DFG Plans To Introduce New Birds In California
The Department of Fish and Game seeks three nonresident game birds for stocking in California. The Fish and Game Commission approved January 19 in Eureka introductions of white tailed ptarmigan from Colorado, ruffed grouse from Utah, and woodcock from Louisiana.
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Department of Fish and Game
California
Fish and Game Commission
Eureka
Colorado
Idaho
Arnett
DFG
High Sierra
Trinity Alps
Marble Mountains
Sierra
Warner Mountains
Monterey
Pt&t
Rosedale
Pacific Telephone Plans 6.2 Million Bakersfield Construction
Pacific Telephone will spend 6.2 million for new construction and equipment in 1971 in the Bakersfield area as part of an unprecedented 811 million California program. Major Bakersfield projects include 443000 for high speed switching and 400000 for undergrounding. 122100 telephones existed in 1970 with 4300 more planned. 909 Bakersfield employees earned over 7.67 million in 1970 wages.
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Pacific Telephone
Bakersfield
Tom Jarvis
Kern County
Jarvis
Pt&t
Jarvin
California
Southland
Nevada Bell
Rosedale Highway
Talk Of The Town Highlights Shafter Clinic And Academy Youths
A Kern County feature praises the Shafter vaccination clinic as a doggone good show thanks to Dr Melvin Edick and his team. It also urges applicants to California Maritime Academy for the August 1971 class with March entrance tests and outlines basic eligibility and application details.
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Kern County
Press
Jack Frost
Shafter Clinic
Melvin .Edick
Californ Maritime Academy
Maritime Academy
California
United States
California Maritime Academy
P.O. Box
Vallejo
Calif
Mike Garrett To Speak At Bob Elias Hall Of Fame Dinner
Professional football star Mike Garrett will speak at the Bob Elias Hall of Fame fifth annual installation dinner on February 4 at Egks Hall. Garrett, USC All American and 1965 Heisman winner, helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the 1970 Super Bowl and later played for the San Diego Chargers.
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Mike Garrett
Bob Elias Hall of Fame
Egks Hall
Besore
Garrett
USC
San Deigo Chargers
Herman Riese
Hall of Fame
Bakersfield
Vets Advised To Visit VA Offices Early In Day
VA officials urge veterans and dependents to visit VA contact offices in Southern California early for faster service. Director R. Elliott said wait times rise after 11 a.m. with offices open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to a large regional veteran population estimated at nearly 2.5 million in Southern California.
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Don R. Elliott
California
Eliott
Shafter Wrestlers Roll Through League Debut
Shafter earns a 39 15 victory over Wasco in the South Sequoia League opener at Shafter gym led by pin by Lopeteguy and Affentranger and decisions from Reyna Herrera Maldonado Fuller and Hill. Highland Scots fall 25 20 as Torigiani and Hill post falls. Kal Matisa junior varsity pins eight. Colonels lose 26 17 at Highland. Friday and Saturday schedule shows Taft and Arvin at home.
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Wasco
Shafter
Joe Lopeteguy
Chester Joiner
Franc Affentranger
I. V. Garvin
Roel Reyna
Leo Herrera
Cain Maldonado
Steve Fuller
R. J. Reyna
Tom Butcher
Robert Campbell
Pedro Gutierrez
Marty Clement
John Warren
Terry Clement
Dave Schultz
Big David Kadel
Terry Garrison
Tom Hill
George Jeffers
Hwt
Generals
Jeff Torigiani
Joey Lopeteguy
John
Sity
Cubs
Alan Cates
Philip Brown
Don Mootry
Joe de Los Santos
Gilbert Williams
Terry Chicca
Terry Altman
Rick Cooper
Paul Painter
New Telephone Directory To Be Rewritten Soon
Bakersfield tele phone directory for Shafter numbers will be rewritten by PT and Z. Rod Middleworth urges subscribers to contact the Pacific Telephone business Office for changes before April 1 for Yellow Pages and April 16 for white pages. The 1971 directory ships May 26.
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Bakersfield
Shafter
Pt&z
Rod Middleworth
Pacific Telephone Business Office
Middleworth
Shafter Freshman Toby Lopeteguy Tops Shafter Novice Tourney
Shafter High School freshman wrestler Joey Lopeteguy earned the Outstanding Wrestler trophy at the Shafter Novice Wrestling Tournament. He won the 97 pound division while Shafter finished fourth of nine schools with 70 points. Roel Reyna also won his weight class as Tulare Western led the event.
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Shafter High
Joey Lopete
Shafter
Shafter High School
Lopeteguy
Roel Reyna
Tom Hill
Hill
Darrell Fletcher
Highway Users Tax Apportioned December Distribution
State Controller Houston J. Journey announced the December apportionment of highway users taxes totaling 56.8 million dollars to the State, counties, and cities. Kern County received 327,953 dollars and Shaffer City 3,602 dollars. Counties got 14.68 million, cities 10.996 million, and 31.132 million funded State highway expenditures.
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Sacramento
Houston J. Journey
Kern County
Shafter City
LeJohn Returns as Bakersfield Dodgers Manager in 1971
Don LeJohn will return as manager of the Bakersfield Dodgers for the 1971 season announced by Bob Williams of Bakersfield Baseball Boosters Inc. Under LeJohn, Bakersfield swept both halves of the 1970 California League, earning him Manager of the Year. The team drew 88,724 fans in 1970, and no post season series was played that year.
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Bob Williams
Bakersfield Baseball Boosters Inc
Don LeJohn
Bakersfield Dodgers
LeJohn
Bakersfield
SHS Cagers Face Busy Week After Loss To Wasco
Shafter High Generals drop to 2-3 after a 72-64 defeat at Wasco Tigers on Wasco court. Ken Carrasco led with 23 points, Ken Williams 12, Billy Calhoun 8, with Nash Wherry and Creekbaum adding several. Wasco built a 39-27 halftime lead. Junior varsity edged Wasco Cubs 55-53 as David Gaeta scored 25.
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Shafter Generals
Arvin
Jerry Klassen
Generals
Ken Carrasco
Ed Janzen
Shafter High Generals
Taft
Shafter
Wasco Tigers
Tigers
Wasco
Janzen
Ken Williams
Billy Calhoun
Dave Nash
Bill Wherry
Rod Creekbaum
David Gaeta
Wasco Cubs
Gaeta
Mike Dobrenen
Glen Berkshire
Dave Thompson
Mike Anderson
Richard Froehlich
Bucks
Kittens
Hime Bunting
Tony Pino
Robert Pino
Steve Freeborn
Marty Allen
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Talk of
the Town
George Globe
Union Dental
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Fairview
Habla Espanol
18Th & K Sts
Highland
Terry fAkman
Pres Sports
Palm Springs
Lovelies
Linda
Bob) Hemstreet
Janice
Hope) Johnson
Karen
Classic
Tulare Western
Exeter
J. R. Reyna
Joe de Loys Santos
Maricopa
McFarland
Brawley High School
Campbell
SHS
Euwina, Putnam
Bear Mountain Winery
Shafter Lions Club
Putnam
Bear Mountain
Taft Lions Club
Walker
Taft Travel Service
Delano
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