Shafter Receives $10,584 In Vehicle Fees Share
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced February apportionment of 56.6 million dollars from in lieu motor vehicle license fees to California cities and counties. Kern County got 468,302. Shafter 10,584. Funds come from a 2 dollar per 100 market value excise tax, distributed to local governments for general uses, split half to cities and half to counties, based on population data from the 1970 Census with adjustments.
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Kenneth Cory
Cory
Kern County
Shafter
State Department of Finance
Drought talk at Shafter Kiwanis meeting
Rollie Moore, manager of the Water Association of Kern County, spoke on drought at a Shafter Kiwanis luncheon. He noted heavy rain and snow but limited groundwater replenishment, while surface irrigation water should meet Kern County agriculture needs for the year.
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Rollie Moore
Shafter Kiwanis
Moore
Water Association of
Kern County
Bob Diltz
Shafter-Wasco
Kiwanis Club
California
Crime Index shows 1977 violent crime up one percent
Attorney General Griffin Bell announced that violent crimes rose one percent in 1977 while overall crime declined four percent from 1976. FBI Director Webster released preliminary Uniform Crime Reports showing violent offenses up one percent and property crimes down five percent.
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United States
Griffin B. Bell
William H. Webster
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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