
Video game fears in youth crisis notes and toy fair shift
A Tribune inquiry links deaths and self harm to Dungeons and Dragons play, while critics urge warnings on the game. TSR defends escapist fantasy as non lethal, and Paris toy buyers pivot back to classic items as the craze wanes.
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Paris
Montpelier
Washington State
Michael Dempsey
Dallas
Texas
Chicago Tribune
Howard Witt
TSR Hobbies, Inc
Lake Geneva
Wis
TSR
Chicago
Witt
Goddard
Kane
FTC
Richardson Report on AB 3029 Waters bill critique
The piece criticizes Assemblywoman Maxine Waters AB 3029 as partisan junk mandating public agencies to designate staff to inform and assist citizens with voter registration during work hours. It argues this could pressure registration and bias results, cites alleged partisanship, and mocks a nonpartisan motive while warning of taxpayer-funded drives.
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Maxine— Waters
Los Angeles
Maxine
Water
Kremlin
Maxine Waters
Willie Brown
San Francisco
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South Shafter
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D-Hayward
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Bush
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