Andrus lifts approval of excess land sales moratorium
Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus announced the moratorium on approvals of excess land sales is lifted and directed the Bureau of Reclamation to forward pending applications for his review. He warned the final environmental impact statement and rules may take until late 1979 and cited hardship for landowners needing approval to sell excess land to keep eligibility for federally subsidized reclamation water.
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Secretary of the Interior
Cecil D. Andrus
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington D.C
Federal District Court
Westlands
States
Department
SHS Offices Closed for Power Upgrade Dates Extended
Shater High School offices will be closed December 18 to 22 during PG E transformer work and again December 27 to 29. School sessions resume January 2, 1979, with a custodian on duty.
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Shater High School
Pg&e
La Rosa Chapter Meets in Wasco for December Session
La Rosa Chapter Number 146 Order of Eastern Star held its December meeting Monday in Wasco at the Masonic Temple. Worthy Matron Cordelia Burt and Worthy Patron Fred Dillard presided. Jane Chism, Deputy Grand Matron, discussed 1979 changes as officers were installed and members enjoyed a potluck dessert and gift exchange. The next meeting is January 8, 1978.
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la Rosa
Order of Eastern Star
Wasco Masonic Temple
Cordelia Burt
Fred. Dillard
Paing
Jane Chism
52Nd
LaVerne Russell
Ethel Douglas
Anna Kramer
Woman ordered to serve 170 days for welfare restitution
Kern County records show 28 year old Manuela Zaragoza of Bakersfield was sentenced to 170 days in county jail after a probation hearing. Welfare investigators say she left the state in 1975 without restitution. She pled guilty to welfare fraud on June 17, 1974 and had previously received 180 days, with 10 days served and probation ordered.
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Zaragoza
Kern County
Bakerfield
Manuela Zaragoza
Nuts in the wilds of Amazon supply California market
Dean Gendel, sales manager for a major Los Angeles nut importer, notes Brazil nuts grow only in the Amazon wilds and cannot be cultivated. He describes annual expeditions to obtain bags for California distribution while highlighting other nuts like black walnuts and macadamias and the tight shells of pistachios.
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Brazil
Amazon Jungle
Dean Gendel
Los Angeles
Amazon
California
Gendel
USDA
Hawaii
Ad Deadline Details for Shafter Press Classifieds
Classified ad deadline for December 22 and 29 is Friday at 3 p.m. before holidays, with a return to 5 p.m. Monday starting January 8. Rates are $2.00 for the first 15 words and 10 cents for each additional word. Display ads also have deadlines on Friday December 22 and Friday December 29.
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Shafter Press
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Andrus
SHS
Armer’‘’S Club
Vernon Carr
Front St. Buttonwillow
Shafter Ave
Naley
Motor Oil
Pak Bacon
Gokneone Department Stone
Central Avenue Shafter
Calif
Glenn Edwards
Ruby Edwards
Wasco
Star Point Adah
Lucille Galbreath
Lenora Porter
Margaret Hess
Jack E. Lund
Mrs. Zaragoza
Shafter Flower & Gift
Shafter Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
Sue Leonard
Beatrice Gomez
Isbel Garza
Crystal Kennon
Kiwanis
Arty Fell
Shafter
Lisa Kabrich
Sergio Perez
Sandra Marquez
Anna Garcia
Arty Feil
Tope
Best
George Wise Realty Inc
George
Phyllis
Dolly
Charles
Jerry
George Wese Realty
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