PLAN to be used at Buttonwillow school in fall term
Emil (Jack) Frost reports that Buttonwillow will implement PLAN, a Westinghouse learning system providing individualized instruction with diverse resources and a computer-assisted progress monitor. Buttonwillow is among a few California districts adopting PLAN, with support from Supt. Don Clouse and the school board. Continued on Page 10.
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Buttonwillow
Westinghouse Learning Corporation of
Palo Alto
State Department of Education
California
Iowa City
Iowa
Kintgarten
Buttonwillow School
Record Filings Hit Peak at Shafter Justice Court
Shafter Justice Court posted a record 8 088 filings in the 1970 71 fiscal year ending June 30, up from 7 733 last year. Judge Harvey Gaede noted increases across traffic citations misdemeanors small claims civil suits and parking cases with felonies down only slightly. Gaede enters his seventh year on the bench stressing individualized judgment for each case.
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Shafter Justice Court
Sin Ee Court
Harvey Gaede
Justice Court
Gaede
District Attorney’s Office
Ferrelene Zachary
Sarah Carrasco
Marie Schellenberg
U. S. Supreme Court
Shafter Police
Kern County Sheriffs Office
California Highway Patrol
Fish and Game Department
Court Sentencing Gaps Noted By Officials
Officials cite occasional discord with judges over sentences across court levels. Gaede notes debates arise from diverse interpretations of law and sentencing standards, affecting consistency.
Dates Set for Agricultural Preserve Filings by County
Kern County supervisors set August 15 to October 1 1971 as the filing period for letters of intent on agricultural preserves. Property owners may contract with the county or opt out. hearings follow and contracts must be finalized by February 28 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Assessor
Kerbert E. Roberts
Roberts
California Assembly Debuts Farm Labor Bill AB 639
California Assembly members led by William M. Ketchum introduce AB 639 to resolve farm labor disputes. The bill promises workers and farmers the right to organize, secret ballot elections, and bans secondary boycotts, plus creation of an Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Ketchum cites bipartisanship and September 20 as a deadline to build support, noting Senator Harmer has a similar measure.
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California Assembly
William M. Ketchum
Paso Robles
Kent H. Stacey
Bakersfield
Ketchum
Delano
Salon
California
Richland Trustees Deny CEO Charges
Richland School District trustees rejected allegations by the Certified Employees Council calling for sanctions. The board released a three page statement defending staff conditions, noting high salaries, low turnover, and strong professional standards. The board cited extensive meetings and mediation with the CEC, insisting proposals were not rejected, then continued on Page 10.
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Richland
Certified Employes Council
Phil Zachary
Richard Garber
Evron Barber
Glen Worrell
John Peterson
R. Jackson Scott
Lew Sutton
Annabelle Reynolds
Nancy Diltz
Charles Self
Thomas Pennell
California
CEC
Kern County
City Maintains 1.774 Tax Rate for Year
The council reaffirms a 1.774 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation tax rate for the current fiscal year. The general levy is 1.36 with three specials: pension plan 0.134, parks 0.12, and bonded indebtedness 0.16. Waste water remains a major topic with plans to act early next spring. City Attorney Mortimore cites ordinances and calls for stronger enforcement.
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W. H. Jonston
al Mortimore
Carl Moyer
Mortimore
1971 Potato Market Disaster Hits Kern and Tulare Growers
Growers in Kern and southern Tulare counties label the 1971 potato marketing season a total disaster as prices for the current crop average well under 2 per hundredweight. UC studies show break-even around 3.23, with 1971 production about 11.8 million hundredweight and value well under 1970.
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Kern
Tulare
Paul Franklin
Kern County Farm Bureau
Council of California Growers
University of California
Francis Pusateri
Potato Growers Association of California
Pusateri
Earl Brown
Shafter
Santa Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe
Fred Starrh
Kern District Potato Marketing Exchange
Starrh
Jim Pal
Exchange
Week repeats it self heat in Shafter as temps rise
The Shafter area again sees a repeat heat pattern with daytime highs from 97 to 107 and night lows of 62 to 69. Readings from the Shafter USDA Cotton Research Station are provided for the week, mirroring the previous period.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
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Fathee
Emil
Jack) Frost
Audrey Leigh
Frank Wisner
Shafter Press
H. W
Pat) Kellys
McKinley Park Hotel
Mt. McKinley
Haen
State Assembly
Richland Trustees
Vernon Pierce
Jim Miller
Elro Cramer
Council
Pustateri
Pri R
Growes
Charles Fanucchi
Harlan Wilson
F. W. Handel Farms
Marketing Exchange
Wilson
Greg Malory
The
W. Fillerup
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