Rabies Alert Issued For Maricopa And Taft Areas
Kern County Animal Control issues rabies advisories to Maricopa and Taft residents after two dogs died in nearby Santa Barbara County. Bites require prompt medical care. vaccination urged for dogs and cats. Warns residents to leash pets, report bites, and avoid stray or strange animals as rabies remains a serious threat.
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Kern County
Animal Control
Maricopa
Taft
Santa Barbara County
Cuyama
Maricopa County
Mark Saito
Saito
Health Department
Tulare County
Farm Bureau backs Prop 13 Jarvis Gann in California
California Farm Bureau Federation endorsed Proposition 13 at a Sacramento board meeting with 21 directors voting in favor. Fred Heringer, president of the 80000 member group, urged tax relief noting heavy public debt and taxes and calling for reduced government spending and broader tax reform across federal, state, and local levels.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Sacramento
Jarvis-Gann
Fred Heringer
California
Farm Bureau
Heringer
At Wits End by Erma Bombeck
A humorous essay contrasts clever license plates with a plain one and riffs on family members suggesting six letter tags. It then shifts to Erma Bombeck sharing her husband’s sleep habits and rules to lull him to sleep, from staying dressed to naps during sports events and social gatherings.
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Wits End
Erma Bombeck
Drudge
Daugher
Mark
Sleepy Hollow
Student seeks police help with badge request from England
A NSW England student writing for a law project asked Shafter Police for a badge or patches of Shafter's Police Department. Chief Bob Nixon said such requests usually go to the supplier, but this time the department would send a patch to the requester.
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Shafter Police Department
R.W. Counsell
New South Wales
England
College of Law
Relations Department
America
American Folk Museum
Shafter
Bob Nixon
Counsell
Shafter Adult Evening School Offers Home Arts Classes
Adult School invites enrollment in Home Arts and First Aid with macrame embroidery and knitting displays at Shafter banks and pharmacies this week. Denise Goni teaches Home Arts Mondays 7 00 to 10 00 p m, sewing Thursdays 7 00 to 9 00 p m. First Aid in Spanish taught by John Santiago offered Saturday April 15. enrollment by April 13. Call Dora Jara at the high school 746 4961 ext 32 for registration and class details. Bring one or two blankets and purchase a book for 4 dollars.
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Shafter
Verley Nash
John Santiago
the Rock Staff
Santiago
Dora Jara
Historic vines and trees mark California heritage sites
The largest and oldest grapevine in America sits beside the San Gabriel Mission, planted in 1861 with branches spreading over twelve thousand square feet. Sacramento faced severe early floods, first on January 8, 1850, as storms swelled the Sacramento and American rivers. Nearby, the Moreton Bay Fig Tree near Stearn's Wharf in Santa Barbara stands as the nation’s largest of its kind.
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America
San Gabriel Mission
Sacramento
Moreton Bay
Stearn’s
Santa Barbara
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Hutch's
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Pillsbury
Wieners
South Shafter Avenue
R.C. Cola
Coca Cola
Aed
Eti
Calif
MRS
Detergent Giant Peg
Bonnie Hubbard
del Monte
Fair Acres
Guile A
Efree
Sunshine Land Clothing
Central Avenue
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