Citizens oppose LA Street zone change for apartments
At a public hearing before the City Council, residents voiced opposition to changing Los Angeles Street from R-1 to R-4 to permit apartments. The proposal, filed by J C Atkinson H C Hight and Bud Johnson, is reviewed with a Development Rights agreement. Councilman Bill Cummings plans to vote against it due to density concerns after canvassing nearby residents.
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Los Angeles Street
Planning Commission
City Council
J.C. Atkinson
H. C. Hight
Bud Johnson
Bill Sheldon
Atkinson
Tom Coleman
Bryan Coleman and Associates
Coleman
Bill Cummings
Cummings
Los Angeles
Elmer Unruh
Bob Nixon
Nixon
Pat Lee
al Mortimore
Three Arrested in Shafter Drug Raid at Lerdo Avenue
Shafter police arrested Nora Katherine Solomon 24 Kenneth Ray Knight 21 and John Flores 24 after a Monday night narcotics raid at 174 West Lerdo Highway apartment. Officers confiscated about $20 worth of heroin a small amount of marijuana 14 syringes two pipes and five heating spoons. Knight faced multiple charges including possession of heroin and narcotics paraphernalia and being under the influence of heroin. Flores was charged for marijuana use and Solomon for paraphernalia and marijuana use in a drug location.
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Shafter
West Lerdo Highway
Nora Katherine Solomon
Kenneth Ray Knight
John Flores
Riverside Avenue
Knight
Flores
Solomon
Lerdo
Shafter Police
Bob Nixon
Chance of More Rain Seen as Week Dims
National Weather Service Tuesday forecast shows a possibility of additional rain on Wednesday with diminishing chances for the rest of the week. An overnight shower at the USDA Cotton Research Station in Shafter measured .05 inches, adding to a season total of 4.50 inches, with daily highs from 62 to 76 and lows from 35 to 50.
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National Weather Service
Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Readers Letter and Local Education and Business News
Readers debate firearm issues and gun safety while Kern County school districts face wage demands. Senator Walter Stiern seeks to phase out the business inventory tax over five years, aiding small businesses. Shafter Booster Club donates a $1,000 pitching machine as Shafter and Wasco vie for South Sequoia league leadership.
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Walter Stiern
Senate
Select Committee On Small Business Enterprises
Nevada
California
Stiern
Shafter
South Sequoia League
Wasco
Library Week Promotes Information Power and No Fines
Kern County Library System joins National Library Week April 13 to 19 1975 with the theme Information Power. County Librarian Lois C Magee urges residents to explore services during Fine Free Week offering no fines on overdue books and no questions asked.
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Kern County
SC States
Lois C. Magee
Trio Sentenced for Armed Robbery of 91-Year-Old Man
Three youths from Shafter were sentenced to serve the first 179 days of an 180-day jail term after pleading guilty to armed robbery in Shafter Justice Court. They bound the 91-year-old victim, William H. Underwood, with cords and robbed him of a rifle and about $130, then fled.
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Trio
Shafter
Shafter Justice Court
Harvey Gaede
Danny L. Taylor
Stone Avenue
Harvey
Drew Taylor
David Williamson
Gibson Avenue
William H. Underwood
Buttonwillow
Underwood
Mike Sneed
Joe Romanini
Button- Willow
Trustees OK twenty thousand dollar SHS restroom project
Shafter High School and Boosters Club won approval from the Kern High School District Board to build new restrooms at the SHS stadium on the home side opposite the current facilities. Architect selection was part of the plan and operation is targeted for the Fall football season.
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Shafter High School
Shafter High Boosters Club
SHS
Evan Jones
Woody Wilson
Joe Frizzell
Jay Atkinson
Kern High School District Board of Trustees
Jones
Foothill
South High
Bakersfield
Booth booth fee slash at Shafter Potato Cotton Festival
Ed Bender, chairman of the concession stand committee, says booth costs are cut from 20 to 10 dollars for the May 11 and 12 Potato and Cotton Festival to boost group participation. Interested parties may contact him at 746-4048.
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Ed Bender
Shafter Festival Committee
Bender
Roupe
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Lupe Rodriguez
Anne Keeley
Cindie Moore
Tracy Thompson
Loree Hanner
Susan Griffin
Lori Bryant
Richland
Richland Concert Choir
Shafter Rythmettes
Shafter Press
Emil
Jack) Frost
Albert W.wilson
Field
Buttonwillow School
Kern Union High
Boosters
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