Valley fever vaccine study opens in Bakersfield
A large three year valley fever vaccine trial begins January 19 in Bakersfield after a year of fundraising by Kern County physicians and citizens. About $600,000 funds supplies and lab work with 3,000 volunteers needed, half from state and half from local donors. Kern County aims to supply 1,500 volunteers, with participation from University of Arizona and military sites. Local physicians, nurses, and hospital staff volunteer, alongside university and naval researchers, to test vaccine effectiveness and safety already proven in animals and humans in earlier testing.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
University of Arizona
Lemoore
Naval Air Station
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Kern
Royce Johnson
Josneon
Kern Medical
Sears
U.S. Navy
University of California
Kerr County
United States
Central
America
San Joaquin Valley
Cherokee Hill Completes Army Police Course
Cherokee Boles Hill a 1979 Shafter High graduate and daughter of Mrs Opal Hill completed Army Military Police School Phase 1 A certificate of training was given October 2 from Company E 10th MP Battalion OST at Fort McClellan Alabama A second certificate was given December 1980 She returned home for two weeks in December A Christmas Dinner was served at the home of her uncle Oscar Moss of Shafter She left Christmas night for Frankfurt Germany where she will be assigned a permanent base for 18 months
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Boles Hill
Shafter
Opalages
Army Military Police
10Th
M.P. Battalion
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Oscar Moss
Frankfurt
Germany
Free booklet offered to help save energy dollars
A call to readers to request a complimentary booklet titled Know Where Your Energy Dollar Goes. The notice explains the booklet contains specific efficiency tips and invites sending a coupon or visiting a PG&E office to obtain a copy.
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Pg&e
1980 Shafter Building Activity Drops From Record Level
Kern County construction in 1980 finished with a total value of 253.6 million dollars, below 1979’s peak but still strong. Housing permits reached 3,115 valued at 430.4 thousand dollars each, with total residential activity over a third of a million. Local gains occurred in McFarland Tehachapi Bakersfield and nearby cities, each posting year over year increases.
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Kern County
McFarland
Shafter
Tehachapiree
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Lemoore Naval Hospital
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Emanuel Neumann
Donald ‘‘Bed”’ Johnson
Stan Wilson
C of Messelentensad
Cherokee Hill
Rick Lawler
Stan Wiese
Wilesa
Shafter Historical Society
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Peoria
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Shafter Building
Indrea
Ve. Jt. Geless
McFartend
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