Courageous Arvin residents battle Pacific Bell at PUC hearing
About 100 residents packed Arvin Veterans Hall on March 8 to challenge Pacific Bell over poor service. Attorney Ray Yinger led the hearing as C. T. Coffey urged order amid heated exchanges, as locals testified to persistent telephone problems and urged an agency remedy.
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Washington
Senator H L Richardson Defends Tax Policy And Budget Restraint
Senator H L Richardson argues against rising government spending and tax increases, detailing decades of voting against new programs and agencies. He describes constituents' anger over property taxes, laments lobbying and special interests, and urges readers to elect fiscal conservatives to shrink government. He stresses the need for smaller tax bills and accountability in spending.
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America
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Paul Harvey on the national mood in a time of unrest
Paul Harvey discusses a national mood of free floating anxiety amid prosperity. He cites Royster and Gallup polls noting even in peace and growth, fears persist in business, farming, and investors while the stock market and presidential approval show signs of strain.
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George Gallup
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Guest pulpit question on healing a stutterer
A reader asks why God does not heal a persistent stutter. The response shares personal memory of stuttering in childhood and notes ongoing difficulty, suggesting spiritual support and perseverance.
Freely Journeys of Kern County Youth to Valley Forge Tour
Rays and girls from Kern County high schools traveled to Valley Forge Philadelphia and Washington D C guiding by Ray Oxley Highland High School Bakersfield as part of the 1978 Freedoms Foundation Boys Youth Leadership Seminar March 9 15. The group toured the White House FBI State Department Capitol Mt Vernon and Marine Barracks meeting Congressman Ketchum and later enjoying snow and milder weather in Pennsylvania and D C. The article blends trip details with personal religious messages and encouragements urging faith and healing through scripture.
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Billy Carter Threats Rise as Flynt Shooting Probed
Washington weekly notes Billy Carter's statements about Larry Flynt amid Flynt's shooting in Georgia. Police in Gwinnett County investigate possible threats while history links Billy to an oil scandal and air defense sales controversy.
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Ruth Carter Stapleton
Mother
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Hustler Magazine
Donahue
Georgia
Gwinett County
Carter
Atlanta
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