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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1957
Page
7
The piece argues the Soviet Sputnik launch exposed U S educational laxity and calls for a national shift to strengthen basic subjects, science and arts. It urges better teacher pay and core learning from kindergarten to graduate school, stressing hard work and universal education as keys to leadership.
Dorothy Hale writes about a Prose Ta Boo and a wooden thumb scene with curious details. The piece hints at a playful or surreal event framed in a light column style.
A California Assembly subcommittee on Public Health reviews restaurant sanitation amid calls to tighten the California Restaurant Act. Discussion covers state versus local rules, mandatory health checkups for staff, and public sanitation ratings for establishments.
Mayor Kirschenmann announces retirement from his post and city council at end of current term next April. He served six years as mayor and 12 as councilman and oversaw a new city hall and broad civic progress in Shafter.
Bruce Crawford leads a bid to renew legislative approval for an off campus Fresno State College site on Bakersfield College campus. Assembly members Kelly and Donahoe backed the program which has already aided about 150 residents seeking teacher credentials, with renewal needed to extend beyond this school year.
Fred Mason resumes duties as fifth grade teacher at Richland Elementary after recovering from minor eye surgery on November 6. He thanks well wishers for cards and visits during his convalescence.
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