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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
7
The proposed bill by Rep. John Dent would raise the minimum wage, harming some workers but risking unemployment for others. Businesses warn higher payrolls could force cutbacks while inflation and winter drought weigh on the economy and delay recovery.
A Supreme Court stayed a Federal court order on OSHA inspection powers. The text argues changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, labeling sections unconstitutional. It claims OSHA should not conduct routine searches and must rely on employee or customer complaints before inspecting property.
A sermon reflects on the biblical meaning of account to God, urging believers to measure their lives by spoken and unspoken duties. It emphasizes humility, tongues kept still, and acknowledging talents as part of a broader world of personal and international conflict and suffering.
The article notes Carter faces renewed congressional muscle as legislators pledge to intensify scrutiny of the executive, with discussions of budget fights and oversight. It cites figures on military waste and calls for accountability, including probes by senators Abourezk and Fitzgerald and push for direct talks with the White House.
Paul Harvey notes a Nutrition Congress in Quebec City on August 15 with 800 delegates from the hemisphere. Lecturers from 12 nations discuss evidence linking meat eaters to higher cancer risk and Adventist vegetarian diets to lower cancers, while WHO scientists speculate on curry powder and Japanese seasonings impacting cancer risk.
Letters to the Editor celebrate Shafter athletes with Joe Lopez winning the state junior college wrestling crown and other young wrestlers placing high. The comments honor coaching by Darrell Fletcher and note community pride in recent competitions amid references to local figures and events.
A fragment describes the Onyx Ranch complex with a rooming house and dining hall. First owners Rankin Onyx Helmes served as postmaster, and the store with a wooden pickle barrel catered to ranch hands and Navajo Indians born in the valley, offering up-to-date items and staples.
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