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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1992
Page
2
Roy Patrick notes that local business should improve if national trends hold, while Smali businesses may see near term gains. Government data show higher retail sales and fewer unemployment claims, yet Kern County faces a sharp winter rise in jobless numbers due to seasonal factors.
The article notes Rollins placing second in the Sunkist Invitational triple jump with 48 feet 6 1/4 inches after a late-inning misstep. It also covers Andre Harrison arrest for allegedly assaulting a female friend and Rollins' claimed alibi, while detailing Kern County employment trends and Shafter business efforts amid the 1992 recession.
Storms threaten permanent crop producers as drought relief delays loom. The Southern San Joaquin Valley braces for further El Nino activity with forecasts of drier days followed by more wet spells before summer, prompting renewed agricultural planning.
In Richland, debate over district boundaries and minority voting rights centers on Hispanics outnumbering whites and the potential election of a Mexican American to the school board. Incumbents Skalisky Franz and Handel term take effect in November as Avila presses for inclusive legislation and minority representation.
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