Aging, grandma lies, and a Walton powered confession
Erma Bombeck crafts a humorous response to a reader Concerned Vivian about aging, comparing life to a self-mocking grandmother who faked youth. She recounts stages of aging, notes the energy crunch era, and contrasts nostalgic civic ideals with a plugged in, battery powered modern reality. The anecdote weaves personal memory with cultural satire.
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Vivian
Toledo
Ohio
Mike Douglas
C.V
Grandma
Detroit
Bo Derek
Hernandez returns from Western Pacific deployment with BLT 3/3
Thomas Lane of Shafter California reports Hernandez son of Frank D and Wanda J Hernandez of 1828. He returned from a Western Pacific deployment with Battalion Landing Team 3/3 based at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii as part of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit. The unit supported U S 7th Fleet and trained in the Philippines and Japan, visiting Far Eastern ports.
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Mark K. Hernandez
Frank D
Wanda J. Hernandez
Thomas Lane
Shafter
California
Western Pacific
Kaneohe Bay
Hawaii
31St “Marine Amphibious Unit
MAU
Philippines
Japan
Kern Construction on comback activity in Bakersfield area
Construction activity in Kern County rebounds with July totals near 27.6 million dollars, led by Bakersfield and unincorporated areas. July permits in Bakersfield reached 15.9 million, up about 35 percent year over year and 180 percent from June. Countywide seven month totals lag last year, with housing starts totaling 15.0 million in July and 851 July permits last year. Ridgecrest, McFarland show year over year gains while several towns show declines.
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Bakersfield
Macy
Ridgecrest
McFarland
Arvin
California City
Delano
Shafter
Taft
Tehachapi
Wasco
Ridecrest
Shafter Receives Highway Users Tax Share in August
State Controller Kenneth Panish reports the August apportionment of highway users taxes totals 74.355 million, with Kern County receiving 433,655 and Shafter 4,366. Direct county shares total 18,321,145. cities 13,805,321. state highway expenditures 42,698,614. Bicycle Lane Account 30,000. Gasoline tax 66,313,745. diesel 7,477,822. investment income 1,558,744. miscellaneous 4,769. The month is slightly down from August 1979 due to lower June gasoline sales, with the overall distribution 449,841 less than last year.
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Kenneth Panish
Announthe
Kern County
Shafter
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Erma Bombeck
Paririe
Walter Cronkite
Olivia Walton
Perae
Hernandez
Estates
Chester Ave
Don Palla
Cathy Palla
Kern Construction
Comeback
City of
Jong C. Moon, M.D
James Street
Liberal
George Globe
D.D.S
Sredit
Union & Insurance
Woolwcritne
Central Valley Highway
A&w Rootbeer
Richard
The
Sun Shine Station
Mike Bankston
Business Directory
Biesself
Agricultural Chemicals
Brown & Bryant, Inc
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