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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1984
Page
4
Gratitude for planning and hard work filled Shafter as residents enjoyed the 1984 Potato and Cotton Festival. The event featured a parade early, Junior Miss pageant, rides, master firefighter teams, booths, and exhibits at the Depot Museum, highlighting cooperation, hospitality, and town pride.
Community letters urge preservation of the Mind and Body figures at Richland High School despite a fire threat and request support for restoration. Other pieces oppose Measure A, warn about budget reform, and thank the Junior Miss Band for their efforts amid local concerns about noise, safety, and youth activity.
A discussion of child sexual abuse prevalence and responses cites psychiatry research and conferences. It condemns inaction by agencies, notes personal cases, and critiques punitive ideas while mentioning enforcement in Sweden and public displays as controversial ideas.
Richardson Report argues that California’s homosexual community is a tiny, organized minority with limited numbers but outsized political influence. The essay dismisses large demonstrations as media theater, notes modest campaign contributions by M.E.C.L.A., and condemns perceived tolerance that becomes license while urging viewers to reject the “wild hairs” wagging the California Bear.
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