Gala Dinner marks Shafter’s 50th anniversary celebration
Susan Walden writes on a well planned Gala Dinner celebrating Shafter incorporation. Citizens show spirit and pride with many turned away for limited space. The piece notes a strong start to a special year, the May Festival for Shafter’s 75th founding anniversary, and the Feb 16 Installation of Officers for the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Susan Walden
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Surplus USDA Foods Reach Thousands Through Local Programs
The fifth editorial in a six part series explains how USDA surplus foods travel from farms to warehouses and then to schools, care centers, soup kitchens, and food banks. In California the agency delivers 112 million pounds yearly to 300 dropoff points.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
USDA
Dennis Stewart
Nixon and former presidents shielded from taxpayer costs
The record quotes Sen Chiles claiming imperial presidency drains tax dollars for ex leaders. It argues Nixon funds his own security since 1985, rejects paid speeches or board roles, and finances research and his Yorba Linda library privately. The piece urges objective history as guiding truth.
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Sen
Chiles
Sen. Chiles
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Secret Service
Manhattan
Yorba Linda
Calif
Update on surplus food from USDA TEFAP program
Letter to the Editor outlines recent USDA surplus commodity estimates for TEFAP for fiscal years 1987 and 1988. It notes January projections will refine totals, confirms continued federal surplus distributions through April 1 1988, and explains long term planning should use current estimates. The program began in 1981 to reduce federal surplus stocks and aid low income households without replacing other food aid programs.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Congress
Public hearing by Justice Planning Committee in Bakersfield
A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday March 2 1988 at 3 00 p m in the Bakersfield Department Auditorium 1601 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield California. The committee will gather information on local crime and delinquency issues and needs across police prosecution courts and justice system support agencies to identify service gaps.
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Justice Planning Committee
Bakersfield Department Auditorium
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
California
Kiwanis Club of Shafter Thanks Community Support
The Kiwanis Club of Shafter expresses gratitude for December Lee's Candy sales success funding community service projects. Revenues support scholarships, Boy Scouts, Babe Ruth teams, Halloween Parade, and other youth programs, enabling ongoing service.
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The
Kiwanis Club of
Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis
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Bode
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TEFAP
Paul Harvey
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Linda McClure
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