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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1988
Page
4
A community letter urges attendance at the Richland School District board meeting on June 6. The writer defends district programs like Effective Schools and Math Their Way, questions overcrowded classrooms, and urges residents to support staff while resisting accusations of discrimination and political confrontation.
The report discusses South Africa’s claimed military strength, the potential for nuclear capacity, and the impact of United Nations arms embargoes. It notes South Africa’s uranium resources, Armscor’s arms exports despite embargoes, and the 1986 ban on arms imports, amid regional clashes involving Cuban, Russian, and Angolan forces and Savimbi’s resistance.
A speaker argues for the Omnibus Trade Bill as essential to restoring U S economic leadership and fair competition, while defending retaliation as a tool and warning against a global trade war. The critique cites past debt growth, job loss, and flawed Senate measures, urging responsible policy and American workers' interests.
Letters from the Festival Committee thank participants and volunteers for a successful event. The Firemen's Master show and parade are praised as spectacular with broad community support from citizens and businesses alike, celebrating Shafter's Potato and Cotton Festival.
Sponsors thanked by the Executive Board coaches and players for support from Shafter Lions Club Shafter Kiwanis Club Shafter Sport Center Shafter Concrete Pipe Co and Dewey's Floor Covering plus others who bought outfield signs The program serves over 60 boys ages 13 to 15 across local state and national levels.
Dear Editor details a parent group Committee for a Better Education denying threats at a school board meeting. Kathy Martinez-Meeler outlines a May 6 letter to Superintendent Bury prioritizing keeping teachers, ethnicity breakdowns for administrators, and principals, urging partnership and accuracy in reporting.
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