Caltrans and AMTRAK reach San Joaquin crewing deal
State officials announce an agreement resolving the crewing issue on the San Joaquin between Oakland and Bakersfield. The plan permits tested crews to cross trains on both SP and Santa Fe tracks, reducing costs and securing funding through 1980. A second train and further extensions to Los Angeles are under joint consideration, with a projected inauguration by February 1980.
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Adriana Gianturco
San Joaquin
Oakland
Bakersfield
Amtrak
Gianturco
Corr
Southern Pacific
Port Chicago
Santa Fe
Caltrans
U.S Department of Transportation
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Foll
Central Valley
San Jos
California school trustees warned of fragile system risk
Kern County delegates attended CSBA talks warning that public schools face threats from court rulings, mandates and shrinking funds. Dr Herbert Salinger likened schools to fragile ecosystems while Bob Walters outlined looming legal challenges in finance, layoffs, and fair employment. Jack Wilson flagged Gann spending limits and potential tax measures, plus bilingual education and special education reforms shaping 1980s policy. The Kern delegation is led by John Hatcher with members from Standard, Maple and Arvin districts as CSBA and administrators prepare for joint conference.
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California
Kern County
Herbert Salinger
California School Boards Association
CSBA
San Gabriel Valley
Bob Walters
Walters
Jack Wilson
Sacramento
Wilson
Los Angeles
Shirley Hufstedler
U.S
U.S. Department of Education
John
Doc) Hatcher
Standard School
Earl Smith
Standard Board
Ted Bloemhof
Maple Board of Trustees
Barbara Pomeroy
Arvin Union School District Board
Association of California School Administrators
Gypsy auditions set for January on campus
Starlight of Kern to hold Gypsy auditions January 3, 4 and 5, 1980, at 7 p.m. on the 3rd and 4th and 1 p.m. on the 5th in Bakersfield College Fine Arts Auditorium. Children’s parts already cast. adults listed for two act musical by Laurents Styne Sondheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starlight of Kern
Robert Chapman
Bakerfield College Fine Arts
Arthur Laurents
Jule Styne
Stephen Sondheim
Hollywood Blondes
BC Theatre Arts P*rerformances
New Years Eve dance at American Legion hall
The American Legion hosts a New Year’s Eve dance at the Veteran Hall. Country and western music bar opens from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is five dollars per person. Event located at 113.
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American Legion
Veteran Hall
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Alan W. Neuman
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Louise
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Black & Decker
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DeWalt
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Dolores Cyphert & Family
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Pacific Ave
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Central Ave
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P.O
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Wasco
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