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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1992
Page
2
Two two year terms on the Shafter Downtown Parking and Business Improvement District board are open. Nominees must own or represent a business inside the district and pay a business license fee. Nominations due by 4 30 p.m. February 28 to the Shafter City Clerk.
Leroy Archer Jr. twenty two of Shafter was arrested after driving a black 1982 Dodge Rampage onto Santa Fe tracks near Fresno Avenue. A passing motorist alerted police around 12 30 a m on January 28. Officers tried to notify Southern Pacific but could not remove the vehicle. A southbound freight train struck the Rampage, pushing it 350 feet and destroying it while causing minor injuries to the train crew. Archer was released and faces charges in court.
The case centers on the murder of Maria Rodriguez with key figures including suspect Rollins, the Rodriguez family, and others linked by police. Rollins, a state triple jump champion, remains out on $100,000 bail and plans to attend a track invitational in Los Angeles. The trial is expected to run about three weeks with a verdict awaited.
Richland schools and private centers confront widespread youth drug use. A Kern High survey of about 5,000 sophomores and seniors shows over 70 percent of seniors see drugs as a serious issue and many use them at school or in parks. Principal Carl Clemens and Refugio Martinez defend anti drug programs while concerns about secrecy fade as district weighs optional, elective implementation in the 90s.
Correction notes three new Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture board members Cathy Prout Ross Shafer and Sandy Wiedmann. Also announces a free nutrition workshop on healthy Mexican cooking at Wasco Medical Center 741 Palm Ave Wasco on Thursday Feb 6 from 7 to 8 p.m. For information call 758-2263. NOTICE. The Shafter Press reserves the right to revise censor reject amend or edit any editorial copy.
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