Nuclear plant site debate moves toward Kern County
A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power delegation and local officials were to report on the South San Joaquin site in Kern County. The Shafter Press editor notes uncertainty, urges waiting for full information, and stresses Kern’s power needs amid energy shortages.
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Los Angeles Department Water and Power
Kern County Board of Supervisors
DWP
South San Joaquin
Los Angeles
Hilton
Shafter
Kern County
Kern
Moorpark Enterprise
Sima Valley
Ventura County
California Edison
AEC
S. C. Edison
Richland Revises Math and Reading Programs
Richland schools finished summer work on curriculum revisions to be implemented at the start of the new school year in September. The committee, led by Assistant Superintendent Al Sandrini, plans to expand and align math and reading standards for kindergarten through eighth grade with basic skills and enrichment materials.
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Richland
al Sandrini
Sandrini
Heat Rebounds With 100 Degree Day In Shafter
Shafter’s heat wave eased after five days above 100 yet Monday climbed back to 100 at the USDA Cotton Research station with July temperatures recorded as 100 63 on July 3 102 65 on July 4 103 67 on July 5 96 64 on July 6 95 62 on July 7 and 63 on July 8.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Firecrackers Cause Injury at July Fourth Event in Shafter
A 7 year old girl was burned when a string of firecrackers exploded during July Fourth festivities at Shafter High School stadium. Officers detained 20 year old Jason Ellis Agerton of Bakersfield after witnesses identified him as the initiator. a sack containing beer and a firecracker was found. The girl’s minor injuries required no medical care that night. Agerton was cited for minor in possession and malicious mischief and ordered to appear in Shafter Justice Court within eleven days.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Shafter High School
Jason Ellis Agerton
Morrow Drive
Agerton
Police Department
Shafter Justice Court
Shafter Council Denies Business License for Potato Firm
Shafter City Council rejected Hamilton Companys request to open a potato broker in a residential Oak Street area. The council also dismissed Employee Relations Officer Phillip Feick after criticism of his performance. The budget for 1973 74 was approved at 1 001 804 with gas supply secured from ARCO at 28.9 cents per gallon regular and 33.4 cents for ethyl. Richard Little was hired to fill a vacancy in the Shafter Fire Department.
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Shafter City
Phillip Feick
Hamilton Company
Oak Street
Norman Hamilton
Jack Colvard
Bill Cummings
Richard Larson
Feick
Emloyee
al Mortimore
Bill Banks
Lewis Carroll
Colvard
Carroll
Shafter
Field
ARCO
Richard Little
Shafter Fire Department
Clifford Ratzlaff
Little
Stiern Seeks End to California Sales Tax Boost
State Senator Walter W. Stiern of Kern and Kings counties weighs two routes to halt the new one cent sales tax. The riskier plan would pursue a legislative override of Governor Reagan, delaying the penny tax until 1974 and offering a 30 percent income tax rebate up to $200 per family. SB 425 previously passed with strong margins.
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Walter W. Stiern
Kern
Kings
California
Len Stiern
Reagan
Stiern
Senate
Accidental Gun Shot Wound In Shafter Man Treated
A Shafter man, Aaron Freeman of 632 James Street, was treated and released from Kern General Hospital after shooting himself in the shoulder with a .22 rifle while cleaning it. He told police the rifle was unloaded and the gate 7 was not on. He walked to the Shafter Police Department to report the incident shortly after midnight.
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Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Aaron Freeman
James Street
KGH
Freeman
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