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Shafter News Highlights 1973 Summer Updates
Agricultural commissioner notes Kern County cot stone value at 92.363 million with 20 percent gain. Shafter faces gasoline quotas while locals expect minor impact. Memorial Day crowd. 71 students honored at Achievements Awards. Maple Leaf Ena dies in Loma Linda. Scholarships total 20,742 at Shafter High senior awards. Graduation counts: 156 Shafter High, 193 Richland. Lions Club installs officers. Art Penner receives district plaque. Shafter High summer enrollment hits 193. Estela Casas elected Girls State governor. city budget 74,822 with 161,178 capital outlay. Kiwanis swimming meet draws 1,000+. Back pay dispute resolved for Richland Board. city raises 7.5%. Stacia Reimer burns from firecracker at SHS stadium. Boys State attendees honored. Estela Casas Day proclaimed. Girls Nation vice president visits. Wasco perch plant plan discussed. Rotary recognizes Merrill Thomas and Peter Channeson. City approves new police building plans by Vicco Inc.