Shafter Homecoming 1990 Crowds Cheer Blue and Gold
Shafter High School celebrated the 1990 Homecoming with a tailgate barbecue and a pep rally on the football field. Judy Soto was named queen. Garces won the game as crowds roared through halftime events, court, and coronation processions.
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Shafter
Judy Soto
Garces
L.A. Raiders
L.A. Kings
L.A
SHS
Thomas Jefferson Junior High
Joe Capilla
America
Spain
Denmark
Germany
Mobile
A.Q. Abernathy
Shady Lane
Mobile Home Park
Abernathy
L. Perez
A. Assayag
Consultants Ltd
Mystery Illness Behind Child’s Troubling Breathing
A 10 year old girl with lifelong lung distress faced recurrent pneumonia and respiratory failures. Despite tests for emphysema and cystic fibrosis, diagnoses remained elusive at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Her mouth and diet curiosity reveal the mystery behind the doctor’s broad examining routine.
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Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Gum dissolving mystery prompts medical race against time
A young patient’s gum dissolves in her mouth and a Vanderbilt team led by Dr Dick Hamp investigates saliva lipids as potential dissolvers. Specialists from Vanderbilt and Wrigley collaborate to identify a genetic agent and develop countermeasures within months while the patient’s younger brother shows similar symptoms.
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Dick Hamp
Wrigley Chewing Gum Company
Vanderbilt
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Letter defending officials over water issue in Shafter
A local reader rejects Flora Nichols Oct. 3 water story critique and defends city county and state officials. The letter accuses Nichols of political posturing, questions reporting balance, and asserts the community already had results from authorities and media before Steve McFadden’s involvement. It ends by affirming writers as residents of Smith's Corner and surrounding areas.
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Flora Nichols
Smith’s Corner
Cherokee Strip
Mexican Colony
Burbank
North Shafter
Steve McFadden
Barry Ginsburg
Bakersfield Californian
Jim Scott
Channel 23
Jose Aes
Shafter Press
Ms. Nichols
Shafter
City Hall
Smith's Corner
Driver education critique from a California school patrol voice
A writer laments California High School Drivers Training cuts and warns it harms teen driver readiness. He argues lack of practice hours, funding gaps, and blame across DMV, manufacturers, and schools. The piece concludes with personal intent to teach his grandchildren to drive.
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Hig
Johnny
DMV
California
Guest Editorial Praise Highlights Learning English Speed
Reader Grady Bartlett commends Levi Pagsuberon for a guest editorial praising rapid language acquisition. He cites examples of diverse groups learning English quickly and argues it is an insult to Hispanic Americans to doubt their intelligence. More letters to the editor follow.
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Levi Pagsuberon
Vietnam
Cambodia
Grady Bartlett
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