Edwards Role Highlighted In Kern County Economy
Col. Ray Vandiver of the Air Force Flight Test Center will speak at the 1966 Business Outlook Conference on January 19 at the Bakersfield Hacienda. Edwards Air Force Base, home to missiles and spacecraft development, employs about 10,000 people and drives over $52 million in payroll with $100 million in research contracts and local purchases annually. Reservations through the Bakersfield Board of Trade.
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Ray Vandiver
Air Force Flight Test Center
Edwards Base
Kern County
Col. Vandiver
Oregon State University
Army Air Corps
South Pacific
Washington
Wart Department General Staff
Air Staff
Greece
Larson Air Force Base
Pettit
Edwards
Board of Trade
Golden State Ave
Ty Mail
Beet Growers Association to Hold Annual Meeting
The California Beet Growers Association will hold its annual membership meeting on Friday February 4 at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel. Gregory Malory president of District 10 has announced the event.
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California Beet Growers Association
San Francisco Hilton Hotel
Gregory Malory
District 10
Weather Books Draw Sheriff Kern County Readers to Learn
Weather related books attract interest at Kern County Library says Librarian Harriet Mason. Notable titles include Your Guide to the Weather by Cantzlar and 1 000 Questions about the Weather by Forrester, plus works by Battan Adler Kimble Spar and Blumenstock.
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Kern County Library
Harriet Mason
George Cantzlaa
Frank Forrester
Louis Battan
Irving Adler
Peter Wiemeister
George Kimble
Jerome Spar
David Blumenstock
Charles Laird
Robert Fisher
Eric Sloan
Guest Minister At First Christian Church
Ronald Keeler, a Strathmore High School speech and journalism teacher and former Minnesota Bible College educator, will speak at the First Christian Church Sunday service at 10 45 AM. In the absence of the minister, church elders will lead the evening service.
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First Christian Church
Ronald Keeler
Strathmore High School
Keeler
Minnesota Bible College
Minneapolis
Standard Publishing Company
Cincinnati
Oho
Major School Questions To Be Studied by SCOPE
California faces major questions about public education as a new 25 member SCOPE body prepares long range plans under Title V funding. It aims to assess current and future needs, report to the State Board of Education, and work with the Legislature if recommendations require action in 1967.
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State Committee On Public Education
State Board of Education
Arthur D., Little, Inc
State Department of Education
SCOPE
Los Angeles
McCone Commission
Farm Bureau Membership Hits All-Time High Across Nation
California Farm Bureau Federation official reports that the American Farm Bureau Federation reached an all time high in membership with a gain of 30 365 members over last year. The national meeting in Chicago included President Allan Grant and noted 1 66 820 farmers enrolled. Gains occurred in 39 states, including California, as grassroots policy drives Farm Bureau growth. California now has units in 54 of its 58 counties.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Organization
Chicago
Allan Grant
Grant
American Farm Bureau
California
Farm Bureau
California Farm Bureau
Preschool program costs vs social costs debated
The commission argues that funding vices and educational materials for three and four year olds will be costly but is preferable to higher costs from failure delinquency lost productivity and social disintegration in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times
Maple School Christmas program names director change
Caroline Buxman served as overall director for the Maple School Christmas program with Sandra Nicol directing the band as originally announced.
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Caroline Buxman
Maple School
Sandra Nicol
Geography Institute Planned at Bakersfield Center
Fresno State College Bakersfield Center receives a $62 grant for a geography institute aimed at strengthening earth science and geography teaching. The program runs June 20, 1966 to August 12, 1966 with federal funding support.
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Geography Institute
Bakersfield Center
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Bakersfield
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Vandiver
Johnson
Yokota
Japan
Air Force
Beet Association
the Hancock
Central Valley Hwy
Leon H. Reich
H” St. Bakersfield
Shafter Tues
Thur
NEW York Life Insurance Company Life Insurance
Group Insurance
Neufeld’s Auto Parts
Wieners
Boston Butt Pork Roast
Nielsen‘s Bread
Folger’s
Nielsen’s
Chorizo
Kerns Tomato Juice
Kerns Grape & Plum Preserves
Kerns Tomato
Value King Fresh Produce
Supreme Air
First Christian
Leonard Kreidt
Education News Service
Commission
Merrill
Lehman
Jack
Entral
Central Ave
Miss Buxman
East
Lerdo
Elm St
Fresno State Coll Sateersfield Center
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