Medi-Corps Program Begins Operation in Shafter Camp
Six college students arrived in June to join migrant labor centers in Shafter and Arvin marking the start of Kern County’s federally funded Medi-Corps effort. The program, active since 1974, now deploys 76 students across 12 counties providing health services and education to migrant families. They will live in camps for nine weeks, identify health issues, and conduct classes on preventive medicine, nutrition, and prenatal care.
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Shafter
Arvin
California
Medi-Corps
Kern County
Adriana Simmons
Marlene Williams
Simmons
van Bever
County Office of Education
Sundale Avenue
Bakersfield
University of California, Davis
State Department of Education
Office of
Vicente Marino
University of California
San Diego
Shafter Labor Center
Veterans Administration Hospital
Hector Anguiano
Shafter Camp
UC San Diego
SSI Reps Announce Routine SSI Eligibility Reviews
Social Security district manager James C. Fleming explains that SSI recipients are not singled out during annual eligibility reviews. Review interviews will occur July 12 and 14, 1977 at Shafter Veterans Hall. recipients should bring requested documents and can reschedule by phone.
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James C. Fleming
Social Security
Bakersfield
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Fleming
Kern County to implement Search and Serve plan for special education
Ernest Strong outlined a 1977 78 program to locate up to 200000 handicapped Kern County residents needing special education. Three school agencies Bakersfield City Schools Kern High School District and county office of education seek approval to form local units and a Kern County Coordinating Council for Special Education with eight area centers and a county advisory committee.
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California
Kern County
Ernest Strong
Division of Special Education Services
Ford
Strong
Claude W. Richardson
Hazel Hobba
Charles Gerarge
Tom Henry
State Department of Education
Kern
Bakersfield
Kern High
County Office of Education
Kern County Coordinating Council For Special Education
Cou Omnessal
Plalahied
Taft Elementary
McKitttick
Belridge
Midway
Elk Hills
Taft High School
Maricopa Unified
Buttonwillow
Rio Bravo
Wasco High
Wasco
Lost Hills
Semitropic
Maple
Richland
Delano
Pond
Delano High
Lerdo
McFarland
Arvin
Vineland
Lamont
Edison
Fairfax
DiGiorgio
el Tejon
Greenfield
Patama
General
Shafter
Lakeside
Buena Vista
Southern Kern
Mojave
Muroc
Tehachapi
Sierra Sands
Caliente
Kernville
Linns Valley
Blake
South Fork
Norris
Fruitvale
Standard
Beardsley
Rosedale
Hobba
Appetite Suppressor Insert Promises Control Without Will Power
A plastic insert presses two acupuncture points in the ear to suppress appetite when worn. The ad claims hunger is gone and eating occurs only by choice, urging no will power. It lists Dr. Leonard S. Ross Chiropractor at 2011 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield with contact number 805 327-8411.
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Leonard S. Ross
Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield
Fantastic Striper Action At Buena Vista Lakes
Anglers report superb striped bass fishing at Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area as aqueduct water and oxygen rich currents boost activity. Most fish weigh six to eight pounds with several over ten, best bite from dawn to early morning and again at dusk. Light six to eight pound line, quality hooks, and frequent re ties improve success as baitfish swarms draw in many anglers. Next week will feature striped bass recipes.
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Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation
Aqueduct
Record price paid to almond growers
Tenneco West announced a record payment of 0.68 cents per pound to its almond growers for the 1976 77 crop. Allen T. McInnes, president, said the company remains first with the most in a grower settlement letter.
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Tenneco West
California
Allén T. McInnes
Bakersfield
Chico
Paso Robles
Arbuckle
Salida
United States Department of Agriculture Staffing Ratio Mentioned
An assertion notes the USDA has 80,000 full time employees and a claim that this equates to one USDA staffer for every 34 American farmers, highlighting the depth of federal agriculture administration.
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United States Department of Agrione
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James Allen
Jim Elkjer
Evans
Steve Merlo
Whirlpool
Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen
Givens
SSI
Jim Graddy
Hart Park
Delhi
Sun Giant
McIinnes
Milt‘s
Central Avenue
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