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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1984
Page
4
Voters face three ballot measures on Nov 6 addressing property tax exemptions. Prop 31 redefines newly constructed to exclude post disaster reconstructions and fire prevention upgrades. Prop 33 would defer taxes for disabled residents similar to seniors. Prop 34 waives higher taxes on owners of historical homes when ownership or reconstruction occurs.
Reader voices worry about sodium chlorate and paraquat spraying near homes, bee accommodations, and potential health risks. They reference endosulfan affecting fish, contaminated underground water from military bases, and call for awareness as questions about environmental safety grow.
Letters to the editor from Kern County Association of Cities presidents urge readers to oppose Proposition 36 on the November ballot, arguing it undermines local control, raises state dependence, and clashes with Proposition 13 user pay principles. The second letter praises Mert Wiedmann of Stringham's Drug Stores in Shafter for his community service and customer care.
Paul Harvey notes Congress controls taxation not the president and urges voters to focus on Congress in November. He critiques both Reagan and Mondale positions, cites the constitutional power over taxes, and links the trillion-dollar debt to Congress actions. He warns about promising taxes and emphasizes congressional responsibility.
A historical vignette about Julia Dent Grant, her lifelong strabismus, and how her husband Hiram Ulysses Grant influenced the course of her life. He loves her as she is, so she declines surgery, preserving her image and their union, shaping history.
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