Lions Club Harness Races and Barbecue Fundraiser
The Shafter Lions Club seeks community support to reach a $10,000 goal for their major fundraiser. Funds fund eye care for children, education scholarships, and support for local athletics and recreation. Tickets are available from members or Phil Smith at Diamond Lumber and Carlos White at Insect Lore.
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Shafter Lions Club
Kern Eye Bank
Mexico
Shafter High
Jack Frost
Babe Ruth
SHS
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Richland Primary School
Shafter Historical Society
Phil Smith
Diamond Lumber
Carlos White
Insect Lore
Shafter
Welfare reform plan aims to cut California aid dependence
Assemblyman Don Rogers outlines a plan to limit welfare reliance in California by enforcing work requirements for able bodied recipients, enhancing fraud enforcement, and boosting job training. The proposal includes crossing guards, nurse aides, and park attendants as welfare substitutes, stricter income verification, absent father tracking, and improved outcomes for laid off workers.
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Oregon
California
Oklahoma
Houston
AFDC
United States
Deukmejian Administration
Unsafe Streets Prompt Public Anger in 1979 City Crime
A reader laments rising crime across major cities including Los Angeles New York Chicago and Baltimore. The letter cites 41 incidents in July 1979 near a southeast Los Angeles housing area where teens and adults commit car thefts robberies and violence. It notes tougher armor for cars and fear in daily travel and asks how long safe streets will last.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh Steeler
Joe Gilliam
Baltimore
Political Peacocks and the Conservative Eagle Transformation
A Richardson column likens new conservative lawmakers to eagles who grow peacock feathers under liberal pressure. It argues ego, media pressure, and party dynamics corrode principle, turning genuine conservatives into showy, conflicting figures who clash with colleagues, media, and voters.
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Sacramento
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Fred Davis
Horace Clement
Cecilia Zubia
Gene Peters
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