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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
5
Editor notes honor the Shafter community’s early settlers and the Women’s Club efforts. It traces Shafter from sage brush farms to a living city with diverse roles for women, from teachers to doctors, and envisions two centuries of growing hopes.
A Minnesota boy dropped a dime in a Muscular Dystrophy Association canister after returning chips to the rack. The MD telethon hosted by Jerry Lewis aims to raise funds for patient services as costs rise. Shafter Women's Club volunteers will answer local pledge calls.
Los Angeles Representative Alphonzo Bell cites rising average cost per Congress member from 376 505 to 488 505 over two years, a 30 percent jump. He condemns automatic pay raises, more free trips, larger allowances, and extended franking, warning of a major housecleaning in November elections.
The Army tightens control at West Point amid a cheating probe. Cadets face lawyers under Col. Alton Harvey while allegations of widespread cheating surface. Potential dereliction charges loom for top officers as Inspector General probes a possible cover up.
A survey lists advances from glass fiber pipelines and fuel efficient turbines to rechargeable pacemakers and solar heated buildings. New automotive and aerospace materials cut drag and boost safety while satellites help detect forest fires and future Mars research benefits people now.
A letter from Ed Urner of the Kern Energy Education Program argues for balanced coverage of the San Joaquin Nuclear Project stressing water and power needs and farm support. A second letter warns that the parens patriae antitrust provisions threaten small business, urging President Ford to veto.
The speaker argues that human needs can be met with government effort while human wants are insatiable. Any government that tries to satisfy every want or promises to do so risks failure and financial collapse.
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