Government Right to Lie Sparks Press Backlash
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports newspaper publishers and broadcasters accusing the government of deceiving the public in crises. Editors warn that accepting a right to lie could broaden such misstatements, likening news management to tactics in Communist nations. The issue crosses party lines as officials cite national security secrecy, yet critics say secrecy harms a free press and informed public.
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Associated Press
Washington
Freedom of Information Committee
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Dispatch
Education Is Local Responsibility Oppose Federal Aid
An editorial argues federal aid to education threatens local control and intellectual freedom. It concludes that education should remain under state and local jurisdiction to avoid bureaucratic conformity and unnecessary regulation.
Letters From Shafter and Richland School Board Victory
A 1963 letter expresses gratitude for AFS program coverage in Shafter and thanks supporters of the Richland School Board election. W B Camp Jr urges informed local engagement as valuations decline and the school district seeks community input.
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Shafter Press
Richland School Board
W. B. Camp, Jr
Legion to Nominate Officers at May 6 Meeting
Shafter American Legion Post will nominate officers for the coming year at its regular meeting on Monday May 6. Election of officers will be held May 20. The Legion meets at Memorial Hall at 7 30.
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Shafter American Legion Post
The
Legion
Memorial Hall
Expansion plan for Kern County schools outlines 6.39 million bond
A 52 member Citizens Committee urges a May 21 bond election to fund urgently needed classrooms and facilities amid rapid district growth. The measure includes 166000 for locker room expansion at Shafter High and seeks a bond one third higher than the board’s initial 6.39 million figure, insisting no fat in the final budget.
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Kern County
Jay Shafter
Toe Oader
Gaede
McFarland, North
Shafter High
Citiens
Citizens Committee
Tris
Named director of Coberly-West cotton section
Blanton joins the Coberly-West Company after eleven years in cotton. He began as a cotton buyer in 1952 for Dean Brothers in Hanford California, then worked at Anderson Clayton as gin manager and buyer. He led Bakersfield cotton dept for the past three years.
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Blanton
Coberly-West Company
Dean Brothers & Company
Hanford
California
Anderson Clayton & Company
Bakersfield
Achievement Banquet Program
Invocation by Rev Edward Key at St Marks Episcopal Church. W Pat Kelly Chamber president introduces guests. Ensemble performs When Day is Done Tea for Two. Violinists Fraley Ruth Gleckler Mouser Julia Johnson. Violas Sharon Montgomery Millie Burrows. Cellos Donna Little Kathy Kattenhorn. Piano Susanne Penner. Awards presented by H W Pat Kelly. Trio Shout All Over Gods Heaven 500 Miles. Speaker Den Hart Bob Bann. Adjournment.
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Vincent Youmans
Fraley
Ruth Gleckler
Mouser
Julia Johnson
Sharon Montgomery
Millie Burrows
Donna Little
Kathy Kattenhorn
Susanne Penner
Jorley Reports Value Crops in Kern County
Morley, Kern County agricultural agent, reports 1962 crops led by cotton and grapes with Acala 442 noted as superior. He cites total county income from over a dozen crops exceeding a million dollars, including wheat, sugar beets, safflower, barley, and onions, with acreage rises and rising income across key commodities.
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Jorley
Kern County
C. Seldon Morley
County Agricultural Ener
S. Vs. Hones of Supervisors
Morley
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Frenk Wisner
Shafter
A.F.S
America
Shafter Chapter
American Field Service
John Peters
N. R. Boggs
Frank Wisner
Dear Mr. Wisner
Legion Meets
Vicki Laverty
Kern
Carole Anderson
Missera County
Coberly-West
Corcoran UN
Ion High School
On of California
Fresno
Kent
Coherly-West Company
KWSO
Bob Bann
Edward Key
St. Mark's Episcopal
W. “Pat” Kelly
Chamber of Eews
Robert Katcher
H. W
Pat” Kelly
God's Heaven
Chuck Suderman
Stan Gaede
Gordon Wiens
State Board of Education
den Hart
A. Bezivba
Mennonite Brethren Home For the
East
Tulare Street
Shafterites
Corvair Monza Club
Ays
Boili
Chevrolet
Tawt Easts
TNT
Richland Ch
Central Ave
Phone Pioneer
Shafter, Calif
Mborgel
Mrs. Willis
Ida Willis
Orden
Cait
Houston
San Francisco
Santa Fe
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