St Thomas visit boosts shopping in U S Virgin Islands
The Nordic Prince passengers tour St Thomas as a duty free shopping hotspot noted for its US ties and tourism income. Highlights include Bluebeard's Castle Drake's Seat Magen's Bay and a 7 dollar City Island tour. A docking mishap briefly delayed sailing before resuming northerly leg toward Martinique.
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United States
St. Thomas
United
Futhermore
Island
U.S
Bluebeard’s Castle
Virgin Islands
Drake’s Seat
Atlantic Ocean
Magen’s Bay
City completes alley clean-up
The city public works department finishes the annual winter cleanup of brush junk and debris offered to residents at no extra charge beyond the monthly garbage rate. It reminds residents not to dump brush or rubbish on streets alleys or public grounds except with yearly permission announced in the Shafter Press. Property owners must dispose of refuse not suitable for garbage pickup themselves.
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City Public Works Department
Shafter
Shafter Receives Above Normal Rainfall For Season
Rainfall in Shafter over the past two weeks totals 3.63 inches, surpassing normal for the period. A recent week’s 0.72 inch boosts the season, with February needing 0.39 inch to reach the 4.02 inch end-of-month norm, aiding pastures, winter crops, and soil for upcoming cotton planting.
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Shafter
USDA
Shafter to Host South Sequoia League Wrestling Meet
Shafter High School hosts the South Sequoia League Wrestling Tournament this Saturday in the high school gym. Entries from McFarland Wasco Corcoran Coalinga and Shafter begin preliminaries at 2 p.m. with consolation at 5 30 and finals at 7 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. Taft and Garces do not have teams.
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Shafter High School
McFarland
Wasco
Corcoran
Coalinga
Shafter
Ssltaft
Garces
Census survey targets nursery school attendance nationwide
A sample of area households will participate in a national survey of preprimary education during February 17–21 conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Interviewers will visit homes to gather data on nursery and day care use, alongside regular employment questions.
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Bureau of the Census
C. Michael Long
Bureau
Los Angeles
U.S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Barbara Harvey
Janine M. Gravey
New ordinance targets private dances for permits
City Council introduced a private dance permit ordinance for venues with 50 or more attendees. If adopted February 24, the measure takes effect in 30 days, with security provisions at council discretion. Public dances remain under the non profit license rule.
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al Mortimore
Mortimore
Ben Grundy
Nina Leigh
Shafter
Mrean Hitch
Return decision making to people to curb inflation
Congressman William M. Ketchum and colleagues urge shifting economic decisions to market forces as the solution to inflation and recession. They argue that the marketplace supplies a more efficient regulator than government and advocate reducing federal spending and deficits to restore prosperity. Page 3 continuation.
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William M. Ketchum
House of Representatives
Ketchum
Offfcial
Cos
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Jack) Frost
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Grundy
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