By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com




 

 

By Sophia Fischer
sfischer@theacorn.com

The first local kite contest and festival was announced in The Acorn this week in 1974.


Children and adults were invited to compete for prizes, ribbons and trophies in categories such as altitude, speed of round trip up and down, workmanship and kite design.


Also 30 years ago, burglars broke into the newly opened Dorin’s Pharmacy in the Agoura Valley Mall and stole most of its drug and narcotic supply.


The ongoing dairy pricing scandal was the subject of a letter to the editor from Senator Lou Cusanovich. Several weeks earlier, Agoura resident Vance Moran, owner of Whizin’s Market, had brought the issue of state regulation of dairy prices to the attention of the public. The result was action by several lawmakers to alter or abolish state control.


In his letter, Cusanovich pointed out that the original law was actually intended to protect consumers. Establishing price minimums for dairy products would prevent large producers from selling their products at such low prices that small producers would be put out of business. Monopolies could then form, he wrote, causing dairy prices to skyrocket. Repealing the law would reopen that risk, Cusanovich wrote.


The Acorn’s "Good News" column featured an item on Alice Krebs. In honor of her birthday, the Agoura resident received unusual gifts from her sons: a one-week-old baby lamb and a working windmill.


The Acorn will be taking a look back at our first year’s issues over the next 12 months, giving an historical perspective on "30 Years Ago in The Acorn." If you have memories to share from that time period, please send your submission to Sophia Fischer at sfischeracorn@yahoo.com or fax to (818)706-8942.


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