Stanford Conference Set for January 22
The annual Bakersfield Stanford conference will be held Sunday January 22 1956 at the Spanish Ballroom of the Hotel El Tejon. Speakers include Joseph W Williams on Geography and Peace Dr William Bredo on Contribution of Cotton to the Valley Economy Edward M Farmer on Evolution of the American House and Robert A Horn on The 1956 Elections. Reservations to Penalt I Me and Kirkham W Campbell Fairview 7 8551 or James Vizzard Fairview 4 6526. The first shipment of California gold dust to a U S Mint arrived in Philadelphia in 1843.
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Bakersfield
Stanford
Hotel el Tejon
Joseph W. Williams
William Bredo
Edward M. Farmer
Robert A. Horn
Kirkham W. Campbell
Fairview
James Vizzard
California
U. S
Philadelphia
Shafter High Student Wins National Science Prospect
Jack Robbins, top science student at Shafter High School, is eligible for a Baushh and Lamb medal and a potential $4,000 University of Rochester scholarship. More than 5,000 U S high schools compete. further tests will determine final winners.
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Shafter High School
Jack Robbins
Baushh and Lamb Optic Company
University of Rochester
U. S
Spotted alfalfa aphid threatens western crop losses
In late 1953 or early 1954 the spotted alfalfa aphid spread from Mexico to New Mexico and then damaged California and other western states. California faced large infestations, risking a $13 million crop loss with 725000 of 1000000 acres affected. Officials discuss spray, predators, and breeding resistant Lahontan alfalfa as long term fixes.
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Washington, D.C
New Mexico
Mexico
California
Agriculture Department
West
Southwest
USDA
Ouligor
Agriculture
Ervin L. Teterson
Department
Peterson
Tulare County
A At
California Farm Bureau Federation
The
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Special Water Session Looms As California Faces Flood Damages
Governor Knight signals a concurrent special session with the March meeting to fund flood repairs across 50 of 58 counties. A unified approach to a State Water Department and the Feather River project could begin a long term plan to move northern floodwaters to arid southern areas, a thirty year, 1.723 billion dollar undertaking.
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Knight
California
Feather River
Oroville
Draft outlook shifts as college enrollment rises in 1950s
In the 1950s draft dynamics ease with more 18-year-olds, higher voluntary enlistments, and a projected monthly draft call near 6 000 in 1956. The baby boom raises youth numbers while military needs decline, boosting college access and job prospects for young men amid shifting defense demands.
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Korea
U. S. News & World
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Whittier College A Cappella Choir Tour Begins
Whittier College A Cappella Choir directed by Eugene M. Riddle starts its 22nd annual tour with a Santa Barbara concert at First Methodist Church and travels north to the bay region ending in Shafter on Tuesday January 31 at 8 00 p m.
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Eugene M. Riddle
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