Shafter Arts Scene Seeks Countywide Ties and Council Help
Local editor extols Shafter Christmas performances by the Convalescent Hospital choir the high school choir and Richland junior high band while urging greater county networking through the Arts Council of Kern. The piece highlights countywide events like Exposure 83 and urges town groups to contact the council to access centralized arts resources and coordination.
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Shafter
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Richland
Kern
Kern County
Arts Council of
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield
Friends of the Fine Arts
Arts Councils
Arts Council
Arts Council of Kern
Council
Frustrating Highway 46 As Kern County Presses Cal Trans
Longstanding deterioration on State Highway 46 from Freeway 99 to the San Luis Obispo line has frustrated Kern County residents. After years of complaints to Assembly members, state senators, and Cal Trans officials, officials report a positive shift under the new governor, with promises of future maintenance and reconstruction. The note urges residents to push Governor and representatives for action on Highway 46 and State Highway 119 at Coles Levee to address dangerous travel conditions.
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Kern County
Freeway 99
San Luis Obispo County
Phil Wyman
Don Rogers
Rose Vuich
Walter Stiern
California Department of Transportation
Cal Trans
Sacramento
Fresno
Coles Levee
Doctors say malpractice payouts fuel defensive medicine in Fayetteville
In Fayetteville Arkansas doctors report high malpractice costs but deny higher prices. A dermatologist with top credentials faced two multimillion dollar suits and won both. A radiologist retired after a costly suit, a pediatrician faced two infant-related suits, and a surgeon endured Vietnam-level stress. The piece argues for ending contingency fee lawyers to curb frivolous suits and slow litigation.
AIDS Victims Include Blood Banks Says Senator Richardson
In a conservative commentary Senator H L Richardson argues that blood banks risk AIDS exposure through transfusions. He cites the California AIDS Task Force and Dr Edgar Engleman of Stanford noting AIDS cases linked to transfusions and recalls of plasma products. He faults donor screening and plasma centers while urging restrictions on high risk donor groups.
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California State Aids Task Force
Sacramento
Edgar Engleman
Stanford University Blood Bank
Stanford University Hospital
Engleman
Stan
Ford University Hospital
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
United States
California
California Task Force On
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